SECOND WORLD WAR POSTCARDS
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BARLOG POSTCARDS 8500 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. 8500
"Soldaten leben, ja das heiβt. Lustig sein."
'Soldier's Lives, yes that is called funny'
This card exists in all three series namely 1491 and 8700 and depicts a group of soldeirs in their dormitory. The various speach bubbles read from top to bottom and left to right:
"Wo ist denn meine Morgen Zeitung??" - 'Where is my morning newspaper?'
"Mir zwei fier im glas!" - 'Two for me in a glass!'
"Wünsche wohl geruht zu haben !!" - 'I hope you rested well!!'
"Meier III ist lieber die harte wurst. herr oberfeldwebel!!" - 'Meier III prefers the tough stuff. Sergeant Major!!'
"Was soll's zum frühstück geben?" - 'What shall we have for breakfast?'
"Müller ist eben aufgewacht!!" - 'Müller just woke up!!
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
