SECOND WORLD WAR POSTCARDS

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WEHRMACHTSFOTO
WEHRMACHT PHOTO

This series of postcards is entitled "WEHRMACHTSFOTO", a title used by several other publishing houses to depict the Wehrmacht in action. I don't know how many cards are in this series but below are some of the cards that were sold. The issue date is unclear but the earliest cancellation in my collection is 8th Dec 1936

Each card features an image of the Wehrmacht along with a short line of text describing the scene on the postcard. On the reverse along the top left-hand side is the title "Wehrmachtsfoto", as well as a the following text 'Herausgegeben mit dem Einvernehmen | mit dem Reichskriegsministerium' - 'With permission of the Reichs War Museum'. There are several versions of the title text as can be seen below.



ABOVE LEFT: Type 1 title
ABOVE RIGHT: Type 2 title

The publisher's details are printed along the central divider 'Heinz Schröter', and again there are several different versions of the text as below.

No. 4/99
DREIMAL AM TAGE WIRD GETRÄNKT
DRINK THREE TIMES A DAY

The Feldpost example below was cancelled in FULDA on 29th Dec 1939.

No. 15a/17
EINE MGK MARSCHIERT
AN MGK MARCHES

The following postally used example was cancelled in KARLSRUHE (BADEN) on 8th Dec 1936.

No. 42/15
EINE FÄHRE WIRD VOM M-BOOT STROMAUF GEDRUCKT
A FERRY IS PUSHED UP STREAM BY AN M-BOOT

No. 45/37
FLAKGESCHÜTZ WIRD FEUERBEREIT GEMACHT
ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN IS PREPARED FOR FIRING

The following postally used example was cancelled in DESSAU on 25th Feb 1937.

No. 129/43
UNSERE FAHNE UND WIR
OUR FLAG AND US

The following example was a postally used FELDPOST card cancelled in HEILBRONN (NECKAR) on 5th Oct 1940.

No. 129/114
EINE STOLZE STAFFEL
A PROUD SEASON

No. 298/88
"... JA, AUGUST, NOCH EIN JAHR, DANN BIST DU AUCH SO WEIT ..."
"... YES, AUGUST, JUST ONE MORE YEAR AND YOU'LL BE READY TOO ..."