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Headline: Consecration of the German Reich flags at the Eucharistic Congress in Buenos Aires, 1934Date: 16.10.1934Image text: Consecration of the German Reich flags by the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. To the left of the swastika is the German ambassador Baron von Ehrmann. Next to the Argentine flag is the Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365029Consecration of the German Reich flags at the Eucharistic Congress in Buenos Aires, 1934Consecration of the German Reich flags by the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. To the left of the swastika is the German ambassador Baron von Ehrmann. Next to the Argentine flag is the Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas.
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Headline: Leaflet 'Listen German people!', 1935Date: 01.01.1935Image text: Smear campaign of the Nazi party against the Catholic Church.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365031Leaflet 'Listen German people!', 1935Smear campaign of the Nazi party against the Catholic Church.
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Headline: Trial against the Franciscan brother Dagobert, 1937Date: 08.07.1937Image text: The witness brother Eucharius testifies against Franciscan brother Dagobert at the district court Koblenz.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365032Trial against the Franciscan brother Dagobert, 1937The witness brother Eucharius testifies against Franciscan brother Dagobert at the district court Koblenz.
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Headline: Catholics-trial before the People's Court in Berlin, 1937Date: 15.04.1937Image text: Trial against the Catholic resistance fighter Joseph Cornelius Roissant before the People's Court in Berlin in April 1937. The Bank of the defendants: Behind the defenders in the first row (far right in the corner) Rossaint, behind him Olemens, then in the first row Steber and left of the defender Himmes, far left Kremer, left behind him Jülich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365033Catholics-trial before the People's Court in Berlin, 1937Trial against the Catholic resistance fighter Joseph Cornelius Roissant before the People's Court in Berlin in April 1937. The Bank of the defendants: Behind the defenders in the first row (far right in the corner) Rossaint, behind him Olemens, then in the first row Steber and left of the defender Himmes, far left Kremer, left behind him Jülich.
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Headline: Gift of the Nazi Reich government to the popeDate: 01.01.1933Image text: On the occasion of his golden priest jubilee the Nazi Reich government gave the pope a dinner set from the porcelain manufacture in Berlin. The set is an exact replica of Frederick the Greats red table set.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365034Gift of the Nazi Reich government to the popeOn the occasion of his golden priest jubilee the Nazi Reich government gave the pope a dinner set from the porcelain manufacture in Berlin. The set is an exact replica of Frederick the Greats red table set.
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Headline: Commemoration in the Berlin Sports Palace, 1933Date: 01.01.1933Image text: Commemoration of the 100th founding of Vincent and Elizabeth Clubs and in memory of bishop Dr. Christian Schreiber on 22.11.1933 in the Berlin Sports Palace. Speech of Domprediger Ortsiefer.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365035Commemoration in the Berlin Sports Palace, 1933Commemoration of the 100th founding of Vincent and Elizabeth Clubs and in memory of bishop Dr. Christian Schreiber on 22.11.1933 in the Berlin Sports Palace. Speech of Domprediger Ortsiefer.
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Headline: Adolf Hitler and the Papal Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo, 1933Date: 01.01.1933Image text: Event in the Reich Propaganda Ministry on 06.04.1933. From left to right: Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, the Papal Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365036Adolf Hitler and the Papal Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo, 1933Event in the Reich Propaganda Ministry on 06.04.1933. From left to right: Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, the Papal Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo.
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Headline: New year reception at Adolf Hitler, 1937Date: 01.01.1937Image text: New Year Reception at Adolf Hitler in the house of the president in the Wilhelm street in Berlin on 10.01.1937. Address by the Papal Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365037New year reception at Adolf Hitler, 1937New Year Reception at Adolf Hitler in the house of the president in the Wilhelm street in Berlin on 10.01.1937. Address by the Papal Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo.
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Headline: Service in the catholic parish church in Potsdam, 1933Date: 21.03.1933Image text: High mass in the catholic parish church in Potsdam on 21.02.1933.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365038Service in the catholic parish church in Potsdam, 1933High mass in the catholic parish church in Potsdam on 21.02.1933.
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Headline: Charity concert of the 'Deutsches Kungvolk' orchestra, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: Charity concert by the first and only 'Deutsches Jungvolk' orchestra from Berlin and Kurmark in favor of the orphanage Berlin-Schöneiche in the Marble Hall of the zoo (with the orchestra of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler). Brother Marzelinius conducts the orchestra.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00365039Charity concert of the 'Deutsches Kungvolk' orchestra, 1934Charity concert by the first and only 'Deutsches Jungvolk' orchestra from Berlin and Kurmark in favor of the orphanage Berlin-Schöneiche in the Marble Hall of the zoo (with the orchestra of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler). Brother Marzelinius conducts the orchestra.
