Awards ceremonies featuring Axmann, Backe, Mutschmann, Funk, Ley
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Awards ceremonies featuring Axmann, Backe, Mutschmann, Funk, Ley
Awards ceremonies featuring Axmann, Backe, Mutschmann, Funk, Ley
1944 May, 1944 May 01
Nazi officials preside over awards ceremonies for youth and workers. Artur Axmann, who replaced Baldur von Schirach as leader of the Hitler Youth in 1940, speaks to a group of young women and men. Reichsminister Herbert Backe hands out certificates. Gauleiter Martin Mutschmann is also present. Another awards ceremony for workers features Robert Ley speaking at a podium. Reich Economy Minister Walther Funk presents the awards. Close-ups on some of the workers' faces. Nine men who have been named Pioneers of Labor (Pionere der Arbeit) by Hitler are congratulated by Ley.