Here we have an official studio photograph of Reichsmarschall Herman Göring, showing field Marshall's baton, Pour le Mérite (World War I), and Ritterkreuz and Grosskreuz. Note the Grosskreuz (with clearly visible darker onyx swastika), Combined pilots observer badge with diamonds, and 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse with 1939 medal bar in one piece jewellers construction.
The photo was produced by Röhr Verlag, you can see its logo on the right bottom part. The "Atelier" was managed by Robert Röhr and was located in Magdeburg. Röhr Verlag is well-known for producing an important postcards series of political personalities from end of 1930s onwards, which later turned into Ritterkreuzträger (Knight's Cross holder) postcard when the war broke out..They also produced posters in various bigger sizes than postcards in years 1940-1942.
The size of these photo posters come in several formats:
- 17.5cm x 13cm
- 24cm x 18cm (the most often seen)
- 40cm x 30cm
- 60cm x 45cm
- 100cm x 70cm
- 125cm x 100cm
- 150cm x 100cm
You will also notice that Röhr's logos changes a lot. The company has made it change 5-6 times in a short span of time and as postcards and posters were printed in small quantities, reprints were usual and bore the new logo.
Here are several Röhr postcards from Denis collection, one of them - numbered 3440 - being the mirror image of the picture above :
Source :
https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/photos-and-paper-items-forum/12282427-hermann-g%C3%B6ring-studio-photograph
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