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Sunday, October 29, 2017

Ritterkreuzträger of the Kriegsmarine Speech to the Hitlerjugend


Hitlerjugend demonstration under the banner of "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine Rede an die Hitlerjugend" (The Knight's Cross Recipients of the German Navy Speech to the Hitler Youth) at the Berlin Sportpalast, 16 June 1943. The Kriegsmarine banners and flags entry to the venue.


Hitlerjugend demonstration under the banner of "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine Rede an die Hitlerjugend" (The Knight's Cross Recipients of the German Navy Speech to the Hitler Youth) at the Berlin Sportpalast, 16 June 1943. Hitlerjugend leader, Reichsjugendführer Artur Axmann, arrives to the venue with the Ritterkreuzträger. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Jacques. The identification as follow :
1. Admiral Walter Warzecha (Chef des Allgemeinen Marinehauptamtes)
2. Kapitän zur See Kurt Thoma (Chef Abteilung K III M im Oberkommando der Marine)
3. Reichsjugendführer Artur Axmann
4. ???
5. ???
6. Kapitänleutnant Reinhard Hardegen (Kommandant U-123)
7. ???


Hitlerjugend demonstration under the banner of "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine Rede an die Hitlerjugend" (The Knight's Cross Recipients of the German Navy Speech to the Hitler Youth) at the Berlin Sportpalast, 16 June 1943. From left to right:
1. ???
2. ???
3. Kapitänleutnant Reinhard Hardegen (Kommandant U-123)
4. ???
5. ???
6. ???
7. Kapitän zur See Kurt Thoma (Chef Abteilung K III M im Oberkommando der Marine)
8. Admiral Walter Warzecha (Chef des Allgemeinen Marinehauptamtes)


Hitlerjugend demonstration under the banner of "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine Rede an die Hitlerjugend" (The Knight's Cross Recipients of the German Navy Speech to the Hitler Youth) at the Berlin Sportpalast, 16 June 1943. General view of the venue.


Hitlerjugend demonstration under the banner of "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine Rede an die Hitlerjugend" (The Knight's Cross Recipients of the German Navy Speech to the Hitler Youth) at the Berlin Sportpalast, 16 June 1943. Kapitänleutnant Reinhard Hardegen at the podium. He receives the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 23 January 1942 and Eichenlaub #89 on 23 April 1942, both as Kommandant of U-123.


Hitlerjugend demonstration under the banner of "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine Rede an die Hitlerjugend" (The Knight's Cross Recipients of the German Navy Speech to the Hitler Youth) at the Berlin Sportpalast, 16 June 1943. Young Hitlerjugend listen to the speech of Kapitänleutnant Reinhard Hardegen (Kommandant U-123).


Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/46778/5e28e96352ea4081586bbeb2b0257d23/
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/46785/5e28e96352ea4081586bbeb2b0257d23/
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/46787/5e28e96352ea4081586bbeb2b0257d23/
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/46789/16681a180a83d321351d3a71c29af66e/
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/46794/5e28e96352ea4081586bbeb2b0257d23/
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/46798/5e28e96352ea4081586bbeb2b0257d23/

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