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WWII Adria-Alpenvorland

When Italy declared an armistice in September 1943, German military forces immediately took over control of Italian bases on the Adriatic coast (ADRIA), and in Belluno, South Tyrol and Trentino in the north of Italy (ALPENVORLAND). The German Dienstpost replaced Italian postal services in these areas until the end of WWII.


ALPENVORLAND

ALPENVORLAND

German troops took over parts of Italy lying on the southern slops of the Alps. However, Dienstpost offices were limited in number, and there was resistance from Italian-speaking partisans. At the end of 1944 forces retreated towards the Austrian border.
The Dienstpost offices will be provided shortly :

In theory the Dienstpost service was reserved for official and important mail but philatelic items are known, including covers addressed in bulk to the stamp dealer Karl Hennig in Hamburg. Further reading : "Deutsche Dienstpost 1939-45" by Dr Hermann Schultz in the Rhein-Donau series.

ADRIA POSTMARKS

ADRIA POSTMARKS

Whilst the German troops occupied the few major cities on the northern part of the Adriatic coast, partisans controlled much of the countryside and Dienstpost offices were limited in number, with the headquarters based in Trieste. At the end of 1944 forces retreated towards the Austrian border, and an office at Tarvis was briefly opened but only one example of this town's postmark is recorded by Dr Schultz. The Dienstpost offices were as follows :
FIUME
GORZ
LAIBACH
POLA
TARVIS (rare)
TRIEST
UDINE.
In theory the Dienstpost service was reserved for official and important mail but philatelic items are known, including covers addressed in bulk to the stamp dealer Karl Hennig in Hamburg. Further reading : "Deutsche Dienstpost 1939-45" by Dr Hermann Schultz in the Rhein-Donau series.

POLA (026409)

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026409

POLA (026409)
1944 Aircraft set (SG 854/56) on philatelic regd Dienstpost cover from DEUTSCHE DIENSTPOST ADRIA / POLA cds, to HAMBURG cds, 1944

TRIEST (026410)

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£10.00
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026410

TRIEST (026410)
1944 Aircraft 6pf, 12pf (SG 854,855) on philatelic Dienstpost cover from DEUTSCHE DENSTPOST ADRIA / TRIEST cds to Hamburg, 1944

LAIBACH (026414)

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£20.00
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026414

LAIBACH (026414)
3pf, 6pf, 8pf Hitler Birthday (SG 832/34) wth DEUTSCH DIENSTPOST ADRIA / LAIBACH cds on philatelic Dienstpost cover to Hamburg

COMBINATION FRANKING (026416)

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£30.00
Stock Code
026416

COMBINATION FRANKING (026416)
Italy 1L25 Mussolini & Hitler, plus Germany 1943 Munich Uprising (SG 851) combination cover from DEUTSCHE DIENSTPOST ADRIA / LAIBACH cds, to Hamburg, 1944

COMBINATION FRANKING (026418)

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£30.00
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026418

COMBINATION FRANKING (026418)
Italy 20c Mussolini & Hitler, plus Germany 1942 12pf Postal Congress (SG 812) combination cover from DEUTSCH DIENSTPOST ADRIA / FIUME cds, to Hamburg, 1944

FELDPOST (026422)

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£35.00
Stock Code
026422

FELDPOST (026422)
cover from M51649 (7th torpedo boat unit) with military dumb cds and 07811 control cachet (Pola) to Bremen, 1944