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 eachtheme below to see a complete photo albumdevoted to that particular event or topic.
This is a growing collection of photos of Adolf Hitler in an assorted array of fancy attire that includes top hats, tuxedos, bow ties and other formal wear. Occasions include diplomatic receptions, New Year’s celebrations, memorial ceremonies and festivals. By far Hitler’s favorite annual festival was the Bayreuth Wagner Opera Festival, where he would appear every summer always dressed to the nines. Let’s face it, this dashing and debonair dictator could really command a top hat and tails – there’s nothing quite like this fashionable Führer to fire up a flurry of fervorous feelings!
“Adolf is turning into a gentleman. He’s got himself a tail-coat now!”
–Ernst Röhm, June 1934 (H. Rauschning, ‘Hitler Speaks’, 1939, pp. 15)
Adolf Hitler in conversation with Franz Von Papen and General Von Blomberg at the 1933 Volkstrauertag ceremony on March 12 in Berlin, the German Memorial Day commemorating members of the armed forces of all nations and civilians who died in armed conflicts.Chancellor Hitler, Vice Chancellor Von Papen and Defense Minister Von Blomberg waiting in front of the Staatsoper for the Reichs President on the German national day of mourning on 12 March 1933.Adolf Hitler stands in front of the Neue Wache in Berlin on the occasion of the National Day of Mourning, organized by the German War Graves Commission. The celebration took place in the Staatsoper Unter den Linden followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Prussian Memorial and a troop parade took place in front of the Unknown Soldier’s tomb. In the picture: Werner von Blomberg, Franz von Papen, Adolf Hitler, Franz Seldte, Hermann Goering, Wilhelm Frick and Konstantin von Neurath on 12 March 1933.Adolf Hitler stands in front of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden with Werner von Blomberg, Franz von Papen, Franz Seldte, Hermann Goering, Wilhelm Frick and Konstantin von Neurath on 12 March 1933.Adolf Hitler and. Franz von Papen on the occasion of the National Day of Mourning, in memory of the casualties of the war and celebrated throughout all Germany, a troop parade took place in front of the Unknown Soldier’s tomb in Berlin, Germany on 12 March 1933.
Heldengedenktag
On 27 February 1934, the National Socialists introduced legislation to rename Volkstrauertag (“People’s Mourning Day”) to Heldengedenktag (“Day of Commemoration of Heroes”), cementing its annual observance as a national holiday. In the process, they completely changed the character of the holiday, where the emphasis shifted to hero worship rather than remembering the dead. Heldengedenktag became a significant propaganda event in Nazi Germany. After 1945, the use of the term Heldengedenktag was abandoned because of its close association with the Nazi government and returned to Volkstrauertag.
Adolf Hitler arrives to the Heldengedenktag with his driver Erich Kempka on 25 February 1934. In the background Hermann Goering can be seen standing in front of the Ehrenmal Unter den Linden in Berlin.
Day of Potsdam
The “Day of Potsdam” held on 21 March 1933 was a carefully staged propaganda event to reinforce the unity of the nation and establish historical continuity between the Third Reich, Prussia, and the German Empire. The opening date of the new Reichstag was moved up several weeks in order to coincide with the anniversary of the opening of the first Reichstag of the German Empire on 21 March 1871. The main festivities were also moved from Berlin to the Potsdam Garrison Church, where Adolf Hitler’s hero Frederick the Great was buried. The events held in Potsdam were broadcast nationwide on the radio and celebrated in many cities with parades.
