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1    ADOLF HITLER GIFTS HIS SIGNED PORTRAIT TO GAULEITER OTTO HELLMUTH    "
 ADOLF HITLER (1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached. Impressive, fine association I.S.P., 8.25 x 10.75 in., an original Hoffmann portrait showing a brooding, standing Hitler in a waist-up pose. At bottom, Hitler inscribed and signs the photograph for OTTO HELLMUTH (1896-1968), Gauleiter of Lower Franconia from 1928 to 1945 and a member of the Reichstag following the 1933 Nazi seizure of power. Hitler writes in full: 'My old comrade, Gauleiter Dr. Otto Hellmuth, with sincere happiness and best wishes for your marriage', adding the date 'June 13, 1936' at bottom-left. The bottom-right corner of the verso bears a faint purple studio stamp from Hoffmann's photography studio in Munich, while the top-left bears the pencil inscription 'Hellmuth', almost certainly added later. The margin bear trivial creases and tiny tears not intruding on the image itself, one such fold at the bottom-left affecting the date and one fold at bottom-right affecting Hitler's signature. Tiny spots also affect the photograph, though most are nonintrusive to the image and inscription. Overall in very good to fine condition. In 1934, one year after Hellmuth's entrance into the Reichstag, he became Regierungsprasident (Government President) of Lower Franconia, uniting under his control the highest party and governmental offices in his jurisdiction. Despite his high stature, Hellmuth was not an impressive personality; according to Joseph Goebbels's diary entries, Hellmuth was 'a most retiring unassuming Gauleiter in whom one had not too much confidence.' This image is typical of those Hitler presented in his massive sterling silver initialed gift frames. "
2    ADOLF HITLER SIGNED ARTWORK    "
 (1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached. ORIGINAL SIGNED ARTWORK GIVEN TO HERMANN ESSER Original signed piece of art by Hitler, an 8.5 x 2.25 in. (open) handmade greeting card, addressed within to early NSDAP member and editor of the 'Volkischer Beobachter' Hermann Esser, in red ink. The card is illustrated with a hand-executed watercolor image with gilt paint highlights, depicting a mustachioed figure, possibly Hitler himself but perhaps recipient Esser, dressed in a mountaineering outfit with binoculars and a rifle, surrounded by deer, birds and a rabbit, and with a cherub serving the figure a plate of food at right. Hitler signs opposite the illustration in black ink, adding the date '1./Jan. 1939'. The piece has been expertly inlaid in a taupe card mount, else very good. Near identical sketches using the same artistic style and with the same somewhat awkward figures are credited to Hitler in the book 'Eva Braun: Hitler's Mistress' by Nerin E. Gun, published in London, 1968, and they appear again in a Sunday Times (London) article at about the same time. Author Gun, an ex-inmate of Dachau, translated the surviving fragments of Eva Braun's diaries for printing and published them in various languages as part of his biography of Eva Braun . For his research, he stayed close to the Braun family in Ruhpolding. In the view of historian and biographer Heike B. Gortemaker, Gun's work was 'the only serious biography' of Eva Braun. It was likely from the family that Gun received the examples of Hitler's art illustrated in his biography. HERMAN ESSER (1900–1981) was a very early member of the Nazi Party. A journalist, Esser was the editor of the Nazi paper, Volkischer Beobachter, and a Nazi member of the Reichstag. In the early history of the party, he was a de facto deputy of Adolf Hitler. He would later be ostracized by the party for his sexual peccadilloes. "
3    ADOLF HITLER    "
 (1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached. Incredibly rare D.S. on 'Der Fuhrer' letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Berghof, Aug. 7, 1939, authorizing twelve S.S. 'Standarts' to display banner flags at the planned 1939 Reichsparteig ('Nuremberg Rally') - the last 'Reichsparteig' to be planned by the Third Reich, which would be cancelled one day before the event due to the German invasion of Poland. The listed 'standarts' include: 95. SS Standarte 'Risengebirge'; 96. SS Standarte 'Bruex'; 97. SS Standarte 'Egerland'; 98. SS Standarte 'Schonhengst-Gau'; 99. SS Standarte 'Sudmahren'; 100. SS Standarte 'Sudeten'; 101. SS Standarte 'Saaz'; 102. SS Standarte 'Jagerndorf'; 103. SS Standarte 'Nordbohmen'; 104. SS Standarte 'Troppau'; 105. SS Standarte 'Memelland'; and 106. SS Standarte 'Schwaben'. Signed by Hitler at conclusion. Uneven toning, likely from previous framing, else very good. The 1939 Nuremberg Rally, scheduled for September 2nd to 11th, was given the name 'Rally of Peace' to prove to European nations that Germany wished to avoid war… ironically, Germany began its offensive against Poland one day before the event, igniting World War II and leading to its cancellation. "
4    EVA BRAUN    "
 (1912 - 1945) German mistress and later wife of Nazi fuhrer Adolf Hitler, she later committed suicide with him in the basement of the Chancellery. Rare A.L.S. 'Your Sister Eva' on both sides of her blind-embossed 7 x 4.25 in. correspondence card, Munich, [n.d., likely late in the war due to content], to her sister Ilse Hochstetter in Berlin. In full: 'Dear Ilse! So that you don't have to walk around in fur-trimmed clothes in the middle of summer, I am sending you a thin dress that I hope will fit. I don't have a blouse right now. If the black and white shoes are too small, send them back as they are very comfortable for me. Unfortunately I cannot send you underwear. But you still have 30 points and you can use them to buy clothes. I wish you all the best...' Heinrich Hoffmann bought Eva's villa in Munich on behalf of Adolf Hitler, who did not appear during the sale, for 30,000 Reichsmarks. Hitler later gave the villa to his lover, Eva. Sister Ilse, a nurse's aide, was responsible for saving Eva's life following one of her attempts at suicide. "
5    PAULA HITLER'S MEMOIR OF HER BROTHER, ADOLF HITLER    "
 PAULA HITLER-WOLF (1896 - 1960) Younger sister of Adolf Hitler, his only sibling to survive into adulthood. She never joined the Nazi Party and largely remained on the sidelines, though after the war she accepted the charity of ex-SS officers and survivors of Hitler's inner circle. An incredible memoir of a life with Adolf Hitler, a typed manuscript signed at conclusion 'Paula Hitler-Wolf' with a few emendations, 15pp. large 4to., [n.p., but apparently Berchtesgaden, ca. 1953], in German with partial English translation. This is the text of a solicited magazine article sought by an American journalist for publication in 'The American Weekly', though we cannot find any evidence of it having been put into print. Written in a stream-of-thought manner, Paula Hitler is alternately protective of her brother, indignant, and fawning, while at the same time revealing a good deal about Hitler hitherto unknown. The self-typed text reads, in small part: '…four children [my siblings] died early in life, and this fact caused my mother to be extremely careful whenever Adolf and I showed any sign of illness…she also tried to balance the strictness of our father with her own love…When our 65-year-old father died in January, 1903, my brother Adolf was 13 years old…Four years later…mother, who was 23 years younger than father, died…Adolf joined his parents on April 30, 1945…[Adolf] had grown up between two extremes…our father's attitude through life was uncompromising…yield or break…our mother…tried to save the domestic peace…Just like Napoleon in his youth, my brother also was a small gang leader – freedom-loving, impulsive, comradely – never inclined to submit…I have often wondered what would have happened…if his mother hadn't left us so early…whether he would have refrained from his…intention to become an artist…he did not have the strength to detach himself from his mother…their deaths…cleared the way for him to run as a politician….jealousy between Adolf and me played an increasing role…my brother got a lung hemorrhage…he noted our mother's indulgence towards me…Adolf proved himself the most loving, patient and attentive son…My brother Adolf gave me my first piano lessons…listening to melodies from Wagner operas…he himself learned [piano] on his own…he preferred to talk about what moved him to the core: history – music – architecture…he also checked my homework and did arithmetic…his enthusiasm for the Bayreuth master [Richard Wagner]…The outstanding leadership that Richard Wagner assumed as the poet in my brother's soul was not equaled by anyone in other areas…For Adolf it was incomprehensible