Special edition on the death of Hindenburg...
SONDER-AUSGABE der BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTEN [Special Edition of the Berliner Illustrated], Germany, Aug. 9, 1934 This issue is filled with photos on the funeral of President Hindenburg, two of which include Adolf Hitler.
Great to have this reporting in a Berlin newspaper.
Complete in 16 pages, very nice condition.
Background: This rare 16-page special edition (Sonder-Ausgabe) of the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung—Germany's premier photojournalism weekly—captures a pivotal turning point in modern history with its extensive photographic coverage of Field Marshal and Reich President Paul von Hindenburg's state funeral at the Tannenberg Memorial following his death on August 2, 1934. The issue’s prominent photo spreads featuring Adolf Hitler are exceptionally significant because Hindenburg’s death removed the final institutional barrier to total totalitarian control; within ten days of this publication, Hitler consolidated the offices of Chancellor and President into Führer und Reichskanzler, leveraging the grand ceremony as deliberate propaganda to visually transfer military legitimacy and authority from the old Imperial hero to the Nazi regime.