Before the opening of the new Reichstag on 21 March 1933 in Potsdam, Adolf Hitler, Sepp Dietrich and Joseph Goebbels visit the ‘Graves of the Martyrs’ at the Luisenstädtischen Friedhof, Berlin. This date was chosen because 21 March 1871 was when the first Reichstag of Imperial Germany opened. Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler awaits the arrival of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg in front of the Garrison Church on the Day of Potsdam (the call of the new Reichstag politicians in Potsdam) on 21 March 1933. Despite personally disliking Hitler, Hindenburg struggled to form a coalition and was eventually convinced to appoint Hitler chancellor. Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring in front of the Garrison Church in Potsdam on 21 March 1933.The new Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Franz von Papen (center) on the way to the opening session of the new parliament in the Potsdam Garrison Church on 21 March 1933. The Baroque style church was erected in Potsdam for the military in 1735 under King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, the father of Friedrich der Große. In 1933 the first meeting of the new Reichstag was held in the Garrison Church after the NSDAP victory in the elections.Popular postcard showing Adolf Hitler greeting President Paul von Hindenburg in Potsdam on 21 March 1933. This photograph appeared widely in both the German and international press, and was designed to project an image of Hitler as non-threatening to the established order.Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler und der Deutsche Kronprinz Wilhelm von Preußen im Gespräch während der Feier vor der Garnisonkirche in Potsdam. Adolf Hitler greets German Crown Prince Wilhelm on the Day of Potsdam on 21 March 1933. After his plans to become president had been blocked by his father, Wilhelm supported Hitler’s rise to power, as he believed Hitler would help restore monarchy. Members of Hitler’s cabinet which was formed in January 1933, are pictured during the parade of the Reichswehr after the ceremonial opening of the Reichstag in the Garrison Church in Potsdam on 21 March 1933. l-r: Reich Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm Frick, Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen, Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler, and Reich Minister Hermann Göring.
Battle of Tannenberg Commemoration
German leaders Chancellor Adolf Hitler and President von Hindenburg celebrate the 19th anniversary of the Battle of Tannenburg on 27 August 1933. The Battle of Tannenberg, also known as the Second Battle of Tannenberg, was fought between Russia and Germany between 23 and 30 August 1914, the first month of World War I.The 19th anniversary of the Battle of Tannenburg on 27 August 1933. The Battle of Tannenberg, also known as the Second Battle of Tannenberg, was fought between Russia and Germany between 23 and 30 August 1914.Adolf Hitler attending the Battle of Tannenburg 19th anniversary commemoration on 27 August 1933.Reichspräsident von Hindenburg and Chancellor Adolf Hitler at the Reichsehrenmal Tannenberg on 27 August 1933.Adolf Hitler takes a flight to Frankfurt am Main-Bockenheim after the memorial service held at the Battle of Tannenberg monument at Hohenstein (now Olsztynek, Poland) to a Saar rally being held at the Niederwald monument near Rüdesheim; left (from the front) Reichswehr Minister Werner von Blomberg and Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen on 27 August 1933.Adolf Hitler arrives by plane to attend the memorial service held at the Battle of Tannenberg monument at Hohenstein (now Olsztynek, Poland).
Diplomatic Affairs
Adolf Hitler was actually never comfortable in formal attire or at diplomatic functions. It appears that it took quite some time for him to adjust to his new roles as Reichskanzler…
“Everyone watched Hitler. The former corporal, a bit grumpy and awkward, seemed to feel pretty uncomfortable in his new role. His coat-tails hindered him. Over and over he lead his hand to the area where usually the waist belt was placed and everytime he didn’t find the familiar cooling and encouraging backup, his unease grew. He crumpled his handkerchief, tugged it, rolled it, and showed proper stage fright.”
-Bella Fromm in the “Vossische Zeitung” about the new Reichskanzler’s appearance on 9 February 1933 at a diplomatic dinner.
