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Mobilization in Germany, 1939

Recruitment of reservists, 1939

Entry of reservists into the individual military districts in the late summer of 1939 (UFA Woche Nr. 469).

Conscripted reservists say goodbye to their families, 1939

A called up reservist of the Wehrmacht says goodbye to his family in the late summer of 1939.

Flak gun during an aerial maneuver, 1939

Extensive manoeuvres of the Luftwaffe from 1 to 3 August 1939 with the participation of the Luftgaue (Air Districts) Hanover and Muenster in the Delmenhorst, Cleve, Osnabrueck, Quakenbrueck and Oldenburg areas. The picture shows a camouflaged anti-aircraft gun in firing position.

Preparations for the blackout exercise in Berlin, 1939

Two housewives cover windows with black paper in preparation for a blackout exercise scheduled for late July 1939 in Berlin.

New uniforms of the Technischen Nothilfe, 1939

New uniforms for members of the Technischen Nothilfe: On the left the small service uniform of the TN-Bereitschaftsfuehrer, in the middle the field uniform of the TN-Kameradschaftsfuehrer and on the right the working suit for helpers.

Harvest in East Prussia, 1939

Soldiers of the Wehrmacht help gather the harvest in East Prussia.

Erich Hampe speaks at the office of the Technische Nothilfe in Berlin, 1939

Speech by Erich Hampe, the deputy head of operations of the Technische Nothilfe, on the occasion of a new Reich law. This law subdivides the Technische Nothilfe ("Technical Emergency Corps"), now renamed to Technische Hilfspolizei ("Technical Assistance Police"), as a public corporation to the Reich Ministry of the Interior.

Sirenenwagen of the Berlin police during an exercise, 1939

Two police officers test the Sirenenwagen (siren car) of the Berlin police during a practice alarm of the "Luftschutz-Grossalarm-Geraete".

Air-raid drill in Berlin, 1939

Air-raid wardens transport two "dead" people during an air-raid exercise in Berlin in the summer of 1939.

Mobilization in Germany, 1939

Soldiers in a train say goodbye to their wives and girlfriends.

Soldiers in the German-Polish border area, 1939

An infantry regiment marches on the German-Polish border in the late summer of 1939.

German troops on the way to the front, 1939

Soldiers in a train on the way to their troops in the staging areas.

German troops on the way to the front, 1939

Soldiers in a train on the way to their troops in the staging areas.

German troops on the way to the front, 1939

Soldiers in a train on the way to their troops in the staging areas.

German troops on the way to the front, 1939

Soldiers in a train on the way to their troops in the staging areas.

Troop transport to the front, 1939

Soldiers wait at a station for their transport to the Polish border with trains of the Reichsbahn.

Troop transport trains on the way to the front, 1939

Troop transport trains heading for Poland in the summer of 1939, transporting soldiers and equipment to the border via the Reichsbahn.

Troop transports to the front, 1939

Soldiers wait at a station for their transport to the Polish border with trains of the Reichsbahn.

Troop transport trains on the way to the front, 1939

Troop transport trains heading for Poland in the summer of 1939. The Reichsbahn was used to transport soldiers and equipment to the border.

Troop transport trains are being loaded, 1939

Soldiers are waiting for their horses to be loaded in the summer of 1939. Troop transport trains are prepared and loaded everywhere.

Loading of horses, 1939

Horses are loaded over a ramp in the summer of 1939. Troop transport trains are prepared and loaded everywhere.

Border crossing in Upper Silesia, 1939

English and US-Americans during a border control at a railway station in Upper Silesia. They try to enter Germany from Poland before the outbreak of war.

Gebirgsjaeger (Mountain troops) on their way to the front, 1939

During the troop transport to the Polish border, Bavarian Gebirgsjaeger read the "Muenchner Neueste Nachrichten".

Troop transport trains on the way to the front, 1939

Troop transport trains heading for Poland in the summer of 1939. The Reichsbahn was used to transport soldiers and equipment to the border.

Troop transport to the front, 1939

Transport of troops towards the Polish border in the summer of 1939.

Unloading of tanks in Koenigsberg, 1939

In the port of Koenigsberg (East Prussia) numerous freighters unload heavy weapons, troops and armoured vehicles.

Film scene from "Three Non-Coms", 1939

A film scene from the Ufa propaganda film "Three NCOs" shows an hostile low-flying attack.

