Hitler Walking with Entourages at the Legion Condor Ceremony

Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht) at the welcoming ceremony for the Condor Legion personnel, which were held in Lustgarten, Berlin, on 6 June 1939. Behind Hitler is his Chief Adjutant, SA-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Brückner; slightly to the right (wearing a brown shirt facing the camera) is one of the commander of Condor Legion, Hellmuth Volkmann (last rank General der Flieger); three men in the center is, from left to right: Großadmiral Erich Raeder (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine), Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch (Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres) and Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring (Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe); the officer walking on the far right wearing a brown shirt and his face covered with a flag is the last commander of the Condor Legion, Generalmajor Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (last rank Generalfeldmarschall); behind von Richthofen in a black Allgemeine-SS uniform - you will surely know - is Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler (Chef der SS und deutschen Polizei), while the Luftwaffe general next to him is Generalmajor Otto Deßloch (Kommandeur 6. Flieger-Division). The nameplates in the background contain those from the Condor Legion personnel who had fallen in the battlefields of Spain during Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The picture was taken by Hugo Jaeger.

 
Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2017/10/upacara-penerimaan-legion-condor-di.html
https://artsandculture.google.com/search?q=hugo%20jaeger&hl=en

German Officials during Legion Condor Welcoming Ceremony

German high ranking officials stands during the welcoming ceremonies for the Legion Condor, which were held at the Lustgarten Square, Berlin, June 6, 1939. For the identification:

1.Unidentified SS General,
2.SA-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Brückner (Chefadjutant Führer und Reichskanzler),
3.Großadmiral Erich Raeder (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine),
4.Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch (Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres),
4a.Generaloberst Wilhelm Keitel (Chef Oberkommando der Wehrmacht),
5.General der Flieger Bernhard Kühl (Offizier z.b.V. des Reichsluftfahrtministerium und Obersluftfahrtministerium und der Luftwaffe),
5a.Generalmajor Karl-Heinrich Bodenschatz (Chef Ministeramts im Reichsluftfahrtministerium und Verbindungsoffizier Görings zu Hitler),
5b.Oberst Walter Warlimont (Stellvertreter Chef Wehrmachtsführungsamt),
6.General der Flieger Hugo Sperrle (former 1st Commander of the Legion Condor),
7.SS-Gruppenführer Karl Wolff (Chefadjutant Reichsführer-SS),
8.Generalleutnant Hubert Weise (Kommandierender General Luftgau-Kommando III),
9.Oberstleutnant Rudolf Schmundt (Chefadjutant des Heeres beim Führer und Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht),
10.Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler (Chef der SS und Polizei),
11.SS-Gruppenführer Dr.rer.pol. Otto Dietrich (Staatssekretär im Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda),
12.SS-Obergruppenführer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (Kommandeur "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler").

Source :
https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/m064km4b?hl=en

Reichsparteitag in Nürnberg

Party and military officials in the Reichsparteitag (Reichs Party Congress) in Nürnberg, November 1938. Nearest to the camera, from left to right: SS-Gruppenführer Paul Körner (Staatssekretär Preußischen Staatsministerium), NSKK-Obergruppenführer Dr.Ing. e.h. Karl-Wilhelm Ohnesorge (Reichspostminister), Großadmiral Erich Raeder (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine), Dr.jur. h.c. Konrad Henlein (saluting, Gauleiter Sudetengau), Generalmajor der Luftwaffe Bruno Loerzer (Inspekteur der Jagdflieger), and SS-Obergruppenführer Dr. Philipp Bouhler (Chef der Kanzlei des Führers). The picture was taken by Hugo Jaeger.

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https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/hitler-jaeger-file/wAH6G5KafXPhKg?hl=en

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

Heroes Remembrance Day 1940

 

Heldengedenktag (Heroes Remembrance Day) 1940 on Unter den Linden boulevard in Berlin. Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler, accompanied by Reich Marshal Hermann Göring, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder and Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, greets the honor battalion of the Wehrmacht marching past. March 10, 1940. In 1919, the German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge) proposed a Volkstrauertag (people's day of mourning) for German soldiers killed in the First World War. It was first held in 1922 in the Reichstag. In 1926, Volkstrauertag became a feature on what Catholics considered Reminiscere (the second Sunday of Lent.). On 27 February 1934, the National Socialists introduced national holiday legislation to create Heldengedenktag ("Day of Commemoration of Heroes"), cementing the observance. In the process, they completely changed the character of the holiday: the emphasis shifted to hero worship rather than remembering the dead. Furthermore, five years later the Nazis abolished Buß- und Bettag as a non-working day and moved its commemoration to the following Sunday, to further the war effort. Joseph Goebbels as Propaganda Minister, issued guidelines on content and implementation, instructing that flags no longer be flown at half-mast. The last Heldengedenktag was celebrated in 1945. Photo by Popperfoto.

 

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkstrauertag
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=412210326714464&set=gm.1641608349357915

Großadmiral Baton Presentation for Erich Raeder

This picture was taken by Hugo Jaeger above Battleship Tirpitz anchored in Wilhelshaven in 1 April 1939, and the occasion was Adolf Hitler's presentation of the Großadmiral (Grand Admiral) baton to Erich Raeder, Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine. It is possible that the man front row on the left is Konteradmiral Günther Lütjens (Führer der Torpedoboote), although the nose does not seem quite right. The one giving the naval salute is Vizeadmiral Wilhelm Marschall (Befehlshaber der Panzerschiffe), while the one two to the right of him, with the goatee, is Admiral Rolf Carls (Kommandierender Admiral Marinestation der Ostsee).

Source:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=150217
http://life.time.com/?N=0&Nty=1&p=0&cmd=tags&srchCat=LIFE&s=hugo+jaeger