Description

Wiener Illustrierte – Number 43, 28 October 1942

Scanned pages: 12 | Instant PDF download

Historical Austrian/German wartime illustrated magazine (Wiener Illustrierte), digitized.

Cover

Portrait of a German mountain soldier (“Das Gesicht des Kaukasus-Kämpfers” – The Face of the Caucasus Fighter), referencing the inside photo report “Hier kämpft und siegt der deutsche Soldat.” War correspondent (PK): Kriegsberichter Rieder (PBZ).

Main Articles

“Front vor Leningrad”

A photo report on the German front lines besieging Leningrad, showing observers, artillery fire, and ruined buildings near the front.

Photos credited to: Kriegsberichter Schmidt-Scheeder (3) and Peter (2), H. H.

“Hier kämpft und siegt der deutsche Soldat”

A photo essay on German mountain troops (Gebirgsjäger) fighting in the high, glacier-covered peaks of the Caucasus, including the Elbrus.

Photos credited to: Kriegsberichter Feldle (H. H., 2), Rieder (Atl.), Karneth, Kintscher, Rieder (PBZ), and Aufnahme Atl.

“250 Jahrfeier der Wiener Akademie der Bildenden Künste”

A feature marking the 250th anniversary of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, covering its history, restoration work, and student sculpture and painting.

Photos credited to: Otto Tomann.

“Musik in Tirol” (Ferdinand Kögl)

Continuation (5th installment) of a serialized novel/story about musicians and composers set in Tyrol.

Author: Ferdinand Kögl. Rights held by Frankh’sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart.

“Wiener Herbst anno dazumal” (Erwin H. Rainalter)

A nostalgic literary essay evoking autumn in old Vienna, its Heurigen wine gardens, and the spirit of Beethoven, Schubert, and other Viennese cultural figures.

Author: Erwin H. Rainalter.

“…die Heimat aufzuschliessen…”

A feature on the new Terra-Film production “Der Geiger,” shot on location in Tyrol, celebrating authentic regional costumes, folk customs, and landscape as central to the film.

Photos credited to: Terra – v. Mindszenty.

“Überraschungen” (cartoon page)

A page of humorous cartoon illustrations depicting comic mishaps (a painter, a dentist, household accidents).

Artist: H. Antze (drawings).

Artists Mentioned

• Quadal – painting “Im Aktsaal,” created end of the 18th century (depicting Academy professors of the time).
• Anselm Feuerbach – ceiling painting in the Aula of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.
• Antze – cartoon drawings for “Überraschungen.”

War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named

• Kriegsberichter Rieder (PBZ) – cover photo.
• Kriegsberichter Schmidt-Scheeder – “Front vor Leningrad.”
• Peter (photo credit, H. H.) – “Front vor Leningrad.”
• Kriegsberichter Feldle (H. H.) – “Hier kämpft und siegt der deutsche Soldat.”
• Rieder (Atl. / PBZ) – “Hier kämpft und siegt der deutsche Soldat.”
• Karneth – “Hier kämpft und siegt der deutsche Soldat.”
• Kintscher – “Hier kämpft und siegt der deutsche Soldat.”