Adolf Hitler at the laying of the foundation stone for the 'House of the German tourism', 1938

Adolf Hitler takes the three hammer blows at the laying of the foundation stone for the 'House of the German tourism'. This laying of the foundation stone marked the beginning of the structural transformation of Berlin by the national socialists. Next to Hitler: from right to left: Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Esser, head of the tourism department in the Reich Propaganda Ministry, and the architect Albert Speer. Foto: SZ-Photo / IBL Bildbyrå