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.

📸 *** Index of Photo Albums *** 📸

  • Hitler in Stettin

    Hitler in Stettin

    On 12 June 1938, Adolf Hitler attended the Pomeranian Nazi Party Congress in the then-German city of Stettin, the capital city of Pomerania and a major stronghold of the Nazi movement. Now known as Szczecin, the city is a major seaport and the largest city in northwest Poland today. Hitler addressed the masses and observed a massive read more

  • Hitler in Oldenburg

    Hitler in Oldenburg

    On 10 May 1931, Adolf Hitler presented a sweeping campaign speech exactly one week before the local 17 May Reichstag elections were scheduled to be held in the Oldenburg province. The NSDAP held a special “Hitler Day” and a “Hitler Parade” in Oldenburg. Over 5,000 SA men marched in front of Hitler’s speaking platform set read more

  • Führer, wir Danken Dir! 💐

    Führer, wir Danken Dir! 💐

    Adolf Hitler’s birthday was one of the most important holidays celebrated in National Socialist Germany from 1933-1945. Each year Hitler was showered with gifts and well-wishes by the German people, and these annual events have already been thoroughly covered in two of my other albums: one specifically dedicated to Hitler’s 50th Birthday and the other read more

  • Hitler Runs For President

    Hitler Runs For President

    On 4 April 1932 Adolf Hitler began Round 2 of his campaign for Reich President. After the first round of voting in the 1932 German presidential elections concluded on March 13th, Hindenburg had failed to receive an absolute majority. He came up 170,000 votes short despite the 18.65 million votes that were cast for him, read more

  • Hitler in Memel

    Hitler in Memel

    On 23 March 1939, Adolf Hitler arrived in Klaipėda (Memel), a port city on the Baltic Sea, on the cruiser Deutschland to personally tour the city and deliver a speech after Germany demanded its return from Lithuania. A part of East Prussia since the 16th century, Memel and its environs were removed from Germany in 1919 read more

  • Hitler and the Saarland

    Hitler and the Saarland

    Ninety years ago today liberation celebrations were held on 1 March 1935 in Saarbrücken for the reintegration of the Saarland into the German Reich. The Treaty of Versailles had put the Saar under the control of the League of Nations for 15 years.  During these years, the region was administered by the League – first read more