Best German Reich
Lilly Reich was a German modernist designer and architect recognized for her significant contributions to furniture, textile, and exhibition design during the early twentieth century. From the 1920s through the 1930s, she maintained a close professional partnership with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, col...
The Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 01 was the first standardized express passenger steam locomotive developed for the unified German railway system in the 1920s. Entering production in 1926, it utilized a 4-6-2 Pacific wheel arrangement to reliably haul heavy passenger trains at high speeds. A total of 2...
Olympia is a 1938 German documentary that meticulously records the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The film provides valuable historical insight into the event, showcasing performances and celebrating the Nazi regime’s propaganda efforts during this period. It includes footage of key moments like the t...
The Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 44 was a 2-10-0 (Decapod) heavy freight steam locomotive of the German Einheitslokomotive standardized design program. Production began in 1926 and continued through World War II, with nearly 2,000 units ultimately built. The locomotives were among the most powerful fre...
The Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815-1950 is a German-language national biographical dictionary issued by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. It contains scholarly entries on people who were active within the historical Austrian state and its successor territories during the period covered...
Mädchen in Uniform is a 1931 German drama adapted from Christa Winsloe’s play. Directed by Leontine Sagan with Carl Froelich’s artistic direction and funding, the film explores themes of attraction between young women. It has achieved significant critical recognition and enduring popularity due to i...
The Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 03 was a class of Pacific (4-6-2) steam locomotives introduced in Germany in 1930. It was designed for express passenger service, specifically to operate on secondary main lines where the heavier Class 01 locomotives were restricted due to lower axle load limits. Severa...
The Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 52 was a simplified 2-10-0 steam locomotive developed during World War II as part of Germany's Kriegslokomotive (war locomotive) program. Designed to address severe wartime shortages of materials and manufacturing capacity, these locomotives used approximately one-third...
Triumph of the Will documents the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, attended by over 700,000 supporters. The film features speeches from key Nazi leaders like Hitler and Rudolf Hess alongside footage of paramilitary groups. It presented a vision of Germany’s resurgence under Adolf Hitler follow...
The Eternal Jew (Der ewige Jude) is a 1940 German propaganda film presented as a documentary. Directed by Fritz Hippler under Joseph Goebbels’ direction, it combined footage with new materials depicting Poland's Jewish population of approximately three million. The film utilized the medieval legend...
