For people adoring playing and collecting toy soldiers (Elastolin, Lineol, Durso, Britains, Marx, Timpo, Starlux and many others). I am presenting images of vintage toy soldiers as a historical curiosity without endorsement of any political ideology and propaganda of war.
Friday, March 6, 2026
WW1 German patriotic postcard – “Lieb Vaterland, magst ruhig sein…”🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪
WW1 German postcard showing a young boy dressed as a soldier proudly saluting his parents, surrounded by toy soldiers.
The caption “Lieb Vaterland, magst ruhig sein…” (“Dear Fatherland, you can rest assured…”) comes from the famous patriotic song Die Wacht am Rhein, widely associated with German nationalism before and during World War I.
Illustrated by Joseph Süß, the postcard is a fascinating glimpse into the cultural atmosphere of the period.
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