Staatsakt für Oberst Mölders. Trauerzug durch die Stadt zum Invalidenfriedhof – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Staatsakt für Oberst Mölders. Trauerzug durch die Stadt zum Invalidenfriedhof in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Staatsakt für Oberst Mölders. Trauerzug durch die Stadt zum Invalidenfriedhof
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The procession in this photograph was a state funeral for Oberst Werner Mölders, one of the Luftwaffe's best-known fighter pilots, who died in a plane crash in November 1941. The print's record names Hermann Göring among the attendees and shows a coffin moving through Berlin with artillery in the procession. The route ended at the Invalidenfriedhof, a historic military cemetery in the city. Images like this one were widely circulated at the time, so they show both the ceremony itself and the state's effort to present Mölders as a national hero.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1941 Nov. 28] |
| Subjects | Göring, Hermann,--1893-1946--Public appearances--Germany--Berlin. Mölders, Werner,--1913-1941--Death & burial--Germany--Berlin. Funeral rites & ceremonies--Germany--Berlin--1940-1950. Artillery (Weaponry)--1940-1950. Coffins--Germany--Berlin--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,316 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-177546 |
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