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The album „der Weltkrieg“ was published by Cigarettenbilderdienst Dresden Altona –Bahrenfeld in 1934. A picture album of which the pictures were supplied with cigarette packs. Large format 26 x 35 cm. A document of German nationalist and militaristic historiography from the year 1934. The album has 72 pages with 270 beautiful color pictures. With many maps and extensive descriptions of the military operations. The book contains a complete overview of the First World War. From the assassination attempt in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 to the signing of the armistice in Compiègne on November 11, 1918. The well-known battles on the Marne, at Ypres, at Verdun, on the Somme and the German Spring Offensive of 1918 are extensively discussed, but much attention is also paid to the Eastern Front, the battle in Romania and the German aid to the Ottoman Empire. In the last part, the war at sea, the struggle in the German colonies and the very difficult situation on the Heimatfront are discussed. Very interesting are the last chapters on the chaotic situation in Germany after the war. There is also a lot of attention for "Unsere Gegner im Weltkrieg" with, among other things, pictures of the French, British, Belgians, Americans, Italians, Montegrins, but also the Sikhs, Senegalese, etc.
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