They arranged flowers for the Führer and spied for the Gestapo. Yet after the war, most followers of the Third Reich simply faded back into the community
A Nazi flag hangs on one side of the hall, the Australian flag on the other. Between them, a floral arrangement lines the steps leading to a framed portrait of Adolf Hitler above which a sign in German says “50 years”.
Who took the photograph inside a German club in Adelaide on 20 April 1939 is not known but more than 80 years later the image of the decorations laid out to mark Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday is a reminder of an episode in Australia’s history now barely remembered.
