Die Grossen Militarparaden des Dritten Reiches: Zeitgeschichte in Bildern (Great Military Parades of the Third Reich: Events of the Time in Photos)

The military parade in German and Prussian history is a long and time-honored tradition. These pageants reached their pinnacles of visual effect during the period of the Third Reich, as demonstrations of the power and majesty of the new Germany and as an open and direct slap in the face to the dictates of the Versailles Treaty. Military Parades were held regularly on Heroes’ Memorial Days, Hitler’s Birthday, the Nuremberg Party Rally Days, occasions to honor foreign dignitary guests, and as celebrations of major military victories. This new photo album shows the military parades in Germany as they have never before been seen since they actually occurred. Ninety-seven black and white and thirty color photographs comprise the body of this work. While most of the black and white photographs are full page or gate-fold (i.e. take up two full pages), twenty-three of the full color photos are gate-fold, with five being full page. The result is nothing less than a visual military spectacular.