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The Hitler Youth held their Summer War Games in the great stadium in Breslau. They showed that sports, as a permanent part of German life, go on despite the war

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

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The Hitler Youth held their Summer War Games in the great stadium in Breslau. They showed that sports, as a permanent part of German life, go on despite the war

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Title
The Hitler Youth held their Summer War Games in the great stadium in Breslau. They showed that sports, as a permanent part of German life, go on despite the war
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Stadiums
Hurdle racing
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Germany
Hitler-Jugend
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Im großen Stadion von Breslau führte die Hitler-Jugend ihre Sommer-Kampfsspiele durch. Auch sie zeigten, daß das sportliche Leben in Deutschland trotz des Krieges im ständigen Ausstieg ist."
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Content: Hitler Youth sports had a definite warlike emphasis and included wrestling, shooting and throwing mock hand grenades.
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 10 x 14 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f064c90-c602-012f-5268-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Hitler Youth held their Summer War Games in the great stadium in Breslau. They showed that sports, as a permanent part of German life, go on despite the war" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4136816-41a4-74c7-e040-e00a180673c0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Hitler Youth held their Summer War Games in the great stadium in Breslau. They showed that sports, as a permanent part of German life, go on despite the war" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4136816-41a4-74c7-e040-e00a180673c0

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). The Hitler Youth held their Summer War Games in the great stadium in Breslau. They showed that sports, as a permanent part of German life, go on despite the war Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4136816-41a4-74c7-e040-e00a180673c0

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The Hitler Youth held their Summer War Games in the great stadium in Breslau. They showed that sports, as a permanent part of German life, go on despite the war