Heldengedenktag 1942

 

Heldengedenktag in the year of 1942, which was held at Berlin on 15 March 1942. In front of the Zeughaus, from left to right: Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel (Chef Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler (Chef der SS und Polizei), and Generalfeldmarschall Erhard Milch (Generalinspekteur der Luftwaffe). Photo by Siegfried Rösch.

In Germany, the rough equivalent of Memorial Day and Armistice Day is known as Volkstrauertag. This word does not translate well into English. One rough literal translation would be People's Mourning Day. In 1935 after the Nazi takeover of power, they renamed Volkstrauertag as Heldengedenktag, which is roughly translated into English as Memory of Heroes Day. Heldengedenktag became a significant propaganda event in Nazi Germany. After 1945, the use of the term Heldengedenktag was abandoned because of its close association with the Nazi government.

 

Heldengedenktag in the year of 1942, which was held at Berlin on 15 March 1942. In front of the Zeughaus, from left to right: Großadmiral Erich Raeder (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine), Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel (Chef Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), and Generalfeldmarschall Erhard Milch (Generalinspekteur der Luftwaffe). Photo by Siegfried Rösch.

Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2011/09/album-foto-heldengedenktag-hari.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkstrauertag