Hugo Jaeger

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Hugo Jaeger
Born18 January 1900
Died1 January 1970 (1970-02) (aged 69)
CitizenshipGerman
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1936–1945
EmployerAdolf Hitler
Known forPrivately photographing Adolf Hitler and WWII

Hugo Jaeger (18 January 1900 – 1 January 1970) was the former personal photographer of

Holocaust and infamous Warsaw Ghetto where people were just prisoners in the heart of the modern city during the Holocaust. Jaeger was one of the few photographers who were using color photography techniques at the time, especially Agfacolor invented in 1936.[3]

Early life

Hugo Jaeger was born on 18 January 1900.

Career

Jaeger began photographing Hitler in 1936 and was doing so until the Second World War ended in 1945.

cognac they found there, which they opened and shared with Jaeger.[6]

Jaeger buried the photographs inside 12 glass jars outside Munich.[6] The photographer returned to the burial place over several years to ensure they were safe.[6] He dug up all of the photographs ten years later in 1955, and stored them in a bank vault.[3][6] In 1965, Jaeger sold them to Life magazine.[6]

Death and legacy

Jaeger died on 1 January 1970.

Life.com published the photographs as the 65th anniversary of

Adolf Hitler Platz on 1 September 1938.[4] Another showed the Nazi leader attending a Christmas Party in 1941.[7] Further photos show Hitler at the International Auto Exhibition held in Berlin in 1939 and Hitler on a cruise that same year.[7]

References

  1. ^ Hugo Jaeger 1939-05 Madrid, Spain https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/hitler-jaeger-file/7AHGhdQsVz3TeA?hl=en
  2. ^ Hugo Jaeger 1939-09 Polish Army POWs and their nurse in Poland. https://fotopolska.eu/20230,foto.html
  3. ^ a b "Hitler up close -- and in color". USA Today. 4 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Unseen photographs reveal the private life of Adolf Hitler". The Daily Telegraph. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  5. ^ "PICTURES OF WORLD WAR II: Hitler in Color". SPIEGEL ONLINE. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  6. ^
    Daily News
    . 5 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "New pictures of Adolf Hitler are released". WGN-TV. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009. [dead link]

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