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Here are nine men of the German Air Force, just a few of the hundreds who, day by day, are carrying on the fight against England. The nine German flyers together have flown more than two thousand times against the enemy and have shot down 112 opponents.

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Title
Here are nine men of the German Air Force, just a few of the hundreds who, day by day, are carrying on the fight against England. The nine German flyers together have flown more than two thousand times against the enemy and have shot down 112 opponents.
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
Fighter planes
Mascots
Fighter pilots -- German
Germany. Luftwaffe
Messerschmitt airplanes
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Das sind neun Männer der deutschen Luftwaffe, nur ein paar von den Hunderten, die Tag für Tag den Kampf nach England tragen. Diese neun deutschen Flieger waren zusammen über 2000 mal am Feind und haben insgesamt 112 Gegner abgeschossen."
Content: The airplane is a Messerschmitt Me-109 fighter, used to escort German bombers on their attacks against England. Note the life jackets worn by the pilots in case they are shot down over the English channel.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
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): bbcb0450-c601-012f-f17a-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. "Here are nine men of the German Air Force, just a few of the hundreds who, day by day, are carrying on the fight against England. The nine German flyers together have flown more than two thousand times against the enemy and have shot down 112 opponents." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fd-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Here are nine men of the German Air Force, just a few of the hundreds who, day by day, are carrying on the fight against England. The nine German flyers together have flown more than two thousand times against the enemy and have shot down 112 opponents." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fd-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Here are nine men of the German Air Force, just a few of the hundreds who, day by day, are carrying on the fight against England. The nine German flyers together have flown more than two thousand times against the enemy and have shot down 112 opponents. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fd-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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Here are nine men of the German Air Force, just a few of the hundreds who, day by day, are carrying on the fight against England.  The nine German flyers together have flown more than two thousand times against the enemy and have shot down 112 opponents.