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[The carrying out of this action stands unique in the history of military operations. The occupation went into effect effortlessly. At dawn on April 9th, German soldiers were in Copenhagen, where they were welcomed by the cautiously-friendly population.]

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Title
[The carrying out of this action stands unique in the history of military operations. The occupation went into effect effortlessly. At dawn on April 9th, German soldiers were in Copenhagen, where they were welcomed by the cautiously-friendly population.]
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 occupations
Gas street lamps
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- German
Soldiers -- German -- 1939-1945
Denmark -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Note how the official German captions for the pictures showing the Norway-Denmark campaign use the softer word "occupation", rather than "invasion", to suggest a necessary operation relatively free of violence.
Content: Picture caption: "Die Durchführung dieser Aktion stand bis dahin einzig in der Kriegsgeschichte da. Reibunglos Klappte die Besetzung. Im Morgengrauen des 9. April waren deutsche Truppen in Kopenhagen, wo sie freundlichneugierig von der Bevölkerung empfangen wurden."
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): e66c46a0-c601-012f-46c1-58d385a7bc34
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 carrying out of this action stands unique in the history of military operations. The occupation went into effect effortlessly. At dawn on April 9th, German soldiers were in Copenhagen, where they were welcomed by the cautiously-friendly population.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4555-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The carrying out of this action stands unique in the history of military operations. The occupation went into effect effortlessly. At dawn on April 9th, German soldiers were in Copenhagen, where they were welcomed by the cautiously-friendly population.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4555-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). [The carrying out of this action stands unique in the history of military operations. The occupation went into effect effortlessly. At dawn on April 9th, German soldiers were in Copenhagen, where they were welcomed by the cautiously-friendly population.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4555-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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[The carrying out of this action stands unique in the history of military operations.  The occupation went into effect effortlessly.  At dawn on April 9th, German soldiers were in Copenhagen, where they were welcomed by the cautiously-friendly population.]