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Christening of the KdF ship "Der Deutsche", 1934

View of the renaming celebration of the passenger ship "Sierra Morena" of the North German Lloyd. On this occasion was rechristened the cruise ship "Der Deutsche" of the DAF and of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in the Port of Hamburg.

Model of the KdF beach resort on the island of Ruegen, 1938

A permanent model exhibition opens up for the projects of the German Labor Front in the construction, housing and home decor fields in the House of the German Labor Front at Oranienplatz in Berlin. The Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") shows the furnishing of a bedroom at the beach resort of Ruegen (Prora), which is under construction.

German-Italian Working Agreements, 1937

On the occasion of an agreement between the German Labor Front and the Italian labor leader Tullio Cianetti, takes place an exchange of German and Italian workers. Here, a total of 4,000 workers from Berlin are being selected by representatives of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy").

Party tent of Berlin in KdF-Stadt at the Nuremberg Rally, 1938

During the Nuremberg Rally "Grossdeutschland", a Feststadt (festival city) of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") was built at Valznerweiher. Here, a view of the party tent of Berlin with the slogan: "Peasants and citizens of the Mark have always stayed true to the homeland" In the center, the Berlin Bear.

The Volkstheater in Vienna, 1938

This panel of the German Labor Front was displayed with the emblem of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") at the Deutsches Volkstheater in Vienna on the 22nd October, 1938.

KdF vacationers from Berlin in Berchtesgaden, 1937

Vacationers of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") from Berlin walk through the center of Berchtesgaden. To the right, a dairy.

Joseph Goebbels at a KdF celebration in the Theater des Volkes (Theater of the People), Berlin, 1935

A festive evening takes place on the occasion of the second anniversary of the founding of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" at the "Theater des Volkes" (Theater of the People) in Berlin. Joseph Goebbels is holding a speech. Sitting from left: Baldur von Schirach, undersecretary Horst Dressler-Andress, Magda Goebbels, Robert Ley, Adolf Hitler (behind him, chief advisor Julius Schaub), Franz Xaver Schwarz and Berta Schwarz.

KdF Badge

Within the framework of a nationwide competition, national socialist model plants, as well as the service badge "For Exemplary Promotion of Strength through Joy" is appointed on May the 1st. The plaque has a size of 55x75cm, and has been designed by Prof. Beer.

KdF holiday in Tyrol, 1938

After the Anschluss of Austria, numerous trips of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") take place in Austria. Here, a view of a mountain hut in the Tyrolean Alps.

KdF Theater Car

Undated photo of a theater car of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") with a built-in film projection machine, curious children look at it.

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KdF Beach Resort Ruegen

View of a double room of the beach resort complex of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") on Ruegen in the Baltic Sea (today Prora). Undated photo.

Austrian workers on a KdF trip in Berlin, 1938

After the Anschluss of Austria, 2000 Viennese workers arrived with special trains at the Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin for a trip organized by the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"). Here they are marching to their quarters. In the front, a banner with the inscription "We are visiting German workers".

Julius Lippert, Puccetti, Joseph Goebbels, Robert Ley, Karl Hanke at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, 1938

On the occasion of the five-year anniversary of the founding of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), the play "Minna von Barnhelm" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is performed in the Deutsches Theater Berlin. In the VIP box from left: Mayor Julius Lippert, Commandant Corrado Puccetti (Secretary General of the Dopolavoro Opera), Joseph Goebbels, Robert Ley and State Secretary Karl Hanke. On the far left, Otto Meissner.

Groundbreaking ceremony of the KdF beach resort Ruegen, 1936

Groundbraking ceremony of the Baltic Sea beach resort of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") between Binz and Sassnitz on Ruegen (today Prora) during an aerobatic maneuver of a flight of 9 aircrafts of the Luftwaffe (airforce). On the right, marines.

Community theater of the KdF in Unterammergau

The KdF-Wart in Unterammergau is pleased with the theatrical performance of the peasant actors, for which the tickets were sold out. Photographer: Max Goellner. Undated photo.

Italian vacationers at the Haus der Kunst, late 1930s

Undated photo of Italian vacationers on a trip organized by the fascist leisure organization Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro (OND) in front of the Haus der Kunst in Munich. Above the entrance hall, the Nazi sovereignty symbols are displayed.

