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Headline: Love during the Reichstag election in 1938Date: 01.01.1938Image text: A pair of lovers before a garden wall in Berlin, where is written the slogan "Give your Yes" for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339251Love during the Reichstag election in 1938A pair of lovers before a garden wall in Berlin, where is written the slogan "Give your Yes" for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria.
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Headline: Ballot for the Reichstag election and referendum in 1938Date: 28.03.1938Image text: The ballot for the referendum on the annexation of Austria and election to the Greater German Reichstag held on 10 April: "Do you agree with the reunification of Austria with the German Reich completed on March 13, 1938 and vote for the list of our leader Adolf Hitler?". Below a ticked Yes can be seen.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339250Ballot for the Reichstag election and referendum in 1938The ballot for the referendum on the annexation of Austria and election to the Greater German Reichstag held on 10 April: "Do you agree with the reunification of Austria with the German Reich completed on March 13, 1938 and vote for the list of our leader Adolf Hitler?". Below a ticked Yes can be seen.
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Headline: Propaganda poster for the Reichstag election 1938Date: 01.04.1938Image text: Election poster for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria which shows the ballot with a ticked yes and a forefinger pointing to it, and below another bigger "Yes!". On the ballot is the question: "Do you agree with the reunification of Austria with the German Reich completed on March 13, 1938 and vote for the list of our leader Adolf Hitler?"Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00339252Propaganda poster for the Reichstag election 1938Election poster for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria which shows the ballot with a ticked yes and a forefinger pointing to it, and below another bigger "Yes!". On the ballot is the question: "Do you agree with the reunification of Austria with the German Reich completed on March 13, 1938 and vote for the list of our leader Adolf Hitler?"
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Headline: Ballot for the Reichstag election and referendum in 1938Date: 28.03.1938Image text: The ballot for the referendum on the annexation of Austria and election to the Greater German Reichstag held on 10 April: "Do you agree with the reunification of Austria with the German Reich completed on March 13, 1938 and vote for the list of our leader Adolf Hitler?"Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339253Ballot for the Reichstag election and referendum in 1938The ballot for the referendum on the annexation of Austria and election to the Greater German Reichstag held on 10 April: "Do you agree with the reunification of Austria with the German Reich completed on March 13, 1938 and vote for the list of our leader Adolf Hitler?"
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Headline: Policemen in Berlin voting in the Reichstag elections of 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: In the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria police officers vote at a polling station in Berlin.Photo: Knorr + HirthImage number: 00339254Policemen in Berlin voting in the Reichstag elections of 1938In the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria police officers vote at a polling station in Berlin.
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Headline: 102-year-old woman from Wilmersdorf votes in the Reichstag elections, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: On the morning of the election day, the 102 years old Mrs Kundmueller, the oldest citizen of Wilmersdorf, gives her vote in the Reichstag elections and referendum on the annexation of Austria, after which she receives a bouquet of flowers.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339255102-year-old woman from Wilmersdorf votes in the Reichstag elections, 1938On the morning of the election day, the 102 years old Mrs Kundmueller, the oldest citizen of Wilmersdorf, gives her vote in the Reichstag elections and referendum on the annexation of Austria, after which she receives a bouquet of flowers.
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Headline: Joseph Goebbels at the general call for the Reichstag election of 1938Date: 23.03.1938Image text: In the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin Joseph Goebbels holds a speech that was broadcast to men of the SA, SS, NSKK, NSFK as well as political leaders all over the country. Behind him is the lettering "One Nation, One Reich, [One Leader]".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339256Joseph Goebbels at the general call for the Reichstag election of 1938In the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin Joseph Goebbels holds a speech that was broadcast to men of the SA, SS, NSKK, NSFK as well as political leaders all over the country. Behind him is the lettering "One Nation, One Reich, [One Leader]".
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Headline: A hundred-year-old woman from Danzig votes aboard the "Preussen" in the Reichstag elections, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: Germans and Austrians living in Gdansk cast their votes for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria on the motor ship "Preussen" of the East Prussia Naval Service. The first vote, during the first of the 5 trips, was given at 8am by the hundred-years-old Maria Kortmann from Gdansk.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339257A hundred-year-old woman from Danzig votes aboard the "Preussen" in the Reichstag elections, 1938Germans and Austrians living in Gdansk cast their votes for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria on the motor ship "Preussen" of the East Prussia Naval Service. The first vote, during the first of the 5 trips, was given at 8am by the hundred-years-old Maria Kortmann from Gdansk.
