Heinz Brandt, der Fremdenlegionär Nr. 91-100 (1915.)

The issues in this set belong to the early war issues of the series. They were published in 1915, after the outbreak of World War I. By that time, the title of the series had already been changed to Heinz Brandt der ehemalige Fremdenlegionär, and the stories fully reflect the patriotic spirit and German war propaganda.

The series was created in the context of the long-standing German campaign against the French Fremdenlegie (Foreign Legion). The German Empire actively warned young men about the dangers of serving in legionary units, which were often portrayed as a modern slave army and cannon fodder for French colonial wars. The Casablanca-Affäre of 1908 was particularly important.

Heinz Brandt is depicted as a young, brave and patriotic German who, after the outbreak of war, deserts from the Foreign Legion and joins the German army, fighting on various fronts of World War I. This perfectly reflected the German mood: escapism through exotic adventures before the war and patriotic war propaganda during the conflict. These numbers are classic Frühkriegs-Heftromane that reflect the German mood in the first year of the Great War.

This set is particularly interesting because it is very rarely available in bound form. It is a continuous block of 10 issues from 1915. It has significant historical value - a document of the time and popular war literature of the First World War. Ideal for collectors of German Heftroman, Vorkrieg / Kriegs series, militaria or WW1 history.

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