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ORIGINAL 26 MAY 1940 EDITION OF THE ‘ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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This World War II newspaper contains articles on the German invasion of Holland, Belgium and France, the diminishing greatness of England, a visit to a modern Luftwaffe airplane factory, military exercises for SS-Junker, protection of Germany’s air space, and an interesting article called Kamerad Frau about women working in an army ammunition factory
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| This is a rare World War II example of the Reichskriegerzeitung, the illustrated weekly newspaper of the NS-Reichskriegerbund (Kyffhäusserbund), the National Socialist State Veterans Association, published in Berlin. The editor in chief was Otto Riebicke, a German World War I veteran and author who also wrote the text for the rare Nazi 3D book book Der Erste Großdeutsche Reichskriegertag (The First Greater-German State War Veteran's Day). This is the 26 May 1940 edition for the Donau region of the Reichskriegerzeitung. It measures 12-½ x 18-¼ inch and has 10 illustrated pages. The front cover has a great Hoffmann picture of Adolf Hitler surrounded by high-ranking military personnel including Erwin Rommel, General Wilhelm Keitel and Luftwaffe General Karl Bodenschatz. It accompanies an article with the title “Politics and War Leadership.” |
Pictures show German paratroopers in Belgium, Nazi tanks on the move, French POWs, battle destruction, and one of Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop with the new Italian Ambassador in Berlin, Dino Alfieri.
There are also announcements for veteran get-togethers and reunions, as well as “searches” for lost comrades (Kamerad wo bist du?). There is interesting advertising for veteran medals, life insurance for war veterans, pistols, Torpedo bicycles, Hohner harmonicas, hair dye, cigarettes, testosterone medication, weight loss pills, etc., etc.
This rare 85+ year old NS-Reichskriegerbund newspaper is complete and in good used condition with some dagame to the fold. It has no writing, no tape repairs, not particularly brittle and no odor.
There are maps of Holland and France, the lyrics for the Engellandlied, as well as announcements about promotions and deaths of members of the NS-Reichskriegerbund.
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REICHSKRIEGERZEITUNG
26. MAI 1940
