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Arrival of the Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht F. Christiansen
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Arrival of the Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht F. Christiansen

Fotodienst NSB · 1940-07-17 · gelatin silver print; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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General der Flieger and Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht Friedrich Christiansen (third from left) arrives in The Hague on the Lange Poten in the company of a number of high-ranking German officers. In the background spectators and photographers. He remained during the war the commander of the Wehrmacht in the Netherlands. He was also the one who in 1944 gave the order for the raid in Putten.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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photographWehrmachtNSBFriedrich Christiansenmilitary parade, pageantThe HagueTweede WereldoorlogRazzia in Putten
Credit lineAankomst Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht F. Christiansen. 1940-07-17. Fotodienst NSB. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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