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Day after day the German Air Force delivers heavy blows against England. From the command posts of the air bases go forth the orders to the combat fliers to smash the harbors, docks and warehouses to pieces.

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Title
Day after day the German Air Force delivers heavy blows against England. From the command posts of the air bases go forth the orders to the combat fliers to smash the harbors, docks and warehouses to pieces.
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
Military leadership
World War, 1914-1918 -- Military personnel -- German
Fighter pilots
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German
Germany. Luftwaffe
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Tag für tag setzte die deutsche Luftwaffe zu schweren Schlägen gegen England an. In der Kommandostelle des Fliegerhorstes ergeht der Befehl an die Kampfflieger, Häsen, Docks und Speicher mit schweren Brocken zu belegen."
Content: This picture's caption is followed by that of Image no. 3956135. Note the aviator in his one-piece flight-suit at left.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cc30b1d0-c601-012f-07de-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. "Day after day the German Air Force delivers heavy blows against England. From the command posts of the air bases go forth the orders to the combat fliers to smash the harbors, docks and warehouses to pieces." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-451f-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. "Day after day the German Air Force delivers heavy blows against England. From the command posts of the air bases go forth the orders to the combat fliers to smash the harbors, docks and warehouses to pieces." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-451f-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). Day after day the German Air Force delivers heavy blows against England. From the command posts of the air bases go forth the orders to the combat fliers to smash the harbors, docks and warehouses to pieces. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-451f-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-451f-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f | title= (still image) Day after day the German Air Force delivers heavy blows against England. From the command posts of the air bases go forth the orders to the combat fliers to smash the harbors, docks and warehouses to pieces., (1940) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Day after day the German Air Force delivers heavy blows against England.  From the command posts of the air bases go forth the orders to the combat fliers to smash the harbors, docks and warehouses to pieces.