The Snapshots in Time Collection

Der Adler (French Edition) Interior Page: 'Rose Blanche et Rose Rouge' - Bulgarian Rose Harvest Feature, WWII

Der Adler (French Edition) Interior Page: 'Rose Blanche et Rose Rouge' - Bulgarian Rose Harvest Feature, WWII

A page from the French-language edition of Der Adler, the German Luftwaffe's illustrated propaganda magazine (1939-1944), featuring a human-interest report on Bulgaria's famed rose-growing valley near Kazanlik. Photographs by Dr. Panoff document local women harvesting roses and preparing rose confiture, alongside workers weighing the petal harvest for government purchase. The article reflects wartime Germany's interest in Axis-aligned Bulgaria's shift from perfume production to vitamin C extraction. Though published by the Luftwaffe's press office, this particular page contains no aviation or military subject matter, illustrating the magazine's broader role as a general propaganda and morale publication distributed to French-speaking audiences in occupied Europe. Project: 218709