People disappearing from official photos
People disappearing from official photos
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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(All photos from The Military Advisor Vol 10 No 2)
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- Helly Angel
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Re: People disappearing from official photos
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.
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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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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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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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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Re: People disappearing from official photos
Goebbels was removed from this photo of Hitler with Leni Riefenstahl and others:
Posted by Trismegistus at http://forum.skalman.nu/viewtopic.php?p=663766#p663766
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Posted by Trismegistus at http://forum.skalman.nu/viewtopic.php?p=663766#p663766
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Now that is a genuine removal. Whats left of his arm can still be seen in the image.
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Alex K
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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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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-appearedRobinS4 wrote:You can see a ghostly outline of where Goebbels was stood as well. Anyone know why he was removed from this photo?