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Hans Schweitzer

1901 – 1980

Nazi propaganda artist

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About Hans Schweitzer

Lived 1901 – 1980 (aged 79). Hans Schweitzer was a German illustrator, graphic designer, draftsperson, graphic artist and caricaturist.

Joseph Goebbels and Hans Schweitzer at the opening of the Olympic art exhibition in 1936. Hans Herbert Schweitzer (25 July 1901 – 15 September 1980), known as Mjölnir, or Mjoelnir was an artist who produced many posters for the Nazi Party (NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. In Teutonic mythology, Mjölnir is the name of Thor's hammer.

He was recruited to produce Nazi propaganda posters by Joseph Goebbels. The posters depicted crude but memorable caricatures of the NSDAP's opponents. A recurring image was of a Sturmabteilung (SA) member side by side with a Heer soldier. Schweitzer was named a professor in 1937, and was named "Reich Commissioner for Artistic Design" and chairman of the Reich Committee of Press Illustrators.

After the war, Schweitzer remained in the western occupation zone. In the course of denazification, Schweitzer was fined 500 Deutschemarks in Hamburg-Bergedorf. He was boycotted as "Goebbels' illustrator", but nonetheless found work designing posters for West German federal press and information office and as an illustrator in the far-right press.

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Mjölnir, Hans Herbert Schweitzer

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Hans Schweitzer?

Nazi propaganda artist (1901–1980)

When was Hans Schweitzer born?

Hans Schweitzer was born on 25 July 1901 in Berlin.

When did Hans Schweitzer die?

Hans Schweitzer died on 15 September 1980 in Landstuhl.

What was Hans Schweitzer's occupation?

Hans Schweitzer was an illustrator, graphic designer, draftsperson, graphic artist and caricaturist.

What nationality was Hans Schweitzer?

Hans Schweitzer was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hans Schweitzer

· Wikidata: Q879145

· DBpedia: Hans Schweitzer

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