An original complete cigarette card collector's book titled ‘Die Deutsche Wehrmacht’ published by Cigaretten Bilderdienst Dresden in 1936. This scrapbook for cigarette cards from the 1930s provides an invaluable pictorial record of the German war machine. It captures the German perspective of War and training. It features 270 full-colour cigarette cards, all are present and securely fixed, illustrating German Army, Artillery, Navy, Air Force scenes with men and equipment / vehicles together with Soldiers in training. There are also colour illustrated pages of German rank insignia. The book has German text throughout. One of the fore pages has what appears to be an original Nazi Waffen SS ink stamp and manufacturer detail together with 1936 copyright (all illustrated). The front of the book has an embossed artillery gun and crew in the field scene above embossed lettering ‘Die Deutsche Wehrmacht’. The book measures 13" x 10 ¼”. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 15553:4
£95.00