Die Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht was the title of a German Military magazine, which was published from 1936 to 1944 in the German Reich and the Nazi propaganda served.

The magazine was founded during the rearmament of the Wehrmacht. It first appeared on November 6, 1936 and thereafter twice a month in publishing The Wehrmacht in Berlin- Charlottenburg. Until its abolition in the wake of the Blomberg -Fritsch crisis, the Ministry of War of the official publisher was before the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht newly established on 2 February 1938, undertook this task and EH Overhues began as chief editor. In addition to the normal expenditure often published special issues on particular topics, such as the magazine "We are fighting in Spain ", which glorified the use of the German Condor Legion.

The installation of the magazine aimed primarily at young readers who thus wanted to inspire for the military. Therefore cost " The Wehrmacht " only 25 Pfennig and was illustrated in color. There was a main each item with a specific thematic focus as well as smaller contributions to current military issues in every issue. In addition, there was a kind of feuilleton, puzzles and advertising. By Clemens Laar - often preliminary pressures entire books such as 1937, the novel " The ship from beyond the grave U 31 " was published. Was illustrated this and many other posts from the press illustrator Theo Matejko. In September 1944, the magazine was discontinued.