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

1942 - WEHRMACHT KALENDER

4th to 10th Oct 1942
GENERALFELDMARSCHALL VON. BRAUCHITSCH , DER OBERBEFEHLSHABER DES HEERES AN DER WESTFRONT
FIELD MARSHAL GENERAL OF. BRAUCHITSCH, THE HEAD OF THE ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT

11th to 17th Oct 1942
SPÄHTRUPP VOR DEM EINMARSCH
SCOUT TEAM BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION

18th to 24th Oct 1942
SCHWERER DEUTSCHER KREUZER
HEAVY GERMAN CRUISER

25th to 31st Oct 1942
ITALIENISCHE TRUPPEN AUF DEM VORMARSCH IN ALBANIEN
ITALIAN TROOPS ON THE ADVANCE IN ALBANIA

1st to 7th Nov 1942
PAK ÜBERNIMMT DEN KÜSTENSCHUTZ
PAK TAKES OVER COASTAL DEFENCE

8th to 14th Nov 1942
DER MELDEREITER
THE REPORTER

15th to 21st Nov 1942
STURZKAMPF STAFFELN IM ANFLUG GEGEN
DIVING DETACHMENTS ON THE APPROACH AGAINST ENGLAND

22nd to 28th Nov 1942
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN DURCHBRECHEN EINEN POLNISCHEN WALD
ARMORED BATTLE CARS BREAK THROUGH A POLISH FOREST

29th Nov to 5th Dec 1942
EIN ZERSTÖRER LÄUFT AUS
A DESTROYER IS RUNNING OUT

6th to 12th Dec 1942
PAK PRESCHT UNTER FEINDLICHEM FEUER NACH VORN
PAK PUSHES FORWARD UNDER ENEMY FIRE

13th to 19th Dec 1942
UNSERE FLAK SCHÜTZT DIE HEIMAT
OUR FLAK PROTECTS THE HOMELAND

20th to 26th Dec 1942
AM HEILIGEN ABEND
ON HOLY EVE

27th to 31st Dec 1942
8. ANGETRETEN ZUR BEFEHLSAUSGABE
8. PRESENT TO ISSUE COMMANDS