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Headline: Polling station for sailors in Hamburg for the Reichstag election, 1938Date: 24.03.1938Image text: Seamen who go to sea before election day may cast their vote for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria in a polling station in Hamburg. At the front door hang several election posters: "The German sailor votes with Yes", "One nation, one empire, one leader, April 10" and a portrait of Adolf Hitler with the subtext "Loyalty to the Fuehrer".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339258Polling station for sailors in Hamburg for the Reichstag election, 1938Seamen who go to sea before election day may cast their vote for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria in a polling station in Hamburg. At the front door hang several election posters: "The German sailor votes with Yes", "One nation, one empire, one leader, April 10" and a portrait of Adolf Hitler with the subtext "Loyalty to the Fuehrer".
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Headline: Elections for the Grossdeutscher Reichstag, acclamation about the accession of Austria on 10.4.1938Date: 01.01.1938Image text: Elections for the Grossdeutscher Reichstag, acclamation about the accession of Austria on 10.4.1938, Germany 1933-1945 National SocialismPhoto: SZ PhotoImage number: 00339259Elections for the Grossdeutscher Reichstag, acclamation about the accession of Austria on 10.4.1938Elections for the Grossdeutscher Reichstag, acclamation about the accession of Austria on 10.4.1938, Germany 1933-1945 National Socialism
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Headline: Special postage stamps of the Reichspost for the referendum, 1938Date: 28.03.1938Image text: The German Reich Post issued a special stamp of 6 Reichspfennig (dark green) on the occasion of the referendum on the annexation of Austria on 10 April 1938, which was released on 8 April at the postal stamp counters of the Deutsche Reichspost as well as in all post offices in Austria. The brand image of the new stamp that was designed by Prof. Erwin Puchinger for the stamping of national and international mailpieces, valid until 31 December 1938, symbolizes the "Unification of the German Nation", and presents two men who carry together a swastika flag. In the frame of the brand image you can see the inscription "One Nation, One Empire, One Leader - April 10, 1938" and at the bottom the words "German Reich".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339260Special postage stamps of the Reichspost for the referendum, 1938The German Reich Post issued a special stamp of 6 Reichspfennig (dark green) on the occasion of the referendum on the annexation of Austria on 10 April 1938, which was released on 8 April at the postal stamp counters of the Deutsche Reichspost as well as in all post offices in Austria. The brand image of the new stamp that was designed by Prof. Erwin Puchinger for the stamping of national and international mailpieces, valid until 31 December 1938, symbolizes the "Unification of the German Nation", and presents two men who carry together a swastika flag. In the frame of the brand image you can see the inscription "One Nation, One Empire, One Leader - April 10, 1938" and at the bottom the words "German Reich".
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Headline: Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria in 1938 in Genoa on board the "Wolf"Date: 10.04.1938Image text: The German inhabitants of Genoa and the surrounding areas vote on the German warship "Wolf", which has taken them outside the three-mile limit. At right there is a poster showing "How to vote?" with a ticked Yes.Photo: Knorr + HirthImage number: 00339261Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria in 1938 in Genoa on board the "Wolf"The German inhabitants of Genoa and the surrounding areas vote on the German warship "Wolf", which has taken them outside the three-mile limit. At right there is a poster showing "How to vote?" with a ticked Yes.
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Headline: Election propaganda at Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral, 1938Date: 01.04.1938Image text: Before the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna hangs an oversized election poster with the inscription "The German Yes" as well as an idealized man and woman, for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. At left you can see Nazi territorial symbols, the Reich Eagle and swastika.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339262Election propaganda at Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral, 1938Before the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna hangs an oversized election poster with the inscription "The German Yes" as well as an idealized man and woman, for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. At left you can see Nazi territorial symbols, the Reich Eagle and swastika.
