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[The gang of English warmongers tried once again to conceal a defeat. In the Reich Ministry of Proganda Lieutenant Colonel Schumacher (next to Reich Press Chief Dr. Dietrich) and a few of his pilots gave a report to the domestic and foreign press regarding the squadron's victorious engagement, in which 36 British bombers fell victim.]

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[The gang of English warmongers tried once again to conceal a defeat. In the Reich Ministry of Proganda Lieutenant Colonel Schumacher (next to Reich Press Chief Dr. Dietrich) and a few of his pilots gave a report to the domestic and foreign press regarding the squadron's victorious engagement, in which 36 British bombers fell victim.]
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
Reporters
Press conferences
World War, 1939-1945
Military officers -- German -- 1939-1945
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Blemishes on image.
Content: Picture caption: "Wieder einmal versuchte die Clique der englischen Kriegstreiber eine Niederlage zu vertuschen. Im Reichspropagandaministerium gaben Oberstleutnant Schumacher (neben Reichspressechef Dr. Dietrich) und einige seiner Flieger vor der in- und ausländischen Presse einen Bericht über den siegreichen Kampf des Geschwaders, dem 36 englische Bomber zum Opfer fielen."
Content: Heavy casualties suffered by British bombers in their attacks on German military bases during the first months of the war led to the British switching their bombers to a strategy of mass night raids on cities as the conflict continued.
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): ae85c1d0-c601-012f-7287-58d385a7bc34
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

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The gang of English warmongers tried once again to conceal a defeat. In the Reich Ministry of Proganda Lieutenant Colonel Schumacher (next to Reich Press Chief Dr. Dietrich) and a few of his pilots gave a report to the domestic and foreign press regarding the squadron's victorious engagement, in which 36 British bombers fell victim.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fcbb-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The gang of English warmongers tried once again to conceal a defeat. In the Reich Ministry of Proganda Lieutenant Colonel Schumacher (next to Reich Press Chief Dr. Dietrich) and a few of his pilots gave a report to the domestic and foreign press regarding the squadron's victorious engagement, in which 36 British bombers fell victim.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fcbb-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). [The gang of English warmongers tried once again to conceal a defeat. In the Reich Ministry of Proganda Lieutenant Colonel Schumacher (next to Reich Press Chief Dr. Dietrich) and a few of his pilots gave a report to the domestic and foreign press regarding the squadron's victorious engagement, in which 36 British bombers fell victim.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fcbb-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

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[The gang of English warmongers tried once again to conceal a defeat.  In the Reich Ministry of Proganda Lieutenant Colonel Schumacher (next to Reich Press Chief Dr. Dietrich) and a few of his pilots gave a report to the domestic and foreign press regarding the squadron's victorious engagement, in which 36 British bombers fell victim.]