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On July 18th Berliners were able to joyously greet the first soldiers, returning victorious from the battlefields of Poland and France. These days saw nearly every garrison town in Germany gripped by such outward manifestations of thanksgiving.

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Title
On July 18th Berliners were able to joyously greet the first soldiers, returning victorious from the battlefields of Poland and France. These days saw nearly every garrison town in Germany gripped by such outward manifestations of thanksgiving.
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
Banners
Swastikas
Flags -- German -- 1900-1999
Victory celebrations
Military parades & ceremonies -- Germany -- 1939-1945
Brandenburger Tor (Berlin, Germany)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Am 18. Juli konnten die Berliner die ersten Soldaten, die als Sieger von den Schlachtfeldern Polens und Frankreichs heimkehrten, jubelnd begrüßen. Fast in allen deutschen Garnisonstädten fanden in diesen Tagen solche ergreisenden Kundgebungen des Dankes statt."
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Content: The soldiers pass under Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, the victory arch with its Quadriga (four-horse chariot) at the top. "Garrison towns" had large barracks nearby where soldiers were housed and trained.
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): de0605b0-c601-012f-2756-58d385a7bc34
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. "On July 18th Berliners were able to joyously greet the first soldiers, returning victorious from the battlefields of Poland and France. These days saw nearly every garrison town in Germany gripped by such outward manifestations of thanksgiving." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4544-5a5d-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. "On July 18th Berliners were able to joyously greet the first soldiers, returning victorious from the battlefields of Poland and France. These days saw nearly every garrison town in Germany gripped by such outward manifestations of thanksgiving." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4544-5a5d-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). On July 18th Berliners were able to joyously greet the first soldiers, returning victorious from the battlefields of Poland and France. These days saw nearly every garrison town in Germany gripped by such outward manifestations of thanksgiving. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4544-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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On July 18th Berliners were able to joyously greet the first soldiers, returning victorious from the battlefields of Poland and France. These days saw nearly every garrison town in Germany gripped by such outward manifestations of thanksgiving.