PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1933)

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VOLKSBUND DEUTSCHE KRIEGSGRÄBER-FÜRF
GERMAN WARGRAVES COMMISSION
(1933/1945 Maybe)

These postcards were commissioned by the German Wargraves Commission and there are 56 different variations. The cards feature an image of a military cemetary. The cards can be divided into one of three types dependent on the pre-printed stamp as follows:

PP126-F-1/01 to /16 with 5Rpf HINDENBURG
PP127-F-1/01 to /24 with 6Rpf HINDENBURG
PP133-F-1/01 to /16 with 1Rpf + 5Rpf HINDENBURG

Each group of cards exists with one of four different "locations" in the sender's section.


ABOVE LEFT: GAU BAYERN, MUNICH
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: OBERBAYERN, MUNICH
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: OBERFRANKEN, BAYREUTH
ABOVE RIGHT: Unterfranken / Würzburg

PP126-F-1/01 to /16
5Rpf HINDENBURG

PP126-F-1/01 to /04

Featuring the German Cemetary in Nazareth Palestine.




ABOVE LEFT: PP126-F-1/01 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP126-F-1/02 - "Oberbayern / München



ABOVE LEFT: PP126-F-1/03 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP126-F-1/04 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg".

PP126-F-1/05 to /08

Featuring Vorbruck Cemetery (now Labroque) in the Vosges (France).


ABOVE LEFT: PP126-F-1/05 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP126-F-1/06 - "Oberbayern / München



ABOVE LEFT: PP126-F-1/07 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP126-F-1/08 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP126-F-1/09 to /12

Featuring Jäger Friedhof in the Mieresh-Macarlau water valley (Romania)




ABOVE LEFT: PP126-F-1/09 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP126-F-1/10 - "Oberbayern / München


ABOVE LEFT: PP126-F-1/11 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP126-F-1/12 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP126-F-1/13 to /16

Featuring Swabian Patenfriedhof Salome at Lille (northern France)


ABOVE LEFT: PP126-F-1/13 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP126-F-1/14 - "Oberbayern / München



ABOVE LEFT: PP126-F-1/15 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP126-F-1/16 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP127-F-1/01 to /24
5Rpf HINDENBURG

PP127-F-1/01 to /04

Featuring German Cemetery of Honor Montdidier (Somme/France)



ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/01 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/02 - "Oberbayern / München


ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/03 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/04 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP127-F-1/05 to /08

Featuring German memorial earlier Monastir (Yugoslavia)


ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/05 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/06 - "Oberbayern / München



ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/07 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/08 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP127-F-1/09 to /12

Featuring German War Cemetery Connantre in France


ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/09 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/10 - "Oberbayern / München



ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/11 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/12 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP127-F-1/13 to /16

Featuring German war cemetery Rousselaere "De Ruyter" (Flanders)




ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/13 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/14 - "Oberbayern / München



ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/15 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/16 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP127-F-1/17 to /20

Featuring the Heroes' commemoration in 1935 at the Feldherrnhalle in Munich



ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/17 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/18 - "Oberbayern / München


ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/19 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/20 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP127-F-1/21 to /24

Featuring the Military Cemetery in the Dolomites Pordoi Pass (Italy)


ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/21 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/22 - "Oberbayern / München



ABOVE LEFT: PP127-F-1/23 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP127-F-1/24 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP133-F-1/01 to /24
1Rpf + 5Rpf HINDENBURG

PP133-F-1/01 to /04

Featuring German Cemetery in Nazareth, Palestine


ABOVE LEFT: PP133-F-1/01 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP133-F-1/02 - "Oberbayern / München


ABOVE LEFT: PP133-F-1/03 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP133-F-1/04 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP133-F-1/05 to /08

Featuring Cemetery Vorbruck (now Labroque) in the Vosges (France)


ABOVE LEFT: PP133-F-1/05 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP133-F-1/06 - "Oberbayern / München


ABOVE LEFT: PP133-F-1/07 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP133-F-1/08 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP133-F-1/09 to /12

Featuring Jäger Friedhof in the Mieresh-Macarlau water valley (Romania)


ABOVE LEFT: PP133-F-1/09 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP133-F-1/10 - "Oberbayern / München


ABOVE LEFT: PP133-F-1/11 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP133-F-1/12 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

PP133-F-1/13 to /16

Featuring Swabian Godfather Cemetery Salome near Lille (northern France)


ABOVE LEFT: PP133-F-1/13 - "Gau Bayern / Munich"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP133-F-1/14 - "Oberbayern / München


ABOVE LEFT: PP133-F-1/15 - "Oberfranken / Bayreuth"
ABOVE RIGHT: PP133-F-1/16 - "Unterfranken / Würzburg.

REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition