Description
Kolonie und Heimat
Die deutsche koloniale Bilderzeitung
Dienstag, 16. März 1943 • 7. Jahrgang • Folge 6
Verlag des Reichskolonialbundes, München 2, Brienner Straße 10
12 pages scanned
Cover Page
Caption: “Alarm!” (“Alarm!”)
Subject: A German U-boat crewman shouting and raising a clenched fist as he emerges from the hatch into the control room (Zentrale). Caption text explains that an enemy convoy has been sighted and the B.Ü. (Befehlsübermittler, message relay man) passes the commander’s order for battle readiness on to the crew.
Location: Atlantik (aboard a U-boat)
Photo credit: PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter Garms, Atlantic
Major Headlines & Content
Kolonialpioniere und Feldherren (Colonial pioneers and military commanders) — Genealogical feature arguing that shared ancestral bloodlines link Germany’s colonial pioneers with its great military commanders, illustrated with portraits. Named individuals with rank/role: Feldmarschall Georg v. Derfflinger, Fürst Otto von Bismarck, Friedrich von Steuben, Major Friedrich von der Groeben (colonial pioneer), Freiherr von der Goltz-Pascha, Reichspräsident von Hindenburg, Generalfeldmarschall von Bock, Generalfeldmarschall von Rundstedt, Gräfin Aurora von Königsmark, Heerführer Moritz von Sachsen. Named individual: Eva MacLean (author). Photo credit: Historischer Bilderdienst.
Wacht im Mittelmeer / Abwehr im Osten (Watch in the Mediterranean / Defence in the East) — Two-photo war spread: a German aircraft patrolling the island area of Rhodes, and a German artillery battery firing at night against Bolshevist troop concentrations on the Eastern Front. Places: Rhodos, Ostfront. Photo credits: Kriegsberichter Linke-Atlantic; Kriegsberichter Ebert-Atlantic.
„Die alte Meisterhand Rommels“ (Rommel’s old master hand) — Extended feature praising Marschall Rommel’s generalship in Tunisia, describing his strategic withdrawal from El Alamein, the Mareth-Kebili line, and German-Italian victories over inexperienced American forces at Sidi bou Zid, Kasserine and Gafsa. Continues over several pages with photos of mountain observers, camel caravans, Sidi bou Said, Gebirgsjäger, troop trains and Fallschirmjäger digging in, plus a note on the Schotts salt-lake region. Named individuals with rank/role: Marschall Rommel, General Alexander-Montgomery, Generaloberst von Arnim, General Eisenhower, General Anderson, General Giraud, General Clark, Roosevelt, Churchill. Places: El Alamein, Tripolis, Tunis, Mareth, Kebili, Sfax, Biserta, Casablanca, Sidi bou Zid, Kasserine, Feriana, Gafsa, Tozeur, Schott el Scherid, Sidi bou Said. Photo credits: Kriegsberichter Heidricht-PBZ (3), Weltbild (1), Biedermann-PBZ (1), Weltbild (1), Archiv „K. u. H.“ (1).
Arabien — Gelenkstück der Kontinente (Arabia — hinge-piece of the continents) — Feature on Saudi Arabia’s history and unification under Ibn Saud, and on British and American attempts to gain influence there through diplomats and oil concessions. Named individuals with rank/role: Ibn Saud (Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman El Saud, King of Hedschas and Saudi-Arabien), Kirk (Roosevelt’s envoy), Hussein. Places: Riad, Mekka, Dschidda, Hedschas, Nedschd, Assir, Hasa, Hadramaut, Aden, Makalla, Transjordanien, Irak, Palästina, Syrien, Libanon.
Sklavenpeitsche über Afrika (Slave whip over Africa) — Antisemitic propaganda article claiming to expose a secret American plan (document „F.R.“) to resettle Africa’s Jewish and Black populations and exploit Africa’s colonies, attacking Roosevelt and his administration. Named individuals with rank/role: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Robert D. Murphy (Roosevelt’s envoy in North Africa), Herbert H. Lehmann (Governor of New York, described antisemitically), De Vleeschauer (Belgian colonial minister in exile in London). Places: Nordafrika, Kongo, Liberia, Westindien.
Other Content
Column — “Streifzug nach Seltsamkeiten” — short items on curiosities, including a piece on tapping palm wine from the crown of a palm tree and a note on the ruins of dead cities such as Pompeji, the pre-Inca Chimu civilisation, and Trujillo in Peru. Photo credit: Archiv “Kolonie und Heimat”.
Medical column — “Aus der Praxis des Tropenarztes: Das gefährdete Auge” — piece on trachoma, an eye disease affecting Europeans in tropical regions, particularly in Egypt and North Africa. Named individual: Dr. H. Gr. (author).
Science column — “Der gestirnte Himmel über uns” — short astronomy items on why comets shine, historical eclipse records (the “Kanon der Finsternisse”), and the effects of meteor impacts.
Cartoon spread — “Verfunkene Größen” — satirical cartoon strip mocking pompous restaurant and cocktail-hour small talk about the war. Artist: Walter Fuchs.
Feature — “Japanische Schwertschmiede” — photo feature on traditional Japanese sword-forging, describing the ritual status of swordsmiths and the lengthy forging, sharpening and tempering process. Text and photos: Werner Cohnitz.
Public notice — “Steckbrief: Kohlenklau” — home-front propaganda notice urging households not to waste coal, warning that unnecessary use costs matériel equivalent to thousands of tanks and bombers.
Puzzles — “Raten und Denken” — a visiting-card riddle, word riddles (“Juanita schwärmt”, “Kräftig schütteln”, “Ein allzufrüh Vollendeter”), a word-square puzzle, and a chess problem (three-mover by Rud. Holthaus, Havixbeck). Solutions to previous issue’s (Folge 5) puzzles also printed.
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