[Below: This homemade sheet celebrates the 100 anniversary of the German composer Johannes Brahms. It announces a celebration on May 28, 1933. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Close-up. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: This is a small 'Taschenkalender für das Jahr 1941' (Pocket calendar for the year 1941). Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Pages within. NSDAP ink stamp. Kaltental is municipality of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Pocket calendar for the dreadful year of 1945. This is about the size of a postcard and lists the names of many saints. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Reverse. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Here is an interesting 65 page book from 1936. It is called 'Unter dem Grünen Ring - Die grosse Hafenrundfahrt - Führer' (Under the Green Ring - The Big Harbor Tour Guide). The Green Ring refers to the 100 kilometer circular route around the city of Hamburg, known for its extensive port. The route is used for hiking, cycling and running. This small book has information on Germany's harbors, ships, rivers and the great renewel caused by National Socialism. I'm interested in all things National Socialism, so this book is pretty neat to me. Click to see inside.]
[Below: Here is the introduction page translated to English.]
[Below: 128 page booklet from the German Singer's Association, circa 1937. Click to see inside.]
[Below: Title page translated to English. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: This has one of the coolest renditions of Adolf Hitler anywhere. Wow! Click to enlarge.]
[Below: German Singer's Association 75th anniversary pin.]
[Below: German Singer's Association 75th anniversary postal cancel.]
[Below: This pin is from a music fest.]
[Below: This is an Evangelisches Feldgefangbuch (Protestant Prisoner of War Book). You'll also see various pictures (and a paper) that were stuck within it. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Book cover. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Opening page. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Table of contents. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Random page. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Slip of paper stuck within the book. It says: 'Quittung Bei der Lebensmittelkartenausgabe vorzuzeigen' (Receipt to be presented at the food card distribution). This was presented in early 1948 to a Friedrich Hopf, born May 2, 1911. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Oh wow, this is signed Friedrich Hopf, so now we know who owned this book. This was taken from a photo ID card, you can see the staple holes. So, I think this book was actually distributed under the Allied occupation, to Herr Hopf, who was a German P.O.W. in an Allied concentration camp. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Reverse of ID picture. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: I wonder if Hopf is in this photo? Click to enlarge.]
[Below: I wonder if this photo held some significance to the owner? Click to enlarge.]
[Below: A sturdy-looking woman, whose name is lost to time. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: An unknown village showing heavy trucks and a low-flying plane. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Is this the woman from above? Does this horse look shorter and more muscular than normal? Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Well here is the back of the photo, so now we know the story and who it is depicting... just kidding, not even the person who wrote this could read this! Well, maybe it isn't THAT bad, heck maybe someone actually could read it. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: 'Manfred' is written on the back. What a brave little fellow, being born right smack in the middle of a world war. A war to decide the fate of all of humanity... and we failed. But the war isn't over just yet. All of those Allied soldiers went home and had children, and their children had children. And many of those children found the truth -- that the good guys lost -- and evil had convinced the world that it was good. We won't be tricked again. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: This is a glider plane. You can see the swastika emblem on the tail.]
[Below: This is a souvenir of a Reich Party Day. These pictures all fan out like an accordian. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: This is a call for mobilization into the military. On the top it says:
'In the event of mobilization, this notification is valid as a ticket for travel by railway to the reporting location.'
It goes on to say:
'According to the Emergency Service Act, after the mobilization order has been accounced, without waiting for further orders, immediately on XXX mobilization day by XXX o'clock report to Ingolstadt Central Station.'
This must be very late in the war calling up Volkssturm defenders. It's rather grim and sad to think about the guy who got this letter. It must have been terrifying.
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[Below: Close-up. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Reverse. This has some interesting warnings and rules:
#1 This notification must be kept safe.
#2 You are to attach it to your military pass.
#3 Any loss of this notification must be reported immediately.
#4 Failure to report will be punished.
#5 Failure to comply with this notification will be punished.
You can understand why they have to be so strict here. Their nation and way of life was under attack. They were in terrible need of defenders and they didn't want these papers falling into the wrong hands.
And to you, Ludwig Massinger, I hope you made it home.
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[Below: This large advertising stamp says: 'Deutsche kauft nur bei Deutschen!' (Germans only buy from Germans!) Click to enlarge.]
[Below: This stamp is huge. It says: 'Setzt das Deutsche Gewerbe in Nahrung - Kauft Deutsche Ware - Deutscher Wirtschaftsverein E.V.' (Support German businesses in the food industry - Buy German goods - German Business Association). Click to enlarge.]
[Below: This is a large propaganda label for an envelope. It says: 'Der ist schuld am Kriege!' (He is to blame for the war!). Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Another propaganda label for an envelope. It says: 'Juden Werden in Meinem Hause nicht Aufgenommen' (Jews will not be admitted to my house). Very strange, maybe you were supposed to stick this on your door? Click to enlarge.]
[Below: This is a poster taken from a German Kriegsmarine patriotic song called 'Wir Fahren Gegen England' (We are Sailing Against England). The lyrics are written by Hermann Löns, who wrote the famous book Der Wehrwolf. Click to enlarge.]
