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Hitler Presents Colors to Schwerin Police

Schwerin


Date
1933, März 13
Location
Schwerin
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
14,5 (17,9) x 21,4 (22,9) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

Chancellor Adolf Hitler recently presented new colors to the police of the city of Schwerin, a city in Northern Germany. This photo shows the colors being borne past the police force drawn up on the market square of the city. Germany, ostensibly a republic, with a black-red-gold flag, has from now on two national flags - the swastika of the Fascist Party and the red, white, and black banner of the former imperial Empire. Credit line (ACME)  3/13/33 Stamp: ACME Newspictures, Inc. Stamp: Ref. Dept. Mar 18 1933 N. E. A. Handwritten: A 16129. (?)