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Call of the national government for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich,1934

At an advertising column a passerby looks at the call of the national government to take part in the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich: "On August 19, the following question will be asked from the German people: ... All the people answer this question with an unanimous yes". In the middle is displayed a ballot together with the decree of the Chancellor on the enforcement of the act on the Head of State of the German Reich and the decision of the German Government to bring about a referendum.

Hamburg polling station of seafarers for the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich, 1934

Hamburg sailors who will go on the sea before the voting date of the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich on 19 August 1934, cast their vote in a voting station in Hamburg. On the sign is written: "Election for sailors from 4-7 o'clock".

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934, elections, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism

Hitler Youth on the election day of the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Trumpeters of the HJ wake up the residents in a courtyard and after their signal call the people to participate in the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Election campaigning in Berlin for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

On an advertising column on the street corner Markgrafenstrasse in Berlin a campaign poster calls to participate in the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich: "The Fuehrer has traveled 1.5 million kilometers in car, plane and train during the fight for Germany's rebirth. On August 19 you shall go just a few 100 meters to the polling station for the German unity. Do your duty! All the people say yes." Among them an advertisement: "Light on the feet through Medicus Leiser". On the road, a truck of the company UFA-Filmverleih GmbH.

Bavarian costume group in Berlin for the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich, 1934

Members of a group from Bavaria guesting in the Wintergarten after voting on election day for the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich in the Karlstrasse. Beside, men with posters who ask for the correct voting: "Green ballot for the referendum".

Voting at Anhalter Bahnhof at the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich, 1934

At Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin travelers vote with their ballot paper for the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich. On a piece of paper on the wall is written: "Voting for travelers with ballot paper".

Polling station in Berlin-Dahlem for the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich, 1934

Already at 8:15 o'clock in the morning of the election day of the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich a queue has formed before a voting station in Dahlem, Koenigin-Luise-Strasse. At the entrance SA men are standing with propaganda posters: "Yes! Fuehrer we follow you!".

Voting at Anhalter Bahnhof at the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich, 1934

In the waiting room at Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin travelers vote with their ballot papers at the referendum on the head of state of the German Reich. At right there is a man in uniform.

Hitler Youth at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Boys of the Hitler Youth in trucks drive through the streets of Berlin on the day of the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich and call for a vote. On the truck of the manufacturer Kaupp hangs a banner with the inscription "Fuehrer, we follow! Everybody say Yes!".

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934, elections, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism

War veterans in Berlin at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

War veterans of World War I and SA men demonstrate in a procession for a Yes vote on the election day of the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. "German People! The soldiers of the World War call you! ... Your Fuehrer!".

The Berlin war veterans Emil Beck at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

The war veteran Emil Beck advertises the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich with a campaign poster: "Our motto: We, German war victims, stand tightly close behind our beloved Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler. That is why we vote only with Yes on 19 August".

War veterans in Berlin at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

War invalids of World War I ride to the polling station on election day of the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Bavarian costume group in Berlin at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Members of a troop from Bavaria, guesting in the conservatory, after their closed voting on election day at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich in the Karlstrasse. Beside, men with posters,with which they urge the "correct voting": "Vote like that" and "Green ballot for the referendum".

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934, elections, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934, elections, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism

Vote counting in Berlin during the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

In a Berlin polling station election workers count the votes during the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934, elections, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism

Adolf Hitler at the Hamburg City Hall, 1934

After his speech in the Hamburg City Hall Adolf Hitler speaks a few words to the gathered crowd from the balcony.

Port of Hamburg during a visit of Adolf Hitler, 1934

Adolf Hitler is welcomed in the Port of Hamburg by an enthusiastic crowd at the Hafensparkassen.

Nazi demonstration of the war invalids in Berlin at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

War invalids of World War I and party functionaries of the NSDAP organize a propaganda event in Berlin on election day of the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Unter den Linden: torchlight procession of the SA at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Members of the SA organize a torchlight procession on the election day of the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich on the Unter den Linden, and are watched by the people of Berlin.

Unter den Linden: torchlight procession of the SA at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Members of the SA organize a torchlight procession on the election day of the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich on the Unter den Linden, and are watched by the people of Berlin.

Adolf Hitler on the SMS Schleswig-Holstein in the Port of Hamburg, 1934

During his state visit to Hamburg Adolf Hitler also pays a visit to the battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" in the Port of Hamburg, surrounded by numerous enthusiastic people. The "Schleswig-Holstein" is flagged in honor of Hitler, the team stands on the deck. In front of the ship there are several Hamburg harbor launches, including the "Hermann 2" and the "Erna".