Propaganda poster of the KdF, 1934

Propaganda poster of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") under the title "Even You Can Travel Now!" for Reisesparkarten (Travel Saving Cards), which ere to be obtained at the KdF-Wart, as well as at the Bank of German Labor, savings banks, cooperative banks (Raiffeisen) and the Thuringian State Bank. On the left, the emblem of the KdF.

Kreuzeckhaus

Undated photo of the Kreuzeckhaus (Adolf-Zoeppritz-Haus), recreation center of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), during the time of National Socialism on the Kreuzeck near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

KdF Winter Holidays, 1936

On a weekend trip of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), vacationers sit on sledge drawn by a horse.

Anniversary celebration of the KdF in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, 1942

On the occasion of the 9th anniversary celebration of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), an event takes place in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin under the title "Arbeitskameraden - Sportkameraden" ("Work comrades- sports comrades"). Here, during the parade of the participants.

Anniversary celebration of the KdF in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, 1942

On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), an event takes place in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin under the title "Arbeitskameraden - Sportkameraden" ("Work comrades- sports comrades"). Here, during the parade of the participants.

KdF theatrical performance "Freut euch des Lebens" ("Enjoy Life") in Berlin, 1936

The premiere of the performance of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") entitled "Auf Wiederes Lebens" ("Enjoy Life") takes place in the Berlin "Theater des Volkes" ("Theater of the People"). In the picture: "Schoenheit der Arbeit" ("Beauty of Work").

KdF theatrical performance "Deutsche Heimkehr" ("German Homecoming") in the Hanseatenhalle in Hamburg, 1934

On the occasion of the first meeting of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), the theatrical performance "Deutsche Heimkehr" ("German Homecoming") by Wilm Geyer is being performed in the Hanseatenhalle in Hamburg under the direction of Hellmuth Hansen and the participation of 2000 persons and 30 leading actors. Here, an excerpt from the 5th scene: In the background the conference of moneymakers with the symbolic scales in front of a world map. In the foreground the unemployed.

KdF vacation at the Baltic Sea, 1937

Women are taking a walk on the beach in the Baltic Sea resort of Laboe on the Kieler Foerde (Kiel Fjord) during a vacation organized by the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"). On the right in the background, a flag with the Siegrune.

Robert Ley on the anniversary of the Reichskulturkammer (Reich Chamber of Culture) and of the KdF in Berlin, 1936

Reichsorganisationsleiter (National Organizational Leader) Robert Ley (at the lectern) gives a speech at the common anniversary of the Reichskulturkammer (Reich Chamber of Culture) and the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in the Berliner Philharmonie.

KdF concert, 1936

The Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") also organized concerts as leisure time activity for the German workers.

Joseph Goebbels and Robert Ley at the AEG in Berlin, 1934

Joseph Goebbels (left) and Robert Ley (right) meet in the hall of the AEG in Brunnenstrasse, Berlin, for a work demonstration on the occasion of the one-year existence of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy").

Celebration of the KdF in Goslar, 1936

Journeymen (center) are celebrating their wandering years during the cultural festivities of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" (among others, the inauguration of the Goslarhalle) on the market square of Goslar (in the background, the Town Hall). On the left, a music band.

Austrian workers on a KdF trip in Berlin, 1938

Four special trains with 2000 workers from Vienna are received in Berlin after the Anschluss of Austria. Here, the individual groups move into their quarters. On the banner: "NSKDF-trip - from the homeland of the Fuehrer".

KdF Germany Tour for Viennese Workers, 1938

After the Anschluss of Austria, the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Kraft durch Freude") organized a bus (here Austrobus) and train trip through Germany.

Trip of the KdF to Germany, Vienna, 1938

After a Germany tour organized by the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude", Viennese workers, here the Staedtische Gaswerke (Municipal Gasworks,NSBO), arrive at the Wien Westbahnhof, where they are received by the population and families.

Austrian workers on a KdF tour through Germany, Munich, 1938

After the Anschluss of Austria, Austrian workers participate in a Germany tour organized by the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude". Here, view of the arrival at the Muenchen Hauptbahnhof. In the foreground, men of a Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellenorganisation (National Socialist Factory Cell Organization, NSBO). In the background, letterings of the Thomasbrau and Hotel Metropol.

Austrian workers on a KdF tour through Germany, Munich, 1938

After the Anschluss of Austria, Austrian workers participate in a Germany tour organized by the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude", here on arrival at the Muenchen Hauptbahnhof. In the foreground, a music band. On the left, a flag of the German Labor Front.

