SECOND WORLD WAR POSTCARDS
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WEHRMACHT KALENDERS
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
Published in late 1941 for the year 1942 by the Verlag Die Wehrmacht, this was the fifth annual calendar issued to illustrate the power of the German armed forces.
The calendar consisted of approximately 60 pages with 54 weekly calendar pages each of which contains a tear off postcard. Between the calendar pages were several full page images.
8. ANGETRETEN ZUR BEFEHLSAUSGABE 27th to 31st Dec 1942
AM HEILIGEN ABEND 20th to 26th Dec 1942
AM HORCHGERAT 7th to 13th Jun 1942
AN MG. IN DER KANZEL DER HE 111 1st to 7th Mar 1942
ARBEITSDIENST BEIM BAU VON FEUERSTELLUNGEN 22nd to 28th Mar 1942
DER MELDEREITER 8th to 14th Nov 1942
DER STROSSTRUPP FUHRER 4th to 10th Jan 1942
DEUTSCHE INFANTERIE GREIFT AN 30th Aug to 5th Sep 1942
DEUTSCHE ZERSTÖRER IM HAFEN VON NARVIK 29th Mar to 4th Apr 1942
EIN ENGLISCHER ZERSTÖRER WIRD DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES KRIEGSSCHIFF IN BRAND GESCHOSSEN 31st May to 6th Jun 1942
EIN WEITER WEG ZUR HEIMAT 26th Apr to 2nd May 1942
EIN ZERSTÖRER FLUGZEUG ÜBER DER ENGLISCHEN KANALKÜSTE 2nd to 8th Aug 1942
EIN ZERSTÖRER LÄUFT AUS 29th Nov to 5th Dec 1942
EINE STAFFEL VOR ZERSTORERFLUGZEUGEN VOR DEM START 13th to 19th Sep 1942
EINEN MINENSUCHFLOTTILLE BEIM AUSLAUFEN 26th Jul to 1st Aug 1942
EINMARSCH DEUTSCHER TRUPPEN IN BRUNN 8th to 14th Mar 1942
FERNSPRECHBAUMTRUPP BEI SCHWIERIGEM LEITUNGSBAU 19th to 25th Jul 1942
FUNKER DER FALLSCHIRMJÄGER AUF KRETA 17th to 23rd May 1942
GEFECHTSPAUSE DER KAVALLERIE 16th to 22nd Aug 1942
GENERALFELDMARSCHALL VON. BRAUCHITSCH , DER OBERBEFEHLSHABER DES HEERES AN DER WESTFRONT 4th to 10th Oct 1942
GESICHT WIRD IN STELLUNG GEBRACHT 9th to 15th Aug 1942
GROSSADMIRAL Dr. h. c. RAEDER DER OBERBEFEHLSHABER DER KRIEGSMARINE 19th to 25th Apr 1942
ITALIENISCHE TRUPPEN AUF DEM VORMARSCH IN ALBANIEN 25th to 31st Oct 1942
KAMPF UM DIE GRIECHISCHE METAXAS-LINIE 12th to 18th Apr 1942
MINENRÄUMBOOTE IN HOHER FAHRT 1st to 7th Feb 1942
NACHSCHUB FÜR NORD-AFRIKA 6th to 12th Sep 1942
NACHSCHUB KOLONNEN AUF DEN VORMARSCH STRAßEN IN GRIECHENLAND 27th Sep to 3rd Oct 1942
PAK PRESCHT UNTER FEINDLICHEM FEUER NACH VORN 6th to 12th Dec 1942
PAK ÜBERNIMMT DEN KÜSTENSCHUTZ 1st to 7th Nov 1942
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN DURCHBRECHEN EINEN POLNISCHEN WALD 22nd to 28th Nov 1942
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN DURCHFAHRT EIN EROBERTES DORF IN FRANKREICH 10th to 16th May 1942
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN DURCHSTOSSEN DIE SERBISCHE STADT ZARIBROD 5th to 11th Apr 1942
PIONIERE BEIM BRÜCKENBAU 18th to 24th Jan 1942
REICHSMARSCHALL HERMANN GÖRING DER OBERBEFEHLSHABER DER LUFTWAFFE 11th to 17th Jan 1942
SCHNELLBOOTE IN EINEM NORWEGISCHEN FJORD 20th to 26th Sep 1942
SCHWERER DEUTSCHER KREUZER 18th to 24th Oct 1942
SINGEND WOLLEN WIR MARSCHIEREN 25th to 31st Jan 1942
SKIPATROUILLE DER GEBIRGSJÄGER 1st to 3rd Jan 1942
SPÄHTRUPP VOR DEM EINMARSCH 11th to 17th Oct 1942
STUKA 24th to 30th May 1942
STURM AUF EIN PANZERWERK 8th to 14th Feb 1942
STURZKAMPF STAFFELN IM ANFLUG GEGEN 15th to 21st Nov 1942
TORPEDOBOOTE LAUFEN AUS 15th to 21st Feb 1942
TRANSPORTFLUGZEUG JU 52 ÜBER NORWEGENS BERGEN 5th to 11th Jul 1942
U-BOOT BEIM AUSLAUFEN IN DEN ATLANTIK 12th to 18th Jul 1942
U-BOOT JAGER WERFEN WASSERBOMBEN 23rd to 29th Aug 1942
UNSERE FLAK SCHÜTZT DIE HEIMAT 13th to 19th Dec 1942
VORSTOSS UNSERER TRUPPEN IN NORD-AFRIKA 28th Jun to 4th Jul 1942
WAFFENSTILLSTAND in COMPIEGNE 21st to 27th Jun 1942
WASSERFLUGZEUGE 3rd to 9th May 1942
ZUM HELDENGEDENKTAG 15th to 21st Mar 1942
UNKNOWN 22nd to 28th Feb 1942
UNKNOWN 14th to 20th Jun 1942
