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Shortly before Heroes' Remembrance Day, the Supreme Commander of the Army, Colonel-General von Brauchitsch visited German soldiers' graves on the Western Front.

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Title
Shortly before Heroes' Remembrance Day, the Supreme Commander of the Army, Colonel-General von Brauchitsch visited German soldiers' graves on the Western Front.
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
Crosses
Graves
Generals -- German
Memorial rites & ceremonies
World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- German
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Kurz vor dem Heldengedenkentag stattete der Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres, Generaloberst von Brauchitsch, deut-[sche] Soldatengräbern an der Westfront einen Besuch ab."
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): 048f14b0-c602-012f-623a-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. "Shortly before Heroes' Remembrance Day, the Supreme Commander of the Army, Colonel-General von Brauchitsch visited German soldiers' graves on the Western Front." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5c0-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Shortly before Heroes' Remembrance Day, the Supreme Commander of the Army, Colonel-General von Brauchitsch visited German soldiers' graves on the Western Front." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5c0-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Shortly before Heroes' Remembrance Day, the Supreme Commander of the Army, Colonel-General von Brauchitsch visited German soldiers' graves on the Western Front. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5c0-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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Shortly before Heroes' Remembrance Day, the Supreme Commander of the Army, Colonel-General von Brauchitsch visited German soldiers' graves on the Western Front.