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  • Himmler inspects the Waffen SS.
  • Portrait of Himmler.
  • Heinrich Himmler inspects the Waffen SS.
  • Himmler and Hitler meet.
  • Himmler inspects the Waffen SS.
  • Himmler inspects the Waffen SS.
  • Heinrich Himmler at Ordensburg Vogelsang, 1936.
  • Ley and Himmler at Ordensburg Vogelsang, SS training facility, 1936.
  • Hitler greets an unidentified boy at a meeting in Breslau in 1935.
  • Heinrich Himmler at Munich's Oberwiesenfel Airport in 1936.
  • Heinrich Himmler greets Hitler at Munich's Oberwiesenfel Airport in 1936 accompanied by SS Gruppenfuehrer Schmauser.
  • Adolf Hitler reviews troops, Gen von Brauschtisch next to him.
  • Costume Ball on board the
  • Franziska Braun, Eva Braun's mother with an unidentified child.
  • Eva Braun waterskiing.
  • Eva Braun with Martin Bormann. Eva is standing between Bormann and Dietrich. Left to right: Unidentified woman, Martin Bormann, Eva Braun, Dr. Dietrich, unidentified woman, Professor von Hasselbach, woman who may be Ilse Braun, Dr. Brandt, unidentified woman, Heinrich Hoffmann.
  • Eva Braun, left, on a motorcycle with two unidentified women, named Inge and Herta.
  • Eva Braun, left, Franziska Braun, center, Ilse Braun, middle right, unidentified woman, far right. And unidentified men.
  • Braun Family portrait, date unknown, left to right, Gretl, Friedrich, Franziska, Ilse and Eva Braun.
  • Eva Braun with an unidentified child.
  • Eva Braun in Berghof, Germany.
  • Hitler and Eva Braun with an unidentified child.
  • A young Eva Braun in Munich.
  • Adolf Hitler speaks to a public gathering.
  • Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun.
  • Eva Braun circa 1930.
  • Adolf Hitler, Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel, German chief of Staff and Erwin Rommel at Hitler's headquarters.
  • Erwin Rommel and chauffer.
  • Rommel and Hitler at Hitler's Headquarters.
  • Hitler's Birthday at the Berghof, Berchtesgaden, Germany.
  • Adolf Hitler, Albert Speer and Ferdinand Porsche, testing new tank.
  • Fuhrerhauptquartier(Fuehrer command center)
  • Heinrich Himmler and Hitler admire porcelain figures from the Allacher SS Porcelain factory.
  • Funeral for Luftwaffe Oberst Werner Moelders in the Reichskanzlei, 1941.
  • Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun at the Berghof.
  • Himmler speaks at meeting of Reichsnaehrstand, the agricultural policy office, in 1936.
  • Munich, Germany - November 9, 1934, Commemoration at Koeniglichen Platz, of 1923 Coup attempt. Julius Streicher, left, and Himmler, right, lead. Hitler is in the second row.
  • Meeting in Pommern, on the south shore of the Baltic Sea, in 1934.
  • Fuhrerhauptquartier(Fuehrer command center)
  • Heinrich Himmler in spring 1945, attempting to go into hiding. This is why he has shaved off his distinctive moustache.
  • Rommel reviewing a memorandum to Adolf Hitler in which he draws attention to the disastrous overall situation in summer 1944.
  • A man repairs an accordion in the room where a young, penniless Adolf Hitler, who has to scrape a living by painting postcards and making drawings.
  • Erwin Rommel writing a letter at the outbreak of the First World War. Here he is a young officer at the beginning of his military career. His private life is not yet organized to the same extent.
  • Valuable paintings that have been in the possession of Albert Speer being taken away in spring 1945. The pictures, which only reappear several decades later, include some which were previously owned by Jewish people.
  • Heinrich Himmler has a fascination with witches. In 1945 these files from what came to be known as the Witch Index were discovered.
  • Heinrich Himmler dictating a letter. His secretary, Hedwig Potthast, is his secret mistress. He has two children with her.
  • Soldiers of the Red Army have the grave dug up where Adolf Hitler's grandmother was buried.
  • Kaltenbrunner and senior generals as they assemble in the autumn of 1944 to hold what is known as a Court of Honor, in order to ascertain the extent of Rommel's involvement in the resistance and the attack on Hitler of July 20. The majority conclude that he is guilty.

  • Military Lineup

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    Himmler inspects the Waffen SS.

  • Heinrich Himmler

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    Portrait of Himmler.

  • Wartime Inspection

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    Heinrich Himmler inspects the Waffen SS.

  • A Nazi Meeting

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    Himmler and Hitler meet.

  • Soldiers in a Row

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    Himmler inspects the Waffen SS.

  • Himmler's Orders

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    Himmler inspects the Waffen SS.

  • Military Training Area

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    Heinrich Himmler at Ordensburg Vogelsang, 1936.

  • SS Training

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    Ley and Himmler at Ordensburg Vogelsang, SS training facility, 1936.

  • Nazi Youth

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    Hitler greets an unidentified boy at a meeting in Breslau in 1935.

