Memorial ceremony with Hindenburg and Hitler, Berlin 1933
Reich President Paul von Hindenburg and the newly appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler attend a state memorial service for the dead of the First World War outside the Berlin State Opera on Unter den Linden, with Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen also present in uniform and medals. In 1933 the National Day of Mourning (Heldengedenktag) fell on 12 March, only weeks after Hitler's appointment as chancellor on 30 January. The joint public appearance of the two men was meant to display continuity between Hindenburg's old Prussian order and the new National Socialist government, a staging that culminated soon after in the 'Day of Potsdam' on 21 March 1933. Hindenburg, the aged field marshal of the First World War, died in August 1934, after which Hitler also assumed the office of head of state.
- Period
- March 12, 1933
- Credit
- The March of Time (Outtakes)US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH
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- Clip name
- HFE011371
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- 0' 06"
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- 0:1
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- 23.98 fps
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- 1920 × 1080
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- MOV
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