Lot 8148
100 color slides of the bombing “Operation Gomorrah” on Hamburg
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
100 colour slides 24x36 mm, Agfacolor, framed in glass 50 x 50 mm, individually labelled, original photographs, no duplicates, unpublished, accompanied by an overview of all 100 slides, in a wooden case, stamped “Zeiss Ikon”, dimensions 25.5 x 18.5 x 6 cm. Documentation of the damage immediately following the Allied bombing “Operation Gomorrha” on Hamburg. The young photographer Gerhard Albrecht had been commissioned by the Hamburg NSDAP party leadership to document the damage in the city. The bombing took place from 24 July to 3 August 1943. Included are five audio CDs featuring an interview conducted in 1999 with Gerhard Albrecht, the photographer who took the slides, in which he recounts his wartime experiences. Previously unpublished material.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?