-
Dortmund SA Rally 1933
Exactly 90 years ago today the largest assembly of SA Stormtroopers ever to be mustered occurred in Dortmund Germany at the SA Westfalen Treffen (SA Westphalia meeting). By the end of the summer of 1933, the Sturmabteilung had become the largest paramilitary branch of the NSDAP, consisting of close to 3 million men. During the short read more
-
Hitler and Ernst Röhm
It was 89 years ago today that Adolf Hitler launched his Night of the Long Knives, purging the SA and ordering the execution of his close friend Ernst Röhm. Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, jealous of Hitler’s close relationship with the SA leader, had used the Gestapo and the SS to create false evidence of read more
-
‘Handsome Adolf’
“Hitler’s tall and handsome figure, the lock of dark hair that waves coquettishly over his brow and his neatly clipped mustache brought sighs from thousands of women of the middle class who called him “der schoene Adolf (handsome Adolf)” and “unser Adolf (our Adolf)” in tones of rapturous admiration.” – “The Pittsburgh Press” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania read more
-
‘Jugend um Hitler’
This 1934 Heinrich Hoffmann photo book titled Jugend um Hitler (Youth Around Hitler) is a 96 page piece of Nazi propaganda depicting Adolf Hitler as a kind-hearted, child loving father figure. The 120 photographs depict the close relationship of the Chancellor of Nazi Germany with children. Hitler is shown hugging kids, giving autographs, holding children’s hands, drying read more
-
Hitler in the News
This photo collection contains pictures of Adolf Hitler eagerly devouring daily news reports along his unchallenged ascent to power. Whether tuning into a radio broadcast, waiting anxiously by the telephone, or grabbing the morning newspaper, it seems all news was good news for Hitler. After all, by 9 March 1933, he had officially banned the read more
-
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
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 *** 📸
Heinrich Hoffmann Photo Gallery 