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A German soldier performs an exercise on the horizontal bar in full marching kit during a Reichswehr sports festival at the Berlin-Moabit Barracks — Georg Pahl (November 1934) Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Legionaries of Yesterday and Today — Ruggero Alfredo Michahelles (“RAM”) (1932) Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Cigarette case belonging to a member of the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Christian Tychsen received the Knight's Cross on March 31, 1943, for his leadership around Kharkov, and later the Oak Leaves for his actions at Kursk and on November 1, 1943. He was killed in action on July 28, 1944, in Normandy while commanding SS-Panzer Regiment 2. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German soldier manning an MG-34 fighting position on the Eastern front in summer. Grenades are set up for quick close quarters defense. The soldier wears a mosquito net and a summer tunic made of lighter and breathable material. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Hunter Hans Siegler was awarded by Major General Ziehlberg for his achievements in tank close combat no fewer than two Tank Destruction Badges, the Iron Cross First Class, and the Knight's Cross. From his comrades, he gets a suckling pig to boot. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Walter Schmidt, commander of Wiking's Westland II Battalion, received the Knight's Cross on 4 August 1943 after a surprise attack across the Donets. He later earned the Oak Leaves (14 May 1944) for leading his depleted battalion out of the Cherkassy Pocket. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

'”Twilight of the Gods”' — Dutch illustration (1934) published two days after the death of Paul von Hindenburg. Text below the illustration reads: 'The light that disappeared…' The illustration is by Leendert Jurriaan Jordaan for De Groene Amsterdammer and laments Hindenburg's death. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

The Kam brothers—Poul, Søren (center), and Erik—from Copenhagen all volunteered for the Waffen-SS, the 1943 photo shows them in uniform, with Søren later earning the Knight’s Cross for frontline service in Division Wiking. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

This is a mirror of Florian Geyer’s National Socialist Literature Archive. The translations are Geyer’s work unless otherwise stated. The source of these PDFs is Geyer’s Internet Archive page. You can find his Twitter announcement thread here. His Substack is here. I am not Florian Geyer, nor are we properly acquainted. You can find him on Twitter if you have comments on his work. (Update: Florian is now a co-owner of the channel.) The texts are presented in the same order that Geyer originally uploaded them in. Where available, I’ve added authors and publication dates to the file names. A few of the PDFs are in German — I’ve added “_GERMAN” to the titles of these.

Wehrmacht soldiers, led by an officer, capture the driver of a T-34-76. Western Ukraine, June 1941. Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Wehrmacht recruits during exercises in Danzig (today Gdańsk, Poland), 1940 Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

A German soldier on the Eastern Front sitting on a decapitated head of Stalin Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Motorcyclist Bersaglieri talking to German soldiers of the 3. Aufkl.Abt. with a Sd.Kfz. 263 command armored car, Lybia, April 1941 Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German soldiers drinking wine during the western campaign in France, 1940 Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Im Kampf um die Freiheit! (Fighting for freedom!) A series of 8 postcards from 1941 designed by Werner von Axster-Heudtlaß (1898-1949). 1- Waffen-SS 2- Infanterie (Infantry) 3- Panzerdivision SS Totenkopf 4- Artillerie (Artillery) 5- Luftnachrichtentruppe (Air signal troops) 6- Kriegsmarine 7- Gebirgsjäger in Norwegen (Mountain Infantry in Norway) 8- Heeresbergführer (Army Mountain Guide) Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Norwegian Kriegsberichter with 3 SS cuffbands: “Junkerschule Bad Tölz” (Academy for officers of the SS), “SS-Kriegsberichter” (SS War Reporter), and “Freiwilligen-Legion Norwegen” (Volunteer Legion Norway). Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German soldier riding a horse during the invasion of Greece, 1941 Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

German soldiers of the Northern Army Group in Estonia pose for a photograph (1941). Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom

Danish National Socialist Workers Party, from the Jul I Norden DNSAP magazine, Julenumer (1941). Neues Europa archive Pureᛉwisdom