SECOND WORLD WAR POSTCARDS
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WEHRMACHT-BILDSERIE
This series of postcards is very typical of the type of postcards that were being published in Germany in the early years of the Second World War. As far as I have seen the series runs from 3510 to 3557 which gives a total of 47 cards, although there may well be more postcards that fall outside of this range.The publisher is "GGM - Gebrüder Garloff Magdeburg", and the series is titled WEHRMACHT-BILDSERIE or Wehrmacht Image Series.
Based on the equipment featured, and the uniforms worn by the soldiers, this set of postcards was likely issued sometime between late 1940 and the end of 1941.
No. 3510
Punkfeuer
(Point Fire)
No. 3511
No. 3512
No. 3513
Im Niemandsland
(In No-Man's Land)
No. 3514
No. 3515
Artillerie - Duell inmitten der Straβe
(Artillery duel in the middle of the street)
Photographs 3515, 3535 and 3538 all look to be taken from the same street and the same engagement.
No. 3516
No. 3517
No. 3518
No. 3519
No. 3520
No. 3521
No. 3522
No. 3523
Vorwärts - Marsch, Marsch!
(Forward - march, march!)
No. 3524
No. 3525
No. 3526
No. 3527
No. 3528
No. 3529
No. 3530
No. 3531
Stoβtrupp legt an
(Shock Troops Arrive)
No. 3532
No. 3533
No. 3534
No. 3535
Feuerberiet auch in den Straβen
(Fire advice also in the streets)
Photographs 3515, 3535 and 3538 all look to be taken from the same street and the same engagement.
No. 3536
No. 3537
No. 3538
Im Feuer der Granaten
(In the fire of the grenades)
Photographs 3515, 3535 and 3538 all look to be taken from the same street and the same engagement.
No. 3539
No. 3540
No. 3542
No. 3543
No. 3544
No. 3545
No. 3546
No. 3547
No. 3548
No. 3549
No. 3550
Uber Stock und Stein - - Vorwarts
(Over hill and dale - - Forward)
This photograph shows a leichter Zugkraftwagen (Sd. Kfz. 11) a 3 ton halftrack designed to carry troops around the battlefield as well as reconnaisance. Despite the ability to travel over difficult terrain the lack of armour made the Sd.Kfz.11 vulnerable to enemy fire forcing the engineers into a redisgn and the construction of the Sd.Kfz 250 which appeared in June 1941.
No. 3551
No. 3552
No. 3553
No. 3554
Der Flammenwerfer speit den Tod
(The flamethrower spits death)
No. 3555
No. 3556
No. 3557
Vor dem Sturm
(Before the storm)
No. 3558
