Original German 1939 Catholic Wehrmacht Field Songbook – Katholisches Feldgesang

Original German 1939 Katholisches Feldgesangbuch, a Catholic field song and prayer book for the German armed forces.

This original pocket-sized military songbook was published by E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin, with the approval of the Catholic Field Bishop of the Wehrmacht dated 24 August 1939.

The title page carries the official service regulation numbers H.Dv. 372, M.Dv. 838 and L.Dv. 42, indicating its use within the Heer, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe.

The book contains prayers, religious texts, hymns and sections relating to the religious life of German servicemen.

An interesting original piece of German military religious material from the beginning of the Second World War.