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VERY RARE NAZI PHOTO PUBLICATION ON THE FIRST HUGE
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION IN BERLIN ON 1 MAY 1933

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The 1st of May 1933 was the first Tag der nationalen Arbeit or National Day of Labor after the Nazi Party was elected to power in Germany. It was a huge celebration all over Nazi Germany and this very rare 90 year old photo publication is all about the 1933 “Labor Day” festivities in the German capital Berlin.

1 May 1933 Adolf Hitler rally Berlin
Der erste deutsche Mai, Karl Aloys Schenzinger
1933 Nazi Day of Labor, Der erste deutsche Mai
Goering, Goebbels, Hitler
Harald Quandt, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, President Paul von Hindenburg
Above, Harald Quandt, the stepson of Dr. Joseph Goebbels presents flowers to President Paul von Hindenburg.
High-ranking Nazi cabinet ministers gave speeches at public gatherings at the Lustgarten, the public park next to the cathedral in downtown Berlin. There were Hitler Youth rallies with Baldur von Schirach as well, and the festivities culminated at Tempelhof Field the night of 1 May 1933. The crowd was reported to have been over 1 million, all came to listen to Adolf Hitler’s speech!
Hitler, Dr. Goebbels and General Werner von Blomberg
The text of speeches by Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Reichsminister Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler and even President Paul von Hindenburg are printed in the back of Der erste deutsche Mai.

Dr. Goebbels speech Lustgarten Berlin 1 May 1933
SS caps, Totenkopf
Nazi swastika banners
SS men on horseback
The main portion of this 6-5/8 x 10 inch, 64-page softcover photo publication shows pictures of German workers with Nazi swastika flags, Hitler Youth boys, the son of Dr. Goebbels’s wife Magda (in his HJ uniform) presenting flowers to President von Hindenburg, Hitler and Hindenburg in an open Mercedes, Hitler, Minister of the Interior Dr. Wilhelm Frick, State Secretary Dr. Otto Meissner, Dr. Goebbels and General Werner von Blomberg, Hitler speaking at the Lustgarten Labor Day event, SA men and Ernst Röhm, SS men enjoying Labor Day festivities, and laborers preparing speakers, spot lights, radio cables and the stage for the main event, the Hitler speech on Tempelhof Field. The pictures of the fireworks and Hitler speech during the evening event are spectacular!
Ernst Röhm with German miners
Above, SA Stabchef Ernst Röhm with German miners.
Der erste deutsche Mai starts with four pages of patriotic text by Karl Aloys Schenzinger, the author of Der Hitlerjunge Quex. This is followed by page after page of photos, many by Heinrich Hoffmann, many double-page spreads, and most not found in other publications.
Tempelhof Feld 1. Mai 1933, Hakenkreuz Fahnen
Hitler Youth rally 1 May 1933 Berlin
Nazi rally Berlin, 1 May 1933 Labor Day
Tempelhof Field, Tempelhofer Feld, 1 May 1933
1933 Tag der nationalen Arbeit, Nazi rally

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This very rare Nazi photo publication Der erste deutsche Mai
is for sale for $175.00 delivered by 1st Class Mail in the USA.
 
USM book #1299

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Inside the back cover is a 8-7/8 x 36 inch (!) fold-out (shown above), a photo of crowds gathering at das Tempelhofer Feld in the afternoon for the main Labor Day rally of the day in Reichshauptstadt Berlin.

This rare 90+ year old original commemorative Nazi National Day of Labor photo publication was published by Zeitgeschichte Verlag of Berlin. It is in nice used condition, complete with the frequently missing long fold-out photo.

The name of a previous owner is handwritten on the title page. The first 14 pages are a bit 'wrinkly' due to previous dampness, but the book is dry and has no odor.

DER ERSTE DEUTSCHE MAI, VERY RARE COMMEMORATIVE PHOTO PUBLICATION OF THE 1933 NAZI LABOR DAY RALLIES IN BERLIN, COMPLETE WITH 3+ FOOT LONG FOLD-OUT

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