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Nazis Take Over Berlin Communist Headquarters

Berlin


Date
1933, März 22
Location
Berlin
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper with crop marks in red crayon
Size
21,4 (22,9) x 15,8 (17,9) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

The Karl Liebknecht House, former headquarters of the Communists in Berlin, Germany, has been commandeered by Nazis and will henceforth serve as headquarters for the police detachment fighting against Communism. The building has been re-named the Horst Wessel House in memory of a martyr of the National Socialist cause. Credit line (ACME)  3/22/33 Stamp: ACME Newspictures, Inc. Stamp: Ref. Dept. Mar 30 1933 N. E. A. A 577