File:Hitler portrait crop.jpg

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Summary

Description

English: 1938 portrait photograph of Adolf Hitler

Deutsch: Zentralbild

Adolf Hitler geb.: 20.4.1889 in Braunau am Inn, gest.: Selbstmord 30.4.1945 in Berlin; Vorsitzender der NSDAP; ab 30.1.1933 Reichskanzler, ab 12.8.1934 Führer und Reichskanzler; seit dem 4.2.1938 Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht und ab 19.12.1941 Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres.

Er ist hauptverantwortlich für die Ermordung von Millionen Menschen, bereitete den II. Weltkrieg vor und löste ihn aus.

Date

1938

Source

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: 3:4 portrait crop, some dust and scratches removed, contrast/brightness changed. The original can be viewed here: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H1216-0500-002, Adolf Hitler.jpg: . Modifications made by Notwist.

Author



Alternative names	Heinrich Hoffmann
Description	German photographer, politician, art dealer, art collector and editor
Date of birth/death	12 September 1885 (in Julian calendar) / 12 September 1885	16 December 1957
Location of birth/death	Fürth	Munich
Work period	1906–1945
Work location	Germany
Authority file	: Q57437 VIAF: 32099473 ISNI: 0000000110238061 ULAN: 500025149 LCCN: n80138051 NLA: 35200597 WorldCat

Other versions

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File:Hitler portrait crop (colorized).jpg
colorized

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H1216-0500-002, Adolf Hitler.jpg
original

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H1216-0500-002, Adolf Hitler (cropped).jpg
alternative crop

File:Adolf Hitler colorized.jpg
colorized full

File:Hitler portrait AI.jpg
Enhanced by AI

Licensing

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This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross) may also be illegal in Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and other countries, depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is paragraph 86a of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the criminal code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553).

Captions

English

A portrait photo of Hitler, circa 1938

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:52, 15 November 2025	1,384 × 1,842 (810 KB)	Emiya1980	Reverted to version as of 09:36, 15 November 2025 (UTC) There is a currently a debate over on Hitler's talk page about changing the lead image. One of the critiques is that it is significantly darker than the alternative.
	09:37, 15 November 2025	1,352 × 1,808 (783 KB)	Emiya1980	Reverted to version as of 23:31, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
	09:36, 15 November 2025	1,384 × 1,842 (810 KB)	Emiya1980	Reverted to version as of 23:36, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
	23:31, 21 April 2025	1,352 × 1,808 (783 KB)	Goszei	Reverted to version as of 19:14, 11 March 2025 (UTC) rv, puts subject off-center
	23:36, 12 April 2025	1,384 × 1,842 (810 KB)	Emiya1980	Reverted to version as of 19:13, 11 March 2025 (UTC) Less shadows.
	19:14, 11 March 2025	1,352 × 1,808 (783 KB)	Goszei	File:Hitler portrait crop.jpg cropped 2 % horizontally, 2 % vertically, 4 % areawise using CropTool with lossless mode.
	19:13, 11 March 2025	1,384 × 1,842 (810 KB)	Goszei	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H1216-0500-002, Adolf Hitler.jpg cropped 27 % horizontally, 22 % vertically, 43 % areawise using CropTool with lossless mode.
	16:15, 7 August 2020	426 × 568 (83 KB)	Rade Prica	greyscale
	16:13, 7 August 2020	426 × 568 (64 KB)	Rade Prica	Reverted to version as of 10:24, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
	16:12, 7 August 2020	391 × 542 (93 KB)	Rade Prica	better quality