Queue in front of a polling station in Berlin during the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Already in the morning at 8 AM a queue has formed in front of a polling station during the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich in Friedenau, Rheinstrasse 31.

Election workers and voters in Berlin during the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Workers of the Electoral Unit of the NSDAP accompany two elderly women from an apartment above the locksmith's shop Carl Foerster to a waiting car to vote at a polling station.

Ballot issue in the Bezirksamt Tempelhof for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

The audience receives the ballot papers for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reichto in the district office Tempelhof.

Ballot issue in the Bezirksamt Tempelhof for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Crowd in the district office Tempelhof at the issue of the ballot paper for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Election posters in Spreewald for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Notes calling for a Yes vote on a wooden wall before a polling station of a Spreewald village. Above: "Use your eyes! Whether man or women today make your cross large and exactly in Yes". Center left: "Yes: This sign gives you work and bread. No: This box brings you nothing but misery and distress". Middle: a portrait of Adolf Hitler. Center right: 'You German farmer be loyal to your Fuehrer. Your Yes is a building block for the German Wall". Below: "People if you want to live better you have to say Yes today".

Counting the votes of the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich in Berlin, 1934

Election workers in Berlin count the votes on the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Crowd in Hamburg during the arrival of Adolf Hitler, 1934

Before a speech in Hamburg on the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich Adolf Hitler is greeted joyfully by the population, who have even climbed on the roofs of a tram on the line 11 to Langenfelde. Die Aufnahme wurde aus einem fahrenden Auto im Gefolge von Hitler gemacht.

Wilhelm Frick and his wife in Berlin at the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

The Minister of the Interior Wilhelm Frick leaves a polling station in Berlin with his wife Margarete Schultze-Naumburg. Left and right stand SA men with election posters "Yes! Fuehrer we will follow you" with portraits of Adolf Hitler.

Children mounting posters in Spreewald forthe referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Children mounting posters in Spreewald for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934 Linkes Plakat: 'Wir Deutschen, in der Mitte Europas gelegen, müssen mehr zusammenhalten als andere Nationen. WIr müssen eins sein, wenn wir nicht verloren sein wollen. Wir haben keinen natürlichen Schutz und müssen Rücken an Rücken stehen, wenn nicht alle Opfer der Vergangenheit für uns verloren sein sollen.' Der Führer hat dieses prophetische Wort Bismarcks wahr gemacht. Ihm gilt unsere True und unsere Gefolgschaft. Ein ganzes Volk sagt am 19. August: Ja' Rechtes Plakat: 'Ja! Führer wir folgen dir!' mit einem Porträt von Adolf Hitler.

Call on a Berlin advertising column for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

As a confirmation of the Law on the Head of State of the German Reich call was attached on an advertising pillar for the referendum on 19.08.1934: "We Germans, located in the heart of Europe, need to stick together more than other nations. We have to be one, if we do not want to be lost. We have no natural protection and we must stand back-to-back, if not, all victims of the past will be lost to us." The Fuehrer has made this prophecy of Bismarck become true. He counts on our loyalty and our allegiance. On August 19 a whole nation says: Yes"

People of Berlin during a speech broadcast of Hitler on the referendum in 1934

A crowd at the Berlin street corner Dorfstrasse in Tempelhof listens to a campaign speech of Adolf Hitler in Hamburg two days before the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Hospital patients at the referendum in Berlin, 1934

Patients of a Berlin hospital on the way out of a polling station during the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. On the posters held by the SS men, there is a portrait of Adolf Hitler with the slogan "Yes! Leader we are following you!"

Banner on Spittelmarkt for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

A banner of a war victims' association on the Berlin Spittelmarkt with the inscription: "The war victims ask for a Yes from the German people!".

Radio broadcast of the election speech of Hitler in Berlin-Tempelhof on the referendum in 1934

Men of the SA and other listeners at the corner of Dorfstrasse in Tempelhof listening the transmission of a campaign speech of Adolf Hitler in Hamburg two days before the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. Right a banner with the slogan: "From the people at the head of the Reich. Leader, we all say Yes!"

Radio broadcast of the election speech of Hitler in Berlin-Tempelhof on the referendum in 1934

Men of the SA at the corner of Dorfstrasse in Tempelhof listening the transmission of a campaign speech of Adolf Hitler in Hamburg, two days before the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. Right in the background, the Kurfuerst Lichtspiele can be seen.

