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1942 - WEHRMACHT KALENDER

Published in 1942 by the Verlag Die Wehrmacht, this was the fifth of six annual calendars issued to commemorate the power of the German armed forces.

Cover of 1942 Edition

The calendar consisted of approximately 60 pages with 52 pages each of which contains a tear off postcard. Between the calendar pages were several full page images. The postcards are not numbered so it is impossible to determine where they appeared in the calendar without the complete item. Fortunately I have access to a complete calendar and the following pages depict the sequence that the cards were placed in the calendar.

If you are interested in finding out where a card in your collection fitted into the calendar you can simply click on this link and find the line that has the same inscription as your card. You can also look for cards that you don't yet possess but would like to acquire in order to make your calendar complete.

28) 5th to 11th Jul 1942
TRANSPORTFLUGZEUG JU 52 ÜBER NORWEGENS BERGEN
JU 52 TRANSPORT PLANE OVER NORWAY'S BERGEN

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29) 12th to 18th Jul 1942
U-BOOT BEIM AUSLAUFEN IN DEN ATLANTIK
SUBMARINE LEAVES TO THE ATLANTIC

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30) 19th to 25th Jul 1942
FERNSPRECHBAUMTRUPP BEI SCHWIERIGEM LEITUNGSBAU
TELEPHONE TREE TEAM FOR DIFFICULT LINE CONSTRUCTION

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31) 26th Jul to 1st Aug 1942
EINEN MINENSUCHFLOTTILLE BEIM AUSLAUFEN
A MINE SEARCH FLOTILL LEADING AWAY

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32) 2nd to 8th Aug 1942
EIN ZERSTÖRER FLUGZEUG ÜBER DER ENGLISCHEN KANALKÜSTE
A DESTROYER PLANE OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL COAST

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33) 9th to 15th Aug 1942
GESICHT WIRD IN STELLUNG GEBRACHT
FACE IN POSITION

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34) 16th to 22nd Aug 1942
GEFECHTSPAUSE DER KAVALLERIE
CAVALRY BREAK IN BATTLE

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35) 23rd to 29th Aug 1942
U-BOOT JAGER WERFEN WASSERBOMBEN
U-BOAT HUNTER THROWING WATER BOMBS

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36) 30th Aug to 5th Sep 1942
DEUTSCHE INFANTERIE GREIFT AN
GERMAN INFANTRY ATTACKS

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37) 6th to 12th Sep 1942
NACHSCHUB FÜR NORD-AFRIKA
SUPPLIES FOR NORTH AFRICA

Assuming that supplies were no longer shipped to north Africa after the defeat of the Afrika Korps in May 1943 this photo must predate that period. The campaign began in Jun 1940.

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38) 13th to 19th Sep 1942
EINE STAFFEL VOR ZERSTÖRERFLUGZEUGEN VOR DEM START
A SQUADRON OF DESTROYER PLANES BEFORE TAKEOFF

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39) 20th to 26th Sep 1942
SCHNELLBOOTE IN EINEM NORWEGISCHEN FJORD
FAST BOATS IN A NORWEGIAN FJORD

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40) 27th Sep to 3rd Oct 1942
NACHSCHUB KOLONNEN AUF DEN VORMARSCH STRAßEN IN GRIECHENLAND
SUPPLY COLUMNS ON THE ADVANCE ROADS IN GREECE

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