{"product_id":"wwii-german-pasewalk-post-office-document-french-foreign-laborer-guy-carre-bicycle-permit","title":"WWII German Pasewalk Post Office Document-French Foreign Laborer Guy Carre’-Bicycle Permit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal WWII-era German administrative document issued in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePasewalk, Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, concerning a French foreign laborer named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuy Carré\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe document is headed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Bescheinigung”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“Certificate” or “Certification”) and states that Carré was employed by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePasewalk Post Office\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a postal worker. Because of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eleg disability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he was granted permission to travel by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebicycle to his workplace at the Pasewalk railway station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe document bears two prominent official period ink stamps featuring the German eagle and swastika, including stamps associated with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCity of Pasewalk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePasewalk Post Office\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It also retains handwritten signatures\/endorsements from the issuing authorities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a particularly interesting piece of WWII home-front documentation because it identifies the worker by name and gives specific information regarding his employment, disability, and transportation privileges. Documents connected to foreign laborers in wartime Germany offer a direct look at the everyday administrative system used to regulate workers during the Third Reich period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn accompanying modern translation\/research sheet is included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximate Translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The French foreign worker Guy Carré, who is employed at the Pasewalk Post Office as a postal worker, has the right, due to his leg disability, to travel by bicycle to his workplace at the Pasewalk railway station.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood original wartime condition with age toning, fold lines, minor edge wear, and handling consistent with its age. The official stamps and typed lettering remain clearly visible. The reverse retains a faint ink impression from one of the stamps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully, as they are part of the description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWWII German administrative document\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued in Pasewalk, Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNamed French worker: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuy Carré\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePasewalk Post Office employment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBicycle transportation authorization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReferences a leg disability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo eagle-and-swastika official stamps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-signed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModern translation sheet included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent display and research piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector’s Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This item is offered strictly as a historical artifact for the study and collection of WWII-era history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43461951520845,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/14AD9E43-EE12-42E2-AC8C-88C1AF8A557B.jpg?v=1786547139","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/wwii-german-pasewalk-post-office-document-french-foreign-laborer-guy-carre-bicycle-permit","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}