Christ Church in Hamburg as it was in Third Reich time

"A great find" is how my correspondent describes this photo from the Christ Church in Hamburg-Wandsbek. On the interior arch it says: "Our Faith is the Victory." At the beginning of the words is a cross; at the end a swastika.

This symbology certainly was not forced on churches, but was the decision of the congregation. Many did subscribe to the "Positive Christianity" or "German Christianity" that was encouraged by the National Socialists.

Here you can see a picture of  the church with it's tall bell-tower, still in existence.

And below are the bells in the tower. It was common during the Third Reich for the people to combine the two symbols.