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Our Africa fighters advancing in the desert. At left is the staff doctor in his Volkswagen, where he can always be found doing his duty in the most forward lines.

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Title
Our Africa fighters advancing in the desert. At left is the staff doctor in his Volkswagen, where he can always be found doing his duty in the most forward lines.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

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

1942

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1942
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1942
Topics
Nazi propaganda
military vehicles -- German -- 1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- German -- Africa, North
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Unsere Afrikakämpfer auf dem Vormarsch in der Wüste. Links der Stabsarzt im Volkswagen, der ebenfalls überall in vorderster Linie deinen Dienst versteht."
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): 2d6f1710-c602-012f-c6e4-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1942: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Our Africa fighters advancing in the desert. At left is the staff doctor in his Volkswagen, where he can always be found doing his duty in the most forward lines." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b291a0df-a05b-1520-e040-e00a180669b4

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Our Africa fighters advancing in the desert. At left is the staff doctor in his Volkswagen, where he can always be found doing his duty in the most forward lines." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b291a0df-a05b-1520-e040-e00a180669b4

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1942). Our Africa fighters advancing in the desert. At left is the staff doctor in his Volkswagen, where he can always be found doing his duty in the most forward lines. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b291a0df-a05b-1520-e040-e00a180669b4

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Our Africa fighters advancing in the desert.  At left is the staff doctor in his Volkswagen, where he can always be found doing his duty in the most forward lines.