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Gas Masked Nazi StormTroops Rehearse Forced March

Berlin


Date
1939, April 14
Location
Berlin
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
17,1 (18) x 21,4 (22,9) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: Berlin --
SCH498446
Gas Masked Nazi StormTroops Rehearse Forced March
Berlin -- Wearing gas masks in addition to heavy full pack equipment, Nazi storm troopers are shown as they competed in a pack-march relay around the Berlin district of Neukolln. The course was eight miles long, divided into sections of 500 yards. The competition was regarded as rehearsal of forced marches which might be ordered in case of military action.
Credit Line (ACME) #1 CAN JP 4/14/39 (JG)

Stamped: REF. DEPT. 4-21'39 N. E. A.
Handwritten: A48