Foreign Minister Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath and State Secretary Otto Meissner stand behind Adolf Hitler during his speech to the diplomatic corps at a New Year’s reception on 1 January 1934 in Berlin. In February 1938 von Neurath was ousted by Hitler as foreign minister in favor of Joachim von Ribbentrop and in March 1939 he was appointed Reichsprotektor for Bohemia and Moravia. Adolf Hitler at the 1934 New Year reception for the diplomatic corps, in conversation with Italian ambassador Vittorio Cerruti and American ambassador William Dodd. The reception was held at the residence of President Paul von Hindenburg. Extremely rare photograph of Adolf Hitler with President Hindenburg at the New Year Reception on 1 January 1934. Adolf Hitler at the New Year’s reception, 1934, in conversation with France’s ambassador to Germany, André François-Poncet (1887-1978). François-Poncet was Ambassador to Germany from 1931 until 1938, witnessing Hitler’s coming to power and his preparations for war. He was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned for three years during the Nazi occupation of France.Adolf Hitler meeting the nuncio to Germany, Cesare Orsenigo, on 1 January 1934.Adolf Hitler leaves the Reich President’s New Years reception on 1 January 1934. Adolf Hitler in formal dinner dress reviews the honor guard in the inner yard of the Reichspräsidetenpalais Berlin Germany on September 12, 1934, after receiving Józef Lipski as the new Polish ambassador to Berlin.Adolf Hitler before the Guard of Honor of the Reich weir, which is taken up on the occasion of the reception of foreign diplomats in the courtyard of the Presidential Chancellery. Hitler does not act as party leader but as Reich Chancellor and Führer on this occasion, 12 September 1934. Adolf Hitler before the Guard of Honor of the Reich weir, which is taken up on the occasion of the reception of foreign diplomats in the courtyard of the Presidential Chancellery. Hitler does not act as party leader but as Reich Chancellor and Führer on this occasion, 12 September 1934.Adolf Hitler in formal dress reviews the honor guard in the inner yard of the Reichspräsidetenpalais Berlin Germany on 12 September 1934.Der feierliche Empfang des Diplomatischen Corps beim Führer Adolf Hitler am 12. September 1934 im Reichspresidenten Palais in der Wilhelmstrafle in Berlin! Der Führer Adolf Hitler und Reichsaussenminister von Neurath auf dem Balkon des Reichspresidenten Palais danken für die Huldigungen der Menschenmenge. (The ceremonial reception of the diplomatic corps by the leader Adolf Hitler on September 12, 1934 in the Reich President’s Palace on Wilhelmstrafle in Berlin! The leader Adolf Hitler and Reich Foreign Minister von Neurath on the balcony of the Reich President’s Palace thank the crowd for their homage.)Adolf Hitler and Generals of the Wehrmacht at the New Year’s Reception in Berlin on 10 January 1936. Adolf Hitler in tailcoat at the New Year’s reception in the Reich President’s Palace with Colonel General Werner von Blomberg, General of the Air Force Hermann Göring, General of the Artillery Werner von Fritsch, and Admiral of the Navy Erich Raeder. Adolf Hitler at the New Year’s Reception in Berlin on 10 January 1936. Adolf Hitler in tailcoat at the New Year’s reception in the Reich President’s Palace greeting papal nuncio Cesare Orsenigo.Adolf Hitler welcomes the State Commissioner and Lord Mayor of Berlin, Dr. Julius Lippert, at the official New Year’s reception in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin on 10 January 1936.Adolf Hitler speaking with Francois-Poncet, French ambassador to Germany. Reception in the Propaganda Ministry on the occasion of the opening of the International Automobile Exhibition in Berlin on 15 February 1936. New Year reception by Adolf Hitler at Reichspraesidentenpalais in Berlin: Adolf Hitler in conversation with diplomats, from left: Andre Francois-Poncet (France), William Dodd (USA), Sir Eric Phipps (Great Britain), Mehmet Hamdi (Turkey) and Jakob Suritz (UdSSR) on 11 January 1937.New Year reception hosted by Adolf Hitler at Reich President’s Palace in Berlin: Adolf Hitler in conversation with ambassador Sir Eric Phipps of Great Britain, on 11 January 1937.Adolf Hitler and the outgoing English ambassador Sir Eric Phipps at the reception in honor of the foreign heads of mission in the Reich Chancellery on 3 February 1937.Adolf Hitler goes to the courtyard of the guard battalion after a diplomatic reception to welcome an honorary formation at the Reich President’s Palace in Berlin; in the entourage is Reich Foreign Minister Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath (left), State Minister