The Reich Chancellor of the Third Reich Adolf Hitler poses against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower in occupied Paris after the defeat of France in 1940.
Left: Albert Speer, Hitler’s personal architect, future reichminister of the defense industry and weapons. On the right is the sculptor Arno Becker.
Place of photo: Paris, France
Date of the photo: 23 June 1940
Author: Heinrich Hoffmann
Source of the Eiffel Tower: National Archives of the United States.