PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1943)

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TAG DER WEHRMACHT
ARMED FORCES DAY
(Apr 1943)

BACKGROUND: There were a number of postcards issued to commemorate Armed Forces Day in Apr 1943. Considering the Battle of Stalingrad had just resulted in the destruction of the German 6th Army only two months earlier, this must have been a sobbering celebration. With an estimated 2 million soldiers and civilians on all sides either killed, injured or captured, this was one of the most significant battles of the war and the beginning of the end for the Axis forces.

SPECIAL CANCEL:

FÜHRER BEFIEHL, WIR FOLGEN!
THE LEADER COMMANDS, WE FOLLOW!

DURCH HÄRTE UND OPFER ZUM SIEG! - MAGDEBURG
THROUGH HARDSHIP AND SACRIFICE TO VICTORY

This second card commemorates Armed Forces Day in the city of Magdeburg. The original date of 28th Mar has been cancelled and a new date of 4th Apr has been added.