  • Munich Airport

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    Heinrich Himmler at Munich's Oberwiesenfel Airport in 1936.

  • Hitler and Himmler

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    Heinrich Himmler greets Hitler at Munich's Oberwiesenfel Airport in 1936 accompanied by SS Gruppenfuehrer Schmauser.

  • Troop Review

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    Adolf Hitler reviews troops, Gen von Brauschtisch next to him.

  • The Braun's Ball

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    Costume Ball on board the "Milwaukee" Left to right, Ilse Braun, Franziska Braun, Frau Dreesen, Eva Braun.

  • Franziska Braun

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    Franziska Braun, Eva Braun's mother with an unidentified child.

  • No Hands Waterskiing

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    Eva Braun waterskiing.

  • Having a Party

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    Eva Braun with Martin Bormann. Eva is standing between Bormann and Dietrich. Left to right: Unidentified woman, Martin Bormann, Eva Braun, Dr. Dietrich, unidentified woman, Professor von Hasselbach, woman who may be Ilse Braun, Dr. Brandt, unidentified woman, Heinrich Hoffmann.

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun

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    Eva Braun, left, on a motorcycle with two unidentified women, named Inge and Herta.

  • Having a Good Time

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    Eva Braun, left, Franziska Braun, center, Ilse Braun, middle right, unidentified woman, far right. And unidentified men.

  • The Braun Family

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    Braun Family portrait, date unknown, left to right, Gretl, Friedrich, Franziska, Ilse and Eva Braun.

  • Hitler's Love

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    Eva Braun with an unidentified child.

  • Eva Braun

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    Eva Braun in Berghof, Germany.

  • Family Time

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    Hitler and Eva Braun with an unidentified child.

  • Young Eva

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    A young Eva Braun in Munich.

  • Addressing the Country

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    Adolf Hitler speaks to a public gathering.

  • The Couple

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    Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun.

  • Young and Glamorous

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    Eva Braun circa 1930.

  • Nazi Headquarters

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    Adolf Hitler, Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel, German chief of Staff and Erwin Rommel at Hitler's headquarters.

  • The Desert Fox

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    Erwin Rommel and chauffer.

  • Headquarters Handshake

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    Rommel and Hitler at Hitler's Headquarters.

  • Birthday Celebration

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    Hitler's Birthday at the Berghof, Berchtesgaden, Germany.

  • Testing a Tank

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    Adolf Hitler, Albert Speer and Ferdinand Porsche, testing new tank.

  • Giving Gifts

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    Fuhrerhauptquartier(Fuehrer command center)"Werewolf" at Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Hitler presents Speer with the Dr. Todt Ring.

  • Porcelain Figurines

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    Heinrich Himmler and Hitler admire porcelain figures from the Allacher SS Porcelain factory.

  • A Nazi Funeral

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    Funeral for Luftwaffe Oberst Werner Moelders in the Reichskanzlei, 1941.

  • Vacation Home

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    Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun at the Berghof.

  • Agriculture Speech

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    Himmler speaks at meeting of Reichsnaehrstand, the agricultural policy office, in 1936.

  • Coup Commencement

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    Munich, Germany - November 9, 1934, Commemoration at Koeniglichen Platz, of 1923 Coup attempt. Julius Streicher, left, and Himmler, right, lead. Hitler is in the second row.

  • Pommern Meeting

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    Meeting in Pommern, on the south shore of the Baltic Sea, in 1934.

  • Werewolf Meeting

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    Fuhrerhauptquartier(Fuehrer command center)"Werewolf" at Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Left to right, Martin Bormann, Hitler, Speer, aide.

  • Himmler in Hiding

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    Heinrich Himmler in spring 1945, attempting to go into hiding. This is why he has shaved off his distinctive moustache.

  • Rommel in Review

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    Rommel reviewing a memorandum to Adolf Hitler in which he draws attention to the disastrous overall situation in summer 1944.

  • Poor Hitler

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    A man repairs an accordion in the room where a young, penniless Adolf Hitler, who has to scrape a living by painting postcards and making drawings.

  • Military Beginnings

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    Erwin Rommel writing a letter at the outbreak of the First World War. Here he is a young officer at the beginning of his military career. His private life is not yet organized to the same extent.

  • Stripped of Valuables

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    Valuable paintings that have been in the possession of Albert Speer being taken away in spring 1945. The pictures, which only reappear several decades later, include some which were previously owned by Jewish people.

  • The Witch Index

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    Heinrich Himmler has a fascination with witches. In 1945 these files from what came to be known as the Witch Index were discovered.

  • Secret Mistress

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    Heinrich Himmler dictating a letter. His secretary, Hedwig Potthast, is his secret mistress. He has two children with her.

  • Grave Digging

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    Soldiers of the Red Army have the grave dug up where Adolf Hitler's grandmother was buried.

  • Court of Honor

    Photograph by Februar Film / Florian Hartung

    Kaltenbrunner and senior generals as they assemble in the autumn of 1944 to hold what is known as a Court of Honor, in order to ascertain the extent of Rommel's involvement in the resistance and the attack on Hitler of July 20. The majority conclude that he is guilty.
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