Roth-Händle cigarettes as front allotment
Inventory number: DPM 1.129
The filterless cigarettes of the German brand Roth-Händle consisted primarily of tobacco from German cultivation. The public limited company Roth-Händle AG was “Aryanized” at the end of the 1930s.
The National Socialists were divided on tobacco consumption: While they tightened up protection for non-smokers, they saw tobacco consumption as essential to the war effort to calm the population. Goebbels therefore argued that the “tobacco issue” should be put on hold until the end of the war.
The distribution of tobacco reflected the racist and performance-oriented definition of the “national community”, according to which Wehrmacht soldiers came first. Women were only eligible between the ages of 25 and 55 and only received half the ration for men. Forced laborers were also differentiated according to nationality. Those affected by air raids also received a special tobacco ration.
Object of the month
(short) stories from the depot
Unfortunately, many objects cannot currently be shown in the exhibition for conservation reasons. Here you will find unusual objects and exciting stories of special pieces from the depot
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07/2025
Poem on the one thousandth design change of the HS-30, 1960
This poem was written by Hanomag employees to mark the one thousandth design modification of the HS 30 infantry fighting vehicle in March 1960.
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06/2025
Shaped-charge grenade as a cutaway model, 1971
This model has a Prussian cockade at the front and a storm strap with which the helmet could be fastened to the head.
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05/2025
Leather helmet of the motorized troops, ca. 1916
This model has a Prussian cockade at the front and a storm strap with which the helmet could be fastened to the head.
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04/2025
Book “Grenadiers” by Kurt Meyer, 1983
Kurt Meyer (1910-1961) was an SS brigade leader in the Waffen-SS and remained a staunch National Socialist even after the war.
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03/2025
Japanese armored helmet, ca. 1930s
This helmet is the unlined summer version of the Japanese Type 92 armored helmet. It is made of brown textile and is fully padded.
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02/2025
Beer mug from the Wünsdorf Army Driving School, 1935
This beer mug was awarded to Richard Streibel on August 14, 1935 at the end of his training as a non-commissioned officer in Wünsdorf.
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01/2025
Computer game Battlefield 1, 2016
Battlefield 1 is the fifteenth game in the Battlefield series from Electronic Arts, the numbering refers to the historical setting: the First World War.
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12/2024
Patches “Panzer Division Marduk”, 1999
Marduk is a Swedish black metal band that formed in 1990. It is considered one of the most commercially successful in the scene and a classic of the genre.
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11/2024
Aluminum drinking cup, 1894-1914
These aluminum drinking cups were only produced until October 1914, after which the shortage of this light metal began in Germany.
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10/2024
Uniform jacket of the fog troop, ca. 1936
This field suit worn by a Wehrmacht Oberwachtmeister belongs to the fog training and testing department set up in Bremen 88 years ago today.
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09/2024
Tropical helmet according to the Bortfeldt patent, ca. 1901
In 1896, the German colonial troops were given a uniform that had never before existed in the armies of the German Empire.
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08/2024
Play figure Kataphron Destroyer, 2022
This game piece is part of the tabletop strategy game “Warhammer 40,000” (often abbreviated as: Warhammer 40k).