that a human child could ever confuse the Baroque with the Renaissance!...The greatest disappointment…was probably that moment when, on entering the art academy, he immediately ran into the tried and tested and splendidly established bureaucratism …laden with prejudices…this disappointment was followed by a series of discoveries that he had not expected…he was left to his own devices…the academy and theater-goer Adolf Hitler became a worker…and used every free hour to draw and paint, and in standing-room in the evening at the opera…father wished him to become a state official…the connection between my brother and me was interrupted for 13 years…the move to Munich, the First World War, and the end of the war…[our mother] would have followed the ascent of her son with a fearful heart…she would only have visited Berlin on very special occasions, but she would only have been at home in the familiar rooms, far from all the trinkets and glitter…Worrying about her son's luck and misfortune would have been second nature to her, like Napoleon's mother…Only when my brother was in Vienna did he make it a point to greet me at the Hotel Imperial and this journey was of course carried out in the car. My brother didn't have much time, a stay in Vienna was always short and on the one…he did not even realize how difficult it was to get to the…Hotel Imperial…When I received the invitation to his 50th birthday in Berlin shortly afterwards and we were facing each other in the Reich Chancellery, one of the first questions was: 'Why didn't you come to the Imperial…nobody knew where you were!'…in the summer of 1940 and the last one - a surprise visit to Berlin – I saw him on March 5, 1941 in Vienna, where the harvest of the war was already evident…my brother, whose existence from now on consisted only of responsibility…When I am asked about the death of my brother…I can only say one thing that is clear and unequivocal: Yes! The fact that my brother is dead was out of the question for me from the very beginning after the war was over…The war was lost for Germany, so was his life's work. Too many incomprehensibilities had accumulated to find out from this sum for himself or for any purpose in life. Neither in the present nor in the future. Moreover, he had spent the past lifetime in tireless concern for the German people and the maintenance of European culture, twice and three times... for him all life possibilities except for the last ones were exhausted when he saw his beloved capital Berlin in enemy hands. It wasn't my brother's intention to go out of Berlin to defend himself somewhere. …Where could he flee with his deeply disappointed, heavy heart without carrying the unbearable burden of thoughts with him everywhere… it no longer mattered whether the remains of the corpse were found, because the people asked about them much later only at a time when the horrific experiences around the destroyed Reichskanzlei and within it in the last days of the war lost their immediate horror…My brother's long-time driver, Erich Kempka, not only provided the fuel - 200 liters of gasoline - and was not only present at the site of the incineration when his 'boss' was looking for the peace he would otherwise… everything that was mortal about my brother , doused with gasoline and burned. The end of Mussolini [shot and publicly hanged] is said to have been the immediate cause of this burned death. My little brother did not want to give anyone the opportunity to make a horrible joke with his found corpse…We sat across from each other in the Munich apartment and we both became quiet when I visited my brother in his private apartment on Pringregenzplatz in Munich, I understood very well that he was 'at home' in this apartment. The apartment consisted of a large living room with an attached library and a large dining room for celebratory…my brother's bedroom with bathroom, guest room and from a large hallway in which the gentlemen would smoke their cigars...There were very valuable paintings among them, some of which he had bought himself from his private income for his private apartment and some of them were gifts…In the large living room, a Breughel…when he did give himself a short break in a deep armchair… masters from the same century, like Grützner, Kaulbach…the older ones were intended exclusively as wall decorations for the dining room…when the war began, the magic was over, the pictures were all stored in a bombproof manner and when I entered this apartment for the last time in the summer of 1941, there were empty walls everywhere…My brother's estate also includes watercolors, drawings and sketches from his own past, some of which were bought back because they were created at the time when he still viewed watercolor painting as a stepping stone towards his goal: to become a master builder…he was particularly pleased about a portfolio with of Rudolf v. Alt pictures, because Adolf's preference for architecture found the best breeding ground in him…the gifts for Christmas and birthdays… which both the artist and the little man Adolf Hitler, particularly enjoyed, piled up with him…[an artist] at my brother's wish, painted a portrait of [our mother] in her youth from an old, small photograph…after the end of the war, someone said to me, I should get it…Also, the income from the book 'Mein Kampf'…is still under trust management….Of course, the furnishings in his Munich apartment and the library would also be bequests that for me as a sister first…my niece Geli [Raubal, Hitler's niece and alleged mistress] once complained to me in 1930 - Uncle Adolf had nothing to read at home and she would be half desperate about it. At first I was surprised: 'Don't you read anything…he has such tons of books!' But then we both laughed when she answered with a pitiful look: 'Yes...that's it - but nothing clever! ... There is not a single romance novel among them!' At the same time and in the same way as his mother, my brother also had his favorite niece Geli painted…as a reminder ... the list of the pictures does not, of course, include those valuable paintings that my brother had acquired for the installation of a picture gallery in Linz…When he thought about his future plans as a boy, then he tried first and foremost to give Linz some relief, because his hometown seemed neglected to him…there were not enough years of peace available to start everything in good time…I probably went with them [NSDAP] to a large extent, but I was not influenced by any propaganda speculating on the herd instinct of the masses…all political propaganda is a double-edged sword and a risk…And now the beginning of the war has been repeated - but this time her own brother stood by at the top of Germany and in the persistent search for the meaning of my own life, each one closes the circle as if by itself when I see his fate-related task, his loneliness, his vain struggle for recognition of Germany as an equal guard, his resignation in the end…' Hitler has signed in full at the bottom of the last page. A few of the pages bear marginal tears, one tear extending an inch or two into the typed text, but with no loss, otherwise overall very good. This manuscript is accompanied by a one-page set of questions sent to Paula concerning claims she was making on the estate of Adolf Hitler at the same time. She answers these questions in a 6pp. typed manuscript (unsigned). It reads in part: 'I also have the right to claim the same inheritance laws as heir of Adolf Hitler as are generally used…I am the only one of my family to share the name Hitler…I never denied the relationship with my brother…when recently said by American newspapers that I only adopted this name after the end of the war, I preferred this name Wolf even when my brother was still alive…my brother, as a Party Leader in the early years, traveled through Obersalzberg on the name 'Wolf' – and when I visited in the summer of 1923, I chose the same in order to not be bothered… he should always remain my little brother…when I saw him on the newsreel, it seldom happened that my eyes remain dry, because I suddenly realized how small I remained relative to him…the housekeeper in my brother's private apartment claimed his personal estate for herself…I myself lost everything… unfortunately, the gentlemen who dealt with the judicial proceedings against my brother did not take the trouble to see whether I met the prerequisites for neediness…since I was unknown in Germany from the beginning, I had no right to be known after my brother's death…with this verdict, as I became more hopeless, I applied for welfare from 1948 onwards…it only paid the rent for one small, poorly-furnished room…at the impossibility of an apartment rental…I gave up assistance in September of last year, and have since been keeping my head above water by working on magazines and other written works...' Ultimately, Paula received nothing from her brother's estate, which he had bequeathed to the German State in his final hours before committing suicide with Eva Braun in the Fuhrerbunker. The German courts upheld his will, thus gaining for Germany Hitler's remaining personal and real property, as well as the rights to 'Mein Kampf', his speeches, and his other writings. Also present are about 20+ letters, copies of letters, etc. (none originally signed by Paula Hitler) negotiating the sale of her memoir of her infamous brother. A 6 x 8 press photo of the two Hitlers, a small postwar photo of Paula, her obituary from American sources, news articles concerning other Hitler relatives, etc. A most important, historic, and enlightening account! "
