Press Photo: SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, Baldur von Schirach.. in Prague!

Authentic original wartime German press photograph of Reinhard Heydrich and many other TR personalities, issued by the Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft conference held in Prague on 18 December 1941, during the height of WWII. This is a period press photo (not a reproduction), distributed for wartime publication and documentation. Personalities seen:

• The Deputy Reich Protector, SS Obergruppenführer Heydrich

• Reich Economics Minister Funk

• Gauleiter Baldur von Schirach

• State Secretary Karl Hermann Frank

• Gauleiter of Saxony Mutschmann

• Gauleiter Konrad Henlein

Key Details:

• Event Caption (verso, original typewritten German text):
  “Tagung der Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft in Prag am 18. Dez. 1941. Die Tagung stand im Zeichen des südosteuropäischen Aufbauwillens und erhielt durch die Anwesenheit von Reichswirtschaftsminister Funk u. weitere führende Persönlichkeiten aus Staat, Partei und Wehrmacht ihre besondere Note…”

• Format: Horizontal documentary photograph showing high-ranking Nazi political and military officials seated in a large conference hall audience.

• Markings: Original press caption affixed on reverse, with period stamps/annotations, consistent with 1940s press distribution.

• Condition: Very good for age. Minor edge wear and handling marks, typical of original wartime press material. No major tears. Text and imagery remain clear and historically intact.

• Size: Approx. press photo standard format

• Provenance: Guaranteed original WWII press issue photograph.

Historical Significance:
This photograph captures a major wartime propaganda and political coordination event focused on Southeastern Europe, attended by senior Reich leadership. The image provides strong collector appeal for:

• WWII historians and archives

• Collectors of original Third Reich press material

• Military memorabilia and wartime photography specialists

• Museum or research collections requiring primary source imagery