Nazi Children's Book, 3D, Pop-Up: Deutsche Soldaten

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NAZI CHILDRENS POP-UP BOOK

A RARE
THIRD REICH
CHILDREN’S
3-D POP-UP
SOLDIER BOOK
DEUTSCHE SOLDATEN

This unusual book is very rare. Few examples managed to survive both the rigors of use by little German children and the terrible destruction of World War II.

The 6 x 9 inch, full-color hardcover book is called simply ,,Deutsche Soldaten’’ (German Soldiers) and of course, soldiers of the German Wehrmacht is exactly what is depicted and written about in it.

The book consists of five very heavy, stiff chipboard pages, each containing a 7-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch, full-color Richard Friese illustration of soldiers in action and a poetic verse by Hans K. Meixner describing the action in the scene.

The cover illustration shows troops of the German cavalry and a marching band in the square of a typical German town. The lettering at the top says Schreibers Stehauf-Bilderbücher or “Schreibers Pop-Up Picture Books” of which this book is one of a series of about a dozen. This is the only one in the series about soldiers - the others cover subjects like automobiles, trains, Hansl and Gretl, etc.

The letters DRGM in the lower right corner of the cover indicate that the mechanical nature of the book is patented in Germany.

One page shows cavalry troops and horses on the near shore of a wide river being crossed by pontoon boats carrying soldiers and artillery pieces. The house, road sign and two horses are die-cut and folded away from the background so that they pop-up in a three-dimensional manner when the page is open.

One page shows flak or anti-aircraft artillery troops in the foreground firing at aircraft which bombed a factory. The anti-aircraft gun, range finding troops and troops in a halftrack are die-cut and folded away from the background so that they pop-up in a three-dimensional manner when the page is open.

One page shows an infantry assault through a small village supported by machine guns, a tank and aircraft. The troops are led by men on a motorcycle and sidecar. The burning house, motorcyclists, fence and machine gun crew are die-cut and folded away from the background so that they pop-up in a three-dimensional manner when the page is open.

Another page shows a coast artillery battery firing toward ships at sea. The fire controllers, gun and crew and bushes are die-cut and folded away from the background so that they pop-up in a three-dimensional manner when the page is open.

Schreibers Deutsche Soldaten pop-up book belongs in any collection or library that hopes to address the issue of children's books about the military. This title, Deutsche Soldaten, is very rare.

The example of Schreiber's Deutsche Soldaten we offer here is the best one we have ever seen. The front and back covers show some wear but the inside pages and the pop-up images are in very good condition.

This rare Nazi 3D pop-up children's book book is
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