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Headline: Father Columban in front of the District Court of Koblenz, 1937Date: 04.05.1937Image text: The Franciscan monk Columban, chaplain at the Herz-Jesu Hospital, during a testimony in front of the District Court of Koblenz. The statement is to serve for the collection of material for a whole range of processes due to sex crimes and acts of brutality against members of various orders. Columban is said to have made great efforts for some time to 'raise the moral life' in the monasteries, but has received little support from the superiors.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00101761Father Columban in front of the District Court of Koblenz, 1937The Franciscan monk Columban, chaplain at the Herz-Jesu Hospital, during a testimony in front of the District Court of Koblenz. The statement is to serve for the collection of material for a whole range of processes due to sex crimes and acts of brutality against members of various orders. Columban is said to have made great efforts for some time to 'raise the moral life' in the monasteries, but has received little support from the superiors.
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Headline: Catholic service on the Day of Potsdam, 1933Date: 21.03.1933Image text: The Catholic service on the Day of Potsdam in the Nikolai-Chruch.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339440Catholic service on the Day of Potsdam, 1933The Catholic service on the Day of Potsdam in the Nikolai-Chruch.
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Headline: Funeral procession with the coffin of the late Bishop Christian SchreiberDate: 01.01.1933Image text: A large crowd watches the funeral procession with the coffin of the late Bishop of Berlin Christian Schreiber.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00094325Funeral procession with the coffin of the late Bishop Christian SchreiberA large crowd watches the funeral procession with the coffin of the late Bishop of Berlin Christian Schreiber.
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Headline: Ludwig Muller and Abbot Schachleiter at Parade of the Reich Labor Service, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: Reich Bishop Ludwig Muller (right) salutes from the stands during the march past of the Reich Labor Service in Nuremberg on the so-called Adolf-Hitler-Square. Next to him is Abbot Alban Schachleiter and generals of the Wehrmacht.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00091890Ludwig Muller and Abbot Schachleiter at Parade of the Reich Labor Service, 1934Reich Bishop Ludwig Muller (right) salutes from the stands during the march past of the Reich Labor Service in Nuremberg on the so-called Adolf-Hitler-Square. Next to him is Abbot Alban Schachleiter and generals of the Wehrmacht.
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Headline: After the funeral service for Jozef Klemens Pilsudski Hitler leaves the St. Hedwig's Church with entourageDate: 01.05.1935Image text: After the Catholic funeral service for the Polish War Minister Jozef Klemens Pilsudski (died on 05.12.1935) Hitler leaves the St. Hedwig's Church in Berlin. Back in the car with cylinder the Head of the Office of the Reich President Otto Meissner.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00085057After the funeral service for Jozef Klemens Pilsudski Hitler leaves the St. Hedwig's Church with entourageAfter the Catholic funeral service for the Polish War Minister Jozef Klemens Pilsudski (died on 05.12.1935) Hitler leaves the St. Hedwig's Church in Berlin. Back in the car with cylinder the Head of the Office of the Reich President Otto Meissner.
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Headline: Funeral of Bishop Nikolaus Bares, 1935Date: 07.03.1935Image text: Funeral of the Catholic Bishop of Berlin, Nikolaus Bares. In the picture is the wreath of Adolf Hitler.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00082185Funeral of Bishop Nikolaus Bares, 1935Funeral of the Catholic Bishop of Berlin, Nikolaus Bares. In the picture is the wreath of Adolf Hitler.
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Headline: Loyalty address of the Austrian bishops for the annexation of Austria, 1938Date: 18.03.1938Image text: Solemn Declaration by the Austrian bishops to the referendum in Austria on the "Anschluß" (annexation). The bishops explain to vote for annexation to the Reich during the referendum. The declaration was passed for publication in the newspapers in 1938, together with a letter of Archbishop Theodore Innitzer and a preface of the bishops by the Propaganda Ministry. .Photo: ScherlImage number: 00101753Loyalty address of the Austrian bishops for the annexation of Austria, 1938Solemn Declaration by the Austrian bishops to the referendum in Austria on the "Anschluß" (annexation). The bishops explain to vote for annexation to the Reich during the referendum. The declaration was passed for publication in the newspapers in 1938, together with a letter of Archbishop Theodore Innitzer and a preface of the bishops by the Propaganda Ministry. .