6    TRAUDL JUNGE ON HITLER'S LAST DAY    "TRAUDL JUNGE ON HITLER'S LAST DAY 
<br /> (1920 – 2002) German secretary who worked as Adolf Hitler's last private secretary from December 1942 to April 1945. After typing out Hitler's will, she remained in the Berlin F&uuml;hrerbunker until his death. Outstanding typed manuscript, signed, 1p. 8.5 x 14 in., [n.p., n.d.], a lengthy description of Adolf Hitler's last day and her interaction with him and Eva Braun. In small part: '…April 30 began like all the days that preceded it…We lunched with Hitler, and the conversation at table was the same as the day before and the day before that…A death feast, marked by an appearance of calm…After a short time Otto Gunsche appeared. 'Come on, ' he said. 'The Fuehrer wants to say goodbye.'…The Fuehrer looked more stooped than ever as he came out of his room and moved slowly towards us. He offered his hand to each of us, and as he shook hands with me, he looked straight at me, but I knew he didn't see me…He whispered some words that I couldn't make out…It was only when Eva Braun came up to me that I came to my senses. She was wearing Hitler's favorite dress…Her hair was beautifully done…'Please try to get out of here' she said…'Give my love to Bavaria'…Then she turned and went with the Fuehrer into his room, to her death. The heavy iron door swung shut behind them. Shortly before, she had invited me into her bedroom…She had taken out a superb silver fox coat…'…this is my farewell present to you…wear this and enjoy it'…after the door shut…I was seized by a wild desire to get as far away as possible…I remembered the six Goebbels children, abandoned down there…they were wandering about looking for their parents or for Aunt Eva…Suddenly a shot rang out, so close that it silenced us all. The sound echoed around the bunker. 'Right on target!' yelled little Helmut…&quot; Fine condition. 
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7    JOSEF MENGELE    "
 (1911 - ca. 1980) Nazi 'doctor' who plied his trade at Auschwitz, he was the most brutal and detestable of all the camp doctors. It was Mengele's decision as to whether camp inmates would be used as forced labor or sent directly to the gas chambers, and he as well performed hideous experiments on inmates, especially twins. After the war, Mengele fled to Argentina where he avoided capture until his death. A.Ms.S. on both sides of a lined 8vo. sheet torn from a notebook, two poems in Mengele's hand originally from a grouping of 32 journals written by Mengele while in hiding in South America, sold by us in 2011. The first poem is titled 'Blooming', reading in full: 'Flowers my friends, Dandelion and buttercups, See you at the early hour, 'Good Morning': greeting you, Glittering in silver dew, Bluebell and green clover. I see you dying, Don't be afraid of death, Columbine and Daisy, Flowers wither and fade, But not your strong roots'. The second poem on the verso is untitled, reading: 'Bellyache in the heart, And a blue bruise...From a fall too high, 12 working hours, And more work...Better days, Time will bring! But when? The question, For now I don't care!'. One corner of the page is lost with no effect to text, else very good. "
8    HEINRICH HIMMLER AND MAX SCHAFER, K/C WITH OAK LEAVES    "
 (1900 - 1945) Hitler's Chief of the SS and Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremburg. Fine content partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Leisnig, Apr. 1, 1935, the service contract between the SS and SS-Untersturmfuhrer MAX SCHAFER (1907-1987). Schufer agrees to remain in service with the SS until one day after his 45th birthday, Jan. 16, 1953, after which his contract may be extended year-to-year. During his first year as an SS leader, he may be terminated without explanation at any time. Boldly signed by Himmler, and twice by Schafer as well. MAX SCHAFER (1907-1987) had a superb service record. Promoted to SS-Obersturmf&uuml;hrer in 1935, he took joined the 2nd / SS Pioneer Battalion as platoon leader in the Polish and Western campaigns. On July 15, 1940 he was promoted to SS-Hauptsturmf&uuml;hrer and in September 1940 chief of the 2nd / SS-Pionier-Bataillon 5, with which he fought in Russia from June 1941. In October 1941 he became the commander of SS Pioneer Battalion 5, which he led in the Caucasus and the Don region. He was awarded the Knight's Cross on February 12, 1943, after he had already been promoted to SS-Obersturmbannf&uuml;hrer on January 30, 1943. In May 1943 he became the pioneer leader of the III. SS Panzer Corps and distinguished himself as the leader of several combat groups in front of Leningrad and at the Oranienbaum pocket. On November 9, 1944, he was promoted to SS-Standartenf&uuml;hrer, and on January 25, 1945, he was awarded the Oak Leaves. "
9    JURGEN STROOP    "
 (1895 - 1952) SS and Police Leader of the Poland-Warsaw area. It was Stroop who, during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, ordered its suppression costing the lives of tens of thousands. As his forces were forced back by heavy resistance, he ordered the entire ghetto burned down, building by building, and the killing or deportation to extermination camps of all of its inhabitants. Afterwards, in an elaborately prepared report to Himmler, now referred to as 'The Stroop Report', he boasted that 'the Warsaw Ghetto is no more'. This report would later be used as evidence at the Nuremberg Trials. Tried and executed by the Poles in 1952. Good content war-date T.L.S. on his SS-Brigadefuhrer and Generalmajor der Polizei latterhead, 1p. 4to., Vienna, Feb. 6, 1943 to the Ss Personnel Dept. in Berlin. In part: '...To supplement my personnel files, I report that I was subsequently awarded the Infantry Assault Badge. I will present copies of the award certificate and the corresponding letter...I am transferred to Lemberg as the DD and police Leader Galicia...&quot; Stains and spots in three corners with some minor loss, file holes in left margin, dockets, still overall very good. Beginning October 1942, Stroop commanded an SS garrison at Kherson where he likely received his medal while fighting partisans...and executing Jews. It was while he was in his new position at Lvov that he planned and executed the initial liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto a few months later. "
10    OTTO WINKELMANN IS HONORED FOR THE OVERTHROW OF THE HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT    "
 (1891 - 1963) German Waffen-SS general, fought in the French and Russian campaigns in the 18th Army, later replaced Kurt Daluege as head of all German police. Awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Exceptionally rare, fine content war-date D.S., 4pp. sm. folio, Berlin, Feb. 16, 1945, the recommendation that the award of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords be made to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and General of the Waffen-SS and Police, OTTO WINKELMANN for his efforts and planning in the overthrow of Horthy's moderate Hungarian government, and likely Skorzeny's kidnapping of Horthy's son as well. The document lists Winkelmann's previous awards and a few personal details, then relates: '...Winkelmann has been employed as a Higher and Police Leader in Hungary since March 19, 1944. As a result of the special conditions in Hungary, this position required a special measure of...political understanding, tact and energy. W. has proven these properties in a way that cannot be surpassed. After no fundamental change in Hungary's attitude towards Germany was to be expected from the former Imperial Regent von Horthy and his government, Lakatocz, he got in touch with the leaders of the parties, with whom he hoped to work as closely as possible with the Reich. In lengthy negotiations, most of which were carried out on his sick bed, he created the