Austrian workers on a KdF trip in Berlin, 1938

Four special trains with 2000 workers from Vienna are received in Berlin after the Anschluss of Austria. Here, the individual groups move into their quarters. On the banner: "2000 workers drive through Germany's Gaus (Provinces)!".

KdF car at the Nuremberg Rally of the Nazis

Undated photo of cars of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") at the beginning of the Nuremberg Rally of the NSDAP at the Luitpold Arena.

Athletic competition of the KdF in Berlin, 1941

Women do different exercises in a sports competition of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") at the Funkturm Berlin. Here, a baton exercise.

Athletic competition of the KdF in Berlin, 1941

Women do different exercises in a sports competition of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") at the Funkturm Berlin. Here, women round dancing.

Sports competition of the KdF in Berlin, 1941

Women do different exercises in a sports competition of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") at the Berliner Funkturm. Here, in a relay competition with medicine balls.

KdF sailing school in Diessen am Ammersee

A sailing instructor explains the function of ropes to young participants of a sailing course of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" in Diessen am Ammersee on a sailboat. Undated photo.

KdF ski course in the Krkonose, 1936

A ski instructor from the sports office teaches a student during a ski course of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in Agnetendorf (Jagniatkow) in the Krkonose.

KdF sailing course in Diessen am Ammersee, 1936

A teacher teaches students on board a sailship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in Diessen am Ammersee.

KdF ski holiday in the Krkonose, 1936

Participants of a ski course of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") are going with their skis on the crest of the Krkonose at Agnetendorf (Jagniatkow) to practice where snow has not yet melted. In the front, the ski instructors.

KdF ski holiday in the Bavarian Alps, 1936

Women from Berlin enjoy themselves with local people during a ski holiday of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") at a well in a Bavarian mountain village.

Anniversary celebration of the KdF in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, 1942

Performance at the event "Arbeitskameraden - Sportkameraden" in the Deutschlandhalle Berlin on the occasion of the 9th anniversary celebration of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy").

KdF sailing course near Diessen am Ammersee, 1936

At the sailing sports camp in Diessen am Ammersee, the participants of a sailing course of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") are playing the Hohner accordion.

KdF parade in Hamburg, 1938

View of a dance group on a parade of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") under the title "Schoenheit und Freude" ("Beauty and Joy") in Hamburg, presumably on the Rathausmarkt (Town Hall Square). In the middle there is a carriage with the symbol of dance. On the left side of the building there is a lettering of the NSDAP newspaper "Hamburger Tageblatt" and the emblem of the KdF.

KdF festival in Berlin-Treptow, 1938

At a festival of the Nazi organization "Kraft duch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in Treptow, between performances the festival visitors are dancing on a dance floor of 700 square meters.

KdF festival in Berlin-Treptow, 1938

At a festival of the Nazi organization "Kraft duch Freude" in Treptow, the festival visitors are being entertained with a ballet performance of the Theater des Volkes (Theater of the People) from Berlin. In the background, a tribune with a music orchestra. Above, the emblem of the KdF and the slogan "Freut euch des Lebens" ("Enjoy life").

KdF festival in Berlin-Treptow, 1938

At a Volksfest of the Nazi organization "Kraft duch Freude" in Treptow, the festival visitors are being entertained with a ballet performance of the Theater des Volkes (Theater of the People) from Berlin. In the background, a tribune with a music orchestra. Above, the emblem of the KdF and the slogan "Freut euch des Lebens" ("Enjoy life").

KdF festival in Berlin-Treptow, 1938

At a festival of the Nazi organization "Kraft duch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in Treptow, the festival visitors are being entertained with artistic performances, here a human pyramid. In the background, a tribune with a music orchestra. Above, the emblem of the KdF and the slogan "Freut euch des Lebens" ("Enjoy life").

Meeting of the KdF in Hamburg, 1938

During the meeting of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in Hamburg, women from the Gaugruppe Bochum perform sports exercises with bows and arrows. The emblem of the German Labor Front is displayed on their belt.

Trampoline performance in KdF-Stadt at the Nuremberg Rally, 1937

In the established city of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") at the Valznerweiher, uniformed officials of the Schutzpolizei from Berlin do gymnastics exercises on the trampoline in front of spectators during the Nuremberg Rally of the NSDAP.

Raft trip of the KdF on the Isar

Undated photo of a rafting trip of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") on the Isar. Men and women dance to music in costumes. In the background, a folding kayak.

KdF riding course

Undated photo of a woman and a riding instructor in a riding course of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy").

