Bicentenary of the Campagne de Belgique 1815

Today exactly 200 years ago took place the battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras.

For more info on these battles take a look here, here and here.

Bicentenary of the Campagne de Belgique 1815

Today started the Campagne de Belgique, by which Napoleon tried to obtain a fast victory against the seperate allied armies before thay had the possibility to reunite.

He therefore invaded Belgium on June 15th and took Charleroi.

I'll try to post some philatelic souvenirs I have on this campaign the coming days or otherwise a short summary of what happened each day.

To start here's a plan of the complete campaign :

Some more detailed info on what happened on June 15th, 1815 can be read here.

2015.06.06 : 71st. Anniversary of D-Day landing in Normandie, France

I received today a second card, sent by Aurélie from another historic place on the Normandy Coast in commemoration of D-Day. She wrote there were, as every year, festivities organised in remembrance of Operation Overlord.

Sent : 2015.06.06

Received : 2015.06.09

Thanks a lot Aurélie, much appreciated!!

2015.06.06 : 71st. Anniversary of D-Day landing in Normandie, France

No big events were scheduled nor the release of any special stamp or cover. Whatever, we don't need this to commemorate one of the major battles of the westerne Theater of World War II.

Junie was so kind to send me a postcard from Normandie (where everything still breaths the effects of the landing as she justly writes) in remembrance of D-Day.

Sent : 2015.06.06

Received : 2015.06.08

Thanks a lot Junie, much appreciated!!!!

Pétain anno 2015

A letter circulating in France was held back because it contained stamps representing Maréchal Pétain which since 1944 is forbidden.

More info available here.

It's still a nice cover with hand cancellation;-)

Maxicard, 25.10.1941, Pétain, Etat Français

John McCrae - In Flanders Fields, Canada

Sent : 2015.05.12

Received : 2015.05.22

Thanks Tristan!

Canada issued a stamp in honor John McCrae

Tristan included as well a backside of the stampbook which has a reprint of McCraes famous  poem - "In Flanders Fields". Thanks a lot !

First day Of Peace Sesquicentennial Station, Appomattox, U.S.A.

Thanks a lot Yan !!

The Hornet's Nest, Shiloh, U.S.A.

Sent : 2015.03.25

Received : 2015.03.31

Thanks Wolfgang for this great postcard represetning a painting by Dale Gallon!

Major General Robert Anderson, Commander of Fort Sumter, Charleston, U.S.A.

Sent : 2015.03.31

Received : 2015. 04.07

Thanks a lot Wolfgang for yet another historic card. And some nice Emancipation Proclamation stamp too!!

Mobilisation Générale, France

Sent : 2015.04.19

Received : 2015.04.22

Thanks Daniel !!

Breguet XIV, France

Airplanes of WWII, Weapons Of Victory Series, Russia

 VICTORY DAY IN FRANCE TODAY AND TOMORROW IN RUSSIA!!

Sent : 2015.03.02

Received : 2015.03.16

Thanks Vladimir!!

The Planes depicted are :

Fighter LA-5

Ground attack aircraft IL-2

Fighter Yak-3

Croix de Guerre & Propaganda Affiche, France

Thanks a lot Daniel !!

Fort Sumter, Charleston, U.S.A.

 Sent : 2015.04.01

Received : 2015.04.07

Another one of Wolfgangs cards from his recent trip.

Thanks a lot Wolfgang!

FDC, 2015.04.08, Croix de Guerre, France

American Civil War, Mississippi, U.S.A.

Sent : 2015.03.23

Received : 2015.03.31

Thanks a lot Wolfgang!!

FDC, 2015.03.21, Nicole Mangin

H.L. Hunley, Charleston, U.S.A.

Sent : 2015.31.03

Received : 2015.04.07

Thank you very much Wolfgang !! *

* Wolfgang made a holiday trip through the U.S.A. and visited some places connected to the American Civil War and agreed to send me some postcards, this is the first one. More to come. Once more thanks a lot Wolfgang!!

1857, First Battle Of Independence, India

Sent : 2015.03.18

Received : 2015.03.25

Thanks Saujanya!!

1515 - 2015, Battle of Marignan, France

55th. Anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid, 23 April 1918 - 1973

1864 - 2014, Battle of Beaver Creek, U.S.A.

Breguet XIV, France

236 Years U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam, U.S.A.

Potez 63-11 above Romilly, June 1940, France

Sent : 2015.03.09

Received : 2015.03.10

Thanks Pierre!

WWII remembrance, Nicaragua

Sent : 2015.02.17

Received : 2015.03.09

Thanks a lot Marco!

Indian Coast Guard, India

Sent : 2015.02.00

Received : 2015.03.03

Thanks Sauj!

Brahmos Cruise Missile, India

Sent : 2015.02.00

Received  : 2015.03.03

Thanks Sauj!!

Curtiss CT-1, Fort McNair, 1922, U.S.A.

More info can be found here and here.

Thanks Olga!!

Weapon Of Victory Series : 85-mm anti-aircraft gun (52-K), Artillery, Russia

Sent : 2015.02.00

Received 2015.03.02

Thanks Olga !!

FDC 1996.04.17, Chinese Aircraft, China

Chinese Aircraft : F-8; A-5; Yun-7; Yun-12.

WWI Centenary Station, Dayton, U.S.A.

Thanks a lot John !

FDP 1969.08.16, Napoléon Bonaparte, France

FDC 2014.10.12, Nie Wieder Krieg, Germany

Thanks Dustin !!