GERMAN POSTAL HISTORY

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FELDPOST
FIELD POST
SOLDATENKALENDER 1941

This series of Feldpost cards was part of the 1941 Soldatenkalender printed by The Central Verlag der N.S.D.A.P., Franz Eher of MUNICH. The cover of the calendar features an image of a German soldier in front of a destroyed town. The title in large red letters reads "SoldatenKalender 1941" and the text along the lower edge reads "HERAUSGEGEBEN VOM STELLV. GENERALKOMMANDO VII A.K".

The calendar measures approximately 180mm (H) x 150mm (W) x 22mm (D) and the reverse side has both a desk stand and a loop for hanging on the wall.



The calendar consists of weekly tear-off pages each of which has a propaganda postcards (the calendar pages could be used as postcards after removing them from the calendar). Following each month there is a full-page portrait of a general, or famous Nazi for a total of 60 pages. The pages feature an artistic images of the German Army in action covering the campaign on the western front, below which are the dates for that applicable week. The cards are not numbered, so they are shown here in the order in which they appear in the caalendar.

The first page features a quote from Adolf Hitler:

"De entschlossener und je härter wir alle die. Opfer auf uns nehmen die der krieg mit sich bringen mag, um so. Sicherer werden wir den frieden erringen, den unser volk benötigt".

"The more determined and harder we all are to accept the sacrifices that war may bring, the more surely we will achieve the peace that our people need."

There are several ways for you to see the complete calendar. Firstly by comparing the text written on the front of your card and clicking on the link. Secondly you can review the cards in the order they appear in the calendar:

Introduction
Jan 1st to Mar 29th
Mar 30th to Jun 28th
Jun 29th to Aug 30th
Aug 31st to Dec 31th

30th Mar to 5th Apr
SCHARF, ZERSTÖRTE SCHMIEDE IN FOURDRINOY
SHARP, DESTROYED FORGE IN FOURDRINOY

6th to 12th Apr
KASPAR, VERLASSENES SEGELSCHIFF AM STRAND VON DÜNKIRCHEN
KASPAR, ABANDONED SAILING SHIP ON THE BEACH OF DUNKIRK

13th to 19th Apr
WILM, PAK GEGEN PANZER
WILM, PAK VS TANK

Between the pages for 13th Apr to 19th Apr, and 20th to 26th Apr, is a full page artist's portrait of ADOLF HITLER.

20th to 26th Apr
BUCHNER, KONONIERE UND FAHRER AUF DEM MARSCH
BUCHNER, CONONIERS AND DRIVER ON THE MARCH

27th Apr to 3rd May
REICH, BUNKER AM GALGENBERG
REICH, BUNKER ON GALGENBERG

4th to 10th May
KASPAR, AUSGEBRANNTE KIRCHE IN DÜNKIRCHEN
KASPAR, BURNED OUT CHURCH IN DUNKIRK

11th to 17th May
SCHARF, INFANTERIE GEHT VOR
SHARP, INFANTRY GOES AHEAD

18th to 24th May
DALLINGER, DER FELDPOSTBRIEF
DALLINGER, THE FIELD POST LETTER

Between the pages for 18th to 24th May, and 25th to 31st May, is a full page artist's portrait of GGENERALLEUTNANT BLÜMM.

25th to 31st May
BUCHNER, EINE MG.-KOMPANIE RÜCKT ÜBER EINE NOTBRÜCKE
BUCHNER, A MG COMPANY ADVANCES ACROSS AN EMERGENCY BRIDGE

1st to 7th Jun
KASPAR, PLATZ IN DÜNKIRCHEN
TOWN SQUARE IN DUNKIRK

8th to 14th Jun
SCHARF, LEICHTES INFANTERIE GESCHÜTZ BEIM ANGRIFF AUF FORĔT D'AILLY
SHARP, LIGHT INFANTRY GUN ATTACKING FORET D'AILLY

15th to 21st Jun
KASPAR, VON STUKATREFFERN VERNICHTETES FRANZ. TORPEDOBOOT IM HAFEN VON DÜNKIRCHEN
KASPAR, FRENCH TORPEDOBOAT DESTROYED BY STUKA HIT IN DUNKIRK HARBOR

22nd to 28th Jun
BUCHNER, INFANTERIEGESCHÜTZ AN DER DENDRE
BUCHNER, INFANTRY GUN ON THE DENDRE

Between the pages for 22nd to 28th Jun, and 29th Jun to 5th Jul, is a full page artist's portrait of GENERALLEUTNANT FREIHERR VON GABLENZ