Christmas in the Third Reich

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#31

Post by Annelie » 19 Dec 2006, 12:44

From a photo that I own.
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#32

Post by Heimatschuss » 24 Dec 2006, 00:44

Hello all,

seems the appropriate time of the year for a little display of Third Reich Christmas cards.

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Post by Heimatschuss » 24 Dec 2006, 00:59

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1941 Christmas greetings from the crew of Radio Belgrade (of 'Lili Marleen' fame)
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Post by Heimatschuss » 24 Dec 2006, 01:04

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Card from a Gebirgsjäger unit
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Post by Heimatschuss » 24 Dec 2006, 01:14

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Germany is in dire straits but someone still managed to produce some christmas cards.
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Card from Waffen-SS division 'Das Reich'
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Post by Heimatschuss » 24 Dec 2006, 01:19

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Post by Heimatschuss » 24 Dec 2006, 01:21

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Probably a card from the 118th Jäger-Division.
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Seems to be a card from a Luftwaffe unit.
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Post by Heimatschuss » 24 Dec 2006, 01:31

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#39

Post by gavmeister13 » 24 Dec 2006, 11:05

A lot of nice images here. Thank you.

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Post by Maigewitter » 24 Dec 2006, 17:24

Here are some really nice pics, sadly they are all watermarked.

Anyway here they are:

First of all, Americans during the offensive in the Ardennes:
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Christmas in a submarine:
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Christmas 1940:
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Members of the RAD build toys for christmas, 1940:
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Christmas in an AA position, listening to Christmas greetings over the radio:
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Girls of the BDM build toys for Christmas, Berlin 1939:
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A member of the Volkssturm reads a Christmas card, East Prussia 1944:
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Christmas on the Eastern Front, 1943:
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Boys of the HJ build toys for Christmas, 1943:
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Boys of the HJ build toys for Christmas, 1942:
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Christmas on the Eastern Front, 1943:
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Christmas in Africa, 1941:
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Christmas at home, with father and son, 1941:
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-soon more-

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Post by faf_476 » 11 Jan 2007, 03:52

Autobahn workers as guests of Hitler in the Berlin Sportpalast at Christmas in 1938. Note the Christmas trees on the right:
http://nobeliefs.com/images/NaziChristmastree.jpg

Hitler celebrating Christmas with his soldiers:
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#42

Post by traveling » 04 Sep 2007, 04:35

These pictures are very worth. Thanks .

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#43

Post by Potsdamerplatz » 18 Dec 2007, 20:22

A well-deserved bump for this year's contributions (December 2007)

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#44

Post by ghostsoldier » 18 Dec 2007, 21:40

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Rob :)

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Post by Craig Artzner » 19 Dec 2007, 05:20

Very nice. :lol:

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