Rations! Rations! Ration! The one stop thread about German Rations of WWII.

[HERMSDORF]

Really nice Items Grenadier

Andy

[Grenadier1982]

Warsings Gesundheits Zwieback

[unorosso]

very nice items Stephan, I love the Zwieback tin

[HERMSDORF]

Latest Metal Detector Find:

Actually found at the Westfront

[HERMSDORF]

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[ZAM]

Got 2 nice "900ccm Normalkonserve" bottles, complete with the very very rare lids!
These are also pictured and descpribed in Jims book!
If anyone is interested in these , i will sell or trade them as i have another 2...

[kittykat]

Very nice

I picked up a couple of bottles as well, no lids on mine!

[djpool]

Actually found at the Westfront

Another nice find. Is it the same dimensons as the standard containers referenced in the Ration Report? Jim

[djpool]

Got 2 nice "900ccm Normalkonserve" bottles, complete with the very very rare lids!
These are also pictured and descpribed in Jims book!
If anyone is interested in these , i will sell or trade them as i have another

The lids are real nice. I have a number of jars but not a single lid. Good catch. Jim

[djpool]

Hey Kat-recognize the Afri Kola whats the other drink. Jim

Very nice

I picked up a couple of bottles as well, no lids on mine!

[kittykat]

Hey Kat-recognize the Afri Kola whats the other drink. Jim

It is Iscola which was first made in 1929 by Lucca AG in Heilbronn. Pepsi owns the company today.

[kittykat]

New Scho-ka-kola tin which has me puzzeled. The lid is the same as the pre war and just post war tins, with the offwhite/cream paint job. The inside is the gold color not silver. However the bottom is plain off white/cream, with no writing and no stamp in the metal. I had thought that the writing had been removed but it is clear that this tin never had it. The tape round the outside is printed with the Scho-ka-kola logo and the logo of Hildebrand. Coco content is 52.5%

[kittykat]

Now it is time for Mr Pool to get all excited.
I have just picked up Die Kriegsernährungswirtschaft volume 1 and 2. These books are from 1941 and come in 3 volumes (I could only find 2 though)

Volume 1 contains the following:-

1 Behoerdenaufbau
2 Allgemeine Bewirtschaftungsbestimmungen
3 Kartensystem
4 Krankenhäuser und andere Anstalten
5 Gastsätten und Werkküchen
6 Besondere Berufe (Schwerarbeiter usw)
7 Kranke und Gebrechliche einschl. stillende und werdende Mütter
8 Selbstversorger
9 Wehrmacht, Schutzgliederungen und RAD

Volume 2 contains the following:-

10 Getreide, Mehl und Brot
11 Kartoffeln und kartoffelerzeugnisse
12 Nährmittel und Genussmittel
13 Fleisch
14 Milch, Milcherzeugnisse, Oele und Fett
15 Eier
16 Konserven, Zwiebeln und Gewürze
17 Marmelade, Obstgetränke

Volume 3 contains the following

18 Zucker
19 Schokolade, Kakao und andere Süsswaren
20 Fische
21 Tierfutter
22 Verschiedenes
23 Strafbestimmungen


At the back of volume 3 was also an overview of the laws, regulations, decrees, etc. and a list of the nutritional offices and the main Index.

The volumes also include various forms that would be needed.








The last photo (which is not clear at all, sorry) shows the rations for a solider while on leave. It states the following

Days on leave
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(grams)

Brot 350 700 1000 1300 1600 1950 2250
Fleisch 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Fett 40 80 120 160 200 240 280
Marmelade 0 0 75 100 125 150 175
Zucker 0 0 100 100 150 200 200
Nährmittel 0 0 50 75 100 125 150
Kaffe-Ersatz 0 0 50 50 75 100 100
Käse 0 0 30 30 60 60 60
Eier 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stuck

[djpool]

Unfortunately postwar. Its covered in Volume I with an update in Volume II. Jim

New Scho-ka-kola tin which has me puzzeled. The lid is the same as the pre war and just post war tins, with the offwhite/cream paint job. The inside is the gold color not silver. However the bottom is plain off white/cream, with no writing and no stamp in the metal. I had thought that the writing had been removed but it is clear that this tin never had it. The tape round the outside is printed with the Scho-ka-kola logo and the logo of Hildebrand. Coco content is 52.5%

[djpool]

Hey Kat,

Very nice. Do these books actually cover specific food items as far as different products,product names, packaging, etc or is it basically a nutritional guide with food authorizations etc.

Does it provide instructions to industries on how items were to be packed marked etc.

There were numerous references published on foods most were too technical and probably of little interest to most collectors.


PS I am excited Jim

Now it is time for Mr Pool to get all excited.
I have just picked up Die Kriegsernährungswirtschaft volume 1 and 2. These books are from 1941 and come in 3 volumes (I could only find 2 though)

Volume 1 contains the following:-

1 Behoerdenaufbau
2 Allgemeine Bewirtschaftungsbestimmungen
3 Kartensystem
4 Krankenhäuser und andere Anstalten
5 Gastsätten und Werkküchen
6 Besondere Berufe (Schwerarbeiter usw)
7 Kranke und Gebrechliche einschl. stillende und werdende Mütter
8 Selbstversorger
9 Wehrmacht, Schutzgliederungen und RAD

Volume 2 contains the following:-

10 Getreide, Mehl und Brot
11 Kartoffeln und kartoffelerzeugnisse
12 Nährmittel und Genussmittel
13 Fleisch
14 Milch, Milcherzeugnisse, Oele und Fett
15 Eier
16 Konserven, Zwiebeln und Gewürze
17 Marmelade, Obstgetränke

Volume 3 contains the following

18 Zucker
19 Schokolade, Kakao und andere Süsswaren
20 Fische
21 Tierfutter
22 Verschiedenes
23 Strafbestimmungen


At the back of volume 3 was also an overview of the laws, regulations, decrees, etc. and a list of the nutritional offices and the main Index.

The volumes also include various forms that would be needed.








The last photo (which is not clear at all, sorry) shows the rations for a solider while on leave. It states the following

Days on leave
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(grams)

Brot 350 700 1000 1300 1600 1950 2250
Fleisch 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Fett 40 80 120 160 200 240 280
Marmelade 0 0 75 100 125 150 175
Zucker 0 0 100 100 150 200 200
Nährmittel 0 0 50 75 100 125 150
Kaffe-Ersatz 0 0 50 50 75 100 100
Käse 0 0 30 30 60 60 60
Eier 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stuck