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[The Fuhrer visited a Luftwaffe air base and sat near the Christmas tree in the midst of the troops. He visited anti-aircraft positions in the Western Air Defense Zone, where a gunner presented him with a hand-carved wooden eagle.]

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Title
[The Fuhrer visited a Luftwaffe air base and sat near the Christmas tree in the midst of the troops. He visited anti-aircraft positions in the Western Air Defense Zone, where a gunner presented him with a hand-carved wooden eagle.]
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1939

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1939
Topics
Nazi propaganda
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Eagles in art
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- German
Military officers -- German -- 1939-1945
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Blemishes on image.
Content: Picture caption: "So besuchte der Führer einem Fliegerhorst der deutschen Luftwaffe und sass beim Weihnachtsbaum mitten unter den Soldaten. Er besuchte Flakstellungen in der Luftverteidigungszone West, wo ein Flakschütze ihm einen handgeschnitzten Adler überreichte."
Content: A picture full of symbolism. Not only was the eagle the emblem of the Reich, it was also the insignia of the newly-created German Air Force, the Luftwaffe.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 782182b0-c601-012f-f602-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1939: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The Fuhrer visited a Luftwaffe air base and sat near the Christmas tree in the midst of the troops. He visited anti-aircraft positions in the Western Air Defense Zone, where a gunner presented him with a hand-carved wooden eagle.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab57-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The Fuhrer visited a Luftwaffe air base and sat near the Christmas tree in the midst of the troops. He visited anti-aircraft positions in the Western Air Defense Zone, where a gunner presented him with a hand-carved wooden eagle.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab57-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). [The Fuhrer visited a Luftwaffe air base and sat near the Christmas tree in the midst of the troops. He visited anti-aircraft positions in the Western Air Defense Zone, where a gunner presented him with a hand-carved wooden eagle.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab57-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

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[The Fuhrer visited a Luftwaffe air base and sat near the Christmas tree in the midst of the troops.  He visited anti-aircraft positions in the Western Air Defense Zone, where a gunner presented him with a hand-carved wooden eagle.]