Der Fuehrer addresses his Austrian subjects

On March 15, 1938, Adolf Hitler announces the incorporation of Austria into the German Reich to a crowd of people at Heroes' Square (Heldenplatz) in Vienna, Austria. Behind him is a throng of (mostly) uniformed men: SA (Sturmabteilung or brownshirts), SS (Schutzstaffel), and German military.

Publication date: 1938-03-27

Size: 23.6 x 37 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Germany
• Vienna (Austria)

Subject(s):

• Heads of state--Germany--1930-1940
• Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Public appearances--Austria--Vienna
• Dictators--Germany--1930-1940
• Political parades & rallies--Austria--Vienna--1930-1934
• Crowds--Austria--Vienna--1930-1940
• Dictators--Austria--Vienna--1930-1940
• Heldenplatz (Vienna, Austria)
• Nazis--Austria--Vienna--1930-1940
• Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel--People--Austria--Vienna--1930-1940
• Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Sturmabteilung--Austria--Vienna--1930-1940
• Plazas--Austria--Vienna--1930-1940
• Germany. Wehrmacht--People--Austria--Vienna--1930-1940
• Military personnel--German--Austria--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (March 27, 1938), p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)