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WWII era Dignitaries
Real War Photos has a unique and extensive collection
of dignitaries & historial figures over the centuries:
- Check out Elvis with Nixon at the Whitehouse -the 2nd most asked for photo from the National Archives!
- U.S. Hollywood stars in the military (i.e. Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart);
- Famous generals including MacArthur and Patton;
- Infamous historical figures such as Hitler and Stalin.
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A strong area of American culture (even) during WWII, was a fascination with celebrities, and many stars of Hollywood and radio gave service above and beyond the call in the donation of their time for everything from being Civilian Defense marshalls to making personal appearances at War Bond drives. Bonds were the money that financed the war, and Bond drives where celebrities appeared were always very successful. Several stars were responsible for personal appearance tours that netted multiple millions of dollars in bond pledges—an astonishing amount in 1943. The public paid roughly 2/3 of the face value of a war bond, and received the full face value back after a set number of years. While this may have represented a rather unspectacular interest rate, the government has never defaulted on payment of any mature bond. People were challenged to put "at least 10% of every paycheck into Bonds". Compliance was very high, with entire factories of workers earning a special "Minuteman" flag to fly over their plant if all workers belonged to the "Ten Percent Club". There were seven major War Loan drives, all of which exceeded their goals. An added advantage was that citizens who were putting their money into War Bonds were not putting it into the home front wartime economy. There was a job for anyone who wanted one during the war, most of them well-paid. Personal income was at an all-time high, and more dollars were chasing fewer goods to purchase. This was a recipe for economic disaster that was largely avoided because Americans were also saving money at an all-time high rate, in War Bonds, private savings accounts and insurance policies.
Famous Dignitaries of WWII 
Photo left - D23269B - Capt. Clark Gable broadcasts to America from England over the Blue Network, 1943. Photo courtesy of NARA. Photo on right - D23298 Red Baron; Von Richtofen (Red Baron) Photo courtesy of NARA.Hollywood studios also went all-out for the war effort, as studios allowed their major stars (such as Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart) to enlist, and also created propaganda films to remind American moviegoers of their heritage. Many of the finest films of the era were about the war, such as Casablanca, The Best Years of Our Lives, Mrs. Miniver, and Going My Way, while others, such as Yankee Doodle Dandy, focused on patriotism. Walt Disney's studio was one that helped the war effort, as almost every cartoon produced by Disney in this period dealt with the war effort. Each Disney cartoon began with a headshot of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, or Goofy, and during this time each wore an Army or Navy cap. Der Fuehrer's Face, starring Donald living a nightmare in "Nutziland", was one of the most popular and famous cartoons of the period.
The RWP Dignitary collection consists of 312 pictures (16 pages); available in thumbnail format and includes:
Sir Harold Alexander, Seyas-Inquit. Artur, Clement Attlee, Ingrid Bergman, Ernest Bevin, Ray Bolger, Maj. Richard L. Bong, Gen. Omar L. Bradley, Joe E. Brown, Eva Bruan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, George Bush, Adm. Richard E. Byrd, James F. Byrnes (Sec of State),Gen. Cannon, Lt. E.F. Carlson (Calrson's Raiders), Rear Adm. Carney, Gen. Claire L. Chennault, Chiang Kai Shek, Winston Churchill, Gen. M. Clark, Jerry Colonna, Bill (Joe) Lewis, Marlene Detrich, Adm. Dewey, S/Sgt Joe DeMaggion, Gen. James Doolittle, Tommy dorsey, Father F.P. duffy, Dulles (Sec. of State), Amerlia Earhart, Dwight Eisenhower, Lief Erickson, Bob Feller, Vice Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch, Errol Flynn, Field Marshall Foch, Capt Joe Foss, Clark Gable, John Garfield, Chief Geronimo, Gen. Giraud, Arthur Godfrey, Prien