Reichserntedankfest, 1934 .H
The ceremony was considered an art. The photographs exhibited here are by Hugo Jäger , a former personal photographer of Adolf Hitler. He traveled with Hitler in the years before his rise to power and during World War II. He was one…
East German soldier helps a young boy sneak over the Berlin Wall, 1961.H
An East German soldier helps a young boy secretly cross the Berlin Wall, August 13, 1961. This is a photograph of an East German soldier helping a young boy cross the newly constructed Berlin Wall on the day it was…
What was hidden? German World War II weapons cache discovered..H
Entdeckungen aus der Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs faszinieren und erschüttern bis heute. Immer wieder stoßen Bauern, Bauarbeiter oder Archäologen zufällig auf Relikte aus jener Epoche, die wie eingefrorene Erinnerungen aus dem Boden ans Licht kommen. Vor kurzem wurde ein verstecktes…
Rare images of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.H
From December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, American, British, Canadian, Belgian, and French troops fought to stop the last major German offensive of World War II, which began in the densely forested Belgian Ardennes. Although the Allied troops ultimately…
Historical photographs of destroyed Berlin in 1945.H
Page 1 In April 1945, as Russian and German troops fought bitterly street by street for control of the German capital, it became increasingly clear that the Allies would win the war in Europe. LEAVE A RESPONSE Your email…
The Last Days of the GDR: 40 Fascinating Photographs Capturing Everyday Life in Berlin in the Late 1980s.H
Between 1961 and 1989, the Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany, preventing mass exodus after World War II. During the Cold War, it also served as a symbolic dividing line between democracy and communism. The Wall was built…
30 old black and white photos capture the streets of Hamburg in the early 1970s.H
Page 1 Heinrich Klaffs began taking photographs in 1970. From 1972 to 1974, he worked as a freelance photographer for a daily newspaper, after which he became an editor until 2010. From St. Georg to the Speicherstadt and Deichstraße:…
A fallen hero, a silent cross, and comrades saying goodbye.H
Amid the chaos of World War II, in a wooded area somewhere on the Eastern Front, this quiet moment was captured: A group of young German soldiers stands silently around a makeshift grave. A simple wooden cross, a steel helmet…
Ein historischer Blick auf Deutschlands bemerkenswertes Maschinengewehr MG42.H
Das MG34 lieferte während der deutschen Siege im Blitzkrieg zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs vernichtendes Feuer, doch den größten Einfluss seit Kriegsende hatte das MG42, das das MG34 ersetzen sollte. So gut das MG34 auch war, für Deutschlands Kriegsbedarf war…
Schockierende Entdeckung aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg: Die Superwaffe, die deutsche U-Boote vernichtete!.H
Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs galten die deutschen U-Boote als gefürchtete Waffe auf den Weltmeeren. Sie durchstreiften den Atlantik, versenkten Handelsschiffe der Alliierten und schnitten wichtige Nachschubrouten ab. Die sogenannte „Schlacht im Atlantik“ wurde zu einem entscheidenden Konflikt, bei dem es…