Hitler and Frederick the Great (2 Viewers)

[trooper]

Apparently Hitler always had a portrait of Frederick the Great with him when he changed HQ during the war. It had it's own special packing case and was in the bunker during his last days. Does anyone know what happened to it? Is it in a museum somewhere? A private collection? Or was it just detroyed?

 

[Mitch]

Trooper....

Don't think its come to light but, as veterans get older and less are with us all sorts of treasures are going to come to light. I remember just last year the Gemaldergalene Linz came to light from the war 'souvenires' of a soldier called 'pistone' who took this book from the house at Bertschegarten and chronicled all the art hitler wanted for the 'fuhrermuseum'.
There will be loads of stuff in the former soviet Union as the russians looted the capital quite heavily after hostilities ended.
Mitch

Apparently Hitler always had a portrait of Frederick the Great with him when he changed HQ during the war. It had it's own special packing case and was in the bunker during his last days. Does anyone know what happened to it? Is it in a museum somewhere? A private collection? Or was it just detroyed?

 

[theBaron]

Hitler gave his favorite portrait of Frederick the Great, painted by Anton Graff in 1780, to his pilot, Hans Bauer. He was subsequently captured by the Russians, who took the painting from him, but it was since returned and is currently displayed at Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin.

Prost!
Brad

 

[OzDigger]

Hitler gave his favorite portrait of Frederick the Great, painted by Anton Graff in 1780, to his pilot, Hans Bauer. He was subsequently captured by the Russians, who took the painting from him, but it was since returned and is currently displayed at Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin.

Prost!
Brad

Hans Bauer's book 'I was Hitler's pilot' is an interesting read, there's not much that guy didn't know about Hitler.

 

[Mitch]

theBaron....

Thats interesting as I had previously thought bauer was serioulsy injured when shot in the leg by the russians and was captured without knowing who he was at first. I did recall something about whether the story of that picture was true but, did not know the painting was in the museum.
Mitch

Hitler gave his favorite portrait of Frederick the Great, painted by Anton Graff in 1780, to his pilot, Hans Bauer. He was subsequently captured by the Russians, who took the painting from him, but it was since returned and is currently displayed at Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin.

Prost!
Brad

 

[trooper]

Hitler gave his favorite portrait of Frederick the Great, painted by Anton Graff in 1780, to his pilot, Hans Bauer. He was subsequently captured by the Russians, who took the painting from him, but it was since returned and is currently displayed at Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin.

Prost!
Brad

Thanks Brad, that's answered a question that's bugged me for a long time.

 

[OzDigger]

I'm surprised the Russians gave the painting back

 

[IXEC]

Hans Bauer's book 'I was Hitler's pilot' is an interesting read, there's not much that guy didn't know about Hitler.

Yes....he did know, quite alot..

In that book, his recollection of the Ernst Rohm plot to kill Hitler, should have made that historic moment quite clear...But the adopted history of the event, isn't written as Bauer witnessed it first hand...and it won't be ...

Is there something more to providence...

http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/tandey.htm

 

[theBaron]

I haven't been able to find out more details about the painting's return, but I suspect that since Charlottenburg is in the western part of Berlin, so, West Berlin during the Cold War, that it was most likely returned after the fall of the Wall and the end of the Soviet Union, but I'm still looking for specifics.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Mitch]

I contacted the museum and initially they could not give me any definite answers but, said they would get back to me with any information. Will post when I get some
Mitch