Children mounting posters in Spreewald forthe referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Election speech of Goebbels on the referendum in the Neukoelln Stadium, 1934

Look at the audience during the campaign speech of Joseph Goebbels in the Neukoelln Stadium a week before the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. In the background several swastika flags can be seen.

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934, elections, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism

The Reich Chancellery in Berlin during the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

An enthusiastic crowd has gathered in front of the Chancellery in Berlin for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, the scene is filmed by a cameraman on a car roof.

Hamburg City Hall during a campaign speech of Hitler, 1934

View of the Rathausmarkt and City Hall in Hamburg during the speech of Adolf Hitler on the balcony of the City Hall, two days before the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Adolf Hitler during his election speech in Hamburg on the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Adolf Hitler holds a campaign speech on the balcony of the Hamburg City Hall two days before the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. Next to him stand SA and SS men with flags and standards.

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934, elections, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism

Election advertising on a locomotive on the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

A locomotive of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (03 153 of the type S 36.18) advertises with the slogan "Vote with Yes'' to participate in the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Electoral unit of the HJ for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich in 1934

Members of the Hitler Youth helping an elderly woman to the next polling station to vote in the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. Behind a man with a propaganda poster that says "Yes! Leader we are following you!".

Radio broadcast before the Reichstag on the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich in 1934

Crowd at the Berlin Koenigsplatz in front of the Reichstag during the broadcast of the speech of Hitler in Hamburg. In the background, the Berlin Victory Column and the Kroll Opera House and in the middle of the square the National Monument of Otto von Bismarck can be seen. In the foreground, SA men with swastika flags.

Electoral unit of the NSDAP for the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Two men of the Electoral Unit of the SA take an old woman back home after the successful vote in the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. On the wall hangs a notice on the referendum with the ballot and above a poster of a brewery.

Polling station in Berlin-Mitte on the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich, 1934

Before the voting station in the confectionery Rudloff at the Kanonierstrasse in Berlin, which is adorned with a swastika and the Reich flag, a queue of people wait to cast their votes in the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich. Beside the regular police stand SA men with propaganda posters with a portrait of Adolf Hitler and the slogan "Yes! Leader we are following you!". On the front door is attached the ballot for inspection.

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934

plebiscite after Hindenburgs death on 19.8.1934, elections, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism

The Hamburg City Hall Square during a speech of Adolf Hitler, 1934

Looking at the crowd on the Rathausplatz in Hamburg during a speech by Adolf Hitler on the balcony of the City Hall. On the right side there is a banner with the slogan "One Nation, One Fuehrer".

Adolf Hitler at Blohm and Voss in Hamburg, 1934

Adolf Hitler holds an election speech to the employees of the shipyard of Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, two days before the referendum on the Head of State of the German Reich.

Election poster for Adolf Hitler, 1934

Poster for the referendum of 1934, in which the positions of Reich Chancellor and Reich President were consolidated into one represented by Adolf Hitler, after Hindenburg's death. It campaigns for the vote with the slogan 'Fuehrer, we'll follow you!'.

Hermann Goring gives his ballot to the mayor of Salzburg, 1934

Hermann Goring gives his ballot to the mayor of Salzburg (right) for the referendum on the merge of the offices of Reich chancellor and Reich president. The mayor carries the ballot box under his arm.

Crownd on the Koenigsplatz (King`s Square) in Munich, 1934

Crowd during the speech of Hermann Göring on the Koenigsplatz in Munich. The occasion is the election after Hindenburg's death in which Adolf Hitler was made head of state. At the back, there is the collection of Classical Antiquities.

Hermann Goering, speaking on the referendum in Munich, 1934

As a result of the referendum, which was carried out after the union of the offices of the Chancellor and the President, Hermann Goering speaks at the Royal Palace in Munich. The Propylaea are illuminated with a swastika and adorned with a ribbon stating 'with Adolf Hitler for Germany.'

Hermann Goering, speaking on the referendum in Munich, 1934

Election advertisement for the referendum in 1934

The slogan 'Adolf Hitler is Peace' on the coal wagon of a locomotive. The ad counts as the vote with which Hitler combined the positions of Reich Chancellor and Reich President into one position for himself after Hindenburg's death.

Sepp Dietrich, Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler at Tempelhof airport, 1934

Sepp Dietrich, Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler before Hitler's departure for Hamburg where he would give a speech about the referendum. Hidden behind Hitler is his adjutant Wilhelm Brueckner.