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Headline: Polling station in Berlin for the Reichstag election, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: Look at the queue in front of one of the approximately 3,000 polling stations for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. At right there is a uniformed man with a propaganda poster showing a ballot and a "Yes!". On the balcony of the Restaurant Ritterhof hangs a poster with the inscription "Your thanks: your Yes on 10 April".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339263Polling station in Berlin for the Reichstag election, 1938Look at the queue in front of one of the approximately 3,000 polling stations for the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. At right there is a uniformed man with a propaganda poster showing a ballot and a "Yes!". On the balcony of the Restaurant Ritterhof hangs a poster with the inscription "Your thanks: your Yes on 10 April".
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Headline: Polling station in Berlin for the Reichstag election, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: In a Berlin polling station many people give their vote in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria already in the early hours. Right on the wall there is a poster with the ballot and a "Yes!".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339264Polling station in Berlin for the Reichstag election, 1938In a Berlin polling station many people give their vote in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria already in the early hours. Right on the wall there is a poster with the ballot and a "Yes!".
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Headline: Alfred Hess at the Reichstag elections in 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: Alfred Hess, brother of Rudolf Hess and Deputy Gauleiter, gives his vote in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria in the Minister polling station at Jaegerstrasse 5, Berlin-Mitte.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339265Alfred Hess at the Reichstag elections in 1938Alfred Hess, brother of Rudolf Hess and Deputy Gauleiter, gives his vote in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria in the Minister polling station at Jaegerstrasse 5, Berlin-Mitte.
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Headline: Polling station in Berlin during the Reichstag election, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: In one of the approximately 3,000 polling stations in Berlin people give their vote in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. Right, a poster with the notice on eligibility to vote in the referendum and elections to the Greater German Reichstag. At right a woman of the BDM can be seen.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00339266Polling station in Berlin during the Reichstag election, 1938In one of the approximately 3,000 polling stations in Berlin people give their vote in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. Right, a poster with the notice on eligibility to vote in the referendum and elections to the Greater German Reichstag. At right a woman of the BDM can be seen.
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Headline: Polling station in Berlin during the Reichstag election, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: In a bar, one of the about 3,000 polling stations in Berlin, voters give their vote in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. Right below a pendulum there are several newspapers, including the Voelkischer Beobachter ("One Nation - One Yes!"). On the wall in the middle of the election room there is a portrait of Adolf Hitler, surrounded by several swastika flags. Left a counter and two girls of the BDM can be seen.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339267Polling station in Berlin during the Reichstag election, 1938In a bar, one of the about 3,000 polling stations in Berlin, voters give their vote in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. Right below a pendulum there are several newspapers, including the Voelkischer Beobachter ("One Nation - One Yes!"). On the wall in the middle of the election room there is a portrait of Adolf Hitler, surrounded by several swastika flags. Left a counter and two girls of the BDM can be seen.
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Headline: Polling station for the Reichstag Eeection 1938 at the Berlin Am Urban hospitalDate: 10.04.1938Image text: In the Berlin Urban Hospital staff and patients participate in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. Two girls of the BDM East Berlin say thank you to a patient for the election. On the wall hangs a portrait of Adolf Hitler framed by two swastika flags.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339268Polling station for the Reichstag Eeection 1938 at the Berlin Am Urban hospitalIn the Berlin Urban Hospital staff and patients participate in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria. Two girls of the BDM East Berlin say thank you to a patient for the election. On the wall hangs a portrait of Adolf Hitler framed by two swastika flags.
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Headline: Election day in a Berlin hospital, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: Mr. Leinberger, a 24-year-old appendicitis patient of a hospital in Berlin gives his vote from his sickbed in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria with the help of a flying electoral commission.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339269Election day in a Berlin hospital, 1938Mr. Leinberger, a 24-year-old appendicitis patient of a hospital in Berlin gives his vote from his sickbed in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria with the help of a flying electoral commission.
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Headline: Election 1938 at the Vienna General HospitalDate: 10.04.1938Image text: In the General Hospital in Vienna, adorned with swastika flags, a flying electoral commission helps the hospital patients to vote in the general election and referendum on the annexation of Austria.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339270Election 1938 at the Vienna General HospitalIn the General Hospital in Vienna, adorned with swastika flags, a flying electoral commission helps the hospital patients to vote in the general election and referendum on the annexation of Austria.
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Headline: Election day in a Berlin hospital, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: Mr. Leinberger, a 24-year-old appendicitis patient of a hospital in Berlin gives his vote from his sickbed in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria with the help of a flying electoral commission.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339271Election day in a Berlin hospital, 1938Mr. Leinberger, a 24-year-old appendicitis patient of a hospital in Berlin gives his vote from his sickbed in the Reichstag election and referendum on the annexation of Austria with the help of a flying electoral commission.
