Strength Through Joy

Strength Through Joy was a large state controlled program of rest and play in Nazi Germany. It made the tourism industry richer after a long time of no tourists. Many cruise ships were created specifically for this program, such as the MV Wilhelm Gustloff. Strength Through Joy was paused during the Second World War, and never restarted.

Strength Through Joy Media

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  Head of KdF, Robert Ley

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  Dancing class of the KdF, 1933

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  Prora, an unfinished KdF resort

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  Poster promoting an N.S. Reich Symphony Orchestra performance

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  Adolf Hitler and Robert Ley aboard the Robert Ley in 1939

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  Travelers aboard a KdF train

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  • For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme.
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  A KdF Theaterzug delivering equipment

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  Traveling KdF theatre performers

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  Travelers aboard a KdF cruise enjoying an orchestra performance