Description
Unser Alpenkorps – Number 10, Oktober 1941
Scanned pages: 16 | Instant PDF download
Historical German Alpenkorps (Wehrmacht mountain troops) magazine, digitized.
Cover
Soldiers and pack horses waiting with skis and equipment by a river, captioned “Sie warten auf ihren Einsatz” (“They wait for their deployment”). War correspondent credited: Kriegsberichter Eitel Lange (Sch).
Main Articles
“Jägertreue”
A patriotic poem honoring the loyalty and sacrifice of Alpine riflemen (Jäger).
Author: Oberjäger Bruckner. No photo credits given.
“Generalfeldmarschall v. Brauchitsch 60 Jahre”
A tribute article marking the 60th birthday of Generalfeldmarschall Walter von Brauchitsch, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, recounting his military career.
Author: Oberstleutnant a. D. Benary. Photo credit: Aufn. Presse-Hoffmann.
“Germanen im Kampf um den europäischen Ostraum”
A historical essay on Germanic peoples’ migrations and struggles for the eastern European territories, from the Goths through the Normans/Varangians to the rise of Russia.
Author: Hauptmann Popelka. Photo credits: Aufn. Klaar; Aufn. Archiv WPV.
“Ritterkreuzträger Oberst Sorko gefallen”
An obituary for Oberst August Sorko, a Knight’s Cross recipient and hero of the Norway campaign, killed in action in the East.
No author credited. Photo credit: Aufn. Archiv XVIII. A. K.
“Von Sieg zu Sieg”
A photo spread from the Eastern Front (‘From Victory to Victory’) depicting infantry, artillery, tanks, and Finnish troops advancing against Soviet forces along the Dnepr.
Photo credits: Kriegsberichter Schubert (Wb), Kriegsberichter Otto (Wb), Kriegsberichter Slapak (Wb), Kriegsberichter Kintscher (Wb), Kriegsberichter v. d. Piepen (Wb), Kriegsberichter Viitasalo (Wb), Kriegsberichter Grimm (Wb), Kriegsberichter Kirche (Atl).
“Kameraden erzählen” (Plagegeister / Gegen die Sowjets an der Eismeerküste)
A soldiers’ column featuring ‘Plagegeister’ (a light-hearted piece about pack mules) and ‘Gegen die Sowjets an der Eismeerküste,’ a first-person account of combat against Soviet forces near the Arctic coast.
Author: Gefr. Mühlberger. Photo credits: Aufn. Kempter; Kriegsberichter Wiedemann (Wb); Kriegsberichter Uosala (Atl); Kriegsberichter Kühn (PBZ).
“Die Heimat erzählt – Feierabend”
A reflective short story about life and evening rest in a rural Alpine home village.
Author: K. H. Waggerl. Photo credit: Aufn. Scherl-Bilderdienst.
Artists Mentioned
- Unnamed 17th-century engraver (initials “K. A.” visible on the plate) — copper engraving (“Kupferstich”) of Naugard/Novgorod, taken from Dr. Jurij Semjonow’s book “Die Eroberung Sibiriens,” published by Deutscher Verlag, Berlin.
War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named
- Eitel Lange (Sch)
- Schubert (Wb)
- Otto (Wb)
- Slapak (Wb)
- Kintscher (Wb)
- d. Piepen (Wb)
- Viitasalo (Wb)
- Grimm (Wb)
- Kirche (Atl)
- Wiedemann (Wb)
- Uosala (Atl)
- Kühn (PBZ)