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[...the men of the Luftwaffe kept stalwart watch. Oberleutnant Schumacher's squadron once again shot down three English bombers.]

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Title
[...the men of the Luftwaffe kept stalwart watch. Oberleutnant Schumacher's squadron once again shot down three English bombers.]
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

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

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Military decorations
Shaking hands
Fighter pilots -- German
Military officers -- German -- 1939-1945
Germany. Luftwaffe
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: British bomber raids on German military and naval installations early in the war had little success and suffered severe losses among the planes and their crews. This picture's caption begins on the following image.
Content: Picture caption: "...die Männer der deutschen Luftwaffe hielten unentwegt Wacht. Das Geschwader des Oberstleutnant Schumacher konnte abermals drei englische Bomber abschießen."
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): e15ec980-c601-012f-cbe8-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1940: 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 men of the Luftwaffe kept stalwart watch. Oberleutnant Schumacher's squadron once again shot down three English bombers.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-454b-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[...the men of the Luftwaffe kept stalwart watch. Oberleutnant Schumacher's squadron once again shot down three English bombers.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-454b-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). [...the men of the Luftwaffe kept stalwart watch. Oberleutnant Schumacher's squadron once again shot down three English bombers.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-454b-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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[...the men of the Luftwaffe kept stalwart watch.  Oberleutnant Schumacher's squadron once again shot down three English bombers.]