prerequisites to prevent the intended betrayal of Hungary from taking effect. The military, police and security police measures in the event of a change of government being carried out by force had been prepared so thoroughly by him that the events of October 16 ran smoothly. The proposed person has therefore played a decisive role..in clearing up the Hungarian situation and thus for the full commitment of Hungary in the struggle against Bolshevism. Thanks to his initiative and prudence, we were able to relocate valuable machinery and materials to protect against bomb attacks...forces of the Ordnungspolizei deployed in Hungary were considerably reinforced by ethnic Germans, so that the Ordnungspolizei formed a reliable support for the military leadership in repelling Russian attacks...' File holes in left margin, lightly toned, else near fine. OTTO WINKELMANN (1894-1977) was an SS-Obergruppenf&uuml;hrer, general of the Waffen-SS and police general. For most of the war, he served directly as the the immediate successor to Kurt Daluege. He kept this post until he was transferred to Hungary in March 1944, with his boss changing from August 1943: W&uuml;nnenberg followed Daluege, who was leaving for health reasons. On March 19, 1944, Hungary was occupied by German troops. Winkelmann played a key role in the removal of Hungary's head of state, Mikl&oacute;s Horthy . After the interim military government under Prime Minister G&eacute;za Lakatos stopped the deportation of Hungarian Jews in late August, 1944, Otto Skorzeny and his commando units kidnapped Horthy's son on October 15 to force Horthy and Lakatos to end the former's government. Horthy then gave a ceasefire declaration for Hungary on the radio, whereupon he was arrested by Skorzeny on October 16. "
11    ERWIN J. ROMMEL    "
 (1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot. Typed D.S., 2pp. 4to., 'Headquarters' [North Africa], Feb. 6, 1942, his approval of the award of the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords to 13 men in his command. File holes, one slightly affecting the tail end of Rommel's very rushed signature, else fine. These awards were likely made in the successful campaign to take Agedabia and Benghazi. "
12    HERMANN GOERING    "
 German politician who began his career as an ace in World War I, rose to become Hitler's right-hand man and head of the Luftwaffe, finally captured and committed suicide on the eve of his execution. Great war-date T.L.S. as Generalfeldmarshall on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Feb. 26, 1940, thanking a Herr Pfotenhauer for forwarding Vitamin C preparations for German troops. Pfotenhauer was director of Merck Pharmaceutical House in Darmstadt - one of the world's largest drug companies in Germany that produced vitamins, narcotics, and other chemicals for the German army. Goering signs at the conclusion in blue indelible pencil. Horizontal fold with some minor foxing, two small chips and one small tear to the edges, evidence of previous mounting on the verso. Very good, with a translation. Of course, Goring himself was addicted to morphine, and nearly the entire German army was heavily drugged with methamphetamines at many times. "
13    DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER    "
 (1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the successful invasion on D-Day. Good content T.L.S. signed in full on his 'DDE' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Indio, Ca., Jan. 22, 1968 to Irving Asher (1880-1975), an executive for 20th Century-Fox Television, Executive Producer of 'Man on the Ledge' and a collector of presidential letters. Ike expresses his thanks for having been given the opportunity to view Asher's collection: '...it must be almost unique...', and adds: '...you mention that you served under Dickie [Lord Louis] Mountbatten. He is one of the warm friends that I first met during the war in Britain; one for whom I have the highest admiration and regard...' Fine condition, with a 8 x 10 in. photo of Eisenhower. From the collection of Malcolm Forbes. "
15    (THE DAMBUSTERS RAID) STEPHEN BURNS    "
 (1921-1943) British flight sergeant, tail gunner of Lancaster ED936/G AJ-H of 617 Squadron on the Dam Busters Raid, 16th May 1943. Very rare A.L.S. 'your loving son Steve' and 'Sgt. Burns' at top, 2pp. 8vo., 'RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire', [n.d., 1943], to his mother. Burns thanks her for her letter and continues: '...I will try and get you some matches as soon as possible. I have ordered a bible for our Dos [annotated '(me)' in red ink by Dorothy Mundon, the sister of Burns] and will send it as soon as I receive it', further adding that he is pleased his sister has made a good start, although '...She will only be giving tickets out I expect unless it has prospects later on for her...' Burns also states that he has received letters from his father and brother John and concludes: '...I don't suppose I will be on leave for some weeks yet. Please pack tooth-paste well and see it doesn't get damaged and please be quick' Autographs of Burns are rare in any form: he and almost all of his fellow crewmen would be shot down and killed over Belgium on December 20. Creased and soiled a bit. "
16    (IWO JIMA FLAG RAISERS) RENE GAGNON, IRA H. HAYES, AND JOHN H. BRADLEY    "(IWO JIMA FLAG RAISERS) RENE GAGNON, IRA H. HAYES, AND JOHN H. BRADLEY 
<br /> Great lot of two signed items, bearing signatures from three of the six American soldiers who raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, includes: Signed block of four 'Iwo Jima' postage stamps, 3 x 2 in., signed across in black ink by RENE GAGNON (1925-1979) and IRA H. HAYES (1923-1955). Fine condition. WITH: Signed FDC honoring the U.S. Armed Forces, showing battle scenes of Iwo Jima and bearing four affixed 'Iwo Jima' postage stamps, signed by JOHN H. BRADLEY (1923 - 1994) in blue ink at top-right. Fine, with July 11, 1945 cancel. 
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17    ADOLF GALLAND    "
 (1911-1994) German fighter ace of World War II and general of fighters. Limited edition print: 'The Warrior's Sword Had Come To Rest' by JAMES DIETZ, 17.25 x 15 in., no. 354/500, published by the Gettysburg Military Society in 1986. Galland and the artist sign in pencil along the bottom margin. Secured to a white board via two large photo corners, then shrinkwrapped to a total size of 19.25 x 17 in., with the reverse side of the board bearing an original COA from the publisher. Fine condition. "
18    ADOLF GALLAND    "
 (1911 - 1994) German fighter ace of World War II and general of fighters. S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a wartime portrait signed later in life. Fine. "
19    ADOLF GALLAND    "
 (1911 - 1994) German fighter ace of World War II and general of fighters, awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Signed print of a Messerschmitt BF 109E, the type flown by Galland during World War II, measuring 12 x 6.5 in. (sight), signed beneath the aircraft in pencil. Professionally matted and framed to a total size of 16.25 x 11.25 in. "
20    ADOLF GALLAND    "
 (1911 - 1994) German fighter ace of World War II and general of fighters, awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. His signature on a bookplate, affixed to the front flyleaf of a 'special autographed copy' of 'JG 26: The Abbeville Kids' by DONALD L. CALDWELL (New York: Orion Books), 1991. First edition. 440pp. 8vo. Limited-edition copy no. 134/200. Bookplate is also cosigned by the author and Luftwaffe ace GERHARD SCHOPFEL (1912-2003), credited with 45 aerial victories claimed in approximately 700 combat missions, all of which on the Western Front. Very good condition, with fine dust jacket. "
21    ADOLF GALLAND    "
 (1911 - 1994) German fighter ace of World War II and general of fighters, awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Rare limited-edition two-volume set of Galland's books: 'The First and the Last' and 'A Pilot's Life', each in navy blue boards with gilt titles, bearing a gilt emblem of a World War II Iron Cross on the front cover. Each bears a tipped in frontis photo of Galland in uniform, signed at bottom in purple ink next to the limitation number '104/1000'. Very faint offsetting of signatures onto the title pages, else very fine condition. With original slipcase. "
22    ADOLF HEUSINGER    "ADOLF HEUSINGER 
<br /> (1887-1982) German chief of operations of the Army High Command. Stood to the right of Hitler during the unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1944. Later became armed forces chairman for NATO. Small S.P., 1.75 x 2.25 b/w, a portrait in Bundeswehr uniform signed across the face. Fine. 
