-40%
18 lg. color German cig. cards: The German Wehrmacht on Maneuvers, issued 1936
$ 0.84
- Description
- Size Guide
Description
Offered here are 18 large color German cigarette cards of the German Wehrmacht during maneuvers. The pictures were issued in 1936 by a number of different cigarette companies for the albumDas deutsche Heer im Manöver
(The German Army on Maneuvers). Pictured here are:
No. 7:
Riding Through Heavy Fire.
No. 18:
Exchange of Information and Reports about the Enemy.
No. 23:
A group of soldiers on bicycles move out to reconnoiter.
No. 28:
A cavalry reconnaissance unit helps with setting up a communications line.
No. 38:
After the battle, the dismounted cavalry troops return to their horses.
No. 43:
A Messenger Brings Commands to a Column During the March.
No. 50:
An artillery battery leaves the column and moves forward.
No. 53:
Blinker troops send a report that the battalion has reached its goal.
No. 56:
The reserve battalion moves out.
No. 60:
A communications line construction group comes under enemy fire.
No. 61:
A messenger rides through enemy fire.
No. 63:
A machine-gun company goes into action when the enemy attacks.
No. 66:
A “Richtkreis” (direction- and distance-determining device) is an optical tool for all indirect fire, such as by artillery.
No. 83:
Troops move into position before an attack.
No. 137:
The unit commander dictates a message to a messenger on skis.
No. 152:
Mountain troops, with their heavy guns packed on donkeys, cross a mountain stream.
No. 164:
The difficult transport of a disassembled mountain gun to its firing position.
No. 192:
Defending against an attack through the barbed-wire lines.
The cards measure 2 and 3/4 inches by 2 and 1/2 inches.
With multiple purchases, please wait for the invoice for reduced shipping.