Description
Illustrierter Beobachter
Donnerstag, 19. September 1940 • 15. Jahrgang • Folge 38
Verlag Franz Eher Nachf. GmbH, München 22
24 pages scanned
Cover Page
Caption: “Der Reichsmarschall leitet persönlich die wuchtigen Großangriffe gegen England.” (“The Reichsmarschall personally directs the powerful large-scale attacks against England.”)
Subject: Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe), close-up portrait in uniform with decorations. Successful aircraft commanders are described as reporting to him on the success of their retaliatory missions.
Location: Channel coast (implied)
Photo credit: PK. Eitel Lange
Major Headlines & Content
Die Vergeltung marschiert (Retribution Advances) — Aerial reconnaissance photographs showing bomb damage to British targets. Images include the docks of Tilbury on the left bank of the Thames, oil installations at Thamesbaven, and the Thames Bend harbour complex. Dive-bomber strikes on England’s oil reserves are emphasised. Photo credit: PK. Wanderer-PBZ.
Unter Leitung des Reichsmarschalls (Under the Direction of the Reichsmarschall) — Photo spread showing Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring directing Luftwaffe operations against England from the Channel coast. He is pictured with Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring and Generalleutnant Bodenschatz, as well as top fighter pilots Major Mölders and Major Galland. Also shown: General der Flieger Loerzer at a forward airfield, and Göring personally decorating successful London raiders. Photo credit: PK. Eitel Lange.
Gibraltar — Englands Zwingburg am Mittelmeer (Gibraltar — England’s Stronghold on the Mediterranean) — Two-page illustrated feature on Gibraltar’s strategic and historical significance, including detailed relief maps of the Strait of Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco. Locations labelled include Europa Point, Ceuta, Algeciras, La Línea, Tarifa, and Tanger. The article argues Gibraltar rightfully belongs to Spain and General Franco’s national programme. Photo credit: Archiv IB.
Der Duce rief — Junge Faschistinnen im Dienste des Imperiums (The Duce Called — Young Fascist Women in the Service of the Empire) — Photo feature on Italian women mobilised for the war effort, including first-aid workers wearing gas masks, female radio telegraphists and tractor drivers. Named individual: Carmela (student of philology at the University of Rome, now serving as a field telephonist). Photo credit: Ilse Steinhoff.
HJ. und BDM. helfen beim Hopfenzupfen (Hitler Youth and BDM Help with the Hop Harvest) — Photo feature on thousands of Hitler Youth and BDM girls from the Oberbayern and Hochland regions assisting with the hop harvest to replace workers absent on military service. Photo credit: H. Henkel. Accompanied by a separate short feature marking the 100th anniversary of the München–Augsburg railway line, with archive images of München and Augsburg stations ca. 1847–1849. Photo credit: Dr. Reinöl.
Der Film vom Jud Süß (The Film Jud Süß) — Illustrated review of the Veit Harlan / Terra film shown at the German-Italian Film Week. Named cast: Ferdinand Marian, Heinrich George, Eugen Klöpfer, Werner Krauss, Kristine Söderbaum, Malte Jaeger. Photo credits: Möbius, Terra-Waske.
Other Content
Fiction serial — “Tischlein” — Die Geschichte eines modernen Piraten by Clemens Laar (3rd instalment). Adventure story set on a tropical island (Neu-Borkum, Pararika-Shoals, Jasminland). Characters include Dick Buster, Felipe Lastro, Diana Buster, and the Delboest brothers (Steen and Adam). Continues across two pages (Seiten 963–964, 966).
Short story — “Der Mann vor dem Ofenloch” by Cosmus Flam. Ghost story set in a Rhineland castle (Rheinlande). Narrator encounters a mysterious figure burning papers at the fireplace; a portrait of a man in 18th-century costume is revealed.
Humor column
Cartoon spread
Schach-Beobachter
Puzzles
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