KdF swimming

Undated photo of men under the shower after a swimming lesson of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy").

KdF ski course in Berchtesgadener Land, 1935

Vacationers of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") from Saxony and Silesia in a ski course in Bischofswiesen in Berchtesgadener Land. In the background, the Untersberg.

KdF riding course at Tattersall in the Berlin Tiergarten, 1937

In a riding hall of the Tattersall AG at the Berlin Tiergarten (Animal Garden), a group is ready for a ride during a riding course of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy").

KdF sailing school in Diessen am Ammersee, 1937

View of participants in a sailing course of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in Diessen am Ammersee. Photographer: Georg Schoedl.

KdF sports

A group of women do sports exercises in the course of an action of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"). Undated photo.

Alexander Marinesko, commander of the Soviet submarine

Portrait of Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko, commander of the Soviet Submarine S-13, who was responsible for the sinking of the "Wilhelm Gustloff" and the "Steuben" at the end of the Second World War.

The "Wilhelm Gustloff" during the plebiscite on the Anschluss of Austria in Tilbury, England, 1938

About 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are on their first official journey on the "Wilhelm Gustloff" from Tilbury outside the three-mile zone, in order to participate in the Reichstag election and in the plebiscite on the Anschluss of Austria. Several women are dancing on board.

KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff"in Madeira, 1938

Photo of the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" at Funchal, capital of Madeira. In the center, the merchant flag of reserve officers of the navy.

Life on board: The "Wilhelm Gustloff" rescues shipwrecked English people, 1938

The shipwrecked of the English freighter "Pegaway" are rescued by the crew of the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff " (right) 25 miles off the Dutch island of Terschelling. Here, aboard the "Gustloff".

Vacation on the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

About 1000 Austrian vacationers take part in the first major journey of the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" after the Anschluss of Austria. A couple from Styria is dancing together.

On board the 'Wilhelm Gustloff', 1938

View of a four-person cabin on board the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff". On the left two bunk beds. On the right, hand basins.

KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

About 1000 Austrian vacationers take part in the first major journey of the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" after the Anschluss of Austria.

On board the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

View of a four-person cabin on board the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff".

The "Wilhelm Gustloff" on the occasion of the plebiscite in Tilbury, England, 1938

Cabin on the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

Photo of an outside cabin on the cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), "Wilhelm Gustloff", with central heating and running cold and hot water. On the right there is a porthole in the side wall.

Salon on the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

Photo of the large salon on the cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), "Wilhelm Gustloff", during its first two-day trip to the North Sea with 1000 Austrian vacationers on board.

Dining room of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

Photo of the dining room on the cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), "Wilhelm Gustloff".

Smoking lounge of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

Photo of the smoking lounge of the cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), "Wilhelm Gustloff", during its first two-day trip to the North Sea with 1000 Austrian vacationers on board. On the wall there is a portrait of Adolf Hitler.

Theatre hall of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

Photo of the great theatre hall on the cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), "Wilhelm Gustloff", during its first two-day trip to the North Sea with 1000 Austrian vacationers on board. In the background of the stage there is a painting.

Maiden voyage of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", Port of Hamburg 1938

View of the cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), "Wilhelm Gustloff", at the pier in Hamburg before its first two-day trip. On board numerous Austrian vacationers after the Anschluss of Austria.

Model of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", exhibition of the DAF in Berlin, 1938

A model of the cruise ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") on the exhibition of the organizations of the German Labor Front at Oranienplatz in Berlin.

Homecoming of the Condor Legion on the "Robert Ley", Port of Hamburg 1939

As the flagship of the KdF fleet "Robert Ley" with the staff of the Condor Legion and Wolfram von Richthofen on board, passes by Neumuehlen and the gangways of Hamburg, the salute batteries of a Flakartillerie 8.8cm FlaK 36 (Antiaircraft artillery) of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) are welcoming it.

Model of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", exhibition of the DAF in Berlin, 1938

A visitor to the exhibition of the German Labor Front organizations at the Oranienplatz in Berlin observes a model of the cruise ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude". In the background there are paintings.

Launch of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1937

View of the name plate of the cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude", named after the Swiss Landesgruppenleiter (national group leader) of the NSDAP, Wilhelm Gustloff.

