Vaterlandsspende zur Errichtung Deutscher Kriegsbeschädigten-Erholungsheime – Historic Reproduction
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Vaterlandsspende zur Errichtung Deutscher Kriegsbeschädigten-Erholungsheime
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The title speaks of a "Vaterlandsspende," a patriotic donation, raised for the building of convalescent homes for German soldiers disabled in the First World War. By 1917 the war had left a large number of men with lost limbs, gas damage, and other lasting injuries, and the German state relied heavily on private charity and civic organizations to supplement official care. Appeals like this one asked ordinary citizens to give money as a civic duty, linking personal generosity to national obligation. Its wording is a useful reminder of how wartime welfare was framed as a shared responsibility at home.
| Created / published | 1917 |
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| Original scan | 4,024 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 709_Vaterlandsspende_zur_Er_1917 |
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