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Wherever Norwegian resistance was met, it was swiftly overcome. It was a senseless and difficult fight. The Norwegian people lost heavily because England fought its war on their soil.

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Title
Wherever Norwegian resistance was met, it was swiftly overcome. It was a senseless and difficult fight. The Norwegian people lost heavily because England fought its war on their soil.
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
Troop movements -- German -- 1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Norway
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Wo in Norwegen Widerstand gefunden wurde, wurde er in kurzer Zeit gebrochen. Es war ein sinnloser und harter Kampf. Das norwegische Volk verlor manche Werke, weil England auf diesem Boden seinen Krieg führen wollte."
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): 17e5c520-c602-012f-d02f-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. "Wherever Norwegian resistance was met, it was swiftly overcome. It was a senseless and difficult fight. The Norwegian people lost heavily because England fought its war on their soil." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5ea-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Wherever Norwegian resistance was met, it was swiftly overcome. It was a senseless and difficult fight. The Norwegian people lost heavily because England fought its war on their soil." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5ea-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Wherever Norwegian resistance was met, it was swiftly overcome. It was a senseless and difficult fight. The Norwegian people lost heavily because England fought its war on their soil. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5ea-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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Wherever Norwegian resistance was met, it was swiftly overcome.  It was a senseless and difficult fight.  The Norwegian people lost heavily because England fought its war on their soil.