Never Before Seen Photos of Kristallnact, the Nazi Assault on Jews in 1938
Newly discovered photos show the horror of Kristallnacht when Nazi thugs destroyed the businesses of Jewish people and started the events that would lead to the Holocaust.
Play Inspired by Photos of Nazis Partying as Thousands Die Nearby
Photos of Nazis partying and relaxing as thousands of people died at nearby death camps have inspired a new play.
Photos That Document The Holocaust Were Taken by a Nazi, Book Reveals
Herman Heukels' photographs of Jewish people being rounded up in Amsterdam in 1943 are some of the strongest visual evidence used by historians to illustrate the Holocaust in the Netherlands.
The Story Behind the Secret Photographers of the Holocaust
A new documentary explores the secret and unauthorized photographs that concentration camp prisoners clandestinely took during the Second World War.
Leica Freedom Train: How the Leitz Family Saved Jews in the Holocaust
The Leica Freedom Train was not a physical coal or steam engine, but the monumental effort of the Leitz family. This is how they and the Leica camera company saved hundreds of Jews from persecution at the hands of the Nazis.
The Photographer Who Fought Nazis with Her Camera
Faye Schulman was a Jewish partisan photographer who courageously fought against Nazis with both a gun and a camera. She was the only photographer to document resistance efforts in Eastern Europe during World War II.
I Found Forgotten WWII Medals and Nazi Items in an Abandoned House
I'm urban exploration photographer Dave of Freaktography.com, and this is the story of how I found two sets of forgotten war medals in an abandoned house (and what I decided to do with them).
Rare Photos of Hitler from Glass Plates by His Personal Photographer
Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, was one of the infamous dictator's primary propagandists, and tens of thousands of the photographer's photos exist on glass plate negatives. Now a large number of those rare photos are being revealed with a new level of clarity through a digitization effort by the National Archives.
Hitler’s Hospital: Exploring the Huge Abandoned Beelitz Hospital Complex
This complex, built in the end of the 19th century, was on my wish list for a very long time. When the opportunity arose to visit it, I grabbed my chance and carefully planned the exploration.
Check Out This Rare Red Curtain Leica IIIc with Nazi Engravings On It
Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter recently stumbled across a very rare Leica IIIc Red Curtain Rangefinder -- rare because it comes complete with Nazi engravings on it. And though these Nazi symbols were not placed on the camera by Leica themselves -- the company actually helped Jews flee Nazi Germany during the Holocaust -- it's still a fascinating camera find.
Browse Through a 160,000 Photo Archive of Finland During WWII
In the past, we've shared several online archives that give you access to a huge number of historical and historically significant photos online.
PhotosNormandie offered up 3,000+ CC photos from WWII, the NYC Department of Records compiled a database of over 870,000 photos of "the greatest city on earth," and now the Finnish Defense Forces have put up an online archive of their own, showcasing almost 160,000 wartime photos from Finland during WWII.
‘Eyes of Hate’ Seen in Portrait of Nazi Politician by Jewish Photographer
In September 1933, LIFE magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt traveled to Geneva to document a meeting of the League of Nations. One of the political figures at the gathering was Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, one of Hitlers most devout underlings and a man who became known for his "homicidal anti-Semitism."
Photographer Identified Just Hours After NYT Shares Mysterious Nazi Album
Earlier this week the New York Times was lent a mysterious photo album that contained 214 photos of Nazi Germany, including images taken just feet away from Hitler. There was no indication of who the photographer was, so the Lens blog decided to publish some of the photos and crowdsource the task of solving the mystery.
The Story of How Jews Were Saved by the ‘Leica Freedom Train’
Last week we briefly wrote on how Leica played a role in saving Jews by helping them …
Leica Helped Jews Flee Nazi Germany
Did you know that Leica boss Ernst Leitz II is considered the “photographic industry equivalent of …