Gunther, Adm. H. Hall, Adm. H.F. Halsey, President Harding, Oliver Hardy, Adm. H.K. Hewitt, Emperor Herohito, William Holden, Gen. Homma (Japanese), President Herbert Hoover, Bob Hope, Harry Hopkins, Betty Hutton, L.B. Johnson, Al Jolson,E. Joy, John F. Kennedy, King George VI, Adm Ernest J. King, Vice Adm. Thomas Kinkaid, Rear Adm Alan C. Kirk, Frank Knox (Sec of State), Lt. Gen W. Krueger, San Laurel, Adm. Wn. D. Leahy, Charles Lindbergh, Joe Louis, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Gen. George C. Marshall, Johnny Marvin (Joe E. Brown), Bruce McCandless (Medal of Honor), Adm Merrill, Gen. T.H. Middleton, Gen. Billy Mitchell, Vice Adm. Mitscher, V. Molotov, Lt. Comdr Robert Montgomery, lt. Bert morris, Audie Murphy, Benito Mussolini, Adm. Nagumo, Adm Chester W. Nimitz, President Richard Nixon, Lt. Edward H. O'Hare, Gen George S. Patton, Comdr. Eddie Peabody, Gen. John Pershing, Jane Pickens, 1st Lt Tyrone Power, Elvis Presely, Ernie Pyle, Ronald Reagan, Baron Von (Red Baron) Richtofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Edward G. Robinson, Will Rogers, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lt. Comdr FDR Roosevelt, Maj. James Roosevelt, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Asst Sec of State Anna M. Roseberg, Maj Gen Julian Smith, Cardinal Spellman, Adm Spruance, Marshall Joseph Stalin, Vice Adm A.D. Struble, Lt. Gen. Tachibana (Japanese), Vice Adm. John H. Towers, President Harry S. Truman, Vice Adm. Richmond K. Turner, Gen. Alexander Vandergrift, Capt J.K. Varama, Gen. W.H. Wilbur, Orville Wright, Sargent Alvin C. York.
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Hitler's Germany 
Photo on left - G23104B Himmler reviews Viennese police units. Photo courtesy of NARA. Photo on right - G23087 Hitler in uniform c. 1940. Photo courtesy of NARA.Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for describing Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Party (a.k.a. NSDAP or the Nazi Party), an anti-Semitic and white supremacistfascist political party which established a totalitariandictatorship that existed from 1933 to 1945.
In the wake of the loss of land, the heavy reparations and perceived national embarrassment imposed through the Treaty of Versailles, civil unrest, the worldwide economic depression of the 1930s spurred by the stock market crash in the U.S., the counter-traditionalism of the Weimar period, and the threat of communism in Germany, many voters began turning their support toward the Nazi Party. The Nazi's promised strong government, cessation of civil unrest, radical changes to economic policy, cultural renewal based on traditionalism, military rearmament. The Nazi's also proposed restoration of national pride that they claimed was lost in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and in the liberal democracy of the Weimar Republic.
Nazi Germany declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941, four days after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. This allowed German submarines in the Atlantic to fight US convoys that had been supporting the United Kingdom and although Nazi hubris is often cited, Hitler presumably sought the further support of Japan. He was convinced of the United States' aggressive intentions following the leaking of Rainbow Five and hearing of the foreboding content of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor speech. Before then, Germany had practiced its own policy of appeasement, taking drastic precautions in order to avoid the United States' entry into the war.
After the war, surviving Nazi leaders were put on trial by an Allied tribunal at Nuremberg for crimes against humanity. A minority were sentenced to death and executed, but a number were jailed and then released by the mid-1950s due to poor health and old age, with the notable exception of Rudolf Hess, who died in Spandau Prison in 1987 while in permanent solitary confinement. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, some renewed efforts were made in West Germany to take those who were directly responsible for "crimes against humanity" to court (e.g., Auschwitz trials). However, many of the less prominent leaders continued to live well into the 1980s and 1990s.
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