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Headline: 102-year-old woman from Wilmersdorf votes in the Reichstag elections, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: On the morning of the election day, 102 years old Mrs Kundmueller, the oldest citizen of Wilmersdorf, gives her vote in the Reichstag elections and referendum on the annexation of Austria. SIe wurde mit einem festlich geschmückten Wagen zum Wahllokal gefahren und nach ihrer Stimmabgabe bekommt sie vom Wilmersdorfer Bürgermeister einen Blumenstrauß überreicht.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339272102-year-old woman from Wilmersdorf votes in the Reichstag elections, 1938On the morning of the election day, 102 years old Mrs Kundmueller, the oldest citizen of Wilmersdorf, gives her vote in the Reichstag elections and referendum on the annexation of Austria. SIe wurde mit einem festlich geschmückten Wagen zum Wahllokal gefahren und nach ihrer Stimmabgabe bekommt sie vom Wilmersdorfer Bürgermeister einen Blumenstrauß überreicht.
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Headline: Reichstag elections and referendum in 1938 on board of the "Hansa"Date: 10.04.1938Image text: The ship's officers and crew members of the liner "Hansa" participate on the high seas in the Reichstag elections and referendum on the annexation of Austria during a trip to New York. Here from left Chief Purser Karl Zeplien, Captain Paul Thormoehlen, First Officer A. Kalkofen and Second Officer Adolf Peterson.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339273Reichstag elections and referendum in 1938 on board of the "Hansa"The ship's officers and crew members of the liner "Hansa" participate on the high seas in the Reichstag elections and referendum on the annexation of Austria during a trip to New York. Here from left Chief Purser Karl Zeplien, Captain Paul Thormoehlen, First Officer A. Kalkofen and Second Officer Adolf Peterson.
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Headline: Polling station in Berlin, 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: In a polling station in Berlin people actively cast their vote for the parliamentary elections and referendum on the annexation of Austria. Right a member of the BDM East Berlin and a poster with the notice on the right to vote in the referendum and elections to the Greater German Reichstag.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339274Polling station in Berlin, 1938In a polling station in Berlin people actively cast their vote for the parliamentary elections and referendum on the annexation of Austria. Right a member of the BDM East Berlin and a poster with the notice on the right to vote in the referendum and elections to the Greater German Reichstag.
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Headline: Members of the German Red Cross as election workers at the general election in 1938 in BerlinDate: 10.04.1938Image text: Assistants of the German Red Cross bring an old, sick woman to the polling station and assist her when voting.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339275Members of the German Red Cross as election workers at the general election in 1938 in BerlinAssistants of the German Red Cross bring an old, sick woman to the polling station and assist her when voting.
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Headline: Senior citizen voting in the Reichstag elections 1938 in BerlinDate: 10.04.1938Image text: An 84-year-old man votes in the general election and the referendum on the annexation of Austria in a Berlin polling station.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339276Senior citizen voting in the Reichstag elections 1938 in BerlinAn 84-year-old man votes in the general election and the referendum on the annexation of Austria in a Berlin polling station.
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Headline: Seniorin wählt bei der Reichstagswahl 1936 in BerlinDate: 01.01.1938Image text: Eine alte Frau wird von Wahlhelfern an die Wahlurne im Wahllokal der Minister in der Jägerstraßer, Berlin-Mitte, zur Stimmabgabe geführt.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339277Seniorin wählt bei der Reichstagswahl 1936 in BerlinEine alte Frau wird von Wahlhelfern an die Wahlurne im Wahllokal der Minister in der Jägerstraßer, Berlin-Mitte, zur Stimmabgabe geführt.
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Headline: Polling station in Vienna,1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: A large queue of voters who are waiting to vote in the general elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria, in front of a polling station in Vienna that was decorated with swastikas. Above the entrance door there is a prominent sign that says "We succeed with the Fuehrer!" and a simple "Yes".Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00339278Polling station in Vienna,1938A large queue of voters who are waiting to vote in the general elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria, in front of a polling station in Vienna that was decorated with swastikas. Above the entrance door there is a prominent sign that says "We succeed with the Fuehrer!" and a simple "Yes".
