BACKGROUND: Propaganda as a tool, was widely used during the Third Reich and as early as 1938 the OKW, Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (High Command of the Armed Forces), actively began recruiting artists, photographers and journalist who were assigned to a units Propaganda Company which accompanied all three branches of service in the field. In his position as the Reichsminister, für Volkserklärung und Propaganda, (National Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda), Dr. Paul Josef Goebbels assisted the Armed Forces by compiling a list of suitable artists, photographers and journalist and provided an eight week war correspondents training program for them. The photographs, artwork and reports from the Propaganda Companies were utilized to maintain morale, assist in recruitment and record the exploits of the German Armed Forces in the field and was utilized in assorted postcards, posters and magazines including, "Der Adler", (The Eagle). By the end of the war almost two hundred war artists had served in the Wehrmacht. Of Note: The word Propaganda did not have the negative connotation to the German’s as it does to the English. "Der Adler" was a bi-monthly magazine published by August Scherl Nachfolger Kupfertiefdruck in Berlin with the cooperation of the RLM, Reichs Luftfahrtministerium, (State Ministry of Aviation).

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A 32 page magazine published in Berlin on, "4. November 1941", with cooperation of the RLM, Reichs Luftfahrtministerium (State Ministry of Aviation). Magazine contains assorted articles, photos and illustrations, numerous advertisements and comics. Shows some edge wear.