In 1936, Ferdinand Porsche designed a prototype of a small car which would be cheap enough for all Germans. Hitler liked the idea and ordered the manufacture of Stadt des KDF.-Wagens under the organization of the Deutsche Arebitsfront. The factory was set up in Fallersleben, 30 miles northeast of the city of Braunschweig. Due to the war, all production from this plant was for military purposes. In 1942, Albert Speer and Porsche started a project to see how to utilize concentration camp prisoners for the benefit of industry. In April, 1942, a new camp, Arbeitsdorf, was established at Stadt des KDF-Wagens. The camp was in operation for about six months.
Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a letter card (Lordahl type L2) written Match 14, 1943. This lettercard was used temporarily at Neuengamme in March, 1943. The lettercard contains a Lordahl type C1 censor cachet and a Lordahl type SC4 special cachet. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Lettercard" in the left frame to return.
Erik Lordahl, German Concentration Camps 1933-1945, History and Inmate Mail (2000). Referred to as Lordahl.
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