Polish refugee to whom a Sugihara life-saving visa was issued the previous year. 1941 marked a turning point in the escalation of the war in Europe and also at the other side of the world – in Asia. This was the year that can be...
Newly issued passports for former Polish & Baltic States civilians. 1939 was one of the most important years of the 20th Century. In that year alone the world’s fate and destiny changed forever: starting with the complete occupation of Czechoslovakia, Memel territory, Ribbentrop-Molotov pact and...
Escaping occupation to freedom…1939 was one of the most important years of the 20th Century. In that year alone the world’s fate and destiny changed forever: starting with the complete occupation of Czechoslovakia, Memel territory, Ribbentrop-Molotov pact and the outbreak of World War T...
1939 Visa issued by a MI6 officer. The earliest sample that I located dates from a 1925 Turkish passport used for traveling to British Palestine. The last sample I have located dates from 1952, and this would indicate that he was stationed at the same...
The Axis coalition mainly consisted of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan...
1949 Issued for a stateless individual. Besides having the option to issue regular, diplomatic or service passports to their citizens, countries also have the capability to issue travel documents to those who do not have that luxury, of being a citizen, those who are refugees,...
Escaping in the last minute. March 15th 1939 was another nail in the coffin for pre-war Europe. This was another event, warn...
1946 US passport for a possible intelligence officer. My interest got very strong to the occupation of north-eastern China known as 东北, the area where the Manchurian minority was living for centuries. The area, rich in minerals ...
1948 post-war issued passport to a former SS Standartenführer. Today it has become a known fact that many former SS and Nazi party members avoided trial and imprisonment after the war. Majority of them lived in relatively safe and calm conditions around the world: Canada,...
Japanese occupation travel document. This was a political organization that was active after World War One and up to the 1940's, during the Second World War. Its activities and members were located outside of the British Empire, in South East Asia, and they were trying...
