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First Picture of Germany's New Air Force. Review by Hitler
Munich
- Date
- 1935, March 19
- Location
- Munich
- Country
- Germany
- Material
- silver gelatin print on glossy paper
- Size
- 15 x 25.4 cm
- Artist
- ACME · Unidentified Photographer
Description
verso labeled in typeset: This is the first picture showing the men of Germany's new air force in their uniform. It was made on the Oberwiesenfeld Aerodrome near Munich during a review by Hitler. The uniform of the new force follows the lines of that worn by Nazis, but includes a soft cap of the type adopted by air forces in other countries. The airmen are equipped with rifles and bayonets.
PHOTO SHOWS: Chancellor Hitler reviewing the men of the new German Air Force on the Oberwiesenfeld Aerodrome near Munich. With him are Gauleiter Wagner, Reichsstatthalter Ritter von Epp and General Adam.
IGP March 19th 1935 PN.r.
Stamped: ACME Newspictures, Inc.; REF. DEPT: Apr 2 1935 N. E. A.; Planet News Ltd,
Handwritten: A 31911