Sunday, August 31, 2025

thiele1938.jpg (1554×877)

thiele1938.jpg (1554×877):

As seen online:

A visitor to the site provided me with this remarkable portrait. Her father was based near Munich during the occupation and went into the beer hall where many of Hitler’s early meetings were held. She provides this background story: “The building had been bombed with the roof missing, but on one wall behind the podium where Hitler had spoken was this painting. For some unknown reason, this poor farm boy from Oklahoma took a liking to it, so he took it out of the frame and rolled it up and brought it back in a map case.” It is an oil painting on canvas and measures 4'2" x 2'4".

https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/images/hitler/thiele1938.jpg”

— from thiele1938.jpg (1554×877) as of 31 August 2025