Vintage Postcards: Military, History & Politics

Welcome to our thematic category for vintage postcards featuring military, history, and politics! As direct visual and written eyewitnesses to their era, antique picture postcards chronicle the major turning points of the 19th and 20th centuries. From the German Empire and World War I through the Weimar Republic to the post-war decades and the Cold War division, these cards preserve invaluable insights into historical events, garrison life, and political developments.
At NOBIS24.com, you will discover guaranteed originals for historians, militaria collectors, and postal history enthusiasts—including scarce regimental and barracks cards, historical event postcards, and postally used field post mail.

Jean-Baptiste Berthier Lieutenant Colonel in the French Corps of Topographic Engineers * approx. 1960
-25%
Only 3,00 EUR
Military WW1 construction soldiers Maurer * ca. 1915
-8%
Only 8,21 EUR
WWI, Patriotika woman with a bouquet of roses, Easter, German flag o 3.4.1915
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Easter greeting 1st World War Patriotika Willow Kitten o 3.4.1915
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Patriotika WWI Woman with a basket of roses Birthday greetings gebr. 11/12/17
-25%
Only 3,00 EUR
Large laundry Soldiers washing o 27.4.1903
-25%
Only 3,00 EUR
Military WWI, soldiers at the lathe real photo card * ca. 1915
-11%
Only 13,34 EUR
Soldiers WWI Maurer Feldpost III.B.12. bay. R. 4 R. o 1.10.1915
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Military baker with field oven o 1.4.1918
-8%
Only 8,21 EUR
Field bakery German soldiers baking bread Feldpost L. Mun. Col. o 24.6.1915
-11%
Only 8,00 EUR
Field bakery
-11%
Only 8,00 EUR
Child in sailor's uniform with groceries *approx. 1915
-25%
Only 3,00 EUR
Politiker Gerhard Jahn Justizminister
-50%
Only 2,56 EUR
Generaloberst von Mackensen *ca. 1914
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
General von Linsingen *ca. 1914
-25%
Only 3,00 EUR
436 to 450 (from a total of 1126)
What awaits you in our "Military / History / Politics" category:
  • Garrisons, Barracks & Regiments: Historical photographs of German and international military barracks, training grounds, maneuvers, parades, and souvenir cards of specific regiments and branches of service.
  • World War I & II / Field Post: Documentary cards depicting everyday soldier life, patriotic picture postcards, front-line and staging area views, as well as postally used field post (Feldpost) cards with period unit cancellations.
  • Historical Events & Contemporary History: Rare visual records of pivotal moments, anniversaries, state visits, monument unveilings, and German history across the Imperial era, Weimar Republic, GDR, and FRG.
  • Politics, Elections & Political Caricatures: Historical campaign and political party cards, portraits of statesmen and politicians, alongside period political satire and caricatures.
Whether you are researching a specific regiment or garrison town, studying political and social history, or expanding a specialized collection: browse our original historical documents today at NOBIS24.com!