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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 12, 1931

* Adolph Hitler rally in Brunswick, Germany
* Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) men
* Nazi movement prior to Hitler's coming to power

The front page has a one column heading: "HITLER IS READY TO SEIZE POWER BY ARMED FOLRCE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Adolph Hitler's Nazi movement rally at Brusnwick, Germany.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at…

NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1937

* Anti-Nazi, anti-Hitler rally
* Madison Square Garden
* John L. Lewis

This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "LABOR DEMOCRACY IS BAR TO FASCISM, LEWIS SAYS HERE", "Tells 20,000 at Anti-Nazi Rally That the Workers Can Block Reaction", "Garden Crowd Cheers Wildly as Mayor, Johnson and Others Attack Hitler" and more. Lengthy text continues on page 2 with complete text on John L. Lewis's address. Too much to…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 1945 

* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp
* Horrors being revealed
* Hitler's last birthday

This 14 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Bestial Cruelty of Germans Shown at Concentration Camp". See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Belsen concentration camp. What better evidence to confirm of what really happened then having a 1st hand account from the day it was first…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1938

* Adolph Hitler - Fuehrer & commander-in-chief
* Orders all German military to give Nazi salute

The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Hitler Orders the Army To Give him Nazi Salute" See image for brief text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1936

* Adolph Hitler's birthday
* Germany - Nazi military
* Shows it's strength

The front page has two column headlines that include: "Germany Parades Military Power To Celebrate Hitler's 47th Birthday" and more. 1st report coverage on the Nazi parade that showed the World Germany's military strength for the first time.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. 48 pages, light browning, a few cutouts on inside pages, a little margin wear,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1934

* Nazi leaders give allegiance

The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "HITLER BINDS AIDES BY AN OATH TODAY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on over 1 million Nazi leaders and sub-leaders swearing their allegiance to Adolph Hitler over the radio in a ceremony presided over by Rudolph Hess.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1932

* Adolph Hitler & the Nazi Party
* Will never gain power in Germany ?

Page 6 has an interesting article by Professor Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge of Columbia University headed: "Hitler Dictatorship In Reich Held Unlikely" with subhead. (see) Text includes: "...the probability of Adolph Hitler and the National Socialists gaining power in Germany was not strong..." A ironic look inside Germany just prior to Hitler's rise to power that would change…

JB - ILLUSTSRIERTE BEOBACHTER (Illustrated Observer), Munich, Oct. 27, 1938  The entire front page is taken up with a photo that includes Adolf Hitler. A wealth of Nazi propaganda reporting, with many photos, in this 48 page, tabloid-size newspaper;
An inside page has an ad clipped, otherwise very nice condition.

KAROLLE, Wochenschrift Fur Unterhaltung, Wissen, Lebensfreude, Germany, Jan. 31, 1942  A Nazi-era newspaper which translates to: "CAROLE, A Weekly Magazine for entertainment, Knowledge, Joy of Life".

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1932

* Adolph Hitler & the Nazis Party win election
* National Socialist German Workers' Party

Page 7 has a one column heading: "HITLERITES PUSH ON; WIN STATE ELECTION" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Nazi Party winning 30 of 59 seats in state elections in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, an absolute majority. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.…

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 17, 1935

* Treaty of Versaillies Treaty broken
* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)
* Prelude to World War II - WWII

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Europe Gripped by Tension as Hitler Repudiates Treaty" with subheads. (see images)
Also a interesting article by George Bernard Shaw with heading: "'GERMANY SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO ARM TO THE HILT!'" with subhead. Page 4 has a photo of Hitler.
Complete with 40+ pages,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1933

* Adolph Hitler's 44th birthday
* 1st year as chancellor in Germany
* Joseph Goebbels speech honoring

The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "HITLER ACCLAIMED THROUGHOUT REICH" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1932

* National Socialist German Workers' Party
* Early Adolph Hitler planning a civil war ?
* Nazi headquarters raided by police in Germany

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Hitler Centres Raided on Civil War Rumor; He Admits Order to 500,000 to Fight Reds" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1938

* Charles Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer ?
* Receives: "Service Cross of the German Eagle"
* Field Marshall Hermann Goering - Adolph Hitler

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Hitler Grants Lindbergh High Decoration After Bitter Attacks on Flier by Russians" (see) First report coverage on Hermann Goering presenting Charles Lindbergh with the Service Cross of the German Eagle. Always nice to have notable events in history…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1, 1932