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23    ADOLF HITLER    "
 (1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached. Most unusual partly-printed D.S., 2pp. 4to., Berlin, Oct. 25, 1937, the appointment or promotion of four military attaches to overseas embassies. These include: Col. Heinrich Bruchmann, posted to Sofia, Bulgaria; Col. Iwan von Ilsemann, posted to Bern; Generalleutnant Wolfgang Muff, posted to Vienna; and Gen. Theodor Freiherr von Wrede, posted to Budapest. Boldly signed by Hitler at conclusion, co-signed by WERNER VON FRITSCH (1880-1939), commander in chief of the German Army highly critical of Hitler's intention to go to war. Accused by Himmler and Goering of homosexuality, von Fritsch was acquitted, joined his former artillery regiment in the field, and was killed in action before Warsaw. Fine. "
24    ADOLF HITLER    (1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached. Partial D.S., 7.25 x 6 in. (sight), Berlin, Nov. 13, 1935, clipped from the bottom section of a military appointment in German, in part: 'I sign this appointment with the expectation that the appointed has trust in his service oath and his occupational duties are to fulfill the well-being of the Empire...By this appointment, it becomes proven, I guarantee him the special protection of the Empire...' The bottom-left bears a blind-embossed seal, while the bottom-right bears the signature of Minister of Defense WERNER VON BLOMBERG. Light spot of foxing near signature, mentioned for accuracy, else in fine to very fine condition. Attractively double-matted with a portrait and English translation, then framed to a total size of 23.75 x 17.25 in.
25    ADOLF HITLER    "
 (1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached. Typed D.S. on his personal 7.75 x 5 in. personal correspondence card, Berlin, 'Christmas 1943'. With 'warmest congratulations', Hitler sends a parcel of scarce goods, likely coffee or chocolate from occupied territories, as a small gift to a close friend or supporter, offering his best wishes for a happy Christmas and New Year. Boldly signed and in very fine condition. "
26    ADOLF HITLER    "
 Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler's bloody rise to power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached. Typed D.S., 4pp. 8 x 11.75, 'Fuhrer Headquarters', December 15, 1944, a transmittal folder for an order or perhaps a partial document itself. The first page reads: 'In the name of the German People!' with the next facing page bearing Hitler's signature, along with the signature of WILHELM BURGDORF. Fine condition. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Battle of the Bulge commenced the very next day. "
28    ALAN G. KIRK    "
 (1888 - 1963) American admiral, served as an amphibious commander in the Mediterranean in 1942 and 1943 (the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy). In addition, he was the senior U.S. naval commander during the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944, embarked on the heavy cruiser USS Augusta, and as Commander U.S. Naval Forces, France during 1944 and 1945. Good content war-date T.L.S. 'Alan&quot; on &quot;United States Naval Forces in Europe' letterhead, 1p. 4to., London, Nov. 24, 1942 to former American Consul in London John Erhardt. In part: '...It seems a pity the war machine can't settle after being at it nearly a year...everybody is trying to get a good job for himself with lots of power, publicity and prestige. Pretty soon we had all better begin working for the country. The war certainly looks better...The lads have a couple of bulls by the tail however and no one knows quite how to let go...' Very good. "
29    ALAN G. KIRK    "
 ALAN G. KIRK (1888 - 1963) American admiral, U.S. Naval Attache in London, 1939-41, then Director of Naval Intelligence until the end of the war. T.L.S. on a corporate letterhead, 1p. 4to., New York, Apr. 24, 1956 sending a signed cover to a young man (not included). Fine. "
30    ALBERT FORSTER    "
 (1902 - 1952) Nazi politician, Gauleiter of Danzig-West Prussia. A ruthless and notorious anti-Semite, he established about 70 camps in Pomerania where Poles were subjected to murder, torture and, in the case of women and girls, rape before execution. In all, he killed upwards of 60,000. Executed. Rare S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in., a deckle-edged postcard offering a candid view of Hitler marching with Forster and other military and party officials in Danzig. Forster signs at bottom left in black ink. Shows mounting remnants to the verso, else very good. WITH: T.L.S. on &quot;Gauleitung Danzig&quot; letterhead, 1p. 4to., Danzig, Nov. 21, 1939, transmitting the above signed photo to a Munich resident, signed at the conclusion in black graphite by an 'Oberregierungsrat'. Two pieces. "
31    ALBERT KESSELRING    "
 (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremberg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted due to ill health. Good association A.N.S. to his attorney during the Nuremberg Trials Hans Laternser, 1p. 8vo., May 16, 1946, reading in part: 'Attorney at Law Dr. Laternser...I remind you of the documents. I ask to talk to you today...' Kesselring signs twice in pencil: once 'Kesselring' at the conclusion, and adding at the top-left 'Feldmarshall Kesselring'. Very good. Laternser played a prominent role in the High Command Trial, acting as the de facto lead defense counsel for the entire group of defendants - all former high-ranking personnel in the German Wehrmacht. "
32    ALBERT KESSELRING    "
 (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremburg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted due to ill health. S.P., 4.25 x 6 in. b/w, a print of an artist's portrait of the field marshal signed post-war in blue ink at bottom. Fine. "
33    ALBERT KESSELRING    "
 (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremburg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted due to ill health. Post-war envelope addressed in his hand to his wife and mailed from confinement in Germany, thus signing his name 'Kesselring'. Also signed in full: 'Albert Kesselring' on verso. Very good. "
34    ALBERT KESSELRING    "
 (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremburg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted due to ill health. Post-war envelope addressed in his hand to his wife and mailed from confinement in Germany, thus signing his name 'Kesselring'. Also signed in full: 'Albert Kesselring' on verso. Very good. "
35    ALBERT KESSELRING    "
 (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe, tried for war crimes. His death sentence commuted due to ill health. Holder of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Probable war-date S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform boldly signed at bottom. "
36    ALBERT PRAUN    "
 (1894 - 1975) German general who became the Chief Signals Officer of the Wehrmacht during World War II. When General Erich Fellgiebel and then his deputy Fritz Thiele were arrested and subsequently executed for their roles in the July 20 plot, Praun was appointed to succeed them. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform signed across his chest. Fine. "
37    ALBERT SPEER    "
 (1905 - 1981) Nazi German architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production, convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg. Signed copy of his 'Spandauer Tagebucher' (Berlin: Verlag Ullstein), 1975. 671pp. 8vo. Signed on the front flyleaf in blue ink. Fine, with dust jacket. "
38    ALBERT SPEER AND KARL DONITZ    "
 Postal cover honoring the 1972 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, signed on the face by ALBERT SPEER (1905-1981) Nazi German architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production, convicted of war crimes at Nuremburg, and KARL DONITZ (1891-1980) German admiral who headed the U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuhrer after Hitler's suicide. Fine. "
39    ALBRECHT SCHUBERT    "ALBRECHT SCHUBERT 
<br /> (1886 - 1966) German general and Knight's Cross recipient. Schubert fought in Poland and France, and after promotion to general he temporarily commanded the entire 9th Army and later was given the command over the Hanover-based XI Army Corps. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a three-quarter length pose in uniform, boldly signed adding rank and date '1942'. Fine. 
