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

29th Jun to 5th Jul
SCHARF, SOMMEÜBERGANG BEI PIQUIGNY
SHARP, SUMMER TRANSITION AT PIQUIGNY

6th to 12th Jul
DALLINGER, GEFANGENE FRANZOSEN
DALLINGER, FRENCH PRISONERS

13th to 19th Jul
KASPAR, GESPRENGTE BRÜCKE BEI ETAPLES
KASPAR, BLOWN BRIDGE AT ETAPLES

20th to 26th Jul
BUCHNER, GEFANGENE ENGLÄNDER IN PECQ
BUCHNER, ENGLISH PRISONERS IN PECQ

Between the pages for 20th to 26th Jul, and 27th Jul to 2nd Aug, is a full page artist's portrait of GENERALLEUTNANT ENDRES.

27th Jul to 2nd Aug
REICH, PANZERWERK 505
REICH, TANK FACTORY 505

3rd to 9th Aug
DALLINGER, EINE DIVISION ERREICHT DAS MARNETAL
DALLINGER, A DIVISION REACHES THE MARNETAL

10th to 16th Aug
KASPAR, BOMBENTREFFER AUF ENGL. ZERSTÖRER
KASPAR, BOMB HITS ENGLISH DESTROYER

17th to 23rd Aug
SCHARF, ANGRIFF AUF JAUDRAIS
SCHARF, ATTACK ON JAUDRAIS

24th to 30th Aug
BUCHNER, SCHWERE BATTERIE IN FEUERSTELLUNG
BUCHNER, HEAVY ARTILLERY IN FIRING POSITION

Between the pages for 24th to 30th Aug, and 31st Aug to 6th Sep, is a full page artist's portrait of GENERMAJOR SINTZENICH.

31st Aug to 6th Sep
REICH, FRANZÖSISCHER TANK BEI ETOLLES IN BELGIEN
REICH, FRENCH TANK AT ETOLLES IN BELGIUM

7th to 13th Sep
KASPAR, AM HAFEN IN DÜNKIRCHEN
KASPAR, AT THE PORT IN DUNKIRK

14th to 20th Sep
BUCHNER, EINE BATTERIE FÄHRT IN FEUERSTELLUNG
BUCHNER, A BATTERY IS GETTING INTO FIRING POSITION

21st to 27th Sep
SCHARF, ZWISCHEN BREILLY UNF PIQUIGNY AN DER SOMME
SHARP, BETWEEN BREILLY AND PICQUIGNY ON THE SOMME

Between the pages for 21st to 27th Sep, and 28th Sep to 4th Oct, is a full page artist's portrait of GENERALFELDMARSCHALL V. BRAUCHISCH.