I.D. actress nickname "Erika"

[Georges JEROME]

Since months I try to ID this "actress" called Erika who went in Metz and made cover of the magazine "Erika" in 1940.

Some proposal (Karin Hardt , Maria Erika Glässner...) but no formal I.D.

Here a pic in annexed Metz. Thanks

Erika avec soldats WH à Metz.JPG

[JWW427]

I know the First Mountain Division Gebirgsjäger sand a beloved song called "ERIKA."
Maybe a connection?
JWW

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, JWW

The song "Erika" (1938) was popular worldwide and it had no ties to any army branch, let alone to a particular unit. It is, however, very much possible that the popular song inspired the title of the magazine.

Hello, Georges

I don't know who the girl is, but I can suggest you to try searching the Google with words "Schauspielerin", "Erika" and "AK" (Ansichtskarte). Maybe a matching face will pup-up.

Cheers,
Ivan

[Georges JEROME]

could it be Erika von Thellmann

Thellmann_ Erika von .jpg

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, Georges

She was 38 years old in 1940, so... I think the girl with the troops in France may have been younger (or not, it's hard to tell). There is some resemblance. Can you share the original magazine caption for the France-photo? Or captions, if she appears in more than one photo.

Cheers,
Ivan

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Hi Georges,
Is the cover on this wbsite;
http://vorkriegscomics.rotfuchs44.bplac ... alerie.htm
or is it this one

IMG_9683.jpg.jpg

[Georges JEROME]

it's this issue from 1940 I look for.

mungenast.jpg

[Gorque]

Whoever she is, she has nice legs; nice sturdy legs.

[Ivan Ž.]

(@Gorque )

Maybe a close-up of her face might help:

erika1.jpg

Strange caption... No surname.

erika2.jpg

Here's what Erika von Thellmann looked like in 1940. She does appear to be older than the magazine girl, but it's hard to tell with all the light in the magazine photo (everyone looks younger under the bright sun).

CPJ85P.jpg

Source: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-erika ... 44738.html

Cheers,
Ivan

[Gorque]

(@Gorque )

Maybe a close-up of her face might help:

Strange caption... No surname.

Here's what Erika von Thellmann looked like in 1940. She does appear to be older than the magazine girl, but it's hard to tell with all the light in the magazine photo (everyone looks younger under the bright sun).

Source: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-erika ... 44738.html

Cheers,
Ivan

Hi Ivan:

Now that my wife isn't looking over my shoulder while I type this....Thanks for posting the close-ups of Erika. Hubba, hubba hubba.

[Ivan Ž.]

Cheers,
Ivan

[Georges JEROME]

thank you for close-up.
Could it be Karin Hardt screeplayer in "Sommer, Sonne, Erika" on 1939.

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Maybe Georges, maybe but I am not sure at all. Here below is Karin Hardt also.

AK000226.jpg

AK000227.jpg

https://www.virtual-history.com/movie/p ... arin-hardt
Kindly regards
Prosper