Propaganda Photograph – Turkish Officers Visit the Eastern Front (Löhr, Hendrick & Mölders!)

Original Propaganda Photograph – Turkish Officers Visit the Eastern Front

• Subject: Visit of a Turkish officer delegation to the Eastern Front.

  • Generaloberst Löhr in conversation with General Ali Fuat Erden, head of the Turkish officers’ mission.

  • Meeting takes place at a field airfield on the Eastern Front.

  • Also pictured: Generalmajor Hendrick and, in the background, Oberst Werner Mölders (noted Luftwaffe ace and later General der Jagdflieger).

• Caption Reference: No. 2267

• Date/Reporter: Schneider, 10 November 1941 (PK-Aufn. Kriegsber.)

• Source: Wien-Bild agency stamps on reverse

• Size: approx. 18 × 13 cm

• Condition: As seen (light handling, age traces, with agency and censor markings verso)

Historical Note:
This image documents a diplomatic-military visit of Turkish officers during Germany’s campaign in the East, November 1941. Such visits were used for propaganda purposes to highlight Axis ties and international military cooperation. The presence of high-ranking Luftwaffe figures, including Mölders, adds significant historical importance to the photograph.