German Historical Museum, Berlin - 20thC collection Photos

The German Historical Museum hosts displays about the formation of Germany as a nation, two World Wars, and Soviet era.

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Modern glass addition at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Rebellion painting by Hans Richter of Germany at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Italian propaganda poster showing barbaric German after invasion of neutral Belgium by Giovanni Capranesi of Bergamo at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Austrian war bond sales poster by Julius Klinger of Vienna at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Modern glass addition (1999-2003) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. Architect: I.M. Pei.Rebellion painting (1915) by Hans Richter of Germany at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Italian propaganda poster showing barbaric German after invasion of neutral Belgium (c1917) by Giovanni Capranesi of Bergamo at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Austrian war bond sales poster (1917) by Julius Klinger of Vienna at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Propaganda poster to mobilize German workers in armament industry by Alexander M. Cay of Berlin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.WWI Iron cross as given to 5.4 million German soldiers at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Commemorative plate with portrait of General Paul von Hindenburg by Max Dasio for Rosenthal Porcelain at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Commemorative plate of German artillery by Anton Hoffmann for Rosenthal Porcelain at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Propaganda poster to mobilize German workers in armament industry (1918) by Alexander M. Cay of Berlin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.WWI Iron cross as given to 5.4 million German soldiers (1914-8) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Commemorative plate with portrait of General Paul von Hindenburg (1914) by Max Dasio for Rosenthal Porcelain at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Commemorative plate of German artillery (1914) by Anton Hoffmann for Rosenthal Porcelain at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Porcelain Commemorative plate with Wilhelm II, Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary & Enver Pasha of Turkey at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.American WWI propaganda posters at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.British War Savings poster showing Germans using slave labor by F. Gregory Brown at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds British poster at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Porcelain Commemorative plate with Wilhelm II, Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary & Enver Pasha of Turkey (1916) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.American WWI propaganda posters at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.British War Savings poster (1914-8) showing Germans using slave labor by F. Gregory Brown at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds British poster (1918) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Poster of cabinet of Reich Chancellor Prince Maximilian of Baden which surrendered Germany in WWI at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.German Democratic Party election poster at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Social Democratic Party poster for parliamentary elections at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Shield of Steel Helmet organization of ex-WWI German soldiers at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Poster of cabinet of Reich Chancellor Prince Maximilian of Baden which surrendered Germany in WWI at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.German Democratic Party (DDP) election poster (1918) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Social Democratic Party (SPD) poster for parliamentary elections (1920) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Shield of Steel Helmet (Stahlhelm) organization of ex-WWI German soldiers (1925) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Porcelain Stahlhelm cup & saucer of organization which opposed Weimar Republic at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Front & back of German currency at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Inflation era German banknotes which people were said to transport in wheelbarrows at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Inflation era German banknote for one trillion Marks at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Porcelain Stahlhelm cup & saucer (1930) of organization which opposed Weimar Republic at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Front & back of German currency (1903 & 1910) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Inflation era German banknotes (1923) which people were said to transport in wheelbarrows at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Inflation era German banknote (1923) for one trillion Marks at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Overprinted German postage stamps to keep up with inflation at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Hamburg-Amerika Linie poster for Graf Zeppelin flights to South America from Germany at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Display of Nazi-era posters & photos at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of Nazi-era signs at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Overprinted German postage stamps to keep up with inflation at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Hamburg-Amerika Linie (HAPAG) poster (1929) for Graf Zeppelin flights to South America from Germany at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Display of Nazi-era posters & photos at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of Nazi-era signs at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Employment office sign with Nazi design at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of Nazi-era signs at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of Nazi-era uniforms at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of Nazi-era membership cards at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Employment office sign with Nazi design (after 1933) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of Nazi-era signs at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of Nazi-era uniforms at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of Nazi-era membership cards at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Poster asking children to join the Hitler Youth at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Poster for Winter Olympics of 1936 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Poster for Summer Olympics of 1936 at Berlin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Model for Great Hall of the People after Albert Speer at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Poster asking children to join the Hitler Youth (c1939) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Poster for Winter Olympics of 1936 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Poster for Summer Olympics of 1936 at Berlin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Model (1998) for Great Hall of the People (1938) after Albert Speer at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Desk from Hitler's office by Albert Speer under wall hanging featuring Berlin-Rome Axis at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Bronze statue celebrating Liberation of the Saar by Richard Scheibe at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Saar plebiscite commemorative cup by Königliche Porzellanmanufaktur of Berlin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Enigma coding machine at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Desk from Hitler's office by Albert Speer under wall hanging featuring Berlin-Rome Axis (c1939) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Bronze statue celebrating Liberation of the Saar (c1936) by Richard Scheibe at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Saar plebiscite commemorative cup (1935) by Königliche Porzellanmanufaktur of Berlin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Enigma coding machine (1937) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Wall notice for conquered Polish civilians at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Ad poster for Norwegian youth group "Hird" under Quisling who sold out Norway at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Beer mug commemorating German victory on Crete at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of WWII German military medals at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Wall notice for conquered Polish civilians (Sept. 1939) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Ad poster (1941) for Norwegian youth group "Hird" under Quisling who sold out Norway at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Beer mug commemorating German victory on Crete at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Collection of WWII German military medals at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Soviet propaganda poster relating past Russian victories over Germans at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.German WWII antiaircraft gun at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Poster urging Germans to Total War by Hans Herbert Schweitzer at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.The Greater Sacrifice painting by Adolf Reich at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Soviet propaganda poster relating past Russian victories over Germans at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.German WWII antiaircraft gun at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Poster urging Germans to Total War (1943-4) by Hans Herbert Schweitzer at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.The Greater Sacrifice painting (1943) by Adolf Reich at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
End of WWII display at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Fokus tractor produced by DDR at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.East German Trabant car at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Sculpture of Lenin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
End of WWII display at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Fokus tractor produced by DDR at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.East German Trabant (Trabi) car at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Sculpture of Lenin at German Historical Museum (former DDR history museum). Berlin, Germany.
East German socialist realist sculpture at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.


East German socialist realist sculpture at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.



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