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

28th Sep to 4th Oct
SCHARF, SEINEÜBERGANG BEI VERNON
SHARP, SEINNE TRANSITION AT VERNON

5th to 11th Oct
BUCHNER, INF.-MUNITIONS-KOLONNE. FRISCHE MUNITION NACH VORNE
BUCHNER, INFANTRY AMMUNITION CONVOY BRINGS FRESH AMMUNITION FORWARD

12th to 18th Oct
KASPAR, VERLASSENE FRANZ. FLAKSTELLUNG IM HAFEN VON DÜNKIRCHEN
KASPAR, ABANDONED FRENCH ANTI-FLAK POSITION IN THE PORT OF DUNKIRCHEN

19th to 25th Oct
SCHARF, PANZERÜBERFALL IN ST. VINCENT
SCHARF, TANK RAID IN ST. VINCENT

Between the pages for 19th to 25th Oct, and 26th Oct to 1st Nov, is a full page artist's portrait of GENERAL MAJOR SCHÖNHÄRL.

26th Oct to 1st Nov
BUCHNER, PIONIERE SETZEN AUF EINER PANZERFÄHRE ÜNBER DIE MAAS
BUCHNER, PIONEERS SET ACROSS THE MAAS ON A TANK FERRY

2nd to 8th Nov
DALLINGER, ANGRIFF
DALLINGER, ATTACK

9th to 15th Nov
BUCHNER, KATHEDRALE VON TOURNAY
BUCHNER, TOURNAY CATHEDRAL

Between the pages for 9th to 15th Nov, and 16th to 22nd Nov, is a full page artist's portrait of GENERAL D. ART WACHENFELD.

16th to 22nd Nov
REICH, VOLLTREFFER IN FRANZÖSISCHES GESPANN
REICH, FINAL HIT OF FRENCH TEAM

23rd to 29th Nov
SCHARF, DER WASSERTURM VOR FOURDRINOY
SCHARF, THE WATER TOWER IN FRONT OF FOURDRINOY

30th Nov to 6th Dec
DALLINGER, AN DER STRAβE VOR GIEN
DALLINGER, ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF GIEN

Between the pages for 30th Nov to 6th Dec, and 7th to 13th Dec, is a full page artist's portrait of GENERAL MAJOR STRAUBE.

7th to 13th Dec
KASPAR, KATHEDRALE IN ABBEVILLE
KASPAR, CATHEDRAL IN ABBEVILLE

14th to 20th Dec
BUCHNER, PFERDE IM BIWAK
BUCHNER, HORSES IN BIVOUAC

21st to 27th Dec
KASPAR, DORFEINGANG VON DOUZY BEI SEDAN
KASPAR, VILLAGE ENTRANCE OF DOUZY NEAR SEDAN

28th to 31st Dec
BUCHNER, AUTUN VOM PIERRE DE COUHARD AUS
BUCHNER, AUTUN FROM PIERRE DE COUHARD

The final page of the calender features a full-page image of the portrait of a German soldier and the words "Es redet niemand von freiheit, auβer er ist bereit, sich zu kämpfen - ADOLF HITLER" - 'Nobody talks about freedom unless he is ready to fight - ADOLF HITLER'