Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Original Collection
German language
24 periodicals, Nr. 1-24 Complete 1943 collection
Format: 35.5 x 26 cm
980 pages
Signal was a glossy, illustrated photo journal and army propaganda tool, meant specifically for audiences in neutral, allied, and occupied countries. A German edition was distributed in Switzerland, Axis countries, and German-occupied Europe, but Signal was never distributed in Germany proper.
The promoter of the magazine was the chief of the Wehrmacht Propaganda Troops, Colonel Hasso von Wedel. Signal was published fortnightly (plus some special issues) in as many as 25 editions and 30 languages, and at its height had a circulation of 2,500,000 copies. It was available in the United States in English until December 1941. The 5 editions from 1945 are very rare. The last number was 6/45, only known in one sample from the Swedish edition.
Nr. 1
German
1st Jan. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 2
German
2nd Jan. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 3
German
1st Feb. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 4
German
2nd Feb. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 5
German
1st. March Edition
40 pp
Nr. 6
German
2nd March Edition
40 pp
Nr. 7
German
1st April Edition
40 pp
Nr. 8
German
2nd April Edition
40 pp
Nr. 9
German
1st May Edition
40 pp
Nr. 10
German
2nd May Edition
40 pp
Nr. 11
German
1st June Edition
40 pp
Nr. 12
German
2nd June Edition
48 pp
Nr. 13
German
1st July Edition
40 pp
Nr. 14
German
2nd July Edition
40 pp
Nr. 15
German
1st Aug. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 16
German
2nd Aug. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 17
German
1st Sept. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 18
German
2nd Sept. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 19
German
1st Oct. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 20
German
2nd Oct. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 21
German
1st Nov. Edition
44 pp
Nr. 22
German
2nd Nov. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 23
German
1st Dec. Edition
40 pp
Nr. 23
German
2nd Dec. Edition
48 pp