I.D. actress nickname "Erika"

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I.D. actress nickname "Erika"

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Post by Georges JEROME » 01 Aug 2019, 16:27

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
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Post by JWW427 » 09 Sep 2019, 15:40

I know the First Mountain Division Gebirgsjäger sand a beloved song called "ERIKA."
Maybe a connection?
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Post by Ivan Ž. » 10 Sep 2019, 14:34

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.

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Post by Georges JEROME » 10 Sep 2019, 17:27

could it be Erika von Thellmann
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Post by Ivan Ž. » 10 Sep 2019, 21:56

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.

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Post by Prosper Vandenbroucke » 10 Sep 2019, 22:53

Hi Georges,
Is the cover on this wbsite;
http://vorkriegscomics.rotfuchs44.bplac ... alerie.htm
or is it this one
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Post by Georges JEROME » 10 Sep 2019, 23:29

it's this issue from 1940 I look for.
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Post by Gorque » 11 Sep 2019, 00:13

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

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 11 Sep 2019, 00:30

(@Gorque :D )

Maybe a close-up of her face might help:
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Strange caption... No surname.
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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).
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Source: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-erika ... 44738.html

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Post by Gorque » 11 Sep 2019, 02:59

Ivan Ž. wrote:
11 Sep 2019, 00:30
(@Gorque :D )

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

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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. 8-)

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 11 Sep 2019, 08:48

:D :D :D

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Post by Georges JEROME » 11 Sep 2019, 09:37

thank you for close-up.
Could it be Karin Hardt screeplayer in "Sommer, Sonne, Erika" on 1939.
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Post by Prosper Vandenbroucke » 11 Sep 2019, 12:04

Maybe Georges, maybe but I am not sure at all. Here below is Karin Hardt also.
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https://www.virtual-history.com/movie/p ... arin-hardt
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Post by Ivan Ž. » 21 Oct 2023, 13:18

Georges JEROME wrote:
01 Aug 2019, 16:27
Since months I try to ID this "actress" called Erika who went in Metz and made cover of the magazine "Erika" in 1940.
JWW427 wrote:
09 Sep 2019, 15:40
I know the First Mountain Division Gebirgsjäger sang a beloved song called "ERIKA."
Maybe a connection?
Ivan Ž. wrote:
10 Sep 2019, 14:34
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 and others

I forgot to comment here when I made the related post for the music section. The "Erika" magazine and the character played by the blonde girl were indeed inspired by Herms Niel's hit song of the same name. I don't know what the girl's name was, but her job was to be an embodiment of Erika, occasionally appearing among the troops in real life. Read more here: viewtopic.php?f=81&t=94321&start=270#p2293116

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