SECOND WORLD WAR POSTCARDS
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KAMPF IM OSTEN
4. FRÜHJAHRS SCHLACHT UM CHARKOW 1942
SPRING BATTLE OF KHARKOW 1942
This is the fourth of five (?) series of postcards titled "Kampf im Osten" published by the HERAUSGEGEBEN VON DER PROPAGANDAKOMPANIE EINER ARMEE - 'PUBLISHED BY THE PROPAGANDA COMPANY OF THE ARMY'. The 10 cards in the set measure approximately 97 x 145 mm and all follow a similar format in that the front of the cards features a photograph of German forces in action.
The reverse side of the cards differs only in the texts on the upper left-hand side. Each set of cards appeared in a paper envelope which described the cards inside and bears the following inscription:
"KAMPF IM OSTEN
4. FOLGE
FRÜHJAHRSSCHLACHT UM CHARKOW 1942
10 Feldpostkarten
HERAUSGAGEBEN VON DER PROPAGANDA-KOMPANIE EINER ARMEE"
Since the cards are unnumbered, and to avoid any confusion I have followed the numbering scheme from Matthew Roth in his book "Postcards of the Wehrmacht Volume 1"
KO4-1
The first card in this series depicts two tank crew of a Panzer III standing on their vehicle during a lull in the conflict
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The image on this card shows a Stug III assault gun well concealed behind a small tree.
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A PAK crew moves their anti-tank weapon into position.
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A German machine gun crew is poised for action as a Russian farmhouse burns in the background.
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Russian troops with their hands in the air surrender to the German invaders.
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German tanks move forward in formation as they engage the enemy
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Huge numbers of Russian troops surrender to the Germans.
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Total devastation in the wake of the German advance, destroyed vehicles litter the battlefield.
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German infantry on the move, advancing at speed.
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British tanks were shipped to the Soviet Union to help the Russian war effort against the Nazi's. T35204 was a British Mark II tank operating for the Russian army.
REFERENCES
1. Postcards of the Wehrmacht Volume One by Matthew A. Roth.
