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Hitler in Bad Harzburg
It was 93 years ago today that the political and economic giants of the German nationalist and National Socialist camps of the Weimar Republic met in Bad Harzburg on 11 October 1931. This congressional gathering of radical right-wing conservatives came to be known as the “Harzburg Front” – a very short-lived anti-democratic political alliance in… read more
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Hitler and Himmler
Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was born 124 years ago today, on 7 October 1900 in Munich. Himmler served as the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron; SS), and became one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. He is primarily known for being one of the main architects behind the Holocaust. Himmler joined the… read more
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Hitler in Trench Coat Set #2
Here it is!!! Yet another HUGE album of photographs to enjoy of Hitler wearing a trench coat (in addition to the Set #1 album). This collection of pictures is a particularly humongous one because, if you really think about it, how often was Hitler NOT in a trench coat? Hitler’s trench coats are as iconic… read more
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Adolf Hitler Koog
Eighty-nine years ago today Adolf Hitler inaugurated an ambitious project that entailed reclaiming land from the North Sea to obtain Lebensraum for Aryan families. This new community was called the Adolf Hitler Koog (now Dieksanderkoog, located 62 miles north-west of Hamburg), and the centerpiece was a grand hall. The koog was intended to be a place where the… read more
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Hitler at Oberammergau
Adolf Hitler attended the world famous Passion Play in the town of Oberammergau on 13 August 1934. This series of pictures shows the leader of Nazi Germany and his entourage visiting the small Bavarian village and attending the production about the life of Jesus. The grand spectacle, held only once a decade, recounts the story… read more
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Hitler at the Summer Olympics 🤸♂️
On 1 August 1936 the Games of the 11th Olympiad opened in Berlin, just six months after the success of the Winter Olympics hosted in Garmish-Partenkirchen. Adolf Hitler greatly admired classical images of Greek gods and goddesses, and regarded Greco-Roman civilization as providing the seeds of Germanic culture. The Olympics were viewed as a means… read more
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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Heinrich Hoffmann Photo Gallery 