Chamberlain at the Oberwiesenfeld Airport in Munich Germany during the 1938 conference
In 1938 Hugo Jaeger (who was Hugo Jaeger) photographed British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain during his infamous visit to Germany. It’s not hard to see a gentleman overwhelmed by the display of the military costumes and the theatrical Nazi staging. These photos were taken in September 1938 in Munich.
Reception at Oberwiesenfeld Airport in Munich Germany during the 1938 conference. L to R: Wagner, Ribbentrop, unidentified, Chamberlain and Henderson
Reception at Oberwiesenfeld Airport in Munich Germany during the 1938 conference. 2nd from R (in Brown) Fiehler. Front row: Wagner, unidentified and Chamberlain
Reception at Oberwiesenfeld Airport in Munich Germany during the 1938 conference. Front row L to R: Ribbentrop, Chamberlain, unidentified, and Wagner
Neville Chamberlain
English PM Neville Chamberlain waving his hat to unseen crowd at Oberwiesenfeld Airport following a diplomatic meeting w. German leaders. to avoid conflict, a policy which would become known as appeasement
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This was our mess hall in 1946-1948 for the 10th Air Supply Squadron. I was stationed at Oberwiesenfeld for thirteen months until transferred to Erding, approximately twenty-five km East of Munich.
Interesting, especially that second photo. Chamberlain in his dated clothes looks he literally stepped out of a Victorian HG Wells-type time machine, completely confused and out of his depth. Henderson the diplomat is scheming next to him, knowing he only has months to avert war – you can almost see the gears frantically turning in his head… while all around them the arrogant Nazis stomp and preen themselves. Scary stuff!