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Headline: Election day in the Rudolf Virchow hospital in Berlin, 1936Date: 10.04.1938Image text: Karl Hollinksi, a patient of the Rudolf Virchow Hospital in Berlin-Wedding gives his vote in the general election 1936 from his sickbed with the help of the election commission.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339279Election day in the Rudolf Virchow hospital in Berlin, 1936Karl Hollinksi, a patient of the Rudolf Virchow Hospital in Berlin-Wedding gives his vote in the general election 1936 from his sickbed with the help of the election commission.
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Headline: Reichstag elections in 1938 aboard the "St. Louis"Date: 30.03.1936Image text: The general election takes place aboard the HAPAG liner "St. Louis", which travels to Madeira on behalf of the KdF. Here, look at the polling station of the crew.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339280Reichstag elections in 1938 aboard the "St. Louis"The general election takes place aboard the HAPAG liner "St. Louis", which travels to Madeira on behalf of the KdF. Here, look at the polling station of the crew.
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Headline: Heinz Steguweit, Hugo Fischer-Koeppe and Joh. Strauss during the parliamentary elections in 1936 aboard the "St. Louis"Date: 30.03.1936Image text: The general election takes place aboard the HAPAG liner "St. Louis", which travels to Madeira on behalf of the KdF. The social hall of the vessel serves as polling station, at its entrance there is a big rush and on a blackboard is explained where the cross should be drawb. You can see the artists (from left): Joh. Strauss, Heinz Steguweit, Mrs Strauss and Hugo Fischer-Koeppe.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339281Heinz Steguweit, Hugo Fischer-Koeppe and Joh. Strauss during the parliamentary elections in 1936 aboard the "St. Louis"The general election takes place aboard the HAPAG liner "St. Louis", which travels to Madeira on behalf of the KdF. The social hall of the vessel serves as polling station, at its entrance there is a big rush and on a blackboard is explained where the cross should be drawb. You can see the artists (from left): Joh. Strauss, Heinz Steguweit, Mrs Strauss and Hugo Fischer-Koeppe.
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Headline: Election poster aboard the 'Wilhelm Gustloff' for the Reichstag election 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: About 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are taken by the "Wilhelm Gustloff" on their first official trip from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit, to can participate in the Reichstag elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria. Crew members hang a propaganda poster depicting a ballot, a hand and the word "Yes!".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339283Election poster aboard the 'Wilhelm Gustloff' for the Reichstag election 1938About 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are taken by the "Wilhelm Gustloff" on their first official trip from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit, to can participate in the Reichstag elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria. Crew members hang a propaganda poster depicting a ballot, a hand and the word "Yes!".
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Headline: Parliamentary elections 1938 on the "Wilhelm Gustloff" in EnglandDate: 10.04.1938Image text: About 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are taken by the "Wilhelm Gustloff" on their first official trip from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit, to can participate in the Reichstag elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria. View over the greeting crowd on the upper deck of the "Gustloff", as it leaves the port of Tilbury.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00339284Parliamentary elections 1938 on the "Wilhelm Gustloff" in EnglandAbout 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are taken by the "Wilhelm Gustloff" on their first official trip from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit, to can participate in the Reichstag elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria. View over the greeting crowd on the upper deck of the "Gustloff", as it leaves the port of Tilbury.
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Headline: Parliamentary elections 1938 on the "Wilhelm Gustloff" in EnglandDate: 10.04.1938Image text: About 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are taken by the "Wilhelm Gustloff" on their first official trip from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit, to can participate in the Reichstag elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria. Here, voters have lined up at the railing, as the "Gustloff" leaves the Port of Tilbury. On the chimney shines the swastika emblem of the German Labor Front.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339285Parliamentary elections 1938 on the "Wilhelm Gustloff" in EnglandAbout 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are taken by the "Wilhelm Gustloff" on their first official trip from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit, to can participate in the Reichstag elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria. Here, voters have lined up at the railing, as the "Gustloff" leaves the Port of Tilbury. On the chimney shines the swastika emblem of the German Labor Front.
