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1941 Dec 9) Stampless illustrated Stalag V111 B Pictorial Christmas Greetings card with vertical crease to Napier N.Z from Hugh Alexander , F.S. 183/1668 cancelled mute 9 Dec 41 cds & with violet oval Stalag V111 B / Gepruft camp censor…. Stalag V111 B was located at Lamsdorf, Silesia, at this date 4036 N.Z soldiers had been taken POW, 1856 from the Greek campaign & shortly after 280 from Crete….Later others were taken with a total of approx 8300 N.Z. POW’s being taken in the European theatre during WW2