The Fuhrer visited Wilhelmshaven to meet the crews of successful U-boats, among them the men of the submarine which sank the English aircraft carrier "Courageous". The Führer greets the assembled crew
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Title
The Fuhrer visited Wilhelmshaven to meet the crews of successful U-boats, among them the men of the submarine which sank the English aircraft carrier "Courageous". The Führer greets the assembled crew
Collection
Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942
1939
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1939
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1939
Subjects
Nazi propaganda
Saluting
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Naval parades & ceremonies
Limousines
submarines -- German
Sailors -- German -- 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- German
Navies -- German
Germany. Kriegsmarine
Genres
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Der Führer besucht Wilhelmshaven und begrüsst die Mannschaften erfolgreicher U-Boote, unter denen sich auch die Besatzung des U-Bootes befindet, welches den englischen Flugzeugträger "Courageous" versenkte. Der Führer grüsst die angetretene Besatzung."
Content: German submarine U-29 torpedoed and sank the British aircraft carrier HMS "Courageous" on September 17th, 1939. The first Royal navy ship sunk in World War II, the carrier had ironically been hunting for submarines at the time it was lost. Note the blackout covers on the headlights of Hitler's car.
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): 753e40c0-c601-012f-fd82-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1939
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Fuhrer visited Wilhelmshaven to meet the crews of successful U-boats, among them the men of the submarine which sank the English aircraft carrier "Courageous". The Führer greets the assembled crew" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/753e40c0-c601-012f-fd82-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). The Fuhrer visited Wilhelmshaven to meet the crews of successful U-boats, among them the men of the submarine which sank the English aircraft carrier "Courageous". The Führer greets the assembled crew Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/753e40c0-c601-012f-fd82-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Fuhrer visited Wilhelmshaven to meet the crews of successful U-boats, among them the men of the submarine which sank the English aircraft carrier "Courageous". The Führer greets the assembled crew" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/753e40c0-c601-012f-fd82-58d385a7bc34
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