Stamp: To the glory of Military Engineering (France, German Occupation In WWII 1940)

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  2. France, German Occupation In WWII
  3. 1940
  4. Dünkirchen
  5. To the glory of Military Engineering

To the glory of Military Engineering (France, German Occupation In WWII 1940)

01 July (France, German Occupation In WWII ) within release Dünkirchen goes into circulation Stamp To the glory of Military Engineering face value 70+50 French centime

Stamp To the glory of Military Engineering in catalogues
Michel: Mi: DE-FR 137

Stamp is horizontal format.

Overprint type I - top of frame curved at right side. Overprint often placed over two or more stamps due to size, so smaller single stamps may only show part of the overprint. Beware of forgeries. Best collected on piece or on full cover. Expertisation highly recommended. Overprint on Mi: FR 441

Also in the issue Dünkirchen:

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Stamp To the glory of Military Engineering in digits
Country: France, German Occupation In WWII
Date: 1940-07-01
Paper: Unknown
Print: Recess
Size: 40 x 26
Perforation: comb 13
Emission: Semi-Postal
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 70+50 French centime

Stamp To the glory of Military Engineering it reflects the thematic directions:

An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army.

World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important developments in weaponry including tanks, aircraft, artillery, machine guns, and chemical weapons. One of the deadliest conflicts in history, it resulted in an estimated 30 million military casualties, plus another 8 million civilian deaths from war-related causes and genocide. The movement of large numbers of people was a major factor in the deadly Spanish flu pandemic. 

A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance. Examples of monuments include statues, (war) memorials, historical buildings, archaeological sites, and cultural assets. If there is a public interest in its preservation, a monument can for example be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cultural Heritage and Conflict gives the next definition of monument:

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