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Headline: Loyalty address of the Austrian bishops for the annexation of Austria, 1938Date: 18.03.1938Image text: Accompanying letter the Archbishop of Vienna, Theodor Innitzer to the NSDAP Gauleiter in Vienna for the loyalty address of the bishops on the occasion of the occupation of Austria. The letter was passed by the Propaganda Ministry for publication in the newspapers in 1938.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00101754Loyalty address of the Austrian bishops for the annexation of Austria, 1938Accompanying letter the Archbishop of Vienna, Theodor Innitzer to the NSDAP Gauleiter in Vienna for the loyalty address of the bishops on the occasion of the occupation of Austria. The letter was passed by the Propaganda Ministry for publication in the newspapers in 1938.
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Headline: Memorial to the fallen in a Catholic church in Berlin, 1936Date: 01.01.1934Image text: In the church on the Human Square (station Schonhauser Allee), the memorial to the dead of the First World War is festively decorated on the All Souls' Day. The national socialist War Graves Commission has laid down a wreath at the monument.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00101755Memorial to the fallen in a Catholic church in Berlin, 1936In the church on the Human Square (station Schonhauser Allee), the memorial to the dead of the First World War is festively decorated on the All Souls' Day. The national socialist War Graves Commission has laid down a wreath at the monument.
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Headline: Recognition of the Hitler government in the Official Journal of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, 1933Date: 31.03.1933Image text: In the Official Journal for the archdiocese Freiburg, the Archdiocese abandons the fundamental opposition to the NSDAP and invites the faithful to recognize the legitimate worldly government.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00101759Recognition of the Hitler government in the Official Journal of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, 1933In the Official Journal for the archdiocese Freiburg, the Archdiocese abandons the fundamental opposition to the NSDAP and invites the faithful to recognize the legitimate worldly government.
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Headline: Event of the Catholic Action in the Sport Palace, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: Christian symbols and swastikas at a rally of the Catholic Action in the Berlin Sports Palace.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00101763Event of the Catholic Action in the Sport Palace, 1934Christian symbols and swastikas at a rally of the Catholic Action in the Berlin Sports Palace.
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Headline: Event of the Catholic Action in the Sport Palace, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: Manifestation of the Catholic Action in the Berlin Sports PalacePhoto: ScherlImage number: 00101764Event of the Catholic Action in the Sport Palace, 1934Manifestation of the Catholic Action in the Berlin Sports Palace
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Headline: Wilhelm Frick speaks at the takeover of government businesses in Saarbrucken, 1935Date: 01.03.1935Image text: In the Town Hall Ballroom in Saarbrucken speaks Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick to the German government after the transfer of government powers by the Commissioner of the League. The Bishops of Trier and Speyer sit in the front row of the guests of honor, Reich commissioner Josef Burckel and Joseph Goebbels. Frick transferred to Burckel the government businesses.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00101751Wilhelm Frick speaks at the takeover of government businesses in Saarbrucken, 1935In the Town Hall Ballroom in Saarbrucken speaks Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick to the German government after the transfer of government powers by the Commissioner of the League. The Bishops of Trier and Speyer sit in the front row of the guests of honor, Reich commissioner Josef Burckel and Joseph Goebbels. Frick transferred to Burckel the government businesses.
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Headline: Loyalty address of the Austrian bishops for the annexation of Austria, 1938Date: 18.03.1938Image text: Solemn Declaration by the Austrian bishops to the referendum in Austria on the "Anschluß" (annexation). The bishops explain to vote for annexation to the Reich during the referendum. The declaration was passed for publication in the newspapers in 1938, together with a letter of Archbishop Theodore Innitzer and a preface of the bishops by the Propaganda Ministry.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00101752Loyalty address of the Austrian bishops for the annexation of Austria, 1938Solemn Declaration by the Austrian bishops to the referendum in Austria on the "Anschluß" (annexation). The bishops explain to vote for annexation to the Reich during the referendum. The declaration was passed for publication in the newspapers in 1938, together with a letter of Archbishop Theodore Innitzer and a preface of the bishops by the Propaganda Ministry.
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Headline: Bishop Nikolaus Bares, Nuncio Orsenigo and Bishop Augustin Pacha, 1934Date: 11.02.1934Image text: Bishop Nikolaus Bares with the Papal Nuncio Orsenigo and Bishop Augustin Pacha during a papal coronation ceremony of the Catholic Action in the Berlin Sports Palace. This coronation ceremony was combined with another ceremony which was intended more for the general public to honor the new bishop of Berlin Nikolaus Bares.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00011268Bishop Nikolaus Bares, Nuncio Orsenigo and Bishop Augustin Pacha, 1934Bishop Nikolaus Bares with the Papal Nuncio Orsenigo and Bishop Augustin Pacha during a papal coronation ceremony of the Catholic Action in the Berlin Sports Palace. This coronation ceremony was combined with another ceremony which was intended more for the general public to honor the new bishop of Berlin Nikolaus Bares.
