In the late 1930s, very few photographers were using color film. German photographer Hugo Jaeger was an early adopter, and when Adolf Hitler was introduced to Jaeger’s work, he liked what he saw. “The ...

A powerful insignia alone, Adolf Hitler once noted, “can spark interest in a political movement.” What Hitler did not say, but what is evident to anyone with even a tenuous grasp of 20th-century ...

Born from the defeat of World War One, the new German government, the Weimar Republic, faced a series of challenges economically, politically, socially and internationally. What challenges were faced ...

I went on holiday to Germany, in July 1939. Staying at Berchtesgarden. My bedroom window in the hotel overlooked Hitler's house, the Berghof. One day at breakfast, I was approached by three SS ...

Hitler pursued these aims ruthlessly, and in doing so helped to bring about World War Two, as the following table shows: Year Events Reaction of other European powers Aims addressed 1935 In March, ...

On Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, an event regarded as the start of World War II. But what came next, the German occupation of Poland, was exceptionally brutal.