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Luftwaffe Propaganda company album 2 of 2
Creator
Unknown
Date1942
Mediumalbum : 84 gelatin silver prints, 2 newspaper clippings
Dimensions31cm x 23cm (12.2 x 9.06 inches)
Credit LineAnonymous gift, 2020
Object number2021/246
ProvenanceThe second of two albums by a Luftwaffe propaganda unit photographer named Seidat. Almost all images are of the Eastern Front, documenting German advances, burning villages and war-damaged towns. Of particular interest are photographs of Soviet POWs (both male and female soldiers and including some strong head-and-shoulders portraits). Also of note are photographs of unidentified Luftwaffe fighter ace and a Ufa-Palast 'cinema' in a converted log cabin (with jocular handpainted notice 'Unders 18s admitted only when accompanied by their grandparents'). A September 1941 clipping from the 'Feldzeitung' ('Battlefield News') newspaper announces the successful attack on Kiev and capture of 665,000 Red Army prisoners.
LocationNot currently on display
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