Description
Kolonie und Heimat – Number 5, 25 February 1941
Scanned pages: 24 | Instant PDF download
Historical German colonial illustrated magazine (“Die deutsche koloniale Bilderzeitung”), published by the Reichskolonialbund, digitized.
Cover
A photograph of an African child eating a banana, captioned “Erntezeit!” (“Harvest time!”), tied to the inside photo report “Bananen-Ernte” on pages 118–119. No war correspondent credited on the cover.
Main Articles
“Thailand” (Myong Thai – Land der Freien)
Covers the Thai–French Indochina border conflict since October 1940, its historical background (French colonial expansion into Siam/Cambodia), and the wider geopolitics involving Japan, Britain, and the United States (continued on page 115).
Signed “F.R.” (at end of continuation); photo credit: Aufn. Photodienst Holzapfel.
“Sozialismus – MADE IN ENGLAND”
A polemical piece attacking British claims to social progress, contrasting them with historical poverty, workhouses, and child labor, illustrated with 19th-century Punch cartoons.
Signed “F.R.”; illustrations include reprinted work by Walter Crane.
“Am Kongo…”
Describes the Congo River’s geography, wildlife, and history, including its 1485 discovery by Diego Cam and Stanley’s 1874–77 exploration of its course.
No author credited; photo credit: Aufn. Rose.
“…und im Kongo-Museum”
Describes the Belgian Colonial Museum at Tervuren near Brussels, its exhibits on Congo products, wildlife, and ethnographic dioramas.
No author credited; photo credit: Archiv Kolonie und Heimat.
“Im Zauber des Hanang”
A travel piece on the Hanang volcano region in German East Africa, describing the Wambulu herding people and the untouched landscape around Lake Balangda.
No author credited; photo credit: Aufn. Dr. Nowack.
“In Peters Blockhaus” (Roman von Maria Melchers, 7. Fortsetzung)
Serialized novel installment following Angelika’s return to the Rhine, her strained relationship with Hennemann, and her decision to travel back to Africa to Magnus.
Author: Maria Melchers (novelist). No war correspondent or photo credit (illustrated fiction).
“Eine kleine Geschichte aus Brasilien” (“Die Brieftaube soll helfen”)
A short newspaper-anecdote item about a carrier pigeon used to rapidly deliver a Bayer medicine to a sick patient near Porto Alegre, Brazil.
No author credited (reprinted news item).
“Bali”
Describes Balinese history, Hindu-Buddhist religious culture, temple art, and elaborate cremation ceremonies.
Signed “E.H.”; photo credit: Archiv Kolonie und Heimat.
“Der Traktor in den Kolonien”
Discusses the growing use of tractors for irrigation, plowing, and land clearing in Germany’s colonies to compensate for labor shortages (continued on page 112).
No author credited; photo credit: Aufn. Lanz.
“Warum ich die Erdkugel freilege” (Dipl.-Ing. R. Hardt)
A first-person technical account by the inventor of a “free globe” measuring device (Rollglobus/Erdmesser) for teaching geography and navigation.
Author: Dipl.-Ing. R. Hardt.
“John Hagenbeck †”
An obituary for John Hagenbeck, half-brother of Carl Hagenbeck and member of the famous Hamburg animal-dealer family, who died interned in Ceylon at age 75.
Signed “B.O.”; photo credit: Archiv “Kolonie und Heimat”.
“Balduin in der Bärenfalle” (Josef Pacher)
A humorous short story about a shy young clerk named Balduin who becomes an object of office teasing over a romantic entanglement.
Author: Josef Pacher.
“Bananen-Ernte”
A photo essay on banana cultivation and harvest logistics in a German plantation area around the Kamerunberg (Cameroon), from field railway to shipboard loading.
No author credited; photo credits: Aufn. Dr. Wolff, Scherl, Pook.
“Frauen und Urlauber”
A page of light cartoons about soldiers on leave and their wives/girlfriends.
Illustrator credited: gezeichnet von Walter Fuchs (“drawn by Walter Fuchs”).
Artists Mentioned
- Walter Crane – reprinted political cartoon (“Kann ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen, Madameken?”), featured in “Sozialismus – MADE IN ENGLAND”
- Walter Fuchs – illustrator of the cartoon page “Frauen und Urlauber”
War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named
None explicitly credited as Kriegsberichter in this issue. Photo credits are attributed to photographers and agencies (Witzleben, Photodienst Holzapfel, Rose, Dr. Nowack, Lanz, Dr. Wolff, Scherl, Pook, Archiv) rather than designated war correspondents.