Armoured ship Deutschland: extensive collection of unique photographs of Göring, Goebbels, Hess, Hitler and others.

Armoured ship Deutschland: extensive collection of unique photographs of Göring, Goebbels, Hess, Hitler and others.
Very extensive collection of photographs by chief stoker Matthias Fisch from the armoured ship Deutschland (later, during the war, the heavy cruiser Lützow). 1.) Framed christening certificate, in very good condition, dated 27 March 1935, dimensions: 37 cm x 30 cm, originally framed; large photograph of the armoured ship Deutschland, originally framed, 46 cm x 35 cm. Large photo album with the inscription ‘Panzerschiff Deutschland’. Very well kept and labelled. Extremely sharp and rare photographs, many in very large formats, e.g. 18 cm x 12.5 cm, 14.5 cm x 9.5 cm, 9 cm x 6 cm.
Well over 250 photos in total. The largest measure 23.5 cm x 17.5 cm.
Subjects and themes: Garrison Church, Cemetery of Honour, gun from the SMS Seydlitz, Heligoland, torpedo boat Iltis. Fleet visit, British battleship Nelson, Edinburgh, Admiral Scheer, Scottish National Museum, exchange / visit to England, submarine, Brecher, steamship Bremen, Admiral Scheer, visit to the British Admiralty, South American voyage of the armoured ship Deutschland, 13 March-18 April 1935, Wilhelmshaven, Bay of Biscay, encounter with KdF ship, Cape Finisterre, Tenerife, Vesuvius, St Paul’s Rock, burial at sea, equatorial baptism, Fernando de Norhona, ship Westfalen, Natal, Port of Spain, Aruba, St Lucia, Atlantic voyage of the Deutschland from 13 March to 18 April 1935, storm at sea, German Maritime Day in Hamburg, 28 May 1935, parade before the Führer’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, Rudolf Hess on board, Reich Minister Josef Goebbels on board, High-ranking Party and SS leaders on a tour, St. Pauli landing stages, U-boat U1 in the port of Kiel, gun-laying trials, divers in gear, Adolf Hitler on board during live-fire exercises, large pictures of Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring and Field Marshal von Blomberg, calibre firing, the 28 cm turrets, sailing in formation, Madeira voyage of the armoured ships Deutschland and Admiral Scheer, aircraft take-off of on-board aircraft, Corsair Vought V-85G seaplane. Training ship Deutschland, searchlight displays by the armoured ships, manoeuvres by Admiral Scheer, heavy seas, cruiser Karlsruhe, hoisting of the new Reich War Flag on 7 November 1935 in the canal, Christmas 1935 on the Deutschland, naval memorial service at Laboe, salute firing on the Führer’s arrival, parade before the Führer, anti-aircraft searchlight parade, Luftwaffe parade, breakthrough of the torpedo boats, The Führer Adolf Hitler on board, Admiral Graf Spee, submarines, Submarine 7, the Duke of Mecklenburg, Adolf Duke of Mecklenburg as a general on board, changing of the target discs, bridge, gun drill, Kdf, armoured ship Deutschland in Copenhagen in June 1936, Copenhagen Royal Guard, visitors on board, German-Danish Youth, English training cruiser, Klampenborg, Tivoli, armoured ship Deutschland off Spain, 23 July-31 August 1936, Cadiz, destruction caused by the Civil War, Bolshevik rule, national colours on patrol vessels, eagle on the turret, refugees from the Spanish Civil War on board, La Coruña, Gibraltar, US Navy battlecruiser Oklahoma, Spanish Moroccan soldiers, Valencia, Barcelona, French Admiralty on board, French aircraft carrier with 27 aircraft, provisioning at sea from the steamer Hansa, British destroyer off Palma de Mallorca, life on board, memorial to the Skagerrak fighters at Skagen and much more. Unique, razor-sharp and large-format photographs, rarely found elsewhere, of the highest quality and beautifully labelled and catalogued - a collection for the discerning collector or anyone interested in contemporary history.