A propaganda magazine published by the Wehrmacht from 1940 to 1945.
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Signal was a Nazi illustrated photo journal and army propaganda tool, meant specifically for audiences in neutral, allied, and occupied countries. As such, Signal was never distributed in Germany itself.
The promoter of the magazine was the chief of the Wehrmacht Propaganda Troops, Colonel Hasso von Wedel. It was published fortnightly in as many as 25 editions and 30 languages, and at its height in 1943 had a circulation of 2,500,000 copies. It was even available in the United States in English until December 1941.
The version shown left is a French language edition however The Wiener Holocaust Library also holds issues in German, Dutch and English.
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