Hitler Youth in Vienna; Goering's visit

Identifier
irn1004441
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.205.1
  • RG-60.4949
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
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EHRI Partner

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Biographical History

At the time of the Anschluss, Walter Nitsche was 20 years old and a student at the Höhere Staats-Gewerbeschule at Schellinggasse 13 in Vienna's 1st district. He graduated from school in June 1938 and shortly thereafter took up a job as a local construction supervisor at the "Road Administration of the Province of Lower Austria." At the end of November 1938, he was drafted into the Wehrmacht. Walter Nitsche became an American prisoner of war in 1944, from which he was released on June 1, 1946. It is unlikely that Nitsche was a member of the NSDAP or one of its sub-organizations. Research in this regard in archives and private documents was fruitless and nothing is known about this within the family.

Scope and Content

HJ marching on Ringstrasse (Burgring) in preparation for Goering's visit. Hardly any audience. "Opern Café" in BG. Flags with SS insignia (skull and crossbone). BDM girls marching, then waiting. Cut to April/early May (Hitler's Birthday or May 1 celebrations?) with BDM girls warming-up like cheerleaders. Back to March 26 Goering visit. Parade. Goering passes in car.

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