Description
Kolonie und Heimat – Number 8, 8 April 1941
Scanned pages: 24 | Instant PDF download
Historical German colonial illustrated magazine (“Die deutsche koloniale Bilderzeitung”), digitized.
Cover
Portrait of Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel, Commanding General of the German Afrika-Korps, shown wearing the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, which he received from the Führer as the tenth officer of the Wehrmacht so honored. Caption references the photo report “Deutsche marschieren in Afrika.” No war correspondent credited on the cover; photo by Heinrich Hoffmann (per issue’s photo-credit list).
Main Articles
“Deutsche marschieren in Afrika”
Reports on German Afrika-Korps troops arriving in Libya to fight alongside Italian forces against the British, describing their equipment, desert marches, and the award of the Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross to Generalleutnant Rommel by the Führer on 20 March 1941.
Signed “F.” at the end. Photo credits (per issue’s Bildnachweis): Heinrich Hoffmann and PK. Scherl.
“Hetze gegen Japans Recht auf Lebensraum”
A propagandistic essay arguing that Britain and America have long conducted a hostile press campaign against Japan’s claims to living space (Lebensraum) in East Asia, tracing the conflict back to the Russo-Japanese War and Anglo-American policy in China.
Signed “F. R.” at the end. Includes several reprinted English/American editorial cartoons (e.g., from Punch, Evening News) with their original captions; no individual cartoonists named in the text.
“Junges Königreich Irak”
Describes the history and modern development of the Kingdom of Iraq, from ancient Mesopotamia and Baghdad’s founding through Ottoman rule, the British mandate, and the current young King Feisal II, along with the country’s oil resources and strategic importance.
No individual author credited in the text; photo credits per issue’s Bildnachweis list “Archiv ‘Kolonie und Heimat'” and Winkler (Rose).
“Heitsi-Eibib: Der Hüter der Namib (Schluß)”
Conclusion of the serialized story about diamond hunters lost in the Namib desert, confronted by the guardian spirit Heitsi-Eibib amid a sandstorm, ending with the disappearance of the two men, Lüderitz and Steingröver.
By Hans W. Ernst (byline at top of article).
“Afrika am Atlantik”
A geographic and colonial survey of Africa’s Atlantic coastline from Gibraltar to the Cape of Good Hope, covering ports and cities such as Casablanca, Dakar, Freetown, Monrovia, Lobito, Swakopmund, and Cape Town, and their colonial administrations (French, English, Spanish/Portuguese, German).
Signed “G. P.-L.” at the end (continued on page 187). Photo credits include a street scene from the Negro quarter of Dakar; individual photographer not named.
“Der Frosch und der Zauberer”
An East African folk tale (Märchen) about two children captured by a magician/sorcerer who intends to eat them, and how they outwit him with the help of a frog, noted in the text as resembling the German Little Red Riding Hood motif.
Signed “C. H.” at the end; illustrated with an uncredited drawing of the sorcerer and children.
“Getriebebruch im ostafrikanischen Busch”
A first-person account by the author of a nighttime breakdown (broken gearbox) during a car journey through the East African bush, describing the challenges of desert travel, encounters with hyenas, and reliance on native helpers to repair the vehicle.
By Hans Heinrich (byline at top of article).
“Afrika am Atlantik (Fortsetzung von Seite 181)”
Continues the survey of Africa’s Atlantic coast, covering the Cameroon estuary, Gabon, the Congo mouth, Angola, Luanda, German Southwest Africa (Swakopmund, Lüderitzbucht), and Cape Town, closing the overview of the west coast down to the Cape of Good Hope.
Signed “G. P.-L.” at the end (continuation of the earlier article).
“Zwischen Thailand und Indochina: Eine Königsstadt im Urwald”
Describes the Khmer people and the rediscovery of the ruined temple city of Angkor (Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Banteai Srei, etc.) in the Cambodian jungle, its history from the 9th–13th centuries, and its decline after the 15th century.
Signed “Dr. A. H.” at the end. Photo credits not individually specified beyond the issue’s general Bildnachweis.
“Denunzianten im Rampenlicht”
A satirical cartoon feature mocking informers and denouncers (“Denunzianten”) through several comic vignettes, including “Der Behördenschreck,” “Der Tugendwächter bei der Arbeit,” and “Schicksal des ‘Pottkiekers’.”
Cartoons drawn by Walter Fuchs (credited in the issue’s Bildnachweis: “‘Denunzianten im Rampenlicht’ zeichnete Walter Fuchs”); individual panels signed “Fuchs.”
Artists Mentioned
- Walter Fuchs – credited for the “Denunzianten im Rampenlicht” cartoon series.
- Uncredited illustrators for “Der Frosch und der Zauberer” and the various small “So nebenbei…” joke-page cartoons.
- Uncredited English/American editorial cartoonists reprinted within “Hetze gegen Japans Recht auf Lebensraum” (e.g., cartoons captioned “A Champion of Japan,” “Soiling the Flag,” “Perhaps, Perhaps Not,” “The Cheap Jack of the East”), sourced from Punch and Evening News but not attributed to named artists in the text.
War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named
No individuals are explicitly identified in the text with the title “Kriegsberichter.” The issue’s Bildnachweis (photo credits) lists photographers “PK. Boecker,” “PK.-Borchert,” “PK.-Moosmüller,” “PK.-v. Kayser,” and “PK. Scherl” for the cover and “Deutsche marschieren in Afrika” images — the “PK.” abbreviation denotes Propagandakompanie (military propaganda company) photographers, functionally war correspondents, but none is given a full name or the explicit “Kriegsberichter” label. Other bylined articles are signed only with initials or names (F., F. R., G. P.-L., Hans W. Ernst, Hans Heinrich, C. H., Dr. A. H.), none labeled as war correspondents.