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Headline: Papal Nuncio Osenigo at Adolf Hitler's New Years Reception , 1938Date: 11.01.1938Image text: The Papal Nuncio Osenigo, acting as the doyen of the diplomatic corps, expresses congratulations to Adolf Hitler during the New Years Reception in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00011269Papal Nuncio Osenigo at Adolf Hitler's New Years Reception , 1938The Papal Nuncio Osenigo, acting as the doyen of the diplomatic corps, expresses congratulations to Adolf Hitler during the New Years Reception in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin.
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Headline: Graf von Galen after his consecration as Bishop of MuensterDate: 28.10.1933Image text: Clemens August Graf von Galen, who distinguished by his courageous and consistent behavior in the church struggle during the Nazi era, was consecrated as Bishop of Muenster on 10/28/1933. The photo shows him leaving the cathedral of Muenster after the ceremony.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00007429Graf von Galen after his consecration as Bishop of MuensterClemens August Graf von Galen, who distinguished by his courageous and consistent behavior in the church struggle during the Nazi era, was consecrated as Bishop of Muenster on 10/28/1933. The photo shows him leaving the cathedral of Muenster after the ceremony.
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Headline: Prince Bishop Heffter greets Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler in Klagenfurt, 1938Date: 05.04.1938Image text: Prince Bishop Heffter greets Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler in the Klagenfurt city hall and thanks him for the 'annexation of Austria', which he described as a great historical event.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00035209Prince Bishop Heffter greets Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler in Klagenfurt, 1938Prince Bishop Heffter greets Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler in the Klagenfurt city hall and thanks him for the 'annexation of Austria', which he described as a great historical event.
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Headline: Dr. Rick, Cesare Orsenigo, Bishop Nikolaus Bares and Vicar Steinmann, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: Dr. Rick, Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo, Bishop Dr. Nikolaus Bares and Vicar Steinmann at the papal coronation ceremony in the Berlin Sport PalacePhoto: ScherlImage number: 00014785Dr. Rick, Cesare Orsenigo, Bishop Nikolaus Bares and Vicar Steinmann, 1934Dr. Rick, Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo, Bishop Dr. Nikolaus Bares and Vicar Steinmann at the papal coronation ceremony in the Berlin Sport Palace
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Headline: Nuncio Eugenio Pacelli on the way to sign the Prussian concordat, 1929Date: 01.01.1929Image text: Nuncio Eugenio Pacelli, later Pope Pius XII, enters the Prussian Ministry of the Interior as representative of the Vatican in order to put his initials beside those of Prime Minister Braun on the contract according to diplomatic custom.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00018668Nuncio Eugenio Pacelli on the way to sign the Prussian concordat, 1929Nuncio Eugenio Pacelli, later Pope Pius XII, enters the Prussian Ministry of the Interior as representative of the Vatican in order to put his initials beside those of Prime Minister Braun on the contract according to diplomatic custom.
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Headline: Signing of the Concordat between the German Reich and the Vatican, 1933Date: 20.07.1933Image text: Signing of the Reich Concordat between the Nazi government and the Holy See on July 20, 1933. The participants are from left to right: Prelate Ludwig Kaas, Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen, Monsignore Pizzardo, Nuncio Eugenio Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII), Monsignore Ottaviani, Ministerial Director Felix Buttmann, Monsignore Montini, and the German Consul to the Holy See Dr. Klee.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00010150Signing of the Concordat between the German Reich and the Vatican, 1933Signing of the Reich Concordat between the Nazi government and the Holy See on July 20, 1933. The participants are from left to right: Prelate Ludwig Kaas, Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen, Monsignore Pizzardo, Nuncio Eugenio Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII), Monsignore Ottaviani, Ministerial Director Felix Buttmann, Monsignore Montini, and the German Consul to the Holy See Dr. Klee.
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Headline: Church in the 3rd Reich House of ArtDate: 01.01.1933Image text: Adolf Hitler welcomed the papal nuncio in Bavaria Vasallo Tues Torregrossa at the ceremony marking the groundbreaking for the House of German Art in Munich in 1933. Between both is the Bavarian Minister Hermann Esser.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00022276Church in the 3rd Reich House of ArtAdolf Hitler welcomed the papal nuncio in Bavaria Vasallo Tues Torregrossa at the ceremony marking the groundbreaking for the House of German Art in Munich in 1933. Between both is the Bavarian Minister Hermann Esser.
