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Deutschlands Wehrmacht
Nazi Germany's Armed Forces as of 1 April 1938
ranks, insignia, piping colors, formations of the KRIEGSMARINE
Standarte des Führers
This is a rare 8-¼ x 8-¼ inch, 20 page Third Reich publication containing 12 corner mounted (easily removable) full-color military postcards called Deutschlands Wehrmacht or Germany's Armed Forces as published by Rheinische Landeszeitung, a daily newspaper with a circulation of 200,000 in an area that included industrial cities like Solingen, Remscheid, Düsseldorf and Wuppertal.
Wehrmacht flags
Nazi shoulderboards
Luftwaffe ranks
It contains information about ranks, insignia, piping colors, formations of the German Army (Heer), Navy (Kriegsmarine), Air Force (Luftwaffe) as of 1 April 1938 as well as careers and education in the Armed Forces.

This colorful, rare publication starts with an explanation about the effects of the Versailles Treaty on Germany, the rebuilding of the German Armed Forces and reinstatement of the draft by Adolf Hitler in 1935. The structure of the Wehrmacht is explained with its leaders Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres Generaloberst von Brauchitsch, Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine Generaladmiral Raeder and Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall Göring. The oath of the German soldier and duties of all German soldiers are also explained.
The remainder of the book shows the different ranks, insignia and departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Every section is illustrated with a color postcard clearly showing ranks, medals, shoulder boards, collar tabs of every rank within the Heer, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine. Every color postcard is mounted in the book with small clear corners and is easily removable. All twelve original postcards are there and they are in very good condition.
This is a rare 1938 Third Reich publication clearly produced to familiarize German citizens with its new, expanded Wehrmacht and the possibilities of a career in the Armed Forces. The book is complete and in very good, little-used condition.   The internal pages are in very good condition and the color of the cards is not faded. 
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This colorful, rare original Nazi Armed Forces publication is
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USM book # 657
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ARMED FORCES OF NAZI GERMANY 1938 NAZI COLOR PUBLICATION

DEUTSCHLANDS WEHRMACHT
GERMANY'S ARMED FORCES 1938 PUBLICATION WITH
12 MILITARY
COLOR POSTCARDS

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