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Letters between Helmuth and Moroz, written in Russian and German.

The letter is from Russia

Letter to Helmuth in German and Russian.

A letter from Russia.

Three letters to and from Helmut and Anna.

A letter in Russian and German.

The letter, in German, was sent from the USSR.

A postcard with four views of the Niederense-Himmelpforten area.

A soldier with a propeller blade. On the reverse it is identified as being from Hopgood's Lancaster.

Six images.
#1 and 2 Albert Speer addressing the dam workforce. Quast, Dorsch and Voigt are in the front row. In the second image a caption, in German, reads 'The head of the OT addresses his men and leaders'.
#3 and 4 an award being presented to…

A crane at work loading wagons.

The road at the top of the reconstructed dam.

The top of the dam under construction.

Construction of the dam.

A group of people at the inauguration ceremony in 1913.

The village of Delecke flooded by the Möhnesee in 1912. Behind is the new bridge.

Image of a first world war German soldier embracing a woman by a well with town in the background.
Captioned 'Lustig, ihr Heute soldaten sind da.
Sind aus eutschem Land, wie euch gar wohlbekannt.
Kommen fein lustig zu euch in's Quartier.'

Brief notes kept by Mower. Included is Dixie Deans 'Ausweis' pass.

Guard standing with rifle on shoulder. Speech bubble 'Aufstehen' (Stand up).

German guard with greatcoat helmet and rifle, Danger of life sign on the left. Speech bubble 'Gibt's kein gar nicht' (There’s no such thing as “nothing at all).

A prisoner falling forward with cigarette falling out and having been hit by a thrown pipe. In the background fence and part of guard tower. In a speech bubble 'Wilst Du eine Pfeife?’ (Do you want a pipe?). Captioned ' 'Circuit hazards Barth 43'.

Illustrated text 'Zum Geburtstage Herzliche Glückwünsche’ (Happy birthday). Addressed to Mrs J E Hawkins.

Alfred Lengart was a gunner in the German Army on duty at the Möhne Dam on the night of Operation Chastise. Many years later he was invited to the Yorkshire Air Museum for the opening of the Barnes Wallis Museum. During the opening he delivered a…

Photographs of Hitler admiring Volkswagen car and wrecked military version (in Libya in 1942) with dead soldier. German language message on reverse with quotes from Mein Kampf and Goebbels.

Several articles in German. Mainly to do with Stalingrad. Includes b/w photographs of deceased German military personnel.