SECOND WORLD WAR POSTCARDS
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BARLOG POSTCARDS
1400 Series
The following sets of postcards were published by DRIESEN VERLAG and I have titled them series 1400, series 8500 and series 8700. They are popularly know as Barlog postcards after the artist, Ferdinand Barlog who's work is featured in them. The cards depict the humourous side of the life of a new recruit in the German army. The earliest example in my collection is a 8700 cancelled on 15th Aug 1939.
Series 1400 Cards: 1450 to 1459
Series 1400 Cards: 1460 to 1469
Series 1400 Cards: 1470 to 1479
Series 1400 Cards: 1480 to 1489
Series 1400 Cards: 1490 to 1499
Series 8500 Cards: 8500
Series 8700 Cards 8700 to 8709
Series 8700 Cards 8710 to 8719
Series 8700 Cards 8720 to 8729
Series 8700 Cards 8730 to 8739
Series 8700 Cards 8740 to
No. 1480
This card translations as "Ob Schütze oder Flieger, Der Zapfenstreich bleibt Sieger", - 'Whether rifleman or pilot, the tatoo (call to arms) remains the winner'. This card has the same design as 8705.
No. 1481
The design on this card shows a German soldier holding a soup dish wating for the chef to dish out his food in the army canteen. The text reads "And had ich noch solch swollen Morgun, Liebesgaben kann ich inumir aurtrogen!" - 'And if I still have such sweet mornings, I can offer gifts of love in abundance!". This card has the same design as 8715.
No. 1482
This card shows a German soldier transistioning in 3 stages from an overweight recruit to a fit soldier. This card has the same design as 8708.
No. 1483
No. 1484
No. 1485
No. 1486
No. 1487
The image on this card is a German soldier's head floating above a pool of sweat with the inscription "Lieber Freund! Anbei eine Ansicht unseres. Truppenübungsplatzes. Der sen ist ein künstlicher. gebil. det aus Mannerschweiβ!". - 'Dear Friend! Enclosed is a view of our military training area. The sand is artificial, formed from men's sweat'.The following example was cancelled in MÜNSINGEN (WÜRTT) on 8th May 1938.
No. 1488
This card features two foxes sparing. This card has the same design as 8711.
No. 1489
I Dreamed of You
This card features a soldier sitting up in bad dreaming if delicious food, sausages, cakes and cigars. This card has the same design as 8713.
REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL Handbuch-Katalog Deutsche Feldpost 1937-1945 (c) 1991 ISBN: 3-87858-452
3. transkribus an AI site that can be used to decipher texts written in old German script
