Anti Aircraft Troops - Military photograph - War Christmas in Lapland - 1943
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Original, unsigned photo album titled Kriegsweihnacht in Lappland, printed in 1943, with 38 designed pages and 124 private black-and-white photographs documenting life in a field camp and the Lapland landscape.
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Photo album – Christmas at War in Lapland – 1943
A unique document from the field camp in Finland, 1943/44.
Photo album with 38 decorated pages on sturdy cardboard, containing a total of 124 private black-and-white photographs and one large group photograph mounted on cardboard, imitation leather cover, 25 x 18 cm
The album is sold as shown in the photographs.
The photographs form part of the description.
Finland had been fighting alongside the German Reich against the Soviet Union since June 1941. The German troops consisted mainly of the 20th Mountain Army. After relatively quiet years in Lapland, the unit, with approximately 220,000 men, was almost at full strength. This photo album, containing souvenir photographs, drawings and short poems, was created during this period. The author was part of Field Railway Workshop Company 20 on the Hyrynsalmi - Hyrynsalmi - Kuusamo field railway line in Isokumpu.
The photographs document life and work in the field camp and the landscape of Lapland.
No loose pages or tears; a clean copy in very good condition.
The contents of this lot are intended exclusively for collectors of military-historical objects. The owner of this website has no political and/or other motives beyond providing a platform on which third parties can buy and sell lots, and accepts no responsibility for the content.
Photo album – Christmas at War in Lapland – 1943
A unique document from the field camp in Finland, 1943/44.
Photo album with 38 decorated pages on sturdy cardboard, containing a total of 124 private black-and-white photographs and one large group photograph mounted on cardboard, imitation leather cover, 25 x 18 cm
The album is sold as shown in the photographs.
The photographs form part of the description.
Finland had been fighting alongside the German Reich against the Soviet Union since June 1941. The German troops consisted mainly of the 20th Mountain Army. After relatively quiet years in Lapland, the unit, with approximately 220,000 men, was almost at full strength. This photo album, containing souvenir photographs, drawings and short poems, was created during this period. The author was part of Field Railway Workshop Company 20 on the Hyrynsalmi - Hyrynsalmi - Kuusamo field railway line in Isokumpu.
The photographs document life and work in the field camp and the landscape of Lapland.
No loose pages or tears; a clean copy in very good condition.
The contents of this lot are intended exclusively for collectors of military-historical objects. The owner of this website has no political and/or other motives beyond providing a platform on which third parties can buy and sell lots, and accepts no responsibility for the content.
Details
Date of print
1943
Condition
Good condition
Height
25 cm
Width
18 cm
Signature
Not signed
Army unit
Anti Aircraft Troops
Object title
War Christmas in Lapland
Authenticity
Original/official
Comes with certificate of authenticity
No
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