Nazi Germany color photos by Hugo Jaeger, the personal photographer of Hitler

These color photos were taken by Hugo Jaeger, the former personal photographer of Adolf Hitler. He traveled with the future Nazi leader in the years preceding his rule, and during the Second world war. Yeager became one of the first who began to remove the color.

In 1945, when the war was nearing its end, Hugo hid his photographs in a leather suitcase. During the inspection of American soldiers photographer was afraid of being arrested for pictures of the man I hated the whole world. However, when the soldiers opened the case, their attention was distracted by a bottle of cognac.

Yeager later posted all the pictures in 12 glass jars and buried them not far from Munich. In 1955, the photographer returned to the place, dug up the photos and put them in the Bank. In 1965, Jaeger sold them to LIFE magazine. These frames are really unique, they can see the whole historical era in color.

Adolf Hitler at the session of the Reichstag building "Kroll Opera", Berlin, 1939.

Hitler and Joseph Goebbels in the box Charlottenburg theatre, Berlin, 1939.

Oath of the SS units, Feldherrnhalle, 1938.

Vsegermanskogo harvest festival (Reichserntedankfest), 1934.

Nuremberg, Germany, in 1937.

Hitler greets soldiers of the Legion Condor, 1939.

Hitler's speech in Lustgarten, Berlin, 1938.

Illumination of Berlin in honor of the 50th anniversary of Hitler, April 1939.

The crowd welcomed Hitler's campaign to unite Austria and Germany, 1938.

The members of the League of German girls dancing, Nuremberg, 1938.

Nuremberg, 1938.

Nuremberg, 1938.

Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, Berlin, 1938.

Nuremberg, 1938.

Veterans day Reich in 1939.

Hitler at the ceremony of laying the first stone for the Volkswagen factory Works, 1938.

The ceremony of laying the first stone of the Volkswagen Works, 1938.