Hitler's secret photos reveal Nazi leader's vanity
A collection of private photographs showing Adolf Hitler in a series of bizarre poses to rehearse his public speeches has been published.
The album features black and white images of the Nazi leader using expressive hand gestures and unusual poses taken by his personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann.
In one, he is seen raising his fist in the air while in another, he appears to be pointing to an imaginary audience. He is also seen leaning against a tree wearing lederhosen.
The photographs, taken in the late 1920s to show the dictator how he appeared to the German public, were later banned from being published by Hitler for being "beneath one's dignity".
But they were published in Hoffmann's memoirs entitled Hitler was my Friend in the 1950s, which have now been re-issued in English.
Hoffmann, who introduced Hitler to his then-studio assistant Eva Braun, survived the war and spent four years in prison for Nazi profiteering. He died in 1957, aged 72.
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