Dancing for Joy?Belgium. Nazi HQ, June 17, 1940. Germany overwhelmed France, and Hitler did a celebratory Chaplinesque two-step. Except that the apparent two-step did not happen.
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Stalin’s Jewish Ears – A Smoking Gun?Was Stalin Jewish? Hitler had suspicions – and theories, one of which was that Jews had, well, Jewish ears. To see for himself, the German leader ordered a headshot of his Soviet counterpart. Continue reading
Bernhardine Nienau, Chosen by HitlerFor several years before the war, Hitler entertained little Bernile at the Berghof. When her Jewish ancestry was uncovered, he unfriended her. Reluctantly. Continue reading
The Reichstag Red Flag: Faked?Staged? Faked? Like Joe Rosenthal’s famous Iwo Jima image that inspired him, Evgeny Khaldei’s dramatic photograph attracted controversy – and still appears in different versions. Continue reading
Hitler in Paris (1)This photograph “shocked the world”, according to the small print above the title of this slim volume by Don Nardo. As well it might: Hitler in Paris was the mother of all photo ops. Continue reading