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[The War Christmas of 1939 was a Christmas of the German people with the same fellow-feeling and joy as every year. The soldiers were especially happy that Adolf Hitler, First Soldier of the Reich, spent the three days of Christmas with them.]

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Title
[The War Christmas of 1939 was a Christmas of the German people with the same fellow-feeling and joy as every year. The soldiers were especially happy that Adolf Hitler, First Soldier of the Reich, spent the three days of Christmas with them.]
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1939

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939
Date Issued: 1939-12
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
Eating & drinking
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Mess halls
Military officers -- German -- 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military life -- German
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Das Kriegsweihnachten 1939 war ein Weihnachtsfest des deutschen Volkes mit der gleichen Innigkeit und Freunde wie in jedem Jahr. Besonders gross war die Freude der Soldaten, denn der erste Soldat des reiches, Adolf Hitler, verbrachte die drei Weichnachtsfesttage mitten unter ihnen."
Content: Blemishes and tear on image.
Content: This picture, as well as those preceding it, continues the theme that, even though Germany is suffering war's privations, her traditions and life carry on.
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): 789f8230-c601-012f-f59e-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

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The War Christmas of 1939 was a Christmas of the German people with the same fellow-feeling and joy as every year. The soldiers were especially happy that Adolf Hitler, First Soldier of the Reich, spent the three days of Christmas with them.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939 - 1939-12. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab58-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The War Christmas of 1939 was a Christmas of the German people with the same fellow-feeling and joy as every year. The soldiers were especially happy that Adolf Hitler, First Soldier of the Reich, spent the three days of Christmas with them.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab58-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939 - 1939-12). [The War Christmas of 1939 was a Christmas of the German people with the same fellow-feeling and joy as every year. The soldiers were especially happy that Adolf Hitler, First Soldier of the Reich, spent the three days of Christmas with them.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab58-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab58-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930 | title= (still image) [The War Christmas of 1939 was a Christmas of the German people with the same fellow-feeling and joy as every year. The soldiers were especially happy that Adolf Hitler, First Soldier of the Reich, spent the three days of Christmas with them.], (1939 - 1939-12) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 20, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

[The War Christmas of 1939 was a Christmas of the German people with the same fellow-feeling and joy as every year.  The soldiers were especially happy that Adolf Hitler, First Soldier of the Reich, spent the three days of Christmas with them.]