This web site was initially created on August 15, 2003 with listings for 3 Polish DP Camps (Dachau, Ettlingen and Freiman). My plans are to finish the Polish camps, then move on to the Baltic camps. I will eventually get around to the Russian and Ukrainian camps, but this will take awhile. In the meantime, I recommend the following resources:
My on-line exhibit of Russian DP Camps at
<http://www.jaypex.com/Germany/RusDP/dpr1.html>.
"Ukrainian DP Camp, POW Camp, Government in Exile and National Council Issues" (Second Edition) by Borys Fessak, published by the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society (2003) and available for $15 plus shipping ($2 US,$3 Canada, $4 elsewhere) from UPNS, P.O. Box 3, Springfield, VA 22150. See <http://www.upns.org/store.htm>.
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Baltic Camps |
Polish Camps |
Russian Camps |
Ukrainian Camps |
| AU Augsburg (Lith.) |
BT Barletta & Trani (Italy) |
FE Feldmoching |
BY Bayreuth |
| AH Augsburg-Hochfeld |
BV Bavaria |
MO Mönchehof |
DI Dillingen |
| DE Detmold (Lith.) |
DA Dachau |
MU München |
MI Mittenwald |
| GE Geisslingen (Est.) |
ET Ettlingen |
BI Bad Ischl (Austria) |
NE Neu-Ulm |
| H1 Hanau (Est. & Lat.) | FR Freiman |
TR Trieste (Italy) |
RE Regensburg |
| H2 Hanau (Lith.) | HK Haffkrug |
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RI Rimini (Italy, POW) |
| KE Kempten (Est.) |
HN Hannover |
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UD Ulm/Donau |
| MB Meerbeck (Lith.) |
HB Hellbrunn (Austria) |
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UC Charity Issues |
| SC Schongau |
HE Helmstedt |
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UR RADA Issues |
| SE Seedorf complex (Lith.) |
LU Lübeck |
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US Scout Issues |
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ME Menden |
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| PH Postal History | PH Postal History |
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Persons Camps are known to philatelists, but there were hundreds of camps
scattered across Germany, Austria, Italy and even Yugoslavia. The
majority of camps were located in the American and British occupation
zones of Germany.
Most camps left little in the way of a philatelic legacy. However, mail to and from camp residents is highly prized by specialist collectors. A few camps used special cancellations such as the one shown here . I am not going to attempt to list such items.
* - DPAC = Displaced Persons Assembly Center |
 Map from: DPs, Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-1951 by Mark Wyman |
There is also a numismatic aspect to DP Camp collecting, as some camps issued their own money:
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| Bilingual 10 cent banknote from Scheinfeld DP Camp (US Zone of Germany) | |||
Finally, it should be noted that there was one more class of Displaced Persons - ethnic Germans who fled or were forcibly expelled from countries such as Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Soviet Union. To raise funds for these refugees, the German post office was permitted to issue and sell charity labels. I have no information as to what other denominations may exist.
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