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Headline: Laughter aboard the "Wilhelm Gustloff" during the Reichstag elections 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: About 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are taken by the "Wilhelm Gustloff" on their first official trip from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit, to can participate in the Reichstag elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria. During this day trip people are offered entertainment, food and beer, at the expense of the German government On the ship mast a photographer takes pictures of the people dancing on the deck.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339286Laughter aboard the "Wilhelm Gustloff" during the Reichstag elections 1938About 2500 Germans and Austrians living in England are taken by the "Wilhelm Gustloff" on their first official trip from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit, to can participate in the Reichstag elections and the referendum on the annexation of Austria. During this day trip people are offered entertainment, food and beer, at the expense of the German government On the ship mast a photographer takes pictures of the people dancing on the deck.
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Headline: Voting in the parliamentary elections 1938 aboard the 'Wilhelm Gustloff'Date: 10.04.1938Image text: About 2000 German and Austrian voters, who live in England, were brought by the 'Wilhelm Gustloff' on their first journey from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit in order to can participate in the general election and the referendum on the Anschluss of Austria. Von 2000 Wählern stimmten nur 10 mit Nein über die gestellten Fragen ab. Von den mehreren hundert detuschen Arbeitern, die schon auf der Fahrt nach England an Bord waren, stimmte nur 1 Person mit Nein. Die Englanddeutschen verbrachten einen ganzen Tag an Bord und genossen die gebotene Unterhaltung auf Kosten der deutschen Regierung.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00339287Voting in the parliamentary elections 1938 aboard the 'Wilhelm Gustloff'About 2000 German and Austrian voters, who live in England, were brought by the 'Wilhelm Gustloff' on their first journey from Tilbury outside the three-mile limit in order to can participate in the general election and the referendum on the Anschluss of Austria. Von 2000 Wählern stimmten nur 10 mit Nein über die gestellten Fragen ab. Von den mehreren hundert detuschen Arbeitern, die schon auf der Fahrt nach England an Bord waren, stimmte nur 1 Person mit Nein. Die Englanddeutschen verbrachten einen ganzen Tag an Bord und genossen die gebotene Unterhaltung auf Kosten der deutschen Regierung.
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Headline: Election poster, 1938Date: 01.01.1938Image text: Election poster for the national referendum on the annexation of Austria on 10.4.1938.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00048661Election poster, 1938Election poster for the national referendum on the annexation of Austria on 10.4.1938.
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Headline: III Reich - Anschluss of Austria 1938Date: 10.04.1938Image text: The motif from National Socialist propaganda shows locals in Spitz on the Danube (Wachau in Lower Austria) standing in line at a polling station on the occasion of the subsequent referendum on the "reunification of Austria with the German Reich" on April 10, 1938. At the entrance to the polling station hangs an enlarged ballot paper clearly indicating what the "YES" must look like. On 11.04.1938, the National Socialist reporting writes on the back of the picture: "In festive garb for the referendum. Men and women from Spitz an der Donau (Wachau) in the festive costume of their homeland in front of the polling station." Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]Photo: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/ArImage number: 02910505III Reich - Anschluss of Austria 1938The motif from National Socialist propaganda shows locals in Spitz on the Danube (Wachau in Lower Austria) standing in line at a polling station on the occasion of the subsequent referendum on the "reunification of Austria with the German Reich" on April 10, 1938. At the entrance to the polling station hangs an enlarged ballot paper clearly indicating what the "YES" must look like. On 11.04.1938, the National Socialist reporting writes on the back of the picture: "In festive garb for the referendum. Men and women from Spitz an der Donau (Wachau) in the festive costume of their homeland in front of the polling station." Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]
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Headline: III Reich - Hitler Reichstag speech 1938Date: 18.03.1938Image text: This motif from National Socialist propaganda shows Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler giving a speech in front of the Reichstag in the Krolloper in Berlin on March 18, 1938. The speech refers, among other things, to the "Anschluss of Austria" to the German Reich. On the right of the picture, the Austrian state government, headed by Reich Governor Arthur Seyß-Inquart (first row of seats on the left). On the left the German Reich government, in the first row of seats on the right Rudolf Hess, behind him Reich Minister Walther Funk (l.) and Reichsbank President Hjalmar Schacht. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]Photo: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/ArImage number: 02896116III Reich - Hitler Reichstag speech 1938This motif from National Socialist propaganda shows Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler giving a speech in front of the Reichstag in the Krolloper in Berlin on March 18, 1938. The speech refers, among other things, to the "Anschluss of Austria" to the German Reich. On the right of the picture, the Austrian state government, headed by Reich Governor Arthur Seyß-Inquart (first row of seats on the left). On the left the German Reich government, in the first row of seats on the right Rudolf Hess, behind him Reich Minister Walther Funk (l.) and Reichsbank President Hjalmar Schacht. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]
