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On a trip through the region of the Maginot Line and Alsace, the Fuhrer visited the fallen fortifications, German (army) formations, and finally the old German imperial city of Strasburg.

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Title
On a trip through the region of the Maginot Line and Alsace, the Fuhrer visited the fallen fortifications, German (army) formations, and finally the old German imperial city of Strasburg.
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
Military inspections
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- German
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Auf einer Fahrt durch das Gebiet der Maginot-Linie und Elsaß besuchte der Führer die eroberten Festungswerke, die deutschen Formationen und als Abschluß die alte deutsche Reichsstadt Straßburg."
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Content: Hitler had served as an infantryman during World War I, and made it a point to visit some of the battlefields where he had fought. The Führer distrusted the aristocratic German officer corps and liked to think he had a special relationship with the common foot soldiers.
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): 1b5c2e00-c602-012f-a073-58d385a7bc34
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. "On a trip through the region of the Maginot Line and Alsace, the Fuhrer visited the fallen fortifications, German (army) formations, and finally the old German imperial city of Strasburg." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5f1-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. "On a trip through the region of the Maginot Line and Alsace, the Fuhrer visited the fallen fortifications, German (army) formations, and finally the old German imperial city of Strasburg." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5f1-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). On a trip through the region of the Maginot Line and Alsace, the Fuhrer visited the fallen fortifications, German (army) formations, and finally the old German imperial city of Strasburg. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5f1-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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On a trip through the region of the Maginot Line and Alsace, the Fuhrer visited the fallen fortifications, German (army) formations, and finally the old German imperial city of Strasburg.