WW2 Propaganda Postcards

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So I started a thread on WW1 Propaganda Postcards but figured folks might have more from WW2 as there are more Nazi Germany militaria collectors out there and postcards from the 40's probably have a better survival rate.

So post 'em if you've got 'em...

Nazi Germany postcard for the Sudetenland annexation:

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Humorous Finnish postcards from the Winter War. The artist became quite famous for these in Finland.

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fugawi said:
So I started a thread on WW1 Propaganda Postcards but figured folks might have more from WW2 as there are more Nazi Germany militaria collectors out there and postcards from the 40's probably have a better survival rate.

So post 'em if you've got 'em...

Nazi Germany postcard for the Austrian Anschluss:

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Finnish humorous postcards from the Winter War. The artist became quite famous for these in Finland.

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Very neat idea fugawi ! I like these threads :) I will see if I have any ( not to sure? have to do some digging lol ) But if i do i will certainly post some pics :)
 
Wow those are pretty awesome...where does one get ahold of European propaganda from WWII? I'd love to find some Russian posters/postcards etc to go with the red heads :D
 
Where do you find them... same place as in my WW1 thread (shameless thread promotion here).

Actually I bought all mine from online auction sites in the USA and Europe. Might find some at coin and stamps shops and shows.

Germany made many propaganda postcards for soldiers and citizens alike to mail. Some are mundane (soldiers climbing up a rock face, head shots of notable German officers) but some can be really interesting.

I don't own it but I did see a German one promoting women aiding the war effort - it was three short skirted Frauleins bent over a drafting table. I'll bet the German soldiers buying those were only thinking patriotic thoughts about Hitler and the Fatherland! :rolleyes:

Just watch out for fakes being sold for authentic WW2 ones. You can even buy posters but the same precaution applies.
 
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Google translate...takes 5 seconds of your life. The German card translates to "We thank our leader"
 
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fugawi said:
So I started a thread on WW1 Propaganda Postcards but figured folks might have more from WW2 as there are more Nazi Germany militaria collectors out there and postcards from the 40's probably have a better survival rate.

So post 'em if you've got 'em...

Nazi Germany postcard for the Austrian Anschluss:

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Not Austrian Anschluss, Sudetenland, that is the annexation of the part of the Czech Republic, formerly Bohemia with a sizeable German population in October 1938.
 
Thanks altaberg, I'll make the correction. Funny I wasn't looking for another postcard about Czechoslovakia and ended up with one anyhow. Maybe I should buy a Czech mauser! ;)
 
Here's a few more for your viewing pleasure... Sure hope I'm not going to be the only one posting postcards!

Eastern Watch postcard

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Finnish Lotta Svard Sky Watcher postcard

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fugawi said:
Humorous Finnish postcards from the Winter War. The artist became quite famous for these in Finland.

Jyp8n.jpg


Fjmhg.jpg
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Very interesting! The first is translated as "Letter from the lines". It is interesting that the second set of writing "brev fran linjen" is Norwegian saying the same thing. The writing from the second postcard is translated as "fight against hunger" in Finnish. The "sopp-kanon" is Swedish for "soup-cannon".
 
Just speculation on my part but a lot of Swedes (8000) and some Norwegians volunteered to fight in the Winter War. Plus there were Finnish citizens that spoke only Swedish.

So perhaps they printed the postcards in Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian to be trilingual for anyone to send and receive. Remember too these were meant to be light-hearted.

Have you ever seen the documentary 'Fire and Ice'? In it is described the 'sausage war' battle.
 
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Just speculation on my part but a lot of Swedes (8000) and some Norwegians volunteered to fight in the Winter War. Plus there were Finnish citizens that spoke only Swedish.

So perhaps they printed the postcards in Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian to be trilingual for anyone to send and receive. Remember too these were meant to be light-hearted.

Have you ever seen the documentary 'Fire and Ice'? In it is described the 'sausage war' battle.
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You are correct. The postcards would be inclusive to all those involved in the fight. I haven't seen the documentary yet. I am very interested though. Where would be the best place to find it?

My grandfather fought from start of the Winter War to the end of the Continuation War and I have his ring, his aluminum field mug, and a captured SVT-40 bayonet. One of these days I will have to get around posting those pictures. When visiting relatives in Finland, I was able to see his Mosin-Nagant one time, unfortunately, I didn't have a camera with me that time.

During my last visit, I was able to snap a picture of his puukko with a trench-art sheath.
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I also got a picture of some real old mil-surp! Apparently, he stated he had found the spear point while digging a hole. However, my aunt believes he might have liberated it from a museum in Karelia that was taken by the Russian forces and became Russian territory.
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Suomi said:
You are correct. The postcards would be inclusive to all those involved in the fight. I haven't seen the documentary yet. I am very interested though. Where would be the best place to find it?

My grandfather fought from start of the Winter War to the end of the Continuation War and I have his ring, his aluminum field mug, and a captured SVT-40 bayonet. One of these days I will have to get around posting those pictures. When visiting relatives in Finland, I was able to see his Mosin-Nagant one time, unfortunately, I didn't have a camera with me that time.

During my last visit, I was able to snap a picture of his puukko with a trench-art sheath.

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I also got a picture of some real old mil-surp! Apparently, he stated he had found the spear point while digging a hole. However, my aunt believes he might have liberated it from a museum in Karelia that was taken by the Russian forces and became Russian territory.

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Ditto on the family history! If you don't already have one (or more), now is the time to find a good representative Finnish Moisin Nagant. Get your family members to tell their stories about grandpa before they go. Oral history is so important to identity, even if he was just a lowly Private living in a sod and log bunker for months on end.
 
Those are great pics Suomi. (BTW congrats on Finland beating the USA today - should be a war next: Finns vs Russians rounds 3, 4, 5...)

I really like the carving on that puukko sheath. Any carving on the handle?

And that spear point is pretty cool too. Anyway to identify it or its age?

And by all means someone should try to get an oral history of your grandfather's exploits. They can be transcribed later.
 
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