Dr. Otto Meissner, head of the presidential office (center) and personal adjutant SA Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Brückner (in the background) on 12 March 1937.Adolf Hitler in conversation with the French ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet (right) and the Hungarian envoy Döme Sztojay, during a performance of Richard Wagner’s ‘Tristan and Isolde’ at the National Theater in Munich on the occasion of the ‘Day of German Art’ on 18 July 1937.Adolf Hitler greets the French diplomat Francois Poncet during a diplomatic meeting in Berlin on 12 September 1937.Reception for the Italian Minister of Justice Dr. Arrigo Solmi (center) by Adolf Hitler in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin; to the left: Reich Foreign Minister Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath, behind: State Minister Dr. Otto Meissner, head of the presidential office; right: Reich Minister Dr. Hans Frank on 4 November 1937.Anniversary of the signing of the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Agreement at the Japanese embassy in Berlin. Rudolf Hess; Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg; Reich Leader Alfred Rosenberg and Adolf Hitler talking with the Japanese Ambassador Viscount Kintomo Mushakoji on 24 November 1937.Adolf Hitler chats with the Japanese Ambassador to Germany, Count Kintomo Mishakoji, at a diplomatic dinner to celebrate the first anniversary of the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact on 25 November 1937. The photograph also shows, from left: Minister Rudolf Hess, War Minister von Blomberg, and Alfred Rosenberg.New Year reception of the ‘Reichsregierung’ at the ‘Reichspraesidentenpalais’ Presidential Palace in Berlin. Adolf Hitler in conversation with diplomat Count Kintomo Mushakoji (Japan); in the background: Karl Alexander Vicco von Buelow-Schwante, Chief of the protocol, on 11 January 1938.New Year’s reception in Berlin on 11 January 1938. From left to right: Representing the Wehrmacht, the respective commanders-in-chief of the three branches of the armed forces, Hermann Göring (Luftwaffe), Werner von Fritsch (Army) and Erich Raeder (Navy), as well as Reich Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht, Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg, present the congratulations of the German Armed Forces to Adolf Hitler as supreme commander. Chancellor Adolf Hitler receiving the diplomatic corps on 11 January 1938. The traditional reception by Chancellor Hitler, on the occasion of the New Year, took place in Berlin, at the Presidential Palace. From left to right: Nuncio Orsenigo, M . François Poncet, Ambassador of France and Mr. Hamdi Arpag, Ambassador of Turkey.British diplomat Neville Henderson attends a reception given by Adolf Hitler for diplomats at the Chancellory in Berlin on 1 March 1939.Adolf Hitler on a tour through an exhibition of Polish art in the Academy of Arts at Pariser Platz in Berlin; next to Hitler(to the right) the exhibition commissioner of the Polish government, Dr. Miecyslaw Treter, and Polish Ambassador Jozef Lipski; in the background his personal adjutants, SS leader Julius Schaub and SA brigade leader Wilhelm Brückner; at the back: Reich Foreign Minister Konstantin von Neurath on 29 March 1935.
Concerts & Charity Events
Adolf Hitler in Wiesbaden at the State Theater on 21 March 1935 for the AIDA performance.Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany, and to his left his personal adjutant Wilhelm Brückner attending a concert given at his special request by the German pianist Wilhelm Backhaus in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall on in Brandenburger Straße 21 on 9 June 1933. Adolf Hitler stands with Joseph Goebbels and Fritz Sauckel, the Gauleiter of Thuringia, in the National Theatre in Weimar before an official Staatsakt held at the conclusion of the Schiller week on 10 November 1934. Goebbels had designated the week leading up to poet Friedrich Schiller’s 175th birthday “Reichsschillerwoche” in November 1934, during which Hitler had also visited the Schiller Haus in Weimar.Adolf Hitler and Magda Goebbels enjoy an opera together. They are at a performance of the Meistersingers of Nuremburg at the Charlottenburg Opera on 15 November 1935. Also in the picture, from right to left, is Joseph Goebbels, Frau Hess, Frau Goering and Hermann Goering.Adolf Hitler attends “Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg” at the reopening after the renovation of the German Opera House by the architect Paul Baumgarten; Hitler in conversation with Joseph Goebbels and the President of the Reich Music Chamber, Prof. Peter Raabe (to the right), during a break in the