Military unit flags at the Munich railway station, 1940
This display outside the Munich train station for the 1940 opening of the "Great German Art Exhibition" at the "House of German Art" appears positively ludicrous in its pomposity, contradicting any true claim to art. The intention is clearly discernible: the gigantic staging was designed to make the individual appear tiny and insignificant. The *GröFaZ* (a mocking acronym for "Greatest Leader of All Time") had already toured the exhibition beforehand—which perhaps explains the pomp—though Goebbels, naturally, also wanted to put himself in the spotlight. Given that the nation was at war, the inclusion of military standards around the central column was a must..
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