Description
Kolonie und Heimat
Die deutsche koloniale Bilderzeitung
Dienstag, 16. Februar 1943 • 7. Jahrgang • Folge 4
Verlag des Reichskolonialbundes, München
12 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.
Cover Page
Caption: „Hart und entschlossen in unbeugsamem Siegeswillen“ (“Hard and determined in unyielding will to victory”), with subtitle likening the troops to the heroes of Stalingrad, ready at all fronts to fight to final victory.
Subject: A German soldier in winter camouflage smock and helmet, armed with a pistol, standing amid rubble.
Location: Eastern Front (winter conditions; text references Stalingrad).
Photo credit: PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter Muck (WB).
Major Headlines & Content
Kino in Casa (Cinema in Casa) — Report on the American occupation of Casablanca following the Allied conference, contrasting Hollywood glamour and American comforts with wartime shortages for the local population. Named individuals: Generalmajor Patton (American commandant), Mr. Harold MacMillan (British envoy); Hollywood stars mentioned include Gary Cooper, William Powell, Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. Locations: Casablanca, Anfa, Rabat, Tanger, Gibraltar.
Panzer gegen Eispanzer (Armour against Armour of Ice) — Photo feature on the German Kriegsmarine’s winter operations in the North Atlantic and off Norway, showing ice-encrusted ships, gun turrets, and anchor chains. Location: Norwegian coast, North Atlantic. Photo credits: Kriegsberichter Schöppe, OKW-Archiv, Richleske-Atl., Lagemann-Atl.
Proviant für die Südfront (Provisions for the Southern Front) — Feature on supplying German troops in North Africa, covering field bakeries, field kitchens in desert oases, and the medical planning behind soldiers’ diets in harsh climate conditions. Location: North Africa. Photo credits: Kriegsberichter Wichura-BP, Bauer-Atl., Zieck-Wb.
Der Herr des Atlas (The Lord of the Atlas) — Profile of Tami el Glaui, the Pascha of Marrakesch, described as withdrawing to his mountain fortress of Teluet in defiance of the Americans and French collaborators, and his authority over Berber tribes. Named individuals: Tami el Glaui (Pascha of Marrakesch), Mouley Jussef (former Sultan of Morocco), Sidi Mohammed (Sultan), Giraud, de Gaulle, Noguès. Locations: Marrakesch, Teluet, Tanger, Rabat, Casablanca, Mogador.
Other Content
Political feature — „Briefmarken klagen an…“ (Stamps Accuse…) — by Bartholdy. Anti-British propaganda essay using postage stamps as evidence of British colonial acquisitiveness, citing Canada, Hong Kong, British Honduras, the Falkland Islands, Venezuela/British Guyana, Sudan, and German Samoa.
Fiction serial — „Die Rache des Otjiruru“ (The Revenge of the Otjiruru) by Eva MacLean — a ghost story set on a farm near Windhuk, South-West Africa, involving a farmer named Markus, his wife Natalie, the maid Pauline, and a curse brought by a Herero spirit (Otjiruru) after the murder of a Herero bridegroom. Illustration by Schubert-Goebel. Continues across two pages (concludes on page 46).
Science / curiosities feature — „Streifzug nach Seltsamkeiten“ (Excursion into Curiosities) — on shrunken-head trophies of South American headhunters and the echidna (Schnabeligel) of New Guinea.
Medical column — „Aus der Praxis des Tropenarztes: Von der Tarantel gestochen“ (From a Tropical Doctor’s Practice: Stung by the Tarantula) by Dr. H. Gr. — discusses myths versus medical reality of tarantula and scorpion bites.
Feature — „Plötzlich wieder aufgetaucht“ (Suddenly Reappeared) — short pieces on rediscovered islands, ghost ships, and prehistoric creatures such as frozen mammoths, including an account by whaler Thomas Daring.
Cartoon spread — „Mohrenwäsche“ — a racist comic strip; drawings by Dondo.
Humour column — „Kleine Mißverständnisse“ (Little Misunderstandings) — short cartoon jokes; drawings by Schuberth-Goebel.
Puzzles — „Raten und Denken“ — cryptogram, riddle-equation, and a chess problem (two-mover by R. Lenzinger, Stuttgart). Solutions to the previous issue’s puzzles (Folge 3) also printed.
Photo feature — „Kafiren: Ein blondhaariges Bergvolk im Himalaya“ (Kafirs: A Blond-Haired Mountain People in the Himalaya) — text and photographs by Dr. Herrlich, on the peoples of Nuristan (Kafiristan).
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