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Kolonie und Heimat
Dienstag, 14. Juli 1942 • 6. Jahrgang • Folge 15
Reichskolonialbund e.V., Berlin — Verlag des Reichskolonialbundes, München 2, Bissenerstraße 10
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Cover Page
Caption: „Der deutsche Afrika-Kämpfer“ (“The German Africa fighter”)
Subject: Close-up portrait of a young German soldier of the Afrika-Korps, wearing a colonial pith helmet and tropical uniform with Deutsches Afrikakorps cuff title.
Location: Not stated (North Africa).
Photo credit: Kriegsberichter Kempe (PK-Aufnahme).
Major Headlines & Content
Tonnageschlacht gegen Rüstungsschlacht (Tonnage Battle versus Armaments Battle) — Article and map arguing that Allied shipping losses to German U-boats far outweigh new Allied shipbuilding capacity, contrasting Churchill’s and Roosevelt’s rearmament claims with German sinking statistics. Named individuals: Churchill, Roosevelt. Includes a cartoon captioned „Kann mein roter Bruder nicht mehr davon bauen?“.
Tobruk (Tobruk) — Photo spread on the fall of Tobruk during Rommel’s advance into Egypt, comparing it in strategic importance to the earlier fall of Singapur and Sewastopol. Named: Feldmarschall Rommel. Places: Tobruk, Ägypten, Alexandria, Malta, Singapur, Sewastopol. Photo credits: PK-Kriegsberichter Pietsch, Dresler, Moosmüller, Lutz Koch.
Weisses Gold (White Gold) — Feature on the German pioneering of sisal cultivation in Deutsch-Ostafrika, tracing the work of Dr. Richard Hindorf from 62 imported sisal cuttings to a major export industry. Named: Dr. Richard Hindorf. Places: Deutsch-Ostafrika, Mexiko, Florida, Hamburg, Kikogwe. Text: Eva Mac Lean; photo credits: Steinhoff, Bildstelle NKB.
„Ich bin ein Dominik-Soldat!“ (“I am a Dominik soldier!”) — Account of Major Dominik, organiser of the Kamerun Schutztruppe, and the loyalty of his African colonial soldiers, including their service in the First World War. Named: Major Dominik, Oberstleutnant Zimmermann. Places: Kamerun, Frankfurt a. d. Oder, Spanisch-Muni. Text and photos: Erich Student.
Das Wetter regiert die Welt (The Weather Rules the World) — Photo-illustrated article on extreme weather phenomena worldwide — dust storms, tornadoes, sandstorms, and rainless versus permanently rainy regions. Places: Lago Maggiore, USA, Provinz Shansi (China), Köln, chilenisch-peruanische Küste, Guayra-Fälle/Paraná, Patagonien. Photo credits: Sammlung Seiler, Tschira, Scherl, Sammlung Handke.
Other Content
Fiction serial — „Liebe auf Elefantenpfaden“ by Josef Viera (1. Fortsetzung; continues across multiple pages). A light novel set among coffee planters in Deutsch-Ostafrika; characters include Hanno Gottewinter, Rainer Hensing, Eva Lachner, Zill Gabler, the servant boy Marele, Mbakua, and Häuptling Kosende. Locations: Tanga, an unnamed Bergdorf.
Feature article — „Hier ruht die Tochter der Kleopatra“ — on a monumental tomb near Algier said to hold Kleopatra Selene, daughter of Kleopatra and Marc Anton, built by her husband König Juba. Places: Algier, Oran, Mauretanien.
Photo feature — „Regenmoden im Urwald“ — on improvised rain protection (banana-leaf capes, giant Elefantenstrauch leaves) used by indigenous peoples in the Central American jungle. Photo credit: Edith Boeck.
Cartoon/trivia spread — „Klein — aber oho!“ — four short illustrated science trivia questions (lice syringes, match-head temperature, poppy-seed reproduction, smallest hummingbird). Artist: Walter Fuchs.
Humour column — Cartoon jokes „Schwergewichte“, „Mutter und Kind“, „Kraft und Schönheit“, and „Hausgreuel“ — short captioned gag cartoons. Artist: Walter Fuchs.
Puzzles — „Raten und Denken“ — a Silbenrätsel (syllable puzzle). Solutions to the previous issue’s (Folge 14) crossword, number puzzle, and picture puzzle are also printed.
Photo feature — „Jungfernweihe“ — on a Tobbo-people coming-of-age ceremony for young women in Nyassaland, including chief Sgo-Tite. Photo credit: Witzleben.
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