27th January 1942 'Der Adler' 1/0 'Der Adler'. French language edition 27th January 1942. 'Der Adler' (The Eagle) Der Adler was the title of the propaganda illustrated magazine of the Luftwaffe of the German Reich. It was published by Scherl-Verlagin Berlin. On 1st March 1939, the Reich Aviation Ministry had begun publishing a magazine specialising in the activities of the Luftwaffe, Der Adler. In terms of content, Der Adler relied heavily on material from the Reich Propaganda Ministry and was intended to inspire German youth to serve in the Wehrmacht. The 'Probeheft …-1939' was published as early as February 1939. The Adler 's editor-in-chief was Georg Böse, and the editorial office was in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The Adler appeared every 14 days initially only in German; nevertheless, it was sold abroad right from the start. The issues were printed 'Price abroad 15 Pfg.' or 'Abroad 15 Rfg'. With No. 23-1940 (Setting No. 19-1944), a separate German-language foreign edition for European countries appeared for the first time with additional reports on civil and cultural life in Germany. At its peak, this version was published in the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Protectorate, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary. Regardless, there were French, Italian, Romanian, Spanish and English language editions. French editions: No. 14-1940 to No. 11-1941 as a bilingual French/German version, from No. 12-1941 to No. 17-1944 only in French. Initially the French-language edition was intended for Belgium, France, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia, later only for France, Belgium, Switzerland and Portugal. Italian edition: from No. 13-1940 to 14-1944 as a bilingual version Italian/German. It initially reached Italy, Hungary and Slovakia. Later it only appeared for Italy. Romanian edition: from No. 17-1942 for Romania. Spanish edition: from No. 14-1940 to No. 13-1944. Until No. 11-1941 it was published bilingually in German/Spanish, after which it was only published in Spanish. Most editions only reached Spain and Portugal; Issue No. 14 and 15-1940 also appeared in Brazil and Argentina. English edition: from No. 14-1940 to No. 17-1944. From No. 14-1940 to No. 25-1940 the edition was published bilingually English/German for Denmark, Holland and Sweden, from No. 26-1940 only in English. Although the country information was missing, there were issues no. 1 to 19-1941 specifically for the USA with the imprint 'USA 8 Cents'. After the United States entered the war in connection with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, this imprint was dropped. In addition to the versions mentioned, there was also a rare Arabic-language edition with coloured images. The page numbers varied from edition to edition. Due to the war, the pages decreased significantly from the initial 32 or 24 (special issues contained even more pages). However, the foreign language numbers were more extensive due to additional reports. In addition, free prints were released during publication, eg B. Special prints (or 'special print not for sale'), school editions and an edition V. Issue No. 2-1940 was confiscated by the police due to Hermann Göring's work and No. 2a-1940 was published with a different cover and content. The reason was the depiction of the new Messerschmitt Bf 110. However, a small number of this issue No. 2-1940 remained. In issue 19 of 12th September 1944, the following information can be read on page 277: 'As a result of the concentration measures in the press sector caused by total war, the Luftwaffe magazine DER ADLER is ceasing its publication with this issue for the duration of the war. This frees up additional forces for the Wehrmacht and armaments. We would like to thank our readers and friends for their loyalty to us. With our confident belief in victory, we hope to be able to deliver the ADLER to all recipients in the usual way after the victory.' A book series based on the magazine Adler-Bücherei was also published by Scherl-Verlag: the Adler yearbook (only existed in 1941/1942), the Adler calendar (1941–1944), the Adler songbook and the Adler games (war games for children). Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

22nd June 1942 1/2 Envelope sent from a soldier in Aschaffenburg to a family member in Gera. Part sealed to the reverse with two 'Heeres Nachrichrendienst' (Army Intelligence) labels. Ref: 22.06.1942

