GERMAN POSTAL HISTORY

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FELDPOST
FIELD POST
SOLDATENKALENDER 1942

This series of Feldpost cards was part of the 1942 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 building. The title in large white letters reads "SoldatenKalender 1942" 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.



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 28th
Mar 29th to Jun 27th
Jun 28th to Aug 26th
Aug 27th to Dec 31th

28th Jun to 4th Jul
Oblt. Stadtler: Deutsche Kolonne tief im Hersland Frankreichs
Oblt. Stadler: German column deep in the Hersland of France

5th to 11th Jul
Lt. Lieberich: Behelfsbrücken halten jeder Belastung stand
Lt. Lieberich: Temporary bridges can withstand any load

12th to 18th Jul
Gefr. Kempter: Zwei Welten, kultur gegen Barbarei
Frieder Kempter: Two worlds, culture versus barbarism

19th to 25th Jul
Jg. Fischer: Ritt durch eine Furt
Jg. Fischer: Riding through a ford

26th Jul to 1st Aug
Sdf. Reich: Im zerstörten Sedan
Sdf. Reich: In the destroyed sedan

2nd to 8th Aug
Gefr. Kempter: Flüchtlingselend
Gefr. Kempter: Misery of refugees

9th to 15th Aug
Hauptwachtm. Schoberth: Übergang über die Yonne
Hauptwachtm. Schoberth: Crossing over the Yonne

16th to 22nd Aug
Uffz. Loch: Friedlicher Aufbau im Osten unterm Schutz der deutschen Waffen
Uffz. Loch: Peaceful construction in the East under the protection of German weapons

23rd to 29th Aug
Gefr. Kempter: Von den Sowjets in Brand gesteckt Getreide Berge
Gefr. Kempter: Grain mountains set on fire by the Soviets

30th Aug to 5th Sep
Hptm. Koller: Übergang über die im Weltkrieg zerstörte Wislokabrucke 1939
Captain Koller: Crossing over the Wisloka Bridge, which was destroyed in the World War, in 1939

6th to 12th Sep
Gefr. Bauer: Sowjetrussische Strassenverhältnisse, Schlebekommando vor!
Fro. Bauer: Soviet-Russian road conditions, moving squad in front!

13th to 19th Sep
Lt. Dr. Bach: Fünf Minuten Rast nach einem Gewaltmarsch unter sengender Sonne
Lt. Dr. Bach: A five-minute rest after a forced march under the scorching sun

20th to 26th Sep
Uffz. Loch: Volltreffer in eine Pferde Kolonne
Uffz. Loch: direct hit in a column of horses