This WWII German WHW Kampf im Osten photo booklet collection includes all five complete miniature volumes from the series. The National Socialist People’s Welfare (NSV) ran the Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (WHW) as an annual fundraising campaign. Founded in 1933, the WHW funded many NSV activities. It grew into the second largest mass organization in Nazi Germany. Official policy called donations voluntary. However, German citizens faced intense social pressure to contribute. Street collectors gave small badges like these paper booklets to donors as receipts.
Set Contents: Complete set of 5 photo-illustrated paper booklets chronicling military operations during the 1939 invasion of Poland:
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Band 1: Des Führers Kampf im Osten 1
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Band 2: Des Führers Kampf im Osten 2 (includes original yellow hanging thread)
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Band 3: Des Führers Kampf im Osten 3
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Band 4: Des Führers Kampf im Osten 4
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Band 5: Des Führers Kampf im Osten 5
Paper Ephemera Photo Collectibles
Street level charity drives produced millions of small pins and paper items in various themes, including wartime photo journals. This WWII German WHW Kampf im Osten set features historical photographic documentation from the 1939 Polish Campaign. One booklet in this set retains its original yellow hanging string attachment. Collectors value these paper items for their historical documentation and rare photo content.