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11th October 1937 11th October 1937 1/0 11th October 1937 Sarvar to 27 Queen Square, Bath Dear Madeleine! Thank you awfully for your letter. I got it the very next morning after having written to you. I was delighted to have the foto’s. They are very good. I am sure Deidi would like the one of the group, but I can’t give you her address just now as I don’t know it myself. She wanted to be at Lourdes tomorrow and then spend a short time in Paris. And I am very glad to have her here by the 29th. She will stay here for the big shooting so I think it best for you to write to her while she is here. I am sending you a foto of Deidi’s wedding. I hope you like it and you don’t mind my writing all the bridesmaids names on the back of it. We have quite a pleasant time here. At first we had many guests but now we have only four. One is an Irish girl called Mary D’Arcy. She plays tennis with us every day. I do a lot of knitting and reading. I adore knitting as much as some people do smoke cigarettes. Muck tries the tap dance too. I am too clumsy for it and too lazy too. I had great fun hanging up the pictures in our rooms. Now everything looks very nice indeed. My riding does improve, although I am not very clever. I’d love to go hunting but I believe I would fall down immediately. I try to persuade Pappi to let me go next year. Yesterday I saw a German film called Port Arthur and on Thursday I want to see Anthony Adverse. We are reading all the Pimpernel books Deidi has, before she takes them to Mandelieu. I wrote this whole letter without a dictionary. I hate writing with dictionarys. I never do. It is rather cold here, and the trees have got yellow leaves. I am glad the rain stopped now. It rained so much last week. Now the sun shines again. Give my love to all of you. Loll Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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1st February 1937 Heinkel He 51 1st February 1937 Heinkel He 51 1/1 Postcards depicting Heinkel He 51A-05 (D-IDIE) and He51A-04 (D-IJAY). The first of the pre-production He 51s began to leave the production line in the spring of 1934. This included the aircraft shown here (other aircraft to leave pre-production were: He 51A-01 D-IQEE, He 51A-02 D-IHAO, He 51A-03 D-ITIU, He 51A-06 D-IREI, He 51A-07 D-IMIP, He 51A-08 D-IZER and He 51A-09 D-IROL). Ref: 01.02.1937 Heinkel He 51 The Heinkel He 51 was a German single-seat biplane fighter aircraft. A seaplane variant and a ground-attack version were also developed. It was a development of the earlier He 49. On 6 August 1936, six He 51s were delivered to Spain to fight in the Spanish Civil War with the Nationalists. Initial operations were successful, with the Heinkels defeating older, obsolete Spanish Republican Air Force fighters on 18th August 1936, the first day of operations. Deliveries continued, and by November two Nationalist squadrons were equipped with the type, along with three Legion Condor squadrons of 12 aircraft each, manned by German 'volunteers'. This time of superiority was short lived, with the arrival of large numbers of more modern aircraft from the Soviet Union, including the Polikarpov I-15 biplane and the new Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, together with the Tupolev SB bomber, which was 110 km/h (68 mph) faster. The He 51 proved unable to protect the Legion Condor 's bombers, forcing it to switch to night operations, while also unable to intercept the much faster SBs. The He 51 was soon withdrawn from fighter duty and relegated to the ground-attack role by both the Legion Condor and the Nationalists. It was replaced in the fighter role by the Fiat CR.32 in the Fascist Nationalist Air Force, with the Legion Condor receiving Messerschmitt Bf 109s from April 1937. While its success as a fighter was short lived, the Heinkel proved more successful as a ground-attack aircraft, being used by Wolfram von Richthofen to develop the close air support tactics used by the Luftwaffe in World War II. It continued in use as such for the remainder of the Civil War, although losses were heavy. After the war, the 46 surviving aircraft would be joined by another 15 newly built airframes, and remain in service in Spain until 1952. The He 51 lasted in front-line service with the Luftwaffe until 1938, when it was relegated to use as an advanced trainer duties with the Jagdfliegerschulen for the first few years of World War II. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Estonian Directory Estonian Directory Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png 1/1 ESTONIAN DIRECTORY Links to items of interest within the Brief History collection 1944 Feldpost envelope made from Estonian map Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Postcard depicting the 'National Movement Monument' situated in Luitpoldplatz, Bayreuth, designed by Hans Reissinger in 1934. Ref: 01.09.1934 1st September 1934 Bayreuth - Denkmal der nationalen Bewegung (reverse) Bayreuth - Denkmal der nationalen Bewegung (reverse) 1/1 Postcard depicting the 'National Movement Monument' situated in Luitpoldplatz, Bayreuth, designed by Hans Reissinger in 1934. Ref: 01.09.1934 In 1934 Reissinger became a member of the NSDAP. Later that year he was commissioned, by the National Socialist mayor of Bayreuth, Karl Schlumprecht, to produce a national monument. Reissinger designed a 123cm high swastika, lying flat on the ground with a clenched fist clutching snakes rising from its centre. Apparently, local residents used the monument as a urinal and it was eventually removed. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

GERMAN POSTAGE STAMPS GERMAN POSTAGE STAMPS 1/1 GERMAN POSTAGE STAMP DIRECTORY German stamps issued before 1933 (with post-1933 usage) German postage stamp issues 1933-1945 Using the Michel Germany Specialised 2016 catalogue as reference Booklet panes (some in part) from booklet sheets (H-pane) 1933-41 Using the Michel Germany Specialised 2016 catalogue as reference Booklet sheets. Stamp sequences from larger sheets (MHB) 1933-1941 Using the Michel Germany Specialised 2016 catalogue as reference OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation Issue postage stamps 1939-1945 Using the Michel Germany Specialised 2016 catalogue as reference German Occupation Issue private issue stamps 1939-1945 Using the Michel Germany Specialised 2016 catalogue as reference Link to Feldpost Stamps POST-WAR German local postage stamp issues from 1945 Using the Michel Germany Specialised 2016 catalogue as reference German unofficial and private postage stamp issues from 1945 Using the Michel Germany Specialised 2016 catalogue as reference MISCELLANEOUS 'Deutsches Reich' imprint stamps Hindenburg Medallion imprint stamps 8 Pf (see 11.02.1939) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

21st March 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 21st March 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' Punch icon.png Punch icon.png 1/1 Cartoon from PUNCH 21st March 1945. Wotan (?) surrenders. The caption reads THE STRAGGLER "I was never a Nazi at heart" The Jungian concept of Wotan Abstract of the chapter The Test Case: Wotan and Nazi Germany taken from Jung on War, Politics and Nazi Germany (2009). This chapter considers how Carl Jung applied his theories and how successful he was in attempting to provide evidence for them. It shows that the Nazi authority's attitude to neo-paganism was more contradictory and erratic than Jung implied. The chapter suggests that the neo-pagans in the Nazi movement derived many of their ideas from Volkisch and Romantic roots, and this cultural influence gave Jung the evidence he mis-took as proof for his archetypal hypothesis. In Wotan, Jung was attempting to give an archetypal explanation of Nazi Germany and a warning about the prospect of war. Jung sought to use Wotan to provide him with both the cause of Germany's discord and an explanation of how people were affected. Jung claimed to have predicted the future of Germany after reviewing many dreams that he thought gave an insight into the collective unconscious and the course of events. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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