German officers escort Japanese officers around air base, Germany, 1942

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Photograph. Mixed military/civilian delegation walk through the snow at an air base. Translated caption on photo revese: "General Oshima with our Nightfighters. The Commanding General or the 3rd Night Fighter Division, Luftwaffe Lt. Gen. Schwabedissen guides [Japanese] General Oshima to the aircraft and garrison, as well as the honor guard on the ramp of the airfield. Hamburg, 4/12/42." Hamburg, Germany. 4 December 1942

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12/04/1942
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography: 
Deutschland
Latitude: 
51.500
Longitude: 
10.500