Object ID
2015.2.23
Object Name
Postcard, Picture
Date
1940
Files
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Description
Front: Black and white photograph of Hitler and Mussolini standing in the backseat of a black Mercedez Benz, with a crowd of soldiers in the street behind them. Back: Blank postcard lines. Upper righthand corner has a red a French stamp for the Legion Tricolore, which shows a man on the left in profile, and a group of soldiers. On top of that is a black circular handstamp.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Real photo postcard of Hitler and Mussolini in the former's Mercedes Benz in June, 1940 with French Legion Tricolore stamp which were formed by the collaborationist Vichy government and considered independent of German control. Opposition from Germany forced the Legion to disband after six months.
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 4"
Keywords
Car Nazi Flag Stamp Legion Tricolore Mercedes Benz Munich, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler
Subcollection
Early
Recommended Citation
"Hitler and Mussolini Meeting in Munich in June, 1940" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2015.2.23.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/146