Adolf Hitler, the newly appointed chancellor, greets German president Paul von Hindenburg. Berlin, Germany, January 30, 1933. Photograph »
Germans cheer Adolf Hitler as he leaves the Hotel Kaiserhof just after being sworn in as chancellor. Berlin, Germany, January 30, 1933. Photograph »
Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Frick, and Hermann Goering wave to a torchlight parade in honor of Hitler's appointment as chancellor. Behind Goering stands Rudolf Hess. Berlin, Germany, January 30, 1933. Photograph »
On the day of his appointment as German chancellor, Adolf Hitler greets a crowd of enthusiastic Germans from a window in the Chancellery building. Berlin, Germany, January 30, 1933. Photograph »
Adolf Hitler (hand on rail) with Hermann Goering (second to left of Hitler) and Joseph Goebbels (third to left of Hitler) at the site of the fire that damaged the Reichstag (German parliament) building. Berlin, Germany, February 1933. Photograph »
Dome of the Reichstag (German parliament) building, virtually destroyed by fire on February 27, 1933. Hitler used the arson to convince President Hindenburg to declare a state of emergency, suspending constitutional safeguards. Berlin, Germany, 1933. Photograph »
Joseph Goebbels (standing) testifies for the state during the Reichstag Fire Trial before the Supreme Court. Leipzig Germany, 1933. Photograph »
Battalions of Nazi street fighters salute Hitler during an SA parade through Dortmund. Germany, 1933. Photograph »
Arrival of political prisoners at the Oranienburg concentration camp. Oranienburg, Germany, 1933. Photograph »
Social Democratic political prisoners in the Duerrgoy concentration camp near Breslau. Seated in the center is Paul Loebe, a leading Socialist and former president of the German parliament. Duerrgoy camp, Germany, August 4, 1933. Photograph »
Many of the early concentration camps were improvised. Here, roll call is held for political prisoners aboard a ship used as a floating concentration camp. Ochstumsand camp, near Bremen, Germany, 1933 or 1934. Photograph »