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Headline: III Reich - Before the annexation of Austria in 1938Date: 20.02.1938Image text: Before the Reichstag session on February 20, 1938, a large crowd gathered on Wilhelmplatz in Berlin, here German-Austrians "greet the Führer." Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]Photo: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/ArImage number: 02893775III Reich - Before the annexation of Austria in 1938Before the Reichstag session on February 20, 1938, a large crowd gathered on Wilhelmplatz in Berlin, here German-Austrians "greet the Führer." Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]
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Headline: III Reich - Anschluss of Austria 1938Date: 04.04.1938Image text: This motif from Nazi propaganda shows cheering crowds at a Hitler election rally in a machine hall of the Weitz wagon factory in Graz after Austria's annexation to the German Reich, taken in April 1938. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv / Essel [automated translation]Photo: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/ArImage number: 02890716III Reich - Anschluss of Austria 1938This motif from Nazi propaganda shows cheering crowds at a Hitler election rally in a machine hall of the Weitz wagon factory in Graz after Austria's annexation to the German Reich, taken in April 1938. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv / Essel [automated translation]
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Headline: III Reich - Hitler Reichstag speech 1938Date: 18.03.1938Image text: The motif from National Socialist propaganda shows Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler giving a speech in front of the Reichstag in the Krolloper in Berlin on March 18, 1938. The speech refers, among other things, to the "Anschluss of Austria" to the German Reich. On the right of the picture, the Austrian state government, headed by Reich Governor Arthur Seyß-Inquart. On the left, the German Reich government. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]Photo: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/ArImage number: 02890056III Reich - Hitler Reichstag speech 1938The motif from National Socialist propaganda shows Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler giving a speech in front of the Reichstag in the Krolloper in Berlin on March 18, 1938. The speech refers, among other things, to the "Anschluss of Austria" to the German Reich. On the right of the picture, the Austrian state government, headed by Reich Governor Arthur Seyß-Inquart. On the left, the German Reich government. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]
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Headline: III Reich - Before the annexation of Austria in 1938Date: 20.02.1938Image text: Before the Reichstag session on February 20, 1938, a large crowd gathered on Wilhelmplatz in Berlin, here German-Austrians "greet the Führer." Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]Photo: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/ArImage number: 02888991III Reich - Before the annexation of Austria in 1938Before the Reichstag session on February 20, 1938, a large crowd gathered on Wilhelmplatz in Berlin, here German-Austrians "greet the Führer." Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]
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Headline: III Reich - Hitler Reichstag speech 1938Date: 18.03.1938Image text: This motif from National Socialist propaganda shows Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler giving a speech in front of the Reichstag in the Krolloper in Berlin on March 18, 1938. The speech refers, among other things, to the "Anschluss of Austria" to the German Reich. On the right of the picture, the Austrian state government, headed by Reich Governor Arthur Seyß-Inquart. On the left, the German Reich government. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]Photo: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/ArImage number: 02887318III Reich - Hitler Reichstag speech 1938This motif from National Socialist propaganda shows Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler giving a speech in front of the Reichstag in the Krolloper in Berlin on March 18, 1938. The speech refers, among other things, to the "Anschluss of Austria" to the German Reich. On the right of the picture, the Austrian state government, headed by Reich Governor Arthur Seyß-Inquart. On the left, the German Reich government. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]
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Headline: III Reich - Anschluss of Austria 1938Date: 04.04.1938Image text: This motif from National Socialist propaganda shows Adolf Hitler at an election rally in a machine hall of the Weitz wagon factory in Graz after the annexation of Austria to the German Reich, taken in April 1938. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]Photo: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/ArImage number: 02887066III Reich - Anschluss of Austria 1938This motif from National Socialist propaganda shows Adolf Hitler at an election rally in a machine hall of the Weitz wagon factory in Graz after the annexation of Austria to the German Reich, taken in April 1938. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]
DOSSIER Elections for the Großdeutscher Reichstag, acclamation about the accession of Austria on 1938 46 Images



