Catalog
10 Mark Cottbus; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps. 10 MARK DER INSPEKTEUR. Waldhausen BERLIN DEN 1 OKT 1917. Zahlungsmittel für Kriegsgefangene. DER ADJUTANT. Scheine mit ganz oder teilweise fehlender Nummer können nicht eingelöst werden. (Translation: Inspection of the prisoner of war camps in the area of the III Army Corps. The Inspector, the Adjutant. Berlin, October 1st, 1917. Cash for prisoners of war. Bills with wholly or partly missing serial numbers cannot be redeemed.) |
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| Reverse lettering | Dieser Gutschein gilt im Bereich des III. Armeekorps als Zahlungsmittel für Kriegsgefangene und wird bei Vorlage gegen kursfähiges Geld eingelöst: 1. bei dem nächsten Arbeitgeber, der Kriegsgefangene aus dem Inspektionsbereich beschäftigt, 2. bei der aufgedruckten Lagerkommandantur, 3. bei allen anderen Lagerkommandanturen des Inspektionsbereichs. Solche befinden sich in Brandenburg a.H., Cottbus, Crossen a.O., Frankfurt a.O., Guben, Havelberg. Briefadresse: Bankabteilung der Lagerkommandantur. Ambrosius & Co. G.m.b.H. Kirchhain N.L. COTTBUS (Translation: This voucher serves as payment for prisoners of war within the area of the III Army Corps and will be redeemed for legal tender upon presentation: 1. at the nearest employer employing prisoners of war from the inspection area, 2. at the camp commandant's office printed on the voucher, 3. at any other camp commandant's office within the inspection area. These are located in Brandenburg an der Havel, Cottbus, Crossen an der Oder, Frankfurt an der Oder, Guben, and Havelberg. Mailing address: Bank Department of the Camp Commandant's Office.) |
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The Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps administered the prisoner-of-war camp network falling under the Third Army Corps district, headquartered at Cottbus. Camp scrip of this type was a deliberate administrative tool — by paying prisoners in currency redeemable only within the camp system, German authorities prevented specie from accumulating in enemy hands or funding escape attempts.
Ambrosius & Co. GmbH in Kirchhain, Niederlausitz printed numerous PoW camp series during the war years. The Waldhausen and Lödray signatures identify the Inspekteur and his Adjutant, a pairing consistent with the authorization structure used across Third Corps camp issues in 1917.