* German federal election (1st report)
* Nazi Party & Adolph Hitler's rise
* Important gain of the Third Reich

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RIGHT PARTIES FAIL TO CARRY GERMANY; NAZI SEATS DOUBLED" with subheads. First report coverage on the German federal election which made the Nazi Party the largest in parliament for the very first time. Reporting continues inside with photo of Hitler.
Other news, sports and advertisements…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1933

* Adolph Hitler & the Nazi Party
* Free State of Lippe - Germany

The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Nazis Gain in Lippe Poll After Big Drive, But Fail to Win Back November Losses" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, rag edition, minor spine wear, a little front page creasing, otherwise very nice.

wikipedia notes: The success of the Nazi Party in elections in the German Free State of Lippe…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 1, 1936

* Olympics open in front of the Nazi Party

The front page has a three column, three line headline: "Olympic Games Given Rousing Sendoff Today At opening Ceremonies",  with subheading: "Huge Throngs Pack Stadium Despite Heavy Downpour; Roar Greeting to Hitler", and more. Coverage continues on an inside page. Quite historic.
Other news of the day is found throughout.
Complete in 10 pages, typical browning with some margin…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1928

* German federal election (1st report)
* Social Democratic Party - Reichstag
* Nazi Party - Adolph Hitler only 2.6%

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SOCIALISTS TRIUMPH IN GERMAN POLLING; NATIONALISTS LOSE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the German federal election in which the Nazi Party only got 2.6 % of the vote.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the rare rag edition…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1933

* Jewish boycott on Germany
* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Pre Holocaust era

The front page has various headlines regarding the tensions between the people of Germany and the Jewish population there. Among these headlines include: "NAZI LEADERS NOW UNEASY OVER HOSTILITY OF WORLD; DAVIS WORKING FOR ACCORD", "Jews Here Decree Boycott On Reich",  "Christians Urge To Join", "Hitler To Be Cautious", "Press Indicates He Will Qualify Bold Tone of Arms…

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, September 2, 1933

* Nuremberg Rally for Nazi Party
* Adolph Hitler speaks on Jewish art

The front page has a one column heading: "HITLER DENOUNCES JEWS AS ARTLESS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, otherwise good.

Background:The Nuremberg Rally held from September 1 to 3, 1933, officially called the “Rally of Victory,” was the first major Nazi Party rally after…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1933

* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Persecution spreads outside Germany
* Pre Holocaust era

The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "NAZI DRIVE ON JEWS FELT BEYOND REICH" with subheads. (see) A few other related articles. 1933 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with the recent appointment of Adolph Hitler as Chancellor. Things would only get worse before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 12, 1938

* 1938 Nuremberg Rally - Nazi Germany
* Annexation of Austria ? - Adolph Hitler
* 1 year away from World War II start

The front page has a banner headline: "'We'll Fight for Sudetens,' Hitler Vows" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the 1938 Nuremberg Rally which was named, "Rally of Greater Germany".
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 4 only (editorial section), October 15, 1933

* Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany
* Quits League of Nations - editorial

The top of the front page of this section has a two column headline: "GERMANY QUITS LEAGUE; HITLER ASKS 'PLEBISCITE'" with subheads. (see) First report editorial by Edwin Leland James.
Other topic throughout. Complete section 4 only with all 8 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945

* How Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun died ?
* Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN BUNKER, BRITISH FEEL SURE" with subhead. (see images) 
Page 3 has the official statement from British intelligence. 
And page 3 also has a five column photo with heading: "Leaders Of Nazi Germany In Allied Prison In Luxembourg" (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.

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SECTION 9 only of the New York Times, April 29, 1934

* Hitler's Reign of Terror movie debut ad
* First American anti-Nazi film (eve)

Page 3 of this section has a 4 x 3 1/4 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Hitler's Reign Of Terror" (see) This ad is for the following premiere. This film was a combination of newsreel footage, documentary, and reenactment on the activities of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany. It is credited as being the "first-ever American anti-Nazi film"
Complete…

BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany. Sept. 7, 1939  This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era. And this was the first issue printed after the Nazi invasion of Poland on September 1.
The front page shows a German bomber pilot on mission over Poland. There are many war-related photos inside including one of Hitler and Goring, another of Hitler speaking to a large crowd; and a nearly full page of Hitler speaking, with Goring in the…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 28, 1945 