Hedwig Gustloff christens the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" in Hamburg, 1937

Hedwig Gustloff (right), widow of the murdered Swiss Landesgruppenleiter (national group leader), Wilhelm Gustloff, christens the new ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" named of her husband on the hull at the Blohm & Voss in Hamburg. Behind from left to right: Adolf Hitler, Robert Ley, Erich Raeder and Karl Kaufmann.At the far right photographer Heinrich Hoffmann.

"Sierra Cordoba" and "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

After rescuing the English crew of the shipwrecked freighter "Pegaway", the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" fetches the remaining KdF fleet. Here, vacationers on the "Sierra Cordoba" welcome the arrival of the ship.

Return of the Condor Legion to Hamburg from the Spanish Civil War, 1939

View of the arrival (from left) of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", the "Sierra Cordoba" and the "Admiral Graf Spee" at the Port of Hamburg off Neumuehlen (Hamburg-Ottensen ).The ships are bringing units of the Condor Legion back to Germany from the Spanish Civil War.

Return of the Condor Legion with the "Sierra Cordoba" and the "Wilhelm Gustloff" in Hamburg, 1939

View of the "Sierra Cordoba" (in the foreground) and the "Wilhelm Gustloff" (behind) entering the port of Hamburg off Neumuehlen (Hamburg-Ottensen ).The ships are taking units of the Condor Legion back to Germany from the Spanish Civil War.

KdF ship "Monte Olivia" in Hamburg, 1937

On the occasion of the launch of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", the KdF fleet embarks on its journey with vacationers on board from the port of Hamburg to Norway. In the picture the festively flagged "Monte Olivia".

The "Wilhelm Gustloff" leaving port in Hamburg, 1938

The KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" departs from the port of Hamburg for a two-day trip to the North Sea with about 1000 Austrians on board.

Swimming pool on the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1938

Undated photo of the swimming pool on the cruise ship of the Nazi community "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") "Wilhelm Gustloff".

Smoking lounge of the "Wilhelm Gustloff"

Undated photo of the smoking lounge on the cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy"), Wilhelm Gustloff . On the wall there is a portrait of Adolf Hitler.

Model of the "Wilhelm Gustloff" in Berlin, 1938

The Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labor Front) organized a model ship exhibition in Prinzessinnenstrasse, Berlin. Here, the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff". On the left, a palm tree.

Launch of the "Wilhelm Gustloff", 1937

During the launch of the first KdF ship, which was named after the Swiss Landesgruppenleiter (national group leader), Wilhelm Gustloff, Nazi celebrities are greeted with the Hitler salute on a christening platform at the Blohm & Voss in the Port of Hamburg. From left to right: Robert Ley, Hedwig Gustloff (widow of Wilhelm Gustloff ), Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler. The swastika flag and the flag of the German Labour Front are blowing.

"Wilhelm Gustloff" and "Cap Arcona" in the port of Hamburg

Evening view of the KdF ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" (left) and the flagship of the Hamburg Sued "Cap Arcona" (left) in the port of Hamburg. Undated photo.

KdF raft trip on the Isar River

Workers undertake a raft trip with the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") on the Isar from Bad Toelz to Munich.

KdF cruise

A photographer takes a group photo on a cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") in memory of the journey. Undated photo.

Madeira cruise of the KdF ship "St. Louis", 1936

During a sea voyage to Madeira, a group of vacationers from Winningen/Mosel are dancing in Palatinate costumes on the stern of the cruise ship "St. Louis" that belonged to the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy").

Vacationers on board a KdF ship, 1935

Vacationers are enjoying themselves aboard a cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" ("Strength through Joy") during a sea voyage to Madeira. A wheelchair user is among them.

Entertainment program on the "St. Louis", Madeira trip 1936

Aboard a cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Strength through Joy" on the way to Madeira artists of the board program march in front of the audience. Covered, sitting in sailor uniform Hugo Fischer-Koeppe.

Madeira cruise of the KdF ship "St. Louis", 1936

Entertainment program on the "St. Louis", Journey to Madeira of the KdF 1936

At the end of the entertainment program on the cruise ship "St. Louis" of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude" takes place a large celebration. In the picture, the bord circus during a boxing match, sitting in the background in sailor uniform, the comedian and actor Hugo Fischer-Koeppe.

Sunbathing on a KdF ship

Undated photo of sunbathing tourists on board a cruise ship of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude".

The KdF ship "St. Louis" during a trip to Madeira, 1936

Holidaymakers relax in deckchairs, read newspapers and books and talk on board the cruise ship "St. Louis" of the Nazi organization "Kraft durch Freude".

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