The Team Behind Hitler's Photo Album

The photograph shows Jack Hammond and Ingrid Stein. Like many of the people working for PWE, they were colourful characters. Hammond was a journalist working for a local newspaper in the Midlands who, in his spare time, wrote pornographic novels. These had been published in Paris before the war and smuggled into England. Sefton Delmer, a fellow journalist who had been recruited to organize PWE's black propaganda, was a fan of  Hammond's books. And when Delmer discovered that Hammond was serving in the RAF, he arranged to have him transferred to the Political Warfare Executive.

Stein was a talented, if mercurial, Austrian graphic artist who had come over to England when Hitler came to power. A lesbian, she was reputed to have had a torrid love affair with the wife of one of PWE's chief executives.

Hitler Replaces Jesus!

As the photo reveals, Hitler's planned to have this image replace the traditional one in all German churches. 

Rommel Has Been A Naughty Boy!

For failing to stop the Allied invasion, Rommel had his Mercedes staff car taken away and replaced by a pedal car made from old bicycle wheels and cardboard boxes.

Fragile Panzers!

In this photograph Hitler reveals that the construction of his tanks was often shoddy. This tank's gun has snapped after striking the branch of a tree. 

The Stress Of War!

This photograph reveals the stress on the Eastern Front. The soldier on the right has suffered a mental breakdown and can't stop giving the Nazi salute. Consequently his comrades have no option but to shoot him!

Hitler's Army Cleaning Windows In Jersey!

This photo from the album was supposed to show that in the occupied territories, Hitler's soldiers were always ready to help the civilian population. Here we see men serving in the Channel Islands hard at work in Jersey. 

Hitler Enjoys A Joke!

This photograph was intended to show that Hitler had a sense of humour. In the album Hitler explains that the paper bag belonged to Eva Braun who put it over his head every time they made love.

Joseph Goebbels At Work In His Office

The album was intended to contain unflattering photos of Hitler's entourage. Like this one of Propaganda Minister, Joseph Goebbels. It was said Goebbels was so scared of being assassinated by the allies, he had a bodyguard standing on his desk. The painting on the wall is said to be of Goebbels' mother.

Goebbels - Minister For Smut!

Hitler's photo album states that Goebbels was also Minister for State Pornography. Here we see an Aide delivering the latest "Adult Magazines." Hitler explained that Goebbels would then masturbate at his desk. This prompted complaints from the bodyguard who would have to get his uniform cleaned after it was spattered with semen.

Hitler's SS Are Ready For Anything!

Hitler was proud of his SS and the album purports to show he took a personal interest in the training of his elite troops. Hence the inclusion of this photo showing men of the SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Regiment being taught the correct way to smoke a cigarette. 

Hitler At Dunkirk!

In the album Hitler describes how his mighty Wehrmacht and SS were too scared to fight the British Army. So Hitler had to come down to Dunkirk to show them how it was done. Armed with only his pistol, the Fuhrer attacked the British Expeditionary Force. He went on to say that unfortunately he was unable to capture all of them. Consequently, some of the English Tommies managed to get away. But not this lot!

A Young Hitler In Vienna 1

To earn money whilst he was living in Vienna, this photograph claimed to show that Hitler drew pornographic postcards and sold them on the street. And, to attract customers he would often dress as a woman. In the album Hitler excuses this by claiming that, as well as being cheap, his dirty postcards had medicinal qualities. According to Doctor Hitler, regular masturbation kept the seminal fluid at a reasonable level and prevented the testicles from exploding. 

A Young Hitler In Vienna 2

This photo purports to show Hitler working as an attendant in a men's sauna in Vienna. In the album Hitler boasts that he became adept at administering colonic washouts and that a number of men became regular clients as a result of his, "skill with the rubber tubing."*

*Mein fähigkeit mit dem Gummischläuche 

A Young Hitler In Vienna 3

As a pennyless vagrant in Vienna, Hitler had to find whatever work was available. Here he poses in an advert for a Austrian butcher. The caption reads: "Our Meat Will Make You Strong!"

Candid Photo Of Hitler's Father At Work

In the album Hitler explains that his father was a customs official and it was his job to search people entering Austria for contraband. The photo is purported to show Hitler Senior at work inspecting a Gypsy woman. According to the Fuhrer, these cunning females would often hide prohibited items in intimate places. And Hitler's father would complain to all and sundry that it wasn't a pleasant job, but someone had to do it.

To add authentication, the photo bears a forged Nazi stamp along with Hitler's distinctive signature. 

Was Hitler A Transvestite?

Hitler said that when his father took him to the local park he would sometimes dress him up as a girl. Hitler's father would then organize games with the other children in the park. Hitler also mentioned that his father was absent minded and would often forget to do his trouser fly buttons up.

A Candid View of Hitler

In 1943 Hammond came up with the idea of producing Hitler's Photo Album. It was to be bound in cheap leather and contain unflattering photographs of the Fuhrer, his family and his entourage. To add authenticity, the photographs would be accompanied by forged handwritten notes supposedly made by Hitler himself. Once the album was finished it was to be distributed throughout Germany and the occupied territories. Sadly, the Foreign Office deemed the project too expensive and only few of the photographs were ever produced.