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Headline: Gauleiter Albert Hoffmann imparts catholic nuns the Military Cross, 1943Date: 30.10.1943Image text: The Gauleiter of Westphalia-South Albert Hoffmann presents the merit cross with swords to two catholic nuns for their actions during air raids at the party congress of the NSDAP in Ludenscheid.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00022049Gauleiter Albert Hoffmann imparts catholic nuns the Military Cross, 1943The Gauleiter of Westphalia-South Albert Hoffmann presents the merit cross with swords to two catholic nuns for their actions during air raids at the party congress of the NSDAP in Ludenscheid.
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Headline: Adolf Hitler, Abbot Albanus Schachleiter and Reich Bishop Ludwig Mueller, 1934Date: 01.01.1934Image text: On the occasion of the Nuremberg Rally in 1934, Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler greets the Lutheran Reich Bishop Ludwig Mueller and the Catholic Abbot Schachleiter (middle).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00035208Adolf Hitler, Abbot Albanus Schachleiter and Reich Bishop Ludwig Mueller, 1934On the occasion of the Nuremberg Rally in 1934, Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler greets the Lutheran Reich Bishop Ludwig Mueller and the Catholic Abbot Schachleiter (middle).
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Headline: Bornewasser, Buerckel, Frick, Goebbels, Grauert, SeldteDate: 01.03.1935Image text: Induction of the Reich Commissioner for the Saar Josef Buerckel on 1 March 1935 in Saarbruecken. from left: Franz Rudolf Bornewasser, Bishop von Trier, Gauleiter Reich Commissioner Josef Buerckel, Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick, Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels, Secretary of State Grauert and Reich Labor Minister Franz Seldte.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00024479Bornewasser, Buerckel, Frick, Goebbels, Grauert, SeldteInduction of the Reich Commissioner for the Saar Josef Buerckel on 1 March 1935 in Saarbruecken. from left: Franz Rudolf Bornewasser, Bishop von Trier, Gauleiter Reich Commissioner Josef Buerckel, Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick, Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels, Secretary of State Grauert and Reich Labor Minister Franz Seldte.
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Headline: Nuncio Monsignore Cesare Orsenigo and Prime Minister Hermann GoeringDate: 18.07.1933Image text: Monsignore Cesare Orsenigo and Prime Minister of Prussia Hermann Goering after their hour-long discussion on the occasion of the official inaugural visit of the Papal Nuncio. From the original text: 'The relationship between the Prussian state and the Vatican was discussed, the conclusion of the Reich Concordat had created the best preconditions for this to happen. Complete agreement was ascertained on all points'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00035226Nuncio Monsignore Cesare Orsenigo and Prime Minister Hermann GoeringMonsignore Cesare Orsenigo and Prime Minister of Prussia Hermann Goering after their hour-long discussion on the occasion of the official inaugural visit of the Papal Nuncio. From the original text: 'The relationship between the Prussian state and the Vatican was discussed, the conclusion of the Reich Concordat had created the best preconditions for this to happen. Complete agreement was ascertained on all points'.
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Headline: Hitler's arrival to the funeral of the deceased Jozef Klemens Pilsudski in the St. Hedwig's CathedralDate: 01.05.1935Image text: Adolf Hitler and Otto Meissner (with cylinder), head of the office of the Reich President, arrive to the Catholic funeral service for the Polish War Minister Jozef Klemens Pilsudski (died 05/12/1935) in the St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00094329Hitler's arrival to the funeral of the deceased Jozef Klemens Pilsudski in the St. Hedwig's CathedralAdolf Hitler and Otto Meissner (with cylinder), head of the office of the Reich President, arrive to the Catholic funeral service for the Polish War Minister Jozef Klemens Pilsudski (died 05/12/1935) in the St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin.
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Headline: Funeral of a Hitler Youth memberDate: 01.01.1933Image text: Catholic funeral of a Hitler Youth member in Munich: The coffin is carried by Hitler Youth members, it is adorned with the Swastika flag, Hitler Youth members form a guard of honor and have raised their hand in Hitler salute.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00094326Funeral of a Hitler Youth memberCatholic funeral of a Hitler Youth member in Munich: The coffin is carried by Hitler Youth members, it is adorned with the Swastika flag, Hitler Youth members form a guard of honor and have raised their hand in Hitler salute.
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