grossdeutschland im weltgeschehen Photo Album question

[chadle2]

This is the first time I have posted in this forum. I have a question. I know nothing about WWII memorbilia. I have a leather bound german photo album that is titled ""Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen" which is embossed. Also on the cover is a Nazi symbol of an eagle on top of a swatztika. Under the symbol it says "Tagesbildberichte 1940" It is full of black and white photos of Hitler and his regime. It's in great shape. Each page is divided by what looks like onion paper. It has Heinrich Hoffman's name attached to it. I know nothing about this photoalbum. Can anyone tell me the origin of this book? What it was used for, etc? I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks

[ustufvorwaerts]

Hi Chadle2,

first - welcome to this forum.
"Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen" ist not a photo album - it´s more like a collection book for postcard-sized photos which were published by the Heinrich Hoffmann Verlag !!! These books originally came with all the photos in there - so you didn´t have to collect them !!!
As far as I know three different books were published: 1940 - 1942.
A very nice find anyway because these books are very scarce !!!

If you want I can post some pics for you - just send them to me.

Cheers,

ustufvorwaerts
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[chadle2]

Thanks for the info. My Grandfather was in WWII and had brought this back with him. When my Grandmother died a few years back, we found this in the back of their closet. I look at it and I wonder what hands it had flipped through the pages and looked at the pics. Interesting stuff. Thanks Again.

[Akira Takiguchi]

My question, four years ago here: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ead.php?t=3273