Description
Der Soldat zwischen Alpen und Donau – Number 2, Februar 1941
Scanned pages: 16 | Instant PDF download
Historical German Wehrmacht regional magazine (Wort- und Bildberichte aus dem VII. Armee-Korps), digitized.
Cover
“Ein hundertjähriges Soldatenleben” – Generaloberst Halder conveys the Führer’s birthday congratulations to General von Bomhard on his 100th birthday. No war correspondent credited on the cover; photo by Lichtbild: Angermayer.
Main Articles
“Ein Jäger auf Urlaub”
A photo-essay following a mountain infantryman (Jäger) home on leave in the Alps, reuniting with his father and sweetheart Kathl, skiing, and helping with farm chores.
Photo credit: Sämtliche Lichtbilder: Hermann Schlott. No author or war correspondent named.
“Der Kampf um Narvik”
Report on Ritterkreuzträger Major Stautner addressing Hitler Youth in Munich about the fighting near Narvik, where his troops resisted Norwegian and French Alpine forces.
No author or photo credit named; the report centers on Major Stautner’s account of the battle.
“Vom Platzl bis Biarritz”
Describes entertainer Käte Tellheim’s tour with a KdF ensemble bringing Bavarian humor and songs to German soldiers stationed along the French coast from Biarritz to Brussels.
No war correspondent named.
“Ein 100 jähriges Soldatenleben” – Der Führer ehrte den ältesten Soldaten des Deutschen Reiches, General Theodor von Bomhard
Covers the 100th-birthday celebrations of General Theodor von Bomhard, including a visit from Rudolf Hess (“Der Stellvertreter des Führers”) and congratulations from the Artillerie-Regiment 7 and Wehrkreis VII.
Photo credits: Lichtbilder: Angermayer, Vogler.
“Bismarck – Der Film der deutschen Einigung”
Film-still feature on the movie “Bismarck,” depicting the proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles and key scenes with Bismarck, Roon, and Moltke.
No author named.
“Die Schuld des Oberleutnants Korn” – Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des menschlichen Herzens
A short story about a young officer in German South-West Africa’s colonial protection force (Schutztruppe) in 1913, his involvement in suppressing an uprising, and a subsequent personal drama years later.
Author: Artur Müller. Illustration credit: Zeichnung: Kolnberger.
“Erlebtes am Chiemsee” – Bei den Verwundeten im Rasthaus / General von Bomhard 100 Jahre
First-person account of visiting wounded soldiers at a Chiemsee rest home and attending General von Bomhard’s 100th-birthday celebration at his home on Ernsdorfer Höhe.
Author: Karlheinz Dirksen.
“Auf Kurierfahrt” – Ein Bildbericht von Koli Kolnberger
An illustrated report (drawings, not photos) depicting a courier journey through occupied France and Belgium, including the changing of the guard at the Arc de Triomphe, a snowbound winter drive, Lille, Dünkirchen’s ruins, and the Verdun war memorial.
Author/illustrator: Koli Kolnberger.
“Humor” and “Lustiges Film-Kaleidoskop”
Pages of soldier jokes/anecdotes and satirical cartoon film-title parodies.
Illustration credits: Zeichnung: Prof. Oberberger (“Auf Vaters Spuren”); Zeichnungen: R. P. Bauer (film-kaleidoscope cartoons).
Artists Mentioned
Koli Kolnberger — pen-and-wash illustrations for “Auf Kurierfahrt” (Arc de Triomphe, winter drive, Lille) and the drawing in “Die Schuld des Oberleutnants Korn.”
Prof. Oberberger — pen drawing “Auf Vaters Spuren” accompanying the Humor page.
- P. Bauer — cartoon drawings for the “Lustiges Film-Kaleidoskop” feature (“Der Sekretär,” “Himmel auf Erden,” “Der ahnungslose Engel,” “Die unvollkommene Liebe,” “Rätsel im Praxis”).
Hermann Schlott — credited only as photographer (“Sämtliche Lichtbilder”) for “Ein Jäger auf Urlaub,” not as an illustrator of artwork.
War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named
None of the articles in this issue explicitly credit a contributor with the title “Kriegsberichter.”