Heinrich Hoffmann Photo Gallery

Heinrich Hoffmann (1885 – 1957) served as Adolf Hitler’s official photographer from when Hitler took control of the Nazi party in 1921 until his death in 1945. Hoffmann estimates he took over half a million photographs of Hitler over the course of his career. His portraits were the most significant source of Nazi propaganda materials published over the course of close to 25 years, everything from postcards, posters, magazines, postage stamps and picture books. Click on each theme below to see a complete photo album devoted to that particular event or topic.

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  • Hitler On Board đŸš˘

    Hitler On Board đŸš˘

    Recently I came to realize that there has been a most glaring void here on my website. Having already thoroughly covered Adolf Hitler’s extensive journeys and exponential travels across Europe on Planes, Trains and Automobiles… somehow I totally skipped ships!!! So here it is! It’s certainly well past time we see Hitler at sea –… read more

  • Hitler & Mussolini

    Hitler & Mussolini

    There have been many special friendships and (in)famous duos throughout the course of history, Lewis and Clark, Bonnie and Clyde, Lloyd and Harry, etc. So in honor of ‘National Best Friends Day’ let’s take a look at Hitler hanging out with his one and only migliore amico, Il Duce. Okay, so maybe this dubious dictator… read more

  • Hitler’s Beer Hall Days

    Hitler’s Beer Hall Days

    The cavernous and cramped beer halls of Bavaria were an integral part of Hitler’s life and early career. During the formative years of the Nazi Party the BĂźrgerbräukeller in Munich was one of the main gathering places of the NSDAP. It was there on 8 November 1923 that Adolf Hitler launched the Beer Hall Putsch and… read more

  • Hitler & Architecture

    Hitler & Architecture

    Arguably Adolf Hitler’s greatest passion and pastime outside of his quest for world domination was his obsession with architecture and urban design. So much so that he not only had grandiose plans for a total revision of Berlin but also had extensive plans for the redesign of just about every major city in Germany. Below… read more

  • Hitler in Black Suit Set #1

    Hitler in Black Suit Set #1

    These photographs are all from one photo session that took place in early 1925 inside Adolf Hitler’s apartment at Thierschstraße 41 in Munich. A couple of these also include Hitler’s German Shepherd Prinz. It was easy to put these together as a complete set by noticing the tiny bit of white handkerchief peaking out of… read more

  • Hitler in Lederhosen Set #1

    Hitler in Lederhosen Set #1

    This group of photographs ranges from the years 1924 to 1929. I’ve discovered that the last few in this set are not Hoffmann photos, but I thought they went well with this particular portrait session that took place in Hoffmann’s Munich studio in July 1926. My other two posts in the “Hitler in Lederhosen” series,… read more

  • Unser FĂźhrer

    Unser FĂźhrer

    Hitler loved to celebrate his birthday with the German people. On many occasions he gave speeches on his birthday, often because he was out on the campaign trail. In 1933, on his 44th birthday, he invited the public to come and visit him at his home on the Obersalzberg. There are many photographs taken from… read more

  • Hitler and Geli

    Hitler and Geli

    Hitler’s niece Geli Raubal accompanied her mother Angela, Hitler’s half-sister, when she became Hitler’s housekeeper in his new home on the Obersalzburg in March of 1927. Geli spent the next four and a half years in very close contact with her half-uncle. She later moved into Hitler’s Munich apartment in October 1929 when she enrolled… read more

  • Hitler in Kelheim

    Hitler in Kelheim

    On 22 October 1933, the “German Day in Kelheim” (officially titled as the “Liberation Celebration” ) was celebrated. The newly crowned Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler came to Kelheim for this very special occasion. Twenty years after Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German princes had celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig at the Befreiungshalle, Adolf Hitler arrived at… read more

  • Hitler in Weimar

    Hitler in Weimar

    The “Congress of the Thuringian NSDAP” took place 95 years ago on 12 October 1930, in Weimar, where the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP) already had considerable influence in Thuringia, having formed a coalition with other right-wing parties and providing the state’s Minister-President. The event, which was promoted by the NSDAP as the “Defiance… read more

  • Hitler’s Reich Youth Day

    Hitler’s Reich Youth Day

    Over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of October 1932, the 1st annual Hitler Youth rally was held in Potsdam, where an estimated 30,000 boys and girls gathered to hear Adolf Hitler speak. The rally was a significant event for the Nazi Party, occurring shortly after it had become the largest party in the… read more

  • Hitler in Breslau

    Hitler in Breslau

    The city of Breslau, now known as Wrocław, was the site of the 1938 Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest (German Gymnastic and Athletic Festival). Adolf Hitler attended the festival on the final day of the week long event on 31 July 1938. The festival also coincided with the 125th anniversary of the German Wars of Liberation… read more