Description
Kolonie und Heimat
Die deutsche koloniale Bilderzeitung
Dienstag, 19. Januar 1943 • 7. Jahrgang • Folge 2
Verlag des Reichskolonialbundes, München 2, Brienner Straße 10
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Cover Page
Caption: “Fallschirmjäger im Einsatz!” (“Paratroopers in action!”) — subtitle: “Die ersten Fallschirmjäger sind gelandet und schneiden eine Gasse durch die Drahtsperre der Sowjets” (“The first paratroopers have landed and are cutting a lane through the Soviet wire barrier”).
Subject: A German paratrooper cutting through barbed wire with large bolt cutters during a training or combat exercise.
Location: Not stated.
Photo credit: PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter Seeger-Atl.
Major Headlines & Content
Das Kraftfeld des neuen Europa (The Force Field of the New Europe) — Feature article and map spread on Allied wartime strategy encircling Europe via the Atlantic, North Africa, and shipping routes, with a chart of Allied merchant shipping losses in 1942. Places: Atlantik, Nordafrika, Gibraltar, Kap Blanc, Biserta, Tripolis. Byline: Ds.
Treffpunkt Atlantik (Meeting Point Atlantic) — Account of two U-boat commanders, Kapitänleutnant von Bülow (awarded the Ritterkreuz) and Oberleutnant zur See Hellriegel, meeting mid-ocean after sinking ships from the Halifax convoy, including a troop transport. Cites 1942 U-boat sinking statistics. Photo credit: PK-Aufnahmen: Kriegsberichter Garms (BP.).
General Nehring (General Nehring) — Profile of Panzer commander General Walther Nehring, credited with blocking the Allied advance on Tunis after the November 1942 landings and defeating British General Anderson’s forces near Tebourba. Mentions Generalfeldmarschall Rommel and locations Tunesien, Tunis, Biserta, Tebourba, Algier, Medjez-el-Bab, Minsk, Beresina. Photo credits: Kriegsberichter Zwilling-Atl., Laubenthal-Atl., Kamm-Wb.; Aufnahme: Scherl.
Ceylon fordert seine Freiheit (Ceylon Demands its Freedom) — Illustrated report on Ceylonese calls for independence from Britain amid wartime strain on the British Empire, referencing the island’s status as a Dominion and its strategic naval base. Places: Ceylon, Trincomalee, Colombo, Jaffna, Adamspik. Photos: Werner Cohnitz.
Other Content
Illustrated feature — “Gibt’s das noch?” (“Does that still exist?”) — Two-page photo essay on “exotic” and “primitive” ways of life worldwide: opium dens, harems, slavery, cannibalism, sailing ships, and unexplored regions (Tibet, Sahara, Amazonas, Grönland, Australien). Drawing: Schuberth-Goebel; photos: Seiler, Scherl, Maclean, Archiv.
Travelogue serial — “Abenteuer auf der Geisterburg” by Dr. Heinrich Barth (diary excerpt, continues across two pages, “Fortsetzung auf Seite 22”) — Extract from the diary of German Africa explorer Dr. Heinrich Barth describing a solitary, near-fatal expedition to a ruined mountain fortress (“Geisterburg”) near the Sahara, plagued by thirst and exhaustion. Places: Tanessof, Hogar, Murzuk, Rhat, Idinen, Timbuktu, Tschadsee. Drawing: Schuberth-Goebel.
Science article — “Streifzug nach Seltsamkeiten” (“A Foray into Curiosities”) — Short pieces on the armored pangolin-like Gürteltier (armored “mole”) and waterspout phenomena (“Wasserhosen”) off East Africa. Byline: Dr. Bg.
Medical column — “Aus der Praxis des Tropenarztes: Fußbeschau nach dem Sandfloh” (“From a Tropical Doctor’s Practice: Foot Inspection for Sand Fleas”) — Advice on sand-flea foot infections in the tropics and prevention through footwear and hygiene. Byline: Dr. H. G.
Cartoon spread — “Macht der Töne” (“The Power of Sounds”) — Humorous illustrated cartoons on music and animals in Africa, reprinted from the Fliegende Blätter, Verlag Braun und Schneider, München.
Humour column — Political caricatures of Churchill on the “similarity” between the “British barbarian” and Marcus Aurelius, and a reprinted Soviet cartoon (“Nowoje Slowo”) on the “united front” of the “great democracies.”
Photo feature — “Insel der schönen Frauen” (“Island of Beautiful Women”) — Photo feature on the women of Ceylon: Singhalese, Tamil, and Burgher communities of Colombo and rural villages. Photos: Werner Cohnitz.
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