Kreigsmarine postcards for sale

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A set of WW2 era Kreigsmarine postcards are for sale.Some of them can be seen hee:
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Nazi humour postcards up for auction

An album of Second World War postcards collected by a German naval officer that includes an example of Nazi humour is being put up for sale.






One of the postcards shows a smiling Hitler on the bridge Photo: BNPS


There are almost 150 black and white shots of German ships and naval personnel that gives a rarely seen glimpse into the enemy - including their "comedy".
The album was given at the end of the war by the German officer to a British soldier who brought it home. It has been in his family ever since.
Immaculately organised, the album folds out like a concertina to about 12 feet in length, allowing half the postcards to be on display at the same time.
They include pictures of ships including the Graf Spee and of men at work aboard the vessels.
They also give a humorous insight into life on board at the time.
One shows three sailors being sick over the side of a ship with the apparently comedic caption: "Seasick - oh what a joy!".
Another has a line of attractive women washing the deck, being watched by a group of sailors.
It is captioned: "Getting ship shape, it was too good to be true," and underneath is written "Comedy Collection."
One picture is cautioned "Auf wiedersehen" and shows sailors waving from the ship in a rather camp fashion as she leaves the port.
Hitler is pictured on board a ship with two other high ranking Nazi officers peering over the bridge.
Another postcard shows sailors hanging over the side of a ship, painting it, and there is one at night with the ships' searchlights scanning the sky.
Among the collection is one that shows seamen sitting on large guns while cleaning them, and there is another of sailors at work wearing gas masks.
Auctioneer Michael Bowman, who is selling the album at a sale in Chudleigh, near Newton Abbot, Devon, on Saturday said: "The album contains 144 black and white postcards.
"They are all numbered and organised and were collected during the war by a German naval officer.
"He gave it to the vendor's uncle at the end of the war and it has been in the family ever since.
"It is an interesting look at the German navy from the other side, and one or two postcards contain humour.
"The pages fold out like a concertina so you can view half the cards at the same time, if you've got the space.
"Possibly the postcards were part of the propaganda effort of the Nazi war machine, but some are surprisingly natural and would have been quite brave to release.
"None of the cards has been written on and they are in mint condition apart from the numbering, which looks as if it might be official.
"They will be of interest to collectors of postcards and war enthusiasts, so there should be a cross-over market.
"The whole thing is in excellent condition, perfectly organised and there has already been a great deal of interest."
The album is estimated at £400 to 600.

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If you click on the link it allows you to see eleven photographs of the various postcards.