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40    ALEXANDER A. DRABIK    "
 (1910 - 1993) The first American soldier to cross the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river at Remagen, Germany in World War II. He led two other enlisted men across the bridge, running over a thousand feet while under fire, knowing that the demolition charges attached to the bridge could be detonated at any moment. Dramatic color print showing U.S. soldiers crossing the Remagen Bridgehead, 23.5 x 20 in., signed at the bottom 'Sgt. Alexander A. Drabik' in blue ink. Creasing throughout, else very good. "
41    ALEXANDER POKRYSHKIN    "
 (1913 - 1985) Russian World War II ace, a three-time Hero, and one of the first to fly a MiG-9. Partial partly-printed D.S. as Commander of the Kiev Army of Air Defense, 2pp. 4to., 1959, the final page of a military attestation of a Russian soldier. Pokryshkin signs on the second page, adding 'Cooperates to the occupied position. Deserves to be promoted to the position of the Commander of a repair-technical base'. Very good. "
42    ALEXANDER VON ARENSCHILDT    "ALEXANDER VON ARENSCHILDT 
<br /> (1911 - 1999) Highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross. S.P. 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a portrait in uniform signed postwar on verso, sold with a candid postwar photo of Arenschildt with family, also signed on verso. Fine. Two pieces. 
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43    ALEXANDER W. WEDDELL    "
 (1876 - 1948) American diplomat, wartime ambassador to Spain from 1939 to 1942. I.S.P., 11 x 14 in. sepia, a war-date formal portrait inscribed to ex-Hamburg Consul JOHN G. ERHARDT who also served on the staff of Ambassador to England JOSEPH KENNEDY. Sold with a Jan. 31, 1938 A.L.S. from Weddell to Erhardt upon his promotion within the State Department. "
44    ALFRED ZERBEL    "
 (1904 – 1987) German general who served as chief of staff of the 299th Infantry Division and Army Group Centre on the Eastern Front. . He received the Silver German Cross in February 1945. At the end of the war, he led a Kampfgruppe of the 11th Panzer Division. Pair of signed items, includes an S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w in Bundeswehr uniform, along with a T.L.S. as 'Inspekteur des Heeres', 1p. 4to., Bonn, Aug. 20, 1960, sending the photo and friendly greetings. Fine. "
45    ALFRED-HERMANN REINHARDT    "
 (1897 - 1973) German general and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Partly-printed war-date D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], May 23, 1944, the award of an Iron Cross, Second Class to a man in his command. Folds, else very good. "
46    AMERICAN GENERALS (11)    "
 Lot of nine items signed by American generals, includes signatures of MAXWELL D. TAYLOR, MATTHEW RIDGWAY, MARK W. CLARK, JOSEPH T. MCNARNEY, LAURIS NORSTAD, and WILLIAM F. DEAN, with postal covers signed by MARK CLARK and CARL SPAATZ, and a brief A.L.S. by ELWOOD R. 'PETE' QUESADA. Also included is a press photo of Clark at the front, and an invitation sent by Clark for a reception at the Presidio for the Committee on Atomic Energy. 11 pcs. "
47    AMERICAN GENERALS (17)    "
 Lot of 17 signatures, virtually all American generals who served during World War II. Includes: LEWSI B. HERSHEY, JOHN B. COULTER, ROBERT W. DOUGLASS, ST. CLAIR STREET, EDWARD W. ALMOND, WALTER KRUGER, HENRY AURAND, WALTER PIVENS, THOMAS T. HANDY, MARK CLARY, WILLIS CRITTENBERGER, FRANK A. ALLEN, and a few others. Very good. "
48    AMERICAN VETERANS (5)    "
 Lot of five signed items, including four signed photographs, from notable American soldiers of World War II, including: RICHARD GREER, TILMAN POOL, SAMUEL SANDOVAL, RUSTY MARCH, and CAP HARPER. Fine. "
49    ANDREW CUNNINGHAM, 1ST VISCOUNT CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDHOPE    "
 (1883 - 1963) Senior officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War, widely known for commanding the first completely all-aircraft naval attack in history, the 1940 attack on Taranto. Signature on the reverse of a 5 x 3 in. card, sent to him by a collector requesting his autograph, signed: 'Cunningham of Hyndhope' in blue ink with added 'A.F'. Fine. "
50    ANDREY GRECHKO    "
 (1903 - 1976) Soviet general who desperately resisted the German advance in the south, liberated Kiev and the Ukraine and occupied Prague. Partly-printed D.S. as Head Commander of Infantry, Marshal of the USSR, 4pp. 4to., 1960, a military attestation of General Lieutenant Alexander Yakushov, Commander of the 28th Army. Grechko signs on the bottom of the third page in blue ink, adding 'Agreed'. Fine condition. "
51    ANDREI A. GRECHKO    "
 (1903 - 1976) Soviet Marshal, twice Hero of the USSR, and Minister of Defense, who desperately resisted the German advance in the south during World War II, liberating Kiev, the Ukraine and occupied Prague. Partly-printed D.S. as Commander of troops in Kiev, 2pp. 4to., 1947, an attestation as to the military competence of an engineering officer. Very good. "
52    ANTE PAVELIC    "
 (1889 - 1959) Croatian fascist dictator who led the Ustase movement and Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a puppet state of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany that was established in parts of occupied Yugoslavia during World War II, pursuing genocidal policies against ethnic and racial minorities. His blue ink signature on a decorative card, 3 x 4 in., bearing an image of a Croatian postage stamp at center. Fine. "
54    ANTHONY MCAULIFFE    "
 (1898 - 1975) American Army general who held Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, remembered for his reply to a German surrender ultimatum, &quot;Nuts!&quot; T.L.S. on Department of the Army letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington D.C., March 2, 1950, to an autograph collector, adding: '...I shall be happy to have my autograph placed with the stamps issued by Belgium to honor the defenders of Bastogne...' McAuliffe signs at the conclusion in blue ink. Mailing folds, else fine. "
55    ARTUR AXMANN    "
 (1913 - 1996) German Nazi national leader (Reichsjugendf&uuml;hrer) of the Hitler Youth from 1940 to the war's end in 1945. S.P., 6.5 x 4.75 in., a mounted printed image of Hitler reviewing Hitler Youth, probably in the very last days of the war, Axmann at extreme right. Signed in full on the white bottom margin. Very good. WITH: Axmann's post-war calling card with a peronal holograph greeting on verso. "
56    ARTUR DINTER    "ARTUR DINTER 
<br /> (1876 - 1948) German writer and early Nazi politician, publisher of the newspaper 'Der Nationalsozialist'. For his loyalty to the NSDAP, Dinter received the single-digit membership number '5' after Hitler's release from prison following the Beer Hall Putsch. His war-date Third Reich identification card, approx. 8.25 x 6 in. (open), bearing Dinter's title and full name, his place and date of birth, and his occupation 'Writer'. The top of the third page bears an affixed portrait photograph of Dinter, next to his inked fingerprints, while the bottom of the page bears his signature, above the place and date of issue: 'Wolfach...8. Juli 1942'. Signature a bit faint, else fine. 
