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.

The Fuhrer only knows combat,... postal stationery 6 Pfennig Hitler ZIP code district * around 1944
5,00 EUR
The Fuhrer only knows combat,... postal stationery 6 Pfennig Hitler in the frame o Kesselsdorf 24.4.1944
5,00 EUR
The Fuehrer only knows combat,... Postal stationery 6 Pfennig Hitler * around 1944
5,00 EUR
Iron Cross 1st Class Field Post WWII 1st Infantry Replacement Battalion 260 o Passau 01/27/1942
5,00 EUR
Army ancillary equipment office Aalen (Wurttbg) Free by replacing Reich field post 2nd WW o 1940 on postcard repair hour
9,00 EUR
24972 Steinbergerhaff via Soerup (Angel) country postmark on postcard Helmstsdt zone border o 30.6.1959
6,00 EUR
Reich clothing card LWA Magdeburg Polte main magazine 1944
9,00 EUR
Generalgouvernement Assumption of office of the governor-general special postmark Kraków 7.11.1939
9,00 EUR
German soldier in field uniform Cabinet Photo 110 x 165 Photographer Friedrich Schneider Mühlhausen in Thuringia
9,00 EUR
k.u.k. Army WW1 Sergeant Cabinet Photo 105 x 165 around 1915
9,00 EUR
89th Infantry Division 4, Battery Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment No. 5 Feldpost 10.6.1960 Russian soldiers shooting
5,00 EUR
Prussian 4th Landsturm Infantry Replacement Battalion IV A.K. (4.22) o 5.4.1917 on patriotika Easter card
5,00 EUR
Bavarian Landwehr Division Landsturm Artillery Section No.2 Feldpost o 6.12.1915
5,00 EUR
41st Infantry Division 1st Company J.-R.152. Feldpostexpedition o 8.5.1915 on photo card
5,00 EUR
Beverloo troop area 5./VI.B. Inf. Ers. Troop Feldpost o 7.12.1915
5,00 EUR
871 to 885 (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!