Shrewsbury - The Gateway House Prior to 1941. And a Presentation to Hitler.

            The Postcard

A postally unused Cleveland Series postcard that was published by R.M. & S. Ltd. The image is a glossy real photograph, and the card was printed in England.

Although the card was not posted, someone has written a message across the divided back:

"Shrewsbury
23. 8. 41.
My Dear Mary,
Well here is your first
view of Shrewsbury. 
What do you think of
it? There will be plenty
more to come.
This is somewhere
between the Station &
the Square, near the
Castle.
It is a terrible jubble of
a town, so many roads
and alleys.
The old black & white
buildings look good in
photos, but in life they
are dingy.
With love,
N."

The Gateway House

The Council House Gateway, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, which is Grade 1 listed, was built in 1620.

However the Council House to which it leads is not for Shrewsbury, but for the former Council of the Welsh Marches, which was built in 1502.

A Presentation to Adolf Hitler

So what else happened on the day that the card was written?

Well, on Saturday the 23rd. August 1941, Heinz Guderian met with Hitler at the Wolf's Lair with a large number of other officers present. 

Guderian was allowed to present his reasons for continuing to advance on Moscow, but after he finished, Hitler gave his own reasons for concentrating on the south until Kiev was in German hands. 

The other officers nodded in agreement with each of Hitler's points, and it became obvious to Guderian that the decision had already been made.

A Speech in Aldershot

Also on that day, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King made a speech to 10,000 Canadian troops in Aldershot, England. 

Some of the soldiers, tired of endless training exercises and anxious to see some action, booed and heckled the Prime Minister.

The Sinking of HMS Zinnia

Also on the 23rd. August 1941, the British corvette HMS Zinnia of convoy OG 71 was sunk by German submarine U-564.

Courts in Vichy France

Also on that day, Marshal Pétain established Vichy military courts with the authority to impose the death penalty for acts of terrorism and sabotage.

   

Taken on: November 20, 2024

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