Original 1939 Nazi German HJ DJ Youth WWII VDA Wolf Willrich Wehrmacht Liberation Art Print

Original German WWII-era Third Reich propaganda art print, dated October 1939, from the Volksdeutsches Kameradschaftsopfer der deutschen Jugend series issued in connection with the Volksbund für das Deutschtum im Ausland (VDA).

This is Bild 7 and features artwork credited on the print to Wolf Willrich. The dramatic scene depicts German aircraft overhead and civilians gathered as German troops advance near Lowitsch (Łowicz), Poland, shortly after the German invasion of Poland.

The printed German caption reads:

“Die deutsche Wehrmacht befreit verschleppte Volksdeutsche bei Lowitsch”

Translation:

“The German Wehrmacht liberates displaced/forcibly removed ethnic Germans near Lowitsch.”

The lower margin additionally reads:

“Volksdeutsches Kameradschaftsopfer der deutschen Jugend · Volksbund für das Deutschtum im Ausland”

and is marked:

“Bild 7 · Oktober 1939”

This exact Bild 7 is documented in specialist auction records as part of the VDA/Willrich series, and archival records identify Willrich as the artist associated with this series.

Approximate size: 8″ × 6″

The piece shows attractive period printing with a detailed battlefield composition including aircraft, soldiers and civilians. A desirable early-war piece of 1939 German WWII propaganda, VDA, Volksdeutsche and Wolf Willrich ephemera.

Condition appears very good for its age with light expected handling/age wear. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition.

Historical collector item offered solely for historical, educational and collecting purposes.

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