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Adolf Hitler. Place and date uncertain. [LCID: 78376] — Adolf Hitler. Place and date uncertain.
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Photograph of a field with a camp in the background featuring low buildings and a factory with a tall thin smokestack. — View of barracks and the ammunition factory in one of the first photos of the Dachau concentration camp. Dachau, Germany, March or April 1933.
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Tall barbed wire fence surrounds an open area with a single tree and a few buildings scattered around. At the very end, columns of prisoners can be seen marching. — An early view of the Dachau concentration camp. Columns of prisoners are visible behind the barbed wire. Dachau, Germany, May 24, 1933.
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In Berlin, thousands of Party officials, Hitler Youth members, and Labor Service leaders take an oath of loyalty read by Rudolf Hess ... [LCID: 85451] — In Berlin, thousands of Party officials, Hitler Youth members, and Labor Service leaders take an oath of loyalty read by Rudolf Hess in Munich and broadcast across Germany. Berlin, Germany, February 25, 1934.
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Hitler stands in an open-top vehicle. His right arm is braced against the windshield holding his hat and his left is extended in a Nazi salute. Other Nazi members sit behind him smiling. Crowds of people watch off in the distance. — Hitler salutes the youth ranks at the Nazi Party Congress. Nuremberg, Germany, September, 1935.
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Hitler reviews SA troops celebrating the third anniversary of his assumption of power. [LCID: 87892] — Adolf Hitler reviews SA troops celebrating the third anniversary of his assumption of power. Berlin, Germany, February 20, 1936.
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Germans listen to an antisemitic speech by Hitler. [LCID: 72139a] — Germans listen to an antisemitic speech by Hitler. Josef Goebbels, minister of propaganda, encouraged every family to acquire a radio. Germany, January 30, 1937.
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German police parade before Adolf Hitler in front of Hotel Deutsches Haus, at a Nazi Party Congress rally. [LCID: 69508] — Parade of German police before Adolf Hitler in front of Hotel Deutsches Haus, at a Nazi Party Congress rally. Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 1937.
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Members of a military unit swear allegiance to Hitler. [LCID: 79887] — Members of a German military unit swear allegiance to Adolf Hitler. Germany, date uncertain.
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Prisoners arrested during the crackdown on leftists and other targeted groups exercise in the courtyard of the Alexanderplatz prison. [LCID: 69506a] — Prisoners arrested during the crackdown on leftists and other targeted groups exercise in the courtyard of the Alexanderplatz prison. Munich, Germany, April 10, 1933.
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Political opponents of the Nazis, guarded by SA (Storm Troopers), are forced to scrub anti-Hitler slogans off a wall shortly after ... [LCID: 31368] — Political opponents of the Nazis, guarded by SA (Storm Troopers), are forced to scrub anti-Hitler slogans off a wall shortly after the Nazi assumption of power. Germany, March 1933.
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Adolf Hitler moves through a large crowd while wearing a light colored jacket. All around him are people cheering and raising their hands in a Nazi salute. A few uniformed policemen appear at the edges of the photograph attempting to control the crowd. — Germans cheer Adolf Hitler as he leaves the Hotel Kaiserhof just after being sworn in as chancellor. Berlin, Germany, January 30, 1933.
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A large group of people surround the outside of a large stone building with hands raised in Nazi salutes. A line of uniformed men stand guarding the outside of the building. Adolf Hitler stands alone in an upper window saluting the crowd. — On the day of his appointment as German chancellor, Adolf Hitler greets a crowd of enthusiastic Germans from a window in the Chancellery building. Berlin, Germany, January 30, 1933.
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From a window in the Reich Chancellery, German president Paul von Hindenburg watches a Nazi torchlight parade in honor of Hitler's ... [LCID: 78583] — From a window in the Reich Chancellery, German president Paul von Hindenburg watches a Nazi torchlight parade in honor of Adolf Hitler's appointment as German Chancellor. Berlin, Germany, January 30, 1933.
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Adolf Hitler poses with his cabinet shortly after assuming power as chancellor of Germany. [LCID: 79487] — Adolf Hitler poses with his cabinet shortly after assuming power as chancellor of Germany. Hitler is flanked by Joseph Goebbels (left) and Hermann Göring (right). Berlin, Germany, 1933.
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Three groups of uniformed soldiers parading down a large street. The photograph appears to be taken from a balcony or another high vantage point. — Members of the SS (Schutzstaffel; originally Hitler's bodyguard, later the elite guard of the Nazi state) parade during a rally. Germany, date uncertain.
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Photograph of a parade from a high view point, possibly a balcony. Adolf Hitler stands on a balcony decorated with a large swastika flag. Battalions of uniformed individuals salute Hitler as they pass by. There is a crowd of people watching, in addition to a film crew in the bottom left corner. — Battalions of Nazi street fighters salute Adolf Hitler during an SA parade through Dortmund. Germany, 1933.
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The Reichstag (German parliament) building burns in Berlin. [LCID: 38104] — The Reichstag (German parliament) building burns in Berlin. Hitler used the event to convince President Hindenburg to declare a state of emergency, suspending important constitutional safeguards. Germany, February 27, 1933.
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After Hitler became chancellor of Germany, he persuaded his cabinet to declare a state of emergency and end many individual freedoms. [LCID: 78572] — After Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany, he persuaded his cabinet to declare a state of emergency and end many individual freedoms. Here, police search a vehicle for arms. Berlin, Germany, February 27, 1933.
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Dozens of young boys in Hilter Youth uniforms: dark shorts, light short-sleeved shirts and dark handkerchiefs stand in rows. At the front, two boys hold flags, four boys hold handmade shields with lightning bolts. A group of boys hold another on his back over their heads and parade him in front of the larger group. — A Hitler Youth ceremony, typical of those conceived by Baldur von Schirach. They aimed to strengthen dedication to Hitler. Members recited verses, sang patriotic songs, and performed "mock funerals" for "fallen comrades." Germany, date uncertain.
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