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Bucky

(55,334 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:14 PM Dec 2012

Pictures from Adolf Hitler's worst Christmas ever

December 1941

Der Fuhrer seems pretty damn glum for a guy celebrating the birth of the Christ Child. This was the Yuletide right after his big blitz into Russia got bogged down fighting "General Winter," despite his own advisors' assurances it'd all be over by Hanukkah. And on top of that, his distant allies in Japan had just gone and done something silly in Hawaii that he was certain would be nothing but trouble in the long run. So, it's no fun for the holidays for Adolf Hitler here. But at least he can look forward to Santa helping him with his coal shortage problems (one stocking at a time!).

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Pictures from Adolf Hitler's worst Christmas ever (Original Post) Bucky Dec 2012 OP

(this comment has been self-censored...) ellisonz Dec 2012 #1

can you name the others? Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #2

I think I can identify one RZM Dec 2012 #3

I am going to show these to Brother. I wonder if he will be able to identify any of them. He is a Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #4

Here's who I see many years after my youthful interest in that period of 20th century history. mgc1961 Dec 2012 #5

I don't think that's Goering, KatyMan Feb 2013 #7

Life erroneously captioned this as "Hitler having christmas with his generals" Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #6

ellisonz

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1. (this comment has been self-censored...)

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:37 PM

Dec 2012

(to avoid making outrageous statements about Wayne LaPierre)

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

2. can you name the others?

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 06:02 PM

Dec 2012

weird.

I know.

but . . .

I am reminded of Jesus' Last Supper.

RZM

(8,556 posts)

3. I think I can identify one

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:13 PM

Dec 2012

Far left in the bottom pic looks like Goering. Other than that I'm not sure.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

4. I am going to show these to Brother. I wonder if he will be able to identify any of them. He is a

Reply to RZM (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 08:14 AM

Dec 2012

huge history/WWII buff. I will post the names if he can. Thanks

mgc1961

(1,263 posts)

5. Here's who I see many years after my youthful interest in that period of 20th century history.

Reply to RZM (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:18 AM

Dec 2012

From right to left in the top photograph:

The first guy facing left looks a little like Goebbels, but I wouldn't wager money on it. The guy facing us, sitting next to Adolf looks awfully familiar, but I can't immediately put a name with his face.

From left to right in the bottom photograph:

Yes, that's Goering. The guy on the other side of Hitler might be Fransisco Franco. I think the guy next to him is Oskar Dirlewanger (giggle). Martin Bormann possibly, on the far right.

KatyMan

(4,278 posts)

7. I don't think that's Goering,

Reply to mgc1961 (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 03:05 PM

Feb 2013

Is it Streicher?

Democracyinkind

(4,015 posts)

6. Life erroneously captioned this as "Hitler having christmas with his generals"

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 06:57 AM

Feb 2013

... While this is obviously some sort of party function. I'm not sure that this is 1941, either. The source of these pics might have lied about the dates in order to mask his long-term involvement with the movement (not the famous Heinrich Hoffmann, but less well known Hugo Jaeger).

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