Klee, K "Wer will unter die Soldaten ...". Kriegsberichterstattung und Werbung im Zweiten Weltkrieg

The events of the Second World War took place on the various battlefields of the fighting troops and on the "home front". But how were they informed about the course of the war? What role did propaganda and cover-up of the real events play? - The leading magazine of the time, "Die Wehrmacht", reveals the obscure mixture of "factual reports", visual material and advertising that was given to those at home so that they would continue to believe that they had to defend themselves against "external enemies" and that "final victory" was assured. Whether, during the attack on Stalingrad, a well-known company advertised against foot ailments such as corns, calluses and calluses in relation to the advance, or in the entertaining "chess corner" of the magazine, strategic attack possibilities were rehearsed with the help of the well-known board game - in each case it becomes clear how the companies concerned linked the performance of their products with the success and the surprising victories of the Wehrmacht and who were thus the real war profiteers. The focus is on companies that still sell their products to this day.