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''Signal'' was a magazine published by the
"The Enemy as Sociologist"
''Cabinet'' 27 April 2021 * Rainer Rutz: ''"Signal". Eine deutsche Auslandsillustrierte als Propagandainstrument im Zweiten Weltkrieg'' Klartext, Essen 2007. (German) * Klaus-Richard Böhme, Bosse Schön: ''Signal'' Nazitysklands Propaganda i Sverige 1941–45, Bokförlaget DN, Stockholm 2005. (Swedish) 1940 establishments in Germany 1945 disestablishments in Germany Defunct political magazines published in Germany Biweekly magazines published in Germany German-language magazines Magazines established in 1940 Magazines disestablished in 1945 Magazines published in Berlin Nazi newspapers Propaganda newspapers and magazines {{Europe-poli-mag-stub
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...
of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
from 1940 through 1945.
Summary
''Signal'' was an illustrated photo journal and armypropaganda
Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded ...
tool, meant specifically for audiences in neutral, allied, and occupied countries. A German edition was distributed in Switzerland, Axis
An axis (plural ''axes'') is an imaginary line around which an object rotates or is symmetrical. Axis may also refer to:
Mathematics
* Axis of rotation: see rotation around a fixed axis
*Axis (mathematics), a designator for a Cartesian-coordinate ...
countries, and German-occupied Europe, but ''Signal'' was never distributed in Germany proper.
The journal was published by Ullstein Verlag
The ''Ullstein Verlag'' was founded by Leopold Ullstein in 1877 at Berlin and is one of the largest publishing companies of Germany. It published newspapers like '' B.Z.'' and ''Berliner Morgenpost'' and books through its subsidiaries ''Ullstein B ...
and characterized by an outstanding print quality for the time. Each issue contained several (mostly eight) color pages, which was very unusual at the time.
The promoter of the magazine was the chief of the Wehrmacht Propaganda Troops
Propaganda Troops (german: Wehrmachtpropaganda, abbreviated as ') was a branch of service of the and the of Nazi Germany during World War II. Subordinated to the High Command of the (the '), its function was to produce and disseminate propagan ...
, Colonel Hasso von Wedel. ''Signal'' was published fortnightly (plus some special issues) in as many as 25 editions and 30 languages, and at its height had a circulation of 2,500,000 copies. It was available in the United States in English until December 1941. The last number was 6/45, only known in one sample from the Swedish edition.
See also
* ''Der Adler
''Der Adler'' (literally "The Eagle") was a biweekly Nazi propaganda magazine published by the Scherl Verlag, founded by August Scherl, with the support of the Luftwaffe High Command. From 1939 to 1944, 146 magazine issues were published in total. ...
'' - Luftwaffe equivalent
* ''Kriegsmarine
The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
'' - German Navy equivalent
* ''Die Wehrmacht ''Die Wehrmacht'' was a German military magazine, which was published from 1936 to 1944 to serve German Reich propaganda purposes.
It promoted the newly formed Wehrmacht, official editor was the new Oberkommando der Wehrmacht from February 1938 on ...
'' - Covering all the armed services
Further reading
* Sara Krolewski"The Enemy as Sociologist"
''Cabinet'' 27 April 2021 * Rainer Rutz: ''"Signal". Eine deutsche Auslandsillustrierte als Propagandainstrument im Zweiten Weltkrieg'' Klartext, Essen 2007. (German) * Klaus-Richard Böhme, Bosse Schön: ''Signal'' Nazitysklands Propaganda i Sverige 1941–45, Bokförlaget DN, Stockholm 2005. (Swedish) 1940 establishments in Germany 1945 disestablishments in Germany Defunct political magazines published in Germany Biweekly magazines published in Germany German-language magazines Magazines established in 1940 Magazines disestablished in 1945 Magazines published in Berlin Nazi newspapers Propaganda newspapers and magazines {{Europe-poli-mag-stub