Gerd Pleiss (1915-1941) was a member of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, 1st SS Company. His prewar photograph album contains images of military training, the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and Berchtesgaden, Germany. This particular page shows several pictures from the National Day of Labor (May 1, 1936).
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