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That Way Lies France

Aachen


Date
1939, May 14
Location
Aachen
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
17 (20,5) x 26,5 cm
Artist
Associated Press Wirephoto

Description

recto labeled in typeset: (NY16-May 22) Aachen, Germany -- That Way Lies France -- Fuehrer Adolf Hitler (center, in light coat) looks over Germany's western fortifications near here May 14. General Keitel (left center, tallest man), Chief of Staff of the German Army, stands beside Hitler, while an unidentified officer points out the sights to Der Fuehrer. (AP Wirephoto) (WHB22125APGB) 1939

Stamped: Associated Press Wirephoto; CARTER; THE CLEVELAND NEWS REFERENCE DEPARTMENT CLEVELAND, OHIO; MAY 24 1939
Handwritten. General Keitel, Adolf Hitler; I