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Consecration (2)

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Another view of Hitler "consecrating" new bannners. Possibly the same ceremony as that in my recent posting; possibly (unlike the last) a still from "Triumph of the Will" - I can't remember offhand.

An interesting point about this view is that it shows standard bearer Jakob Grimminger's right breast more clearly than usual. Apart from the Blood Order Medal and Rosette, he is wearing the Star of the Turkish War Medal ("Iron Crescent"), awarded to him for service with Germany's Ottoman Turkish allies in WW1. As is pretty usual in such cases, this is a high-quality privately-commissioned copy, standing in place of the rather shoddy Turkish original medal. Best regards, JR.

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