The Fuehrer and his Frauleins

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

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Vivid, colourful photographs captured of the Fuehrer and his Frauleins during a celebration of his fiftieth year.

The rare images were captured by German photographer Hugo Jaeger from the rise of fascism in Germany in the Thirties until the end of the Second World War.


He was given unique access to Adolf Hitler at massive, public rallies across Europe and also in more intimate moments with colleagues. The colour images bring Nazi Germany to life - in one image Hitler salutes crowds at a rally under a dazzling blue sky, while the backdrop is awash with the red of the swastika


The story of how the pictures managed to survive the war is almost as remarkable as the images themselves.  When the Allies stormed Germany in 1945 and his home - he took the opportunity while they were distracted by a cognac bottle - to bury the images inside glass jars on the outskirts of town for 20 years before finally selling them in 1965 to Life Magazine