SECOND WORLD WAR POSTCARDS

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This series of postcards (from Verlag der Wehrmacht KG, Berlin) was included as part of an annual "Wehrmacht Kalender" which appeared from 1938 until 1943. There were 52 tear-off postcards per calendar (no postcards in the 1943 issue) and the images are very typical of the type of postcards that were being published in Germany prior to, and in the early years, of the Second World War.





These calendars are difficult to get hold of in their complete form so currently I do not know which calendar every card was issued. See the following links for cards that I have been able to place so far:

1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943

For the postcards that I have been unable to place, I have divided them up based on the publisher's details printed along the vertical divider on the reverse of the card.

There appear to be at least four series, all of which are very similar. The difference can be seen in the text running vertically along the central dividing line on the reverse of the cards, in particularly the street and numbers at the end of the line of text.

More research is required on these cards and any additional information would defintely be appreciated.


ABOVE: Series 7-8: BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG 2, UNLANDSTR, 7-7


ABOVE: Series 18-25: BERLIN SW 68, SCHOTZENSTR, 18/25


ABOVE: Series 37: BERLIN W8, KRONENSTRASSE 37

5th to 11th Jul 1942
TRANSPORTFLUGZEUG JU 52 ÜBER NORWEGENS BERGEN
JU 52 TRANSPORT PLANE OVER NORWAY'S BERGEN

12th to 18th Jul 1942
U-BOOT BEIM AUSLAUFEN IN DEN ATLANTIK
SUBMARINE LEAVES TO THE ATLANTIC

19th to 25th Jul 1942
FERNSPRECHBAUMTRUPP BEI SCHWIERIGEM LEITUNGSBAU
TELEPHONE TREE TEAM FOR DIFFICULT LINE CONSTRUCTION

26th Jul to 1st Aug 1942
EINEN MINENSUCHFLOTTILLE BEIM AUSLAUFEN
A MINE SEARCH FLOTILL LEADING AWAY

2nd to 8th Aug 1942
EIN ZERSTÖRER FLUGZEUG ÜBER DER ENGLISCHEN KANALKÜSTE
A DESTROYER PLANE OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL COAST

9th to 15th Aug 1942
GESICHT WIRD IN STELLUNG GEBRACHT
FACE IN POSITION

16th to 22nd Aug 1942
GEFECHTSPAUSE DER KAVALLERIE
CAVALRY BREAK IN BATTLE

23rd to 29th Aug 1942
U-BOOT JAGER WERFEN WASSERBOMBEN
U-BOAT HUNTER THROWING WATER BOMBS

30th Aug to 5th Sep 1942
DEUTSCHE INFANTERIE GREIFT AN
GERMAN INFANTRY ATTACKS

6th to 12th Sep 1942
NACHSCHUB FÜR NORD-AFRIKA
SUPPLIES FOR NORTH AFRICA

13th to 19th Sep 1942
EINE STAFFEL VOR ZERSTORERFLUGZEUGEN VOR DEM START
A SQUADRON OF DESTROYER PLANES BEFORE TAKEOFF

20th to 26th Sep 1942
SCHNELLBOOTE IN EINEM NORWEGISCHEN FJORD
FAST BOATS IN A NORWEGIAN FJORD

27th Sep to 3rd Oct 1942
NACHSCHUB KOLONNEN AUF DEN VORMARSCH STRAßEN IN GRIECHENLAND
SUPPLY COLUMNS ON THE ADVANCE ROADS IN GREECE