| Führer und Reichskanzler (“Leader and Reich Chancellor”) Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) receives Slovak Republic President Father Jozef Tiso (October 13, 1887 – April 18, 1947), left, in the Reichskanzlei (“Reich Chancellory”). Czechoslovakia was dissolved and taken under the “protection” of the 3rd Reich as the Slovak Republic on October 26, 1939. The new state was formally recognized by the Soviet Union and Germany, with de facto recognition by the United Kingdom and France, but not by the United States. Heinrich Hoffmann (September 12, 1885 – December 16, 1957) was Adolf Hitler’s official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler’s intimate circle. Hoffmann’s photographs were a significant part of Hitler’s propaganda campaign to present himself and the Nazi Party as a significant mass phenomenon. He received royalties from all uses of Hitler’s image, which made him a millionaire over the course of Hitler’s rule. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2161.jpg |
| Image Size | 460.89 KB |
| Image Dimensions | 2783 x 1942 |
| Photographer | Heinrich Hoffmann |
| Photographer Title | Heinrich Hoffmann Presse |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | March 14, 1939 |
| Location | Neue Reichskanzlei |
| City | Berlin |
| State or Province | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Archive | New York Public Library |
| Record Number | 3946316 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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