The motif from the National Socialist propaganda shows members of the German People's Storm at the first formation, taken in October 1944. The National Socialist reporting writes on the back of the picture on October 21, 1944: "The German people are standing up. The Fuehrer announced the formation of the Volkssturm. The first East Prussian battalions are gathering." Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]