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57    BALDUR VON SCHIRACH    "
 (1907 - 1974) Nazi leader of the Hitler Youth and Gauleiter of Vienna, sentenced at Nuremburg to twenty years for war crimes. Great association A.L.S. 'Baldur', 2pp. 4to., [n.p.], Dec. 30, 1969, writing to his friends in America, in part: 'Today the Dodd hearings arrived and kept me busy...this is a sad story. Many leading industrialists in Germany seem to have been foolish in signing contracts with Mr. Klein, but after all, if a Senator of the U.S. tells Adenauer, von Brentano, Echard, Schroeder, Abs (the banker), that Mr. Klein is a man of the greatest merits...who can be blamed for following such advice?...Our high officials in the government and our industrialists...established so many relationships to leading figures in your administration that nobody here would be a victim of the advice of a U.S. Senator without further inquiry. Do you think Dodd has a chance to be reelected? I hope not...' von Schirach signs at the conclusion. Slight staple holes at top left, horizontal fold at bottom of first page, else fine condition. THOMAS J. DODD (1903 - 1971) was an American senator from Connecticut from 1959 to 1971, and one of only six people censured by the Senate in the 20th century. The censure was a condemnation of his misuse of campaign funds and his illicit dealings with JULIUS KLEIN, a lobbyist for several West German clients, including those mentioned in the letter. Schirach's outrage may have ulterior motives, however, as Dodd also acted as Executive Counsel for the Nuremberg Trials, where he cross-examined and drafted indictments for several Third Reich officials, including Wilhelm Keitel, Alfred Rosenberg, Hans Frank, Walther Funk... and Baldur von Schirach. A nice piece with an interesting backstory! "
58    BALDUR VON SCHIRACH    "
 (1907 - 1974) Nazi leader of the Hitler Youth and Gauleiter of Vienna, sentenced at Nuremburg to twenty years for war crimes. Large, bold and full signature dated Aug. 29, 1938, penned on a 8 x 3 in. sheet, with original 4 x 6 in. Hoffmann portrait photo. Some thinning of paper under date, else finne. "
59    BALDUR VON SCHIRACH    "
 (1907 - 1974) Nazi leader of the Hitler Youth and Gauleiter of Vienna, sentenced at Nuremburg to twenty years for war crimes. His Third Reich-era signature in black ink cut from a page, also bearing the hand-inked date '4/9 [19]35'. One light crease, mentioned mainly for accuracy. Fine. "
60    BENITO MUSSOLINI'S FAMILY MEMBERS    "
 A fine grouping of four signed items from the family of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, includes: signatures on autograph cards, each hand-dated October 2, 1945, from his wife RACHELE MUSSOLINI, his daughter ANNA MARIA MUSSOLINI, and his son ROMANO MUSSOLINI (later a notable Italian jazz pianist, painter and film producer), with an A.L.S. from his daughter EDDA GANO MUSSOLINI, 1p. sm. 4to., Carpena, Apr. 7, 1981, to an autograph collector. "
61    BERNHARD RUST    "
 (1883 - 1945) Nazi Minister of Science, Education and National Culture. His philosophy was that the entire purpose of education 'is to create Nazis'. Committed suicide at war's end. S.P., 5.5 x 5.5 in. overall, a printed bust portrait signed on the image. Fine. "
62    BRUNO LOERZER    "
 (1891-1960) German air force officer during both World War I and World War II, named Inspector of Fighters with rank of major general in 1938. His close friendship with Hermann Goering, who flew with Loertzer in the First World War, led to Loerzer's promotion to Generaloberst by the war's end. Goering described Loerzer as 'his laziest general, ' but noted: 'I need someone I can drink a bottle of red wine with in the evening.' Rare partly-printed D.S. as General of the II. Fliegerkorps, 1p. 8vo., 'Gefechtstand' ('Combat Headquarters'), Nov. 14, 1939, awarding the Iron Cross, Second Class to one Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Moller. Loerzer signs at bottom in blue ink. Fine condition. Sold with three other items belonging to Moller, including his 'Flugbuch' ('flight book') which contains eight pages of entries of then-Unteroffizier Moller's flights between the German cities of Wunstorf, Munster, Leipzig, and Celle, beginning with a flight at May 6, 1936, and ending with a flight from July 9, 1936; his completed application for the German Sports Badge in Bronze, 15pp. 8vo., awarded in 1931; and his report card from Army technical school, 1p. 4to., dated 1933/34. "
63    CHARLES W. LINDBERG    "
 (1920 - 2007) U.S. Marine who was part of the combat patrol that climbed Mount Suribachi and raised the first of two U.S. flags on the summit during the battle of Iwo Jima. Fine S.P. 8 x 10 in. b/w, an image of Lindberg and his comrades who raised the first flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, signed in full and adding: '1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima Feb, 23, 1945 10:30 A.M.' Of the 40 men in Lindberg's platoon who mounted Suribachi, 36 would be killed or wounded in action for the island would be secured. "
64    CHARLES W. LINDBERG    "
 (1920 - 2007) U.S. Marine who was part of the combat patrol that climbed Mount Suribachi and raised the first of two U.S. flags on the summit during the battle of Iwo Jima. Great S.P., 10 x 8 in. glossy b/w, showing the soldiers of the first combat patrol posing with the now famous flag towards the base of Mount Suribachi. Fearing the patrol may not make it to the summit, photographer Lou Lowery asked the men to hold up the flag for this photo. Lindberg signs at right in black ink. Fine. "
65    CHARLES W. LINDBERG    "
 (1920 - 2007) U.S. Marine who was part of the combat patrol that climbed Mount Suribachi and raised the first of two U.S. flags on the summit during the battle of Iwo Jima. Great S.P., 8 x 10 in. b/w, a reprinted photograph of Lindberg and two other soldiers, tying the first flag to a piece of broken water pipe on the summit of Mount Suribachi. Lindberg signs at the top-left, adding '1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima Feb. 23, 1945 10:30 A.M.' Fine. "
66    CHARLES W. LINDBERG    "
 (1920 - 2007) U.S. Marine who was part of the combat patrol that climbed Mount Suribachi and raised the first of two U.S. flags on the summit during the battle of Iwo Jima. Great S.P., 8 x 10 in. b/w, a reprinted photograph of Lindberg looking for entrances along the crater's rim after the first flag was raised at Mount Suribachi. He signs at the top-left, adding '1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima Feb. 23, 1945 10:30 A.M.' Fine. "
67    CHRISTIAN HANSEN    "
 (1885 – 1972) German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded the 16th Army. It, along with the 18th Army was cut off in the Courland Peninsula when the Soviets launched their summer and autumn offensives of 1944. It stayed trapped there in the Courland Pocket until the end of the war. A Knights Cross recipient. Hansen regrets that he has nothing to add to his correspondent's collection: '...I no longer have any other mementos from the years 1914-1945. After the fall, everything was lost. There are no more photographs of me, either...' Fine. "
68    CICERO    "
 ELYESA BAZNA &quot;Cicero&quot; (1904-1970) German spy of Turkish origin, information that he leaked is believed to have been potentially among the more damaging disclosures made by any single Second World War spy. Bazna, valet to the British ambassador in Ankara, routinely copied secret documents for which he was paid...in counterfeit sterling notes. Rare T.L.S., 1p. 8vo., Munich, Mar. 13, 1963 in German. Bazna thanks a man for his letter and his personal interest in Bazno. He states that the man's letter indicates that his 'case has been delayed' and promises to advise the man of any change in his address. Fine. "
69    CLAIRE L. CHENNAULT    "