Walter von Brauchitsch during a speech in an armaments factory, 1939

The Commander-in-Chief of the German Army Walter von Brauchitsch speaks in the large jubilee hall of the Duesseldorf branch of Rhein-Metall-Borsig AG during a factory roll call. He is standing on a "Neubaufahrzeug" tank. The speech was broadcast on radio.

Test air-raid alarm in Berlin, 1939

During a test air-raid alarm in Berlin in August 1939, people hurry to the nearest shelter.

Bomber squadron at the Jever airfield, 1939

Squadron crew of the Luftwaffe at the North German airbase Jever.

Blackout practice in Berlin, 1939

In the process of preparing for a blackout practice, a woman in a shop consults on darkening paper and tries the paper on the door.

Jugendluftschutztag (Youth Air Protection Day) of the Hitler Youth in Berlin, 1938

Exercises with breathing masks on the occasion of the Jugendluftschutztag of the HJ at site 155 on the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin.

Purchase of blackout paper, 1939

Housewives buying blackout paper.

Celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the mobilization, 1939

Grosser Zapfenstreich ("Grand Tattoo") of the infantry regiment "Grossdeutschland" in the Kleiner Tiergarten in Berlin-Moabit on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the mobilization.

Inspection on the 25th anniversary of the mobilization in Berlin, 1939

Inspection at the infantry regiment "Grossdeutschland" on the sports field in the Seidlitzerstrasse in Berlin on the 25th anniversary of the mobilization for the First World War. Regiment Commander Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm-Hunold von Stockhausen and Major Frotscher inspect the troops.

Parade on the 25th anniversary of the mobilization in Berlin, 1939

Inspection at the infantry regiment "Grossdeutschland" on the sports field in the Seidlitzerstrasse in Berlin on the 25th anniversary of the mobilization for the First World War.

Hermann Goering at the inauguration of the Reich Air Defence School in Berlin-Wannsee, 1939

Field Marshal Hermann Goering welcomes the regional leaders of the Reichsluftschutzbund (National Air Raid Protection League) at the ceremonial inauguration of the Reichsluftschutzschule (National Air Protection School) Berlin-Wannsee in 1939.

Reservists of the flak regiment Lankwitz after their discharge, 1938

After their discharge, reservists of the Lankwitz anti-aircraft regiment "take positions" once again with their self-built anti-aircraft gun on the Leipziger Platz in Berlin.

Reservists of the flak regiment Lankwitz after their discharge, 1938

After their discharge, reservists of the Lankwitz anti-aircraft regiment "take positions" once again with their self-built anti-aircraft gun on the Leipziger Platz in Berlin.

Ceremonial discharge of reservists, 1938

Reservists of the 67th Infantry Regiment in Spandau on their way to the station after their ceremonial discharge.

Ceremonial discharge of reservists, 1938

The regimental band leads the reservists of Infantry Regiment 67 marching to the station after their ceremonial discharge in Spandau.

Celebration of the end of military service, 1939

Young reservists celebrate the completion of their two-year military service in 1939.

Launch of the "Bismarck" in Hamburg, 1939

From left to right: Reich Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, SS-Reichsfuehrer Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Goering, Reich Minister Rudolf Hess and the envoy Prince Bismarck at the launch of the "Bismarck" on February 14, 1939. With a weight of 41,700 tons and a length of 250.5 m, the Bismarck was the largest battleship of the German Kriegsmarine.

Launch of the "Bismarck" in Hamburg, 1939

Christening of the "Bismarck" for her launch on February 14, 1939. With a weight of 41700 tons and a length of 250.5 m, the Bismarck was the largest battleship of the German Kriegsmarine (" War Navy").

Hilde Schneider and Rolf Moebius in "Shoulder Arms", 1939

Film scene from the NS propaganda film "Das Gewehr ueber" ("Shoulder Arms") with Hilde Schneider and Rolf Moebius.

Farewell to soldiers at the railway station, 1939

Conscription of reservists in the summer of 1939, relatives say goodbye to soldiers at the station. Film scene.

Farewell to soldiers at the railway station, 1939

Conscription of reservists in the summer of 1939, relatives say goodbye to soldiers at the station. Film scene from "6 Tage Heimaturlaub".

Film scene from "Three Non-Coms", 1939

Film scene from the 1939 Ufa propaganda film "Three Non-Coms".