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1918 Fukuoka Japan German Postcard Cover WW1 POW prisoner war to Munich Germany

€ 140.35

Availability: 96 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Topic: prisoner of war
  • Type: postcard cover

    Description

    Up for auction is a beautiful Real picture postcard cover from a German prisoner of war, POW, in the Fukuoka camp Japan to Munich Germany . In excellent  condition. Priced to sell. Excellent stamp, cancels and markings. Postmarked February 1, 1918 Covers to and from German POWs held by Japan in World War 1 are exceptionally rare. Postcard depicts the fishing man Japan .
    Japan participated in World War I as one of the Allied Powers, but its effective involvement was largely limited to the campaign against forces defending Germany’s concession at Qingdao (Tsingtao) in China. This 1914 campaign ended with the Germans’ surrender after a month and a half, at which point Japan found itself with 4,700 prisoners of war. They were dispersed to camps in 16 locations around Japan where they would be held for more than five years.
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