 (1890 - 1958) American Army aviator who established the volunteer-staffed Flying Tigers to fight the Japanese invasion of China. He has also been (unofficially) credited with over 40 'kills'. His blue ink signature 'C.L. Chennault' on a 3.5 x 5 in. slip of paper, signed beneath an affixed newspaper clipping about a 'report on the Chinese situation' he was to give to congressional committees. Paper clip indent, light diagonal fold runs through small part of signature, each mentioned mostly for accuracy. Near fine condition. "
70    CLARENCE R. HUEBNER    "
 CLARENCE H. HUEBNER (1888-1972), the American general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One', during and after the D-Day landings. D.S., 1p. folio, Heidelburg, Sep. 8, 1950, his pre-transfer attestation that he has surrendered all confidential documents, settled government debts, etc. Very good. "
71    CLARENCE R. HUEBNER    "
 (1888-1972) American general, commanded the 1st Infantry Division during and after the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, where it was the first force to face the Germans on Omaha Beach, and he joined his men on the beach the same day. The division was instrumental in the breakthrough following the battle for St. Lo. The division advanced rapidly, arriving at the German border in early October of 1944, where it was committed to battle at Aachen, which it captured after two weeks of heavy fighting. Partly-printed D.S., 2pp. 16mo., Heidelburg, July 28, 1948, his registration and permission to retain on base an 8 x 57mm. Mauser rifle, signed by Huebner in black ink. Very good. "
72    CURT WITTJE    "
 (1894 - 1947) Chief of the SS Main Office, acted as a liaison between Himmler and Theodor Eicke in the latter's development of the Concentration Camp Inspectorate, expelled from the SS on suspicion of homosexuality. T.L.S. on 'Der Chef des SS-Haupt-Amtes' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, May 14, 1935 - the very day Wittje would be removed as head of the SS main office and replaced by August Heissmeyer, 'because of illness.' In reality, Wittje's alcohol-fueled same-sex binges had become too much for his patron Himmler to tolerate. Wittje writes a somewhat carelessly-worded assessment of SS-Standartenfuhrer Claassen, one of his staff members: '...Quiet, calm, very hard working, reliable...Somewhat soft in appearance...lacks the true agitator qualities. Will have difficulties as a troop leader later on getting into the right internal relationship with his men...' File holes, else very good. "
73    CURTIS LEMAY    "
 (1906 - 1992) American Air Corps and Air Force general, advocated strategic bombing during World War II and directed the firebombing raids on Japan. Signed FDC, 1p. oblong 8vo., memorializing John F. Kennedy, signed at right in blue ink. Fine, with May 29, 1964 cancel. "
74    DAVID DRAGUNSKY    "
 (1910 - 1992) Commander of the 55th Guards Tank Brigade of the 3rd Guards Tank Army in World War II, twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and once awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Good pair of signed FDCs, each commemorating Soviet tank forces, signed at the right in blue ink. Each fine condition, with Jan. 25, 1984 cancels. Born to a large Jewish family, Dragunsky was later designated chairman of Anti-Zionist committee by the KGB, while also being surveilled by the KGB for his Israeli relatives. "
75    DMITRY USTINOV    "
 (1908 - 1984) Marshal of the Soviet Union, Head of the Soviet Union's Department of Defense under Brezhnev, and Stalin's People's Commissar of Armaments during World War II, where he supervised the massive evacuation of the defense industry from the besieged city of Leningrad to east of the Ural Mountains. Stalin later rewarded Ustinov, whom he called 'the Red-head', with the Soviet Union's highest civilian honour, 'Hero of Socialist Labour'. Rare section of a typed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d., but likely World War II-date], discussing the purchase of 40 tenoning machines from American and British companies. Ustinov signs at bottom in purple ink. Folds, else fine. "
76    DOUGLAS MACARTHUR    "DOUGLAS MACARTHUR 
<br /> (1880 - 1964) American general and Allied Supreme Commander in the Pacific in World War II, accepted the surrender of Japan and was later dismissed by Truman for advocating an invasion of China. Great content war-date T.L.S as Commanding General on scarce United States Army Forces in the Far East letterhead, 1p. 6 x 7.5 in. (sight), Aug. 28, 1941, to a Major General PAUL B. MALONE (1872 - 1960), U.S. officer who participated in the Spanish-American War, Philippine-American Wars, and the final year of World War I. MacArthur confidently writes: '...I have every confidence that if war comes, I can successfully defend these Islands. I only wish you were here with me...'. He signs at the conclusion. Less than six months later, MacArthur would be forced to retreat from the Philippines, fleeing Corregidor on March 11, 1942. Left behind were 76,000 starving and sick American and Filipino defenders in Bataan and the 13,000 survivors on Corregidor. Attractively double-matted and framed with a b/w photograph of the general and multiple explanatory placards, to a total size of 18 x 28 in.. Very light spots of foxing, else very good to fine. 
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77    DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER    "
 (1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the successful invasion on D-Day. His bold signature in black ink, cut from a document to a total size of 6.5 x 3.5 in. Fine. "
78    DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER    "
 (1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the successful invasion on D-Day. Great war-date T.L.S. on Office of the Commanding General letterhead, 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Jan. 19, 1944, thanking the recipient for 'congratulating me on my new appointment', almost certainly referencing his December 20, 1944 promotion to General of the Army. Eisenhower signs at the conclusion. Mailing fold, slight offsetting of signature, else very good condition, with transmittal envelope. "
79    EARL WAVELL    "
 (1883 - 1950) Senior British Field Marshal during World War II, best known as the Commander-in-Chief Middle East where he led British forces to victory over the Italians in western Egypt and eastern Libya during Operation Compass. He later served as Commander-in-Chief, India, from 1941 to 1943 and then served as Viceroy of India until his retirement in February 1947. T.L.S. 'Wavell' on Field Marshal letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Kensington, Aug. 5, 1949, to his colleague Brigadier-General B. L. Anley. In part: 'I remember you well at the Senior Officers School, and was glad to hear from you…I have asked Colonel Carkeet-James, the Resident Governor of the Tower [of London], to make arrangements for your American friend…to be shown over the Tower…' Horizontal folds, else fine. Sold with an unsigned photograph of Wavell with another British officer. "
80    EDUARD DIETL    "
 (1890 - 1944) Nazi German general who participated in the Anschluss and attack on Poland, he is most remembered as the 'Hero of Narvik' for which he received the first Oak Leaves of the war. Killed in an airplane crash with his corps commanders. S.P., 4 x 6 in. sepia, a reproduction of a Willrich portrait of the general, signed in indelible blue pencil. Fine. "
81    EDVARD BENES    "
 (1884 - 1948) President of Czechoslovakia from 1935-38 and 1940-48, also led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during World War II. Wardate T.N.S. as President of Czechoslovakia in exile, 1p. 4to., June 5, 1943, thanking the recipient for sending a card and for 'what you say about my broadcasts of this year and of four years ago...'. Benes signs at the conclusion. Small stain at top-left, else fine. "
82    EDWARD V. RICKENBACKER'S 'SHORT SNORTER' CELEBRATING HIS SURVIVAL AT SEA    "EDWARD V. RICKENBACKER'S 'SHORT SNORTER' CELEBRATING HIS SURVIVAL AT SEA 
<