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People disappearing from official photos

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Post by Marcus » 01 Sep 2013, 12:25

We have all seen examples of how people disappeared from official photos when they had fallen out of grace, here are some examples of the same thing from NS-era Germany.

(All photos from The Military Advisor Vol 10 No 2)

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Post by Helly Angel » 01 Sep 2013, 22:24

From the book "El Tercer Reich" by Dr. Kurt Zentner.

In the photo published by Volkischer Beobachter in 1942, were erased Hess and Röhm. The original photo was taken in 1933.
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Post by Helly Angel » 01 Sep 2013, 22:26

Sorry, I forget: Hans Kerrl, Joseph Göbbels, Wilhelm Frick (sit), Hitler, Ernst Röhm, Hermann Göring, Walter Darre, Heinrich Himmler and Rudolf Hess.

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Post by sobel » 07 Sep 2013, 20:05

Hi With regards to the two images posted by Helly angel, that they are not the same retouched photo. close examination of the postures of the sitters and their eyes focal points differ, as do the shadows being cast. they may have been taken closely together in time but are different images, others are merely cropped versions of the original. That being said I agree that both the Nazi and Soviet regimes DID retouch images to remove those out of favour, these examples IMHO are not.

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Post by Marcus » 08 Sep 2013, 09:23

Several posts focusing on the USSR were split off into a new thread at http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 9&t=201853, this thread is for discussions on this practice in NS-era Germany.

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Post by Marcus » 14 Oct 2013, 14:25

Goebbels was removed from this photo of Hitler with Leni Riefenstahl and others:
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Post by sobel » 14 Oct 2013, 16:24

Now that is a genuine removal. Whats left of his arm can still be seen in the image.

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Post by RobinS4 » 16 Oct 2013, 01:45

You can see a ghostly outline of where Goebbels was stood as well. Anyone know why he was removed from this photo?

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Post by sobel » 18 Oct 2013, 16:07

RobinS4 wrote:You can see a ghostly outline of where Goebbels was stood as well. Anyone know why he was removed from this photo?
Possibly it was while he was having an illicit affair with Czech actress Lida Barova of which Hitler did not approve. At the time the Goebbels family, Joseph, Magda and their numerous children were viewed as the perfect "Germanic" family, AH was aghast at the thought, at some point because of this he may have fallen out of favour. In the end Goebbels chose to remain with his family, (But may have continued his affair on the quiet). As Far as Hitler was concerned the problem was over providing it was kept secret so Goebbels re-appeared

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