Adolf Hitler Visiting Finland (1942)

 

On June 4, 1942 Adolf Hitler secretly made a surprise visit to Finland to meet with Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (Commander in Chief of the Finnish Armed Forces) as well as personally congratulate the Marshal who had just had his 75th birthday that day. Mannerheim himself decided not to welcome Hitler at his headquarters as it would appear to be an official visit and, of course, attracted a large number of journalists. Therefore, the meeting was held in Imatra, which is located in southern Finland. At the Immola airport, Hitler was greeted by Risto Ryti who was the President of Finland. Next, the group left for Mannerheim's private train to have lunch together as well as discussing the ongoing war with Soviet Union. Together with Hitler we can see high-ranking German officials: Walther Hewel, Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel (Chef des Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, General der Gebirgstruppe Eduard Dietl, Nicolaus von Below, Hans Baur, Karl Jesko von Puttkamer, and many more. The video are taken from the Finnish National Archive website www.sa-kuva.fi.

Udet, Milch and Stumpff in Leather Coat

Cool picture of Luftwaffe high ranking officials wearing ledermantel (leather coat), 18 October 1937. Front row from left to right: Generalmajor Ernst Udet (Direktor des Technischen Amts der Luftwaffe im Reichsluftfahrtministerium), General der Flieger Erhard Milch (Generalinspekteur der Luftwaffe), Generalleutnant Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (Chef des Generalstabes der Luftwaffe), and Generalmajor Ralph Wenninger (Luftwaffenattaché an der Deutschen Botschaft in London).

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https://forum.axishistory.com/viewforum.php?f=5

German Generals and Admirals at Führergeburtstag

Generals and admirals of the Wehrmacht stood in the stands of honor at the culmination of Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday celebration, which was held in Berlin on April 20, 1939. They all wore paradeanzug (parade uniform), complete with feldbinde (brocade belt), auszeichnungen (medal bars) and schnurr (lanyard). Front row from left to right: Generaloberst Erhard Milch (Generalinspekteur der Luftwaffe), General der Flieger Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (Chef der Luftwehr), Generalleutnant Ernst Udet (Generalluftzeugmeister und Chef Planungsamts der Luftwaffe), Admiral Max Bastian (Präsident Reichsfürsorge- und Versorgungsgerichts der Wehrmacht), and Generalmajor Friedrich Fahnert (Höheren Kommandeur Luftnachrichtenschule Berlin). For additional identification: Generalleutnant Walter Petzel (Inspekteur der Artillerie) is the bespectacled man standing behind Fahnert; Generalmajor Hermann von Hanneken (Bevollmächtigter für Eisen- und Stahl auch zum Leiter der Hauptabteilung II Industrie) stood between Bastian and Fahnert, Generaloberst Wilhelm List (Oberbefehlshaber Heeres-Gruppenkommando 5) between Udet and Bastian, and General der Flieger Friedrich Christiansen (Korpsführer NSFK) between Stumpff and Udet. This photo itself was made by Hitler's personal photographer, Hugo Jaeger. Note that Milch and Stumpff both wear the Star of the Yugoslav Order of the Crown on their chests!

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http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2010/10/koleksi-ratusan-foto-berwarna-dari-life.html
https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/m064km4b?hl=en

48th Birthday of Hermann Göring

Commander in Chief of the German Air Force Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring posing together with other high ranking Luftwaffe officers on the occasion of his 48th birthday celebration, 12 January 1941. From left to right: Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (Chef Luftflotte 5 und Befehlshaber Nord), Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (Chef Luftflotte 2), General der Flieger Friedrich Christiansen (Wehrmachtbefehlshaber in den von Deutschland besetzten Niederlanden), Generalfeldmarschall Erhard Milch (Generalinspekteur der Luftwaffe), Göring (Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe), Generaloberst Alfred Keller (Chef Luftflotte 1), General der Flieger Hans Jeschonnek (Chef des Generalstabes der Luftwaffe), Generaloberst Ernst Udet (Generalluftzeugmeister und Chef des Planungsamts der Luftwaffe), Generaloberst Hubert Weise (Befehlshaber der Luftverteidigung für die Luftgaue III und IV), and Generalleutnant Gustav Kastner-Kirdorf (Chef des Luftwaffen-Personalamtes).

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https://www.kometmilitaria.com/product-page/period-press-picture-G%C3%B6ring-Milch