* SS Leader Heinrich Himmler 
* Betrays Fuhrer Adolph Hitler 
* Offers surrender to Western Allies

The front page has a banner headline: "Himmler Offer to Surrender Is Reported" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: On April 28, 1945, the collapse of the Third Reich reached a fever pitch when Adolf Hitler discovered through a Reuters news report that Heinrich Himmler, the…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1938

* Anschluss - annexation
* Germans invade Austria
* Adolph Hitler to take over

The top of the front page a three column headline: "WIDE DISORDERS IN AUSTRIA; TROOPS AND PLANES MOVING; REICH SEEN DIRECTING NAZIS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition. 

background: On March 10, 1938, a pivotal event in European history occurred: the Anschluss, when Nazi Germany annexed Austria. German troops entered…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 5, 1937

* United States apologizes to Adolph Hitler  & the Third Reich
* Mayor Fiorello La Guardia insults Hitler calling him a "brown-shirted fanatic"
* U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull makes apology for remarks

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "U.S. OFFICIALLY APOLOGIZES TO GERMANY" with subheads. (see images) Interesting report here when the United States apologized to probably the most ruthless dictators of all time.
Complete…

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 30, 1945

* Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun
* Last will and testament found
* Mystery child ? - suicide plans 

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "HITLER'S FAREWELL PAPERS!" with subheads and small photo of Braun. (see images) Lengthy report continues inside.
Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice condition.

Background: The discovery and publication of…

NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, April 7, 1935 

* Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering
* German - Nazi air force revealed

 This rotogravure section has a front page pictorial regarding the newly acquired air force in Germany, with 4 photos of Hitler and 2 of Goering.
The complete ten page rotogravure section only, light toning, minor irregularity at the spine, good condition.

Background: The April 7, 1935, New York Times Rotogravure feature capturing Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering alongside…

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE--Graphic Section  This is a nine part series of a book by Kurt G. Ludecke titled: "I Knew Hitler...The Story of a Nazi Who Escaped the Blood-Purge."
Excerpts from the book were serialized in the Sunday "Graphic Section" of the Chicago Tribune, beginning with November 6, 1938 and ending with January 1, 1939. All nine sections are included.
The book was written the previous year, and even when the series appeared before its Chicago readers in 1938-9, much of the horrors…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, November 12, 1942

* All of France under German control
* World War II - WWII
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis

This 42 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "AXIS IN SOUTH FRANCE, FLEET'S FATE A MYSTERY" with subheads that include: "MARSEILLE TAKEN" "Nazis Overrun All France as Hitler Tears Up Armistice Pact" and more. (see photos)

Tells of the last piece of France occupied by German troops making the whole country under the control of…

SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Feb. 6, 1938

* Blomberg-Fritsch Affair
* Adolph Hitler - Nazi Party
* Assuming full control 
* All German armed forces

The front page of this section has three related photos with small heading: "'All Power to The Fuhrer'" with various subheads. A few related illustrations on the following pages.
Complete section 4 only with 10 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: The Blomberg–Fritsch Affair of 1938 was a major political scandal…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1933

* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Pre Holocaust era

Page 4 has one column headlines regarding the tensions between the people of Germany and the Jewish population there. The headlines read: "SENATE IS URGED TO CONDEMN NAZIS" "Deprival Of Rights Cited" and more. (see) 1933 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with the recent appointment of Adolph Hitler as Chancellor. Things would only get worse before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Other…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 8, 1934

* Mock trial of Adolph Hitler
* Anti Nazis - Hitlerism rally
* Madison Square Garden - MSG
* American Jewish Congress - Jews

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS 'CONVICTED' OF WORLD 'CRIME' BY 20,000 IN RALLY" with subheads. (see images)
Much more on pages 14 & 15 with banner headings, various subheads and related photo. Loads of text here. This was more than 4 years prior to Kristallnacht and about 5 years prior to the…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1942

* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time 
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations 
* Overthrow Hitler and Mussolini ? 

