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Admiral von Trotha, a worthy fighting man of the German Navy and a leader of youth, has returned home. The Fuhrer was in attendance at his state funeral, accompanied by Grand Admiral Dr. h.c. Raeder, General Field Marshal Keitel and General Field Marshal Milch. The ceremony took place on the Unter den Linden in Berlin in front of the Cenotaph.

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Admiral von Trotha, a worthy fighting man of the German Navy and a leader of youth, has returned home. The Fuhrer was in attendance at his state funeral, accompanied by Grand Admiral Dr. h.c. Raeder, General Field Marshal Keitel and General Field Marshal Milch. The ceremony took place on the Unter den Linden in Berlin in front of the Cenotaph.
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
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Funeral rites & ceremonies -- Germany
Military funerals
Unter den Linden (Berlin, Germany)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Adolf von Trotha was an admiral in the German Navy during World War I. Aggressive by nature, he advocated unrestricted submarine warfare and a large surface battle with the British Royal Navy. The abbreviation h.c. (honoris causa) means "honorary".
Content: Picture caption: "Admiral v. Trotha, ein verdienter Kämpfer der deutschen Kriegsmarine und ein Führer der Jugend, war heimgegangen. An seinem Staatsbegräbnis nahm der Führer teil, begleitet von Großadmiral Dr. h.c. Raeder, Generalfeldmarschall Keitel und Generalfeldmarschall Milch. Der Festakt fand Unter den Linden in Berlin vor dem Ehrenmal statt."
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): f2f59c10-c601-012f-036b-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. "Admiral von Trotha, a worthy fighting man of the German Navy and a leader of youth, has returned home. The Fuhrer was in attendance at his state funeral, accompanied by Grand Admiral Dr. h.c. Raeder, General Field Marshal Keitel and General Field Marshal Milch. The ceremony took place on the Unter den Linden in Berlin in front of the Cenotaph." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eab9-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Admiral von Trotha, a worthy fighting man of the German Navy and a leader of youth, has returned home. The Fuhrer was in attendance at his state funeral, accompanied by Grand Admiral Dr. h.c. Raeder, General Field Marshal Keitel and General Field Marshal Milch. The ceremony took place on the Unter den Linden in Berlin in front of the Cenotaph." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eab9-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Admiral von Trotha, a worthy fighting man of the German Navy and a leader of youth, has returned home. The Fuhrer was in attendance at his state funeral, accompanied by Grand Admiral Dr. h.c. Raeder, General Field Marshal Keitel and General Field Marshal Milch. The ceremony took place on the Unter den Linden in Berlin in front of the Cenotaph. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eab9-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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Admiral von Trotha, a worthy fighting man of the German Navy and a leader of youth, has returned home.  The Fuhrer was in attendance at his state funeral, accompanied by Grand Admiral Dr. h.c. Raeder, General Field Marshal Keitel and General Field Marshal Milch.  The ceremony took place on the Unter den Linden in Berlin in front of the Cenotaph.