The 1930s was one of the most tumultuous decades for Germany. Already crippled by the debt they accrued from World War One, the European nation faced even tougher times following the ripple effects of Wall Street’s stock market crash.
With such instability and poverty, the population was receptive to the words and promises of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, setting in motion a chain of events that would greatly–and tragically–alter the course of history.
Here below is a set of amazing photos from Jim Payne that shows street scenes of Germany in 1931.
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| Berlin. Unter den Linden |
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| Berlin. Unter den Linden |
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| Berlin English Embassy |
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| Berlin French Cathedral |
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| Berlin French Embassy |
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| Berlin Looking from the Siegessäule towards the Krolloper |
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| Berlin street scenes |
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| Berlin street scenes |
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| Berlin street scenes |
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| Berlin. Charlottenstraße at the junction of Französische Straße with the main North-South tram route which paralleled Friedrichstraße |
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| Berlin. Königgrätzer Straße in front of the Potsdamer Bahnhof, looking towards Potsdamer Platz |
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| Berlin. Kroll Opera House |
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| Berlin. The Siegessäule seen from the Siegesallee |
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| Berlin. Wilhelmplatz, Kaiserhof Straße with the Kaiserhof on the right. Hitler was a resident of the Kaiserhof at this time |
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| Berlin. Wilhelmstraße, Reichskanzleramt |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Hildesheim |
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| Volkesfest. Bakers |
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| Volkesfest. Brewery wagon |
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| Volkesfest. Firemen |
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| Volkesfest. Shooting company |
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| Volkesfest. Witches house |
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| Volkesfest |
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| Volkesfest |
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| Volkesfest |
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| Wittenberg old chapel |
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| Wittenberg town church |
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| Wittenberg town square |
