[Below: 'Der Deutsche Erzieher' (The German Educator) - 'Reichszeitung des NSLB' (Reich Newspaper of the NSLB). The NSLB was the National Socialist Teachers League.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: Close-up of another eagle from a similiar NSLB book.]
[Below: Here is a 1935 tinnie from Frankfurt for the Day of the NSDAP.]
[Below: Here's an eagle from the German Life Saving Association.]
[Below: An skinny eagle behind none other than Joseph Goebbels.]
[Below: This powerful poster says:
'Aus den "Pflichten des Deutschen Soldaten"
Grosse Leistungen in
(From the "Duties of the German Soldier"
Great achievements in war and peace can only be achieved in an unshakable fighting community of leader and troops).]
[Below: A variation of the poster above.]
[Below: An NSKK cancel from Hanover celebrating a 16th annual race, April 16, 1939. The NSKK was the National Socialist Motor Corps.]
[Below: A very crude eagle on this book cover 'Katechismus' (Catechism).]
[Below: There were at least two versions of this postcard, this one is from 1932, the other version I've seen is from 1933.]
[Below: Day of the NSDAP white 'plastic' tinnie from Weisbaden, June 10-11, 1939.]
[Below: Three envelopes from the NSDAP chapter in the Sudetenland to the NSDAP in Prague. These are to the 'Kreiskassenleiter of the NSDAP' (County Treasurer).]
[Below: Close-up of ink cancels.]
[Below: An eagle from a Hitler Youth illustrated songbook.]
[Below: A beautiful eagle atop what looks to be very neatly done metal work depicting tools of German industry. April 1934, courtesy of the Bundesarchiv.]
[Below: They made many of these little leaflet/stickers, each with different quotes from different people. I think the eagle here is very powerful. I love its wing design.]
[Below: A very odd looking eagle! This tinnie celebrates a gymnastics festival from 1934 by the Turnerbund (Gymnastics Federation) in Aachen.]
[Below: Here is a header of a soldier's newspaper called Front and Home from March 1945. Very close to the end of the dream...]
[Below: This is the top of a can of chocolate! The coolest chocolate I've ever seen.]
[Below: The cover of a Hitler Youth book called 'Auf John Bull's Spuren' (In John Bull's footsteps). John Bull was a slang for the typical Englishman as a 'stout red-faced farmer in a top hat and high boots'. February 1940.]
[Below: 'Jugend hilft und dankt dem Bauern', 1939.
(Youth helps and thanks the farmer, 1939).]
[Below: Unfortunately a small picture, but the eagle looks fairly unique, so we had to add it to our collection. Anyway, this picture comes to us via the September 1938 (#6) issue of the women's magazine 'NS-Frauen-Warte' (National Socialist Women's Monitor).]
[Below: Here's a neat philatelic piece from 1944. It shows stamps celebrating the German military and was canceled in Wiesbaden. 'Helden-Gedenktag' means 'Heroes Memorial Day'. There are two eagles here, the impressive one at the top and one holding a sword on the cancels. There are several odd things here to point out. The set of stamps had one too many and they had to add the one that didn't fit to the top, and if you look closely at '1944' you'll see it is just a piece of paper glued on. I'm guessing they did this to update the year. Still very strange and you don't often see such imprecise things in National Socialist Germany.]
[Below: Close-up of the eagle.]
[Below: Close-up of the '1944'.]
[Below: This is a document from Albert Bormann, whose famous brother was Martin Bormann. The stationary here is of the Adjutant of the Führer and Chancellor of the German Reich. July 26, 1943.]
[Below: Eagle close-up.]
[Below: A different document from Albert Bormann, just a few months later but showing a different letterhead and a different eagle. October 8, 1943.]
[Below: This tinnie says 'Düsseldorf - October 11, 1936 -
Fahnenweihe Gebiet Ruhr-Niederrhein' (Dusseldorf - October 11, 1936 - Flag consecration Ruhr-Lower Rhine area).]
[Below: This is from the cover of an NSKOV publication (Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung, or The National Socialist War Victim's Care), a social welfare organization for wounded veterans, November 1938. The NSKOV had a very distinct, powerful eagle.]
[Below: This card was one of many different designs you could get by donating to the WHW (Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes, or The Winter Relief Fund of the German People).]
[Below: This is a book cover from 'Kampf und Kunst' (Struggle and Art). It has a pretty standard Wehrmacht (army) design eagle.]
[Below: 1934 Nuremberg Kampfspiele (war games). This is a participants medal in bronzed ceramic. Neat huh?]
[Below: This is a soccer stadium during the 1930s.]
[Below: Mein Gott! Is this eagle real? It is gigantic! Apparently this is another soccer stadium.]
[Below: Dokumente des Dritten Reiches (Documents of the Third Reich).]
[Below: This postcard, canceled in Leipzig, and bearing a very long-necked eagle, says 'Wer Ein Volk Retten Will Kann Nur Heroisch Denken' (Who Will Save A Nation Can Only Think Heroically) and 'Tag der Briefmarke im Gross-Deutschen Reich' (Stamp Day in the Greater German Reich).]
[Below: 1937 tinnie from Aachen.]
[Below: The cover of an NSKK (The National Socialist Motor Corps) book 'Verkehrserziehung im Nationalsozialistischen Kraftfahrkorps' (Traffic Education in the National Socialist Motor Vehicle Corps).]
[Below: This envelope, canceled in Hamburg, says 'Besucht Die Deutsche Siedlungsausstellung' (Visit the German Settlement Exhibition). This eagle is pretty neat, note that it is spreading its wings to protect the houses below. Munich, June-October, 1934.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: This is a book cover for the 'The Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten' (RDB), (Reich Federation of German Civil Servants). It says 'Second Reichs Conference of the R.D.B.'.]
[Below: This eagle must be gigantic! This is a postcard from Magdeburg, and says 'Der Ehren hof' (Court of Honor).]
[Below: This aluminum tinnie says 'Dortmund Zeigt Freude' says (Dortmund Shows Joy), June 18-20, 1937.]
[Below: Pretty self-explanatory book cover 'Die Wehrmacht' (The Army).]
[Below: A unique cancel celebrating NSDAP Day (Party Day), Hannover, June 9-12, 1938.]
[Below: The mighty Hermann Göring speaks before an incredible eagle!]
[Below: This summer 1935 postcard says 'Deutschland-Lager' (Germany-Camp) and 'Welttreffen der Hitler Jugend' (World Meeting of Hitler Youth).]
[Below: This book cover, with a rather odd, long-necked eagle, says 'Kampfgedichte' (Battle Poems) and 'der Zeitenwende' (The Turn of Time).]
[Below: One of the many beautiful parades of National Socialist Germany. Even the street is expertly paved in stones. Coming from the USA, where the infrastructure is decaying all around us, one notices such things. The land of greed and corruption, probably not too much different from your own. Oh well, at least we're not speaking German... right?]
[Below: A stone eagle staff decorates this frieze.]
[Below: A postcard showing the battle flag of the 'Gebirgsjäger' troops. These were German mountain troops.]
[Below: A postcard showing the battle flag of the 'Pioniere' troops. These were builders and engineers.]
[Below: A postcard showing the battle flag of the 'Fahrabteilung' troops. These were motorized transport units.]
[Below: This beautiful postcard says 'Ohne Wehr -- Keine Ehr'!' (Without Defense -- No Honor!).]
[Below: Adolf Hitler speaks with a sea of flags and eagles adorning each one. Behind him are his motorized troops of the NSKK.]
[Below: The motorized troops of the NSKK wore super cool crash helmets with giant eagles and swastikas. Here is an example of the second model of the NSKK crash helmet.]
[Below: Here's an example of the 1st model NSKK crash helmet. The eagle is much smaller and has smaller wings.]
[Below: These guys are wearing the 2nd model NSKK crash helmet.]
[Below: Patches of the German Wehrmacht standard-bearer (flag-bearer). On the left is for the Cavalry and the right is for the Pioneer (engineer). Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Patches of the German Wehrmacht standard-bearer (flag-bearer). On the left is Reconnaissance, the center is Panzer and the right is for Panzer Grenadier. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Here's a picture of a flag-bearer wearing a patch (sleeve) like those above.]
[Below: And another of four flag-bearers, but only one is turned to the direction of the arm that bears the patch.]
[Below: Flag-bearers also wore a gorgeous gorget around their necks.]
[Below: The Flag-bearers gorget as seen above (but with a different chain). Beautiful!]
[Below: Presented to Dr. Hans Frank on the occasion of his visit at the special exhibition Das Handwerk des Generalgouvernments im Dienste der Kriegswirtschaft at the Werbestelle des Generalgouvernment (The General Government's Handicraft in the Service of the War Economy at the Advertising Office of the General Government) in Berlin, Unter den Linden.]
[Below: 20th anniversary memorial service for the martyrs who died in November 1923 (November 1943). Click to enlarge!]
[Below: 'Schach den Kreigshetzern der Welt Jede stimme dem Führer!' (Check the war agitators of the world with every vote for the Führer!).]
[Below: National Socialist martyr Leo Schlageter poster: 'Schlageter gedächtnis-feier - Schönau/Wiesental 29. Mai 1937' (Schlageter memorial service -
Schönau/Wiesental May 29, 1937)]
[Below: National Socialist Christmas/Yule tree bulbs! These are pretty damn cool, eh? And here all your Christmas tree has are some gay elves and candy canes?! Ha!]
[Below: Wow... what can I say? 'Rotfront und Reaktion zum Trutz Unserem Führer zum Schutz' (Red Front and Reaction for the Protection of Our Leader)]
[Below: Close-up of engraving.]
[Below: Incredible... top view.]
[Below: ... wondrous that mortal men used to be able to make such heavenly things... Back view.]
[Below: This is a Walther PPK for political officers. A beautiful design still used today (minus the best part -- the grip!). I just love the simplicity and ease of the design.]
[Below: NSDAP party membership dues - very rare full sheets. 'viertel jahr' and 'halb jahr' mean 'quarter year' and 'half year'. Click on each individual stamp below to see the sheets!]
[Below: Here are some different examples of the above.]
krieg und frieden entstehen
nur in unerschütterlicher
kampfgemeinschaft von
Führer und truppe'
