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Hitler Salutes the Troops, Nuremberg, 1938

Hitler Salutes the Troops, Nuremberg, 1938

Hitler salutes German troops in Adolf Hitler Platz in 1938. "The very first essential for success," Hitler once said, "is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence." See more of Hitler's ability to sway crowds in the service of violence and hatred in the gallery Among the Crowds.

In this photo: Adolf Hitler

Photo: Hugo Jaeger./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Sep 01, 1938
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