Corps Leader Adolf Hühnlein has died. The Führer lays a wreath during the funeral ceremony for the leader of the NSKK corps, Reich Leader Major General Hühnlein, at the Army Museum in Munich. Former NSKK Group Leader Kraus was named as his successor.
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Corps Leader Adolf Hühnlein has died. The Führer lays a wreath during the funeral ceremony for the leader of the NSKK corps, Reich Leader Major General Hühnlein, at the Army Museum in Munich. Former NSKK Group Leader Kraus was named as his successor.
Collection
Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942
1942
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1942
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1942
Subjects
Nazi propaganda
Wreaths
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Nazis
Funeral rites & ceremonies -- Germany
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei -- Rites & ceremonies
Genres
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Korpsführer Adolf Hühnlein gestorben. Der Führer bei der Kranzniederlegung während des Staatsaktes für den Korpsführer des NSKK. Reichsleiter Generalmajor Hühnlein, im Armeemuseum zu München. Zum Nachfolger Hühnleins wurde der bisherige Obergruppenführer des NSKK., Kraus, bestimmt."
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
Extent: 10 x 14 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 394738f0-c602-012f-dfe4-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1942
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Corps Leader Adolf Hühnlein has died. The Führer lays a wreath during the funeral ceremony for the leader of the NSKK corps, Reich Leader Major General Hühnlein, at the Army Museum in Munich. Former NSKK Group Leader Kraus was named as his successor." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/394738f0-c602-012f-dfe4-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1942). Corps Leader Adolf Hühnlein has died. The Führer lays a wreath during the funeral ceremony for the leader of the NSKK corps, Reich Leader Major General Hühnlein, at the Army Museum in Munich. Former NSKK Group Leader Kraus was named as his successor. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/394738f0-c602-012f-dfe4-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Corps Leader Adolf Hühnlein has died. The Führer lays a wreath during the funeral ceremony for the leader of the NSKK corps, Reich Leader Major General Hühnlein, at the Army Museum in Munich. Former NSKK Group Leader Kraus was named as his successor." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/394738f0-c602-012f-dfe4-58d385a7bc34
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