TODAY IN BERLIN: HORST WESSEL DOWN

On This Day in Berlin

Somebody’s little boy… Horst Wessel as a baby - with his proud parents in Bielefeld. Portrait photo in public domain.

On October 9, 1907 a young couple Ludwig and Bertha from Bielefeld welcomed their first-born son. Several months later, the proud parents visited a photo studio and had their firstborn, their son and heir captured in all his miniature glory.