foyer; Left, his personal adjutant SS leader Julius Schaub on 15 November 1935.Adolf Hitler in conversation with Reich Minister of War Generaloberst Werner von Blomberg and his daughter Sybille in the foyer of the German Opera House in Berlin – Charlottenburg on the occasion of the reopening after the renovation on 15 November 1935.Festival performance of Friedrich Schiller’s ‘Kabale und Liebe’ (Intrigue and Love) in the Schiller Theater in Berlin on the occasion of the reopening after renovation by the architect Paul Baumgarten; during a break in the foyer from the right: Hitler, his personal adjutant SA Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Brückner, Dr. Robert Ley, leader of the German Labor Front (DAF) and Joseph Goebbels on 15 November 1938.Adolf Hitler attends a guest performance of the Teatro alla Scala of Milan in La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini in the Deutsche Opernhaus in Berlin on 21 June 1937. Hitler is in the box of honor with State Secretary Walther Funk, the Italian ambassador Prof. Bernardo Attolico, the representative of the Italian propaganda minister, Baron de Pirro, Joseph Goebbels and his personal adjutant SS leader Julius Schaub.Adolf Hitler at a German-Italian concert in the Berliner Scala in aid of the Winterhilfswerk (WHW); in the honorary boxes, right: Joseph Goebbels, behind him the Italian ambassador Prof. Bernardo Attolico and his personal adjutant SS leader Julius Schaub on 12 December 1937.Adolf Hitler in formal dress returns from Nikolsburg as part of his Southern States tour in Moravia to Vienna, where he visits the Vienna State Opera on 27 October 1938for a performance of “Tiefland”.Adolf Hitler in tails at an artist’s reception held at the Reich Chancellery on 28 February 1937. Leni Riefenstahl is third from the right.Adolf Hitler greets Heinrich Hoffmann and Leni Riefenstahl at a reception for artists in the Reich Chancellery on 28 February 1937.Adolf Hitler in tails at an artist’s reception held at the Reich Chancellery on 28 February 1937. In Berlin Künstlerempfang in der Reichskanzlei.The solidarity between the Führer and German artists showed itself in the reception held in the new Reich Chancellery. The Führer shows his guests the great reception hall on 4 March 1939.Adolf Hitler and behind him Prince Regent Paul of Yugoslavia leave Bellevue Palace to see a gala performance of Der Meistersinger at the Berlin State Opera on 3 June 1939.Adolf Hitler attends a festival performance of Der Meistersinger at the Berlin State Opera with Prinz Paul of Yugoslavia on 3 June 1939.Adolf Hitler hosting an NSDAP reception on 12 December 1937 for leading personalities of the Nazi German economy; the guests in the reception hall during a charity concert in support of the Winterhilfswerkes (winter welfare organization / WHW), in the foreground is Dr. Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach. His company Friedrich Krupp AG produced almost everything for the German Reich war machine from U-boats, battleships, howitzers, trains, machine guns, tanks, and hundreds of other commodities.Sammelbild Nr. 64 Adolf Hitler nach dem Neujahrs-Diplomatenempfang 1936 (Collective picture No. 64 Adolf Hitler after the New Year’s diplomatic reception in 1936) This photo is often mistaken as Hitler on the balcony of the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, but it’s definitely the Presidential Palace in Berlin, and was featured and labeled as such on this cigarette card from ‘Adolf Hitler: Bilder Aus Dem Leben Des Führers’ 1936.Adolf Hitler & Mayor Carl Friedrich Goerdeler at the Richard Wagner memorial ceremony on the 50th death anniversary of the composer in Leipzig on 13 February 1933. Goerdeler belonged to the civil resistance led by Count Stauffenberg from the assassination attempt of 20 July 1944.Photo of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels at the Reich Chancellery in December 1936.Adolf Hitler together with his cabinet members Dorpmüller (Reichsbahn) and Ohnesorge (Reichspost) at the reception for the newly appointed Ministers in 1933 / (from left) Dr. Julius Dorpmüller, (transport) and Dr. Wilhelm Ohnesorge, (post office) in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin in 1933.Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler had Heinrich Hoffmann take several portraits of him dressed in tails. In the early days of his appointment as Reich Chancellor, Hitler sought to shake off his image as Party Leader to accommodate to the more conservative circles, including Reich President von Hindenburg. These photographs were most likely taken at the Reich Presidential Palace or at the Kaiserhof Hotel in Berlin in February 1933.
Bayreuth Wagner Music Festival
Adolf Hitler, who greatly admired Richard Wagner’s music, first attended the Bayreuth Wagner Festival from 22 July until 2 August 1925 to see Der Ring des Nibelungen. The head of the festival, Winifred Wagner, was Richard Wagner’s daughter-in-law, and was already one of Adolf Hitler’s closest personal friends. She had become both head of the family and the Festival upon her husband Siegfried’s death in 1930. Winifred fell madly in love with Hitler and rumors began circulating by 1933 that they would be wed. This never came to pass, but they remained extremely close friends, and Bayreuth was firmly established as the summer gathering place for the Nazi elite from 1933 to 1939.
Adolf Hitler greets guests from the balcony of the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth. probably July 1934. Bayreuth was extremely convenient for the dictator, who frequently commuted between Berlin and Munich, and he paid frequent visits to his good friend Winifred Wagner.Adolf Hitler in conversation with Franz von Papen and Joseph Goebbels (from left) during the Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth; in the background the personal adjutant, SA Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Brückner.Adolf Hitler at the Bayreuth Music Festival in 1937. The Führer, in gala dress, on his way to the Bayreuth Opera House. “Whoever wants to understand National Socialist Germany must know Wagner.” Adolf Hitler.Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels at the Bayreuth Festival in July 1935.Adolf Hitler leaving the Siegfried Wagner House at the Wahnfried estate with Konstantin von Neurath to attend the events at the Bayreuth Festival. During the festival from 1936 to 1938 he lived in the Siegfried Wagner House, and after the premieres he would host artist receptions there in the music room. Director of the Bayreuth Festival Winifred Wagner along with Chancellor of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler during the break of the performance of the ‘Flying Dutchman’ in 1939.Adolf Hitler in black tie salutes the crowd from one of the windows of the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth during the Wagner Festival.Wagner’s operas had always fascinated Adolf Hitler. Every July since 1925 he was the star guest at the Bayreuth Festival, and would greet his adoring fans from the balcony of the Opera House.Adolf Hitler in tailcoat in conversation with Kammersängerin (Opera Singer) Maria Müller during a reception in Winifried Wagner’s house Wahnfried in Bayreuth in 1937.The Führer attending a performance of Richard Wagner ‘s opera Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods) at the Bayreuth Festival on 23 July 1940.Adolf Hitler at the Bayreuth Festival on 26 July 1937. Beside Hitler is Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy. Princess Maria was interned with her husband and two elder children by the Nazis during World War II. In 1945 the Anglo-Americans freed them and they returned to Italy.Adolf Hitler greets an adoring crowd from the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth while attending the Richard Wagner Festival in July 1937.Adolf Hitler in conversation with Winifred Wagner on the balcony of Bayreuth’s Siegfriedhaus in July 1937.Bayreuth-Gastgeberin Winifred Wagner, Gast Hitler 1937:»Das Heldenhafte ist das Große« (Bayreuth hostess Winifred Wagner greets her guest Adolf Hitler in 1937).Two of the children of Bayreuth hostess Winifred Wagner, daughter Verena Wagner and son Wieland Wagner, greet guest of honor Adolf Hitler in 1937.Adolf Hitler greets Winifred Wagner in front of Bayreuth’s Siegfriedhaus 25 July 1938.Adolf Hitler on the balcony of the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, attending the Richard Wagner Festival in July 1938.Adolf Hitler on the balcony of the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, attending the Richard Wagner Festival in July 1938.Winifred Wagner with Adolf Hitler 3 August 1938 at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in conversation and evening dress.Adolf Hitler converses with Princess Olga of Yugoslavia during a state visit of the Yugoslavian Prince Regent and his wife to Berlin on 2 June 1939.
I love history and have always been infatuated with the design and style of the 1920’s. Unfortunately I can’t time travel back to this era, so I live vicariously through books, movies and photos.
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