Colorized photo of a 35-year old Adolph Hitler upon his release from Landsburg Prison, 1924

Colorized photo of a 35-year old Adolph Hitler upon his release from Landsberg Prison, December 20, 1924. He was convicted for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch on November 8, 1923. The attempted coup in Munich by right-wing members of the army and the Nazi Party was foiled by the government, and Hitler was charged with high treason by the Bavarian State Court and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. After pressures from his supporters in government, he was released. It was during his 9-month incarceration here where he completed his Mein Kamp and re-strategized his Nazi philosophy. Photo said to be taken by Hitler’s photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann.

After his release, major broadsheets around the world rejoiced that the belligerant German leader has been "tamed" during his brief prison term at Landsburg,  Like this one

Long before his release, on Dec. 20, 1924, due in large part to the efforts of Warden Leybold, Hitler was already thinking about what type of car to buy: a Benz 11/40, which "would meet my current requirements," or a 16/50 with a more powerful engine. His preferred color was gray, and he wanted "wire wheels." Hitler asked the car dealer for preferential treatment. He wrote that he would probably have to obtain a loan for the purchase and that the "court costs and legal fees" he owed were making his "hair stand on end." In the letter, Hitler asked Werlin to inquire at his main office as to "what sort of a discount you can give me."

However, Hitler never got to buy one. The car he used upon his release belonged to Adolf Müller owner of the Münchner Buchgewerbehaus, where the Völkische Beobachter was published. It was a mid-priced Mercedes Benz 11/40, produced between 1923 -1925 and had a six-cylinder in-line engine with 2860 cc capacity that developed 40 hp