Celebration of the Thousandth Anniversary of the German Reich

Associated Press, 1936-07-02

In the run up to the Second World War the Nazi regime organized carefully orchestrated mass meetings. The unprecedented manner and scale on which the regime manifested itself drew the attention of foreign press agencies, such as the Associated Press, which took this photograph. The thousandth anniversary of the death of Heinrich i was celebrated in the market square in Quedlinburg, Germany. This king symbolized the birth of the Third Reich and the German urge for expansion.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberNG-2006-52-7
  • Dimensionsheight 18 cm x width 24 cm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

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    • Celebration of the Thousandth Anniversary of the German Reich
    • Celebrating 1000 Years of the German Reich, Quedlinburg

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    NG-2006-52-7

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    Op de markt van Quedlinburg wordt het feit gevierd dat 1000 jaar geleden Koning Heinrich I overleed. Hij werd gezien als de stichter van het Duitse Rijk. Reichsführer der SS Heinrich Himmler richtte in de kerk waar Heinrich I begrafen ligt een "SS Weihestätte" in. De kerk is te zien op de achtergrond. Van de huizen links en rechts hangen vlaggen met de swastika.

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    photographer: Associated Press, Quedlinburg

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    1936-07-02

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    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

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    height 18 cm x width 24 cm

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