Der Adler

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Der Adler
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Categories Nazi propaganda magazine
FrequencyEvery two weeks
First issue1 March 1939
Final issue12 September 1944
Country Nazi Germany
LanguageEnglish, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Romanian

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. Each magazine had 24 to 36 pages, but the amount of pages was reduced to 12 when the fall of Nazi Germany was near. [1]

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  1. "Der Adler - Product categories - Wartime Press" . Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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