“Allies For Now” German & Soviet Troops Linked In Poland, 1939 (verso)
Copress
17.8 x 23.4 cm
The Hitler-Stalin Pact, or better known as Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact was signed in Moscow on 23rd of August, 1939 and it marked the beginning of World War II by enabling the German and Russian invasion of Poland due to the secret agreement to divide Eastern Europe into spheres of influence between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. The invasion finalized by the meeting of German Motorized troops and Red Army 29th Tank Brigade during parade in Brest-Litowsk Poland 0n 9.24.1939
Provenance
Corpress Munchen ArchivePast in Present.com Inc private historical archive.
This photograph came from unidentified historical archive collection. All items from that source are vintage, well preserved, high quality and historically significant. The archive came with a few printed pages that contained biography of Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager who was a German army officer known for his involvement in the 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. After World War II, he pursued studies in economics and became a forestry expert. He also co-founded the Malteser Hilfsdienst, the medical service of the German Order of Malta, and coordinated German pilgrimages to Lourdes.
So we can cautiously assumed that this photograph came from his collection, but provenance require further research.