''Das Wespennest'' (

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: ''The Wasp's Nest'') was a weekly satirical magazine published in Stuttgart, Germany, in the period 1946–1949. Its subtitle was ''Politisch-satirische Wochen-Zeitschrift''. It was one of the first magazines which were launched shortly after

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History and profile

''Das Wespennest'' was established by the German writer Wolfgang Bechtle in Stuttgart in 1946. It was published in Stuttgart on a weekly basis. ''Das Wespennest'' adopted a moderate political stance. Its contributors included

Thaddäus Troll Hans Bayer, known by the pseudonym Thaddäus Troll, (18 March 1914 – 5 July 1980) was a German journalist and writer and one of the most prominent modern poets in the Swabian German dialect. In his later years, he was also an active campaigner ...

and Hans-Frieder Willmann. The circulation of magazine was nearly 35,000 copies per week. It folded in 1949.

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