Nazi Combat Artists - Help identify art program

[bilboleslie]

I have an original art portfolio titled "Kampf Und Kunst". The porfolio itself has following on outside of cover: PK621.

The package consists of about 48 to fifty numbered artist sketches - mostly pencil, but a few watercolors - dated to 1941. Most are by a Heinz Raebiger. These seem to be part of a limited edition set of prints made from the originals. I can't find any info about it.

The intro to the portfolio reads:

"Die Mappe Kampf un Kunst warde herausgegeben von der Propaganda Kompanie der Armee von Kuchler. Sie enthalt Arbeiten der Kriegsmaler K. Martin Lunstroth und Kurt Krohne und des Kriegszeichners Heinz Raebiger. Die Auswahl der Arbeiten traf Kriegsberichter Hans Eckensberger. Die Einleitung schrieb Kriegsberichter Dr. Emil Strodthoff. Die Mappe Kampf und Kunst wurde gestaltet zur erinnerung an die Befreiung des Ostlandes und an die schweren un ruhmvollen Kampfe der Armee"

What does this mean?

Anyone know anything about this portfolio, artist program, or anything else? The thing was captured by an American soldier, and packed around for a while.

If I can, I will try to post images of the cover, intro page, and some of the sketches.

[bilboleslie]

Here's first pass at loading sketches.

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Part 2

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Next set

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Here are some more.

[bilboleslie]

Here are a couple more. By the way, the sketches of men are all labeled, I think, as being Russian POWs. The woman laying by a fence is titled "Russian grandmother killed by grenade during battle with partisans" or something like that. My German is not so good.

[Dora]

bilboleslie,
Very interesting collection. Thanks for sharing it with us. Please let us know what you learn about its origins and please post more if you you can.
Dora

[bilboleslie]

More pictures follow. Wasn't sure people would be interested. I did find that Raebiger did appear in at least one art book in the 1930's - I think in France. Can't find any other reference to him.

[bilboleslie]

Here are a couple.

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Here are two more.

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Next two.

[bilboleslie]

Here are two more.

[Dora]

Once again, thank you very much! Could we, the forum readers and contributors impose on you to post them all?
Dora

[bilboleslie]

No problem. Will post them all.

[Kloster]

looking forward to see the rest

thanks for the scans sofar!

regards
Kloster