This 36 page newspaper has one column headings on page 5: "German-Americans Warn the Germans" and "Fifty Prominent Citizens Ask for Overthrow of Hitler". See photos for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the reality of the holocaust was just being…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1933

* Nazi Germany formally becomes a one-party state

This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "HITLER WILL SEIZE PROPERTY OF FOES", "New Decrees Also Provide for Withdrawing Citizenship of Germans Abroad" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes: The Enabling Act, termed for four years, gave the government the power to enact laws without…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1933

* Jewish persecution becoming known Worldwide
* During the rise of Adolph Hitler & the Third Reich

The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "NUREMBERG JEWS BRUTALLY TREATED" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the persecution of the Jewish population in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. This was when Adolph Hitler was quickly gaining power and the establishment of the Third Reich was near completion. What better evidence to confirm of what really happened…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1933

* Jewish persecution becoming known Worldwide
* During the rise of Adolph Hitler & the Third Reich

Page 11 has one column headings: "SEEKS NEW HOMES FOR NAZIS' VICTIMS" "Michael Williams, a Catholic Editor, Appeals for Aid for 200,000 Jews" "Saw Reich Persecution" and more (see photos). See photos for coverage on the persecution of the Jewish population in Germany. This was when Adolph Hitler was quickly gaining power and the establishment of the Third…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 4, 1933

* Nuremberg Rally for Nazi Party
* Adolph Hitler doesn't want war ?
* promotes racial hygiene

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER DISCLAIMS DESIRE FOR A WAR; 150,000 IN REVIEW" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 26 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality…

EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Sept. 13, 1943  The front page has a banner head: "Germany is More Resolute Than Ever" with a subhead: "Neither Time nor Force of Arms Will Cause Reich to Submit - Adolf Hitler". Hitler's speech is prefaced: "On Friday evening, Adolf Hitler, the German Fuehrer, delivered a message to the people.  He dealt at length with Italy's collapse, and stated that history would judge the betrayal of Italy's Allies and the Italian people by her leaders...Herr Hitler stressed that…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1934

* Nuremberg Rally - Adolph Hitler
* "Rally of Unity and Strength"
* Cathedral of light fame

The front page has one column headings: "HITLER FORECASTS NO REICH OVERTURN IN NEXT 1,000 YEARS" "Proclamation to Nazi Congress Says Movement Won't Yield No Matter What Happens" "Revolution Held At End" and more. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 13. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news,…

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), April 27, 1942 

* Adolph Hitler

A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.
The ftpg. is mostly taken up with: "Herr Hitler Assumes Supreme Command" "Heralds Final Blow in Britain's Downfall" with lead-in note: "The Fuehrer Speaks: " (see). The text begins: "Britain can win nothing in this war. She will lose, and this fact will be recorded…

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 23, 1938

* Post Anschluss - annexation
* Nazi occupation of Austria
* Adolph Hitler in control
* Heinrich Himmler arrest foes
* Sigmund Freud arrested

The front page a five column heading: "Nazi Police Jail 1,742 Foes in Vienna" with subheads and small photo of Himmler. (see images) Coverage continues on page 6 with photos of a few prominent Austrians that were arrested including Sigmund Freud. The Nazis invaded Vienna about 10 days earlier.
Complete…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1934

* Newly named Fuhrer Adolph Hitler
* British tabloid "Daily Mail" interview
* Germany doesn't want a future war ?

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER BARS WAR; ASSERTS THAT 1918 'WAS LESSON TO US'" with subheads. (see images) Was this his way of fooling the World so he could build his war machine ? This was only a few days after Hitler was officially made Fuhrer of Germany.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition, a little spine…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1939

* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt
* Bürgerbräukeller beer hall in Munich
* The hunt for suspects in Nazi Germany

The front page has a five column headline: "MAJOR NAZI OFFENSIVE FORECAST" with subheads that include: "Germany Is Tense" "Shocked by Munich Blast, People Now Feel Blow at Britain Is Near" "Many Arrested In Hunt" and more.(see images) Much more on page 3 with a few related photos. Always nice to have notable events in history…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 11, 1939 

* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt 
* Johann Georg Elser  

This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MISSILE THROWN AT HUGE PICTURE OF ADOLPH HITLER" "Window Before It in Berlin Store of Fuehrer's Photographer Smashed" and more. (see)

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes: In autumn of 1938, Europe was…

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 27, 1935 

* German ocean liner SS Bremen incident 
* Anti-fascist protesters storm ship 
* Nazi flag is torn down and disposed of

The front page has a one column heading: "REDS SEIZE SHIP'S NAZI FLAG, CAUSE RIOT IN NEW YORK" with subhead. (see images)  
Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

background: On July 26, 1935, the SS Bremen incident ignited a diplomatic firestorm when a group of anti-fascist…