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Adolf Hitler salutes parading troops of the German Wehrmacht near Jarolaw, Poland, in 1939. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Adolf Hitler salutes parading troops of the German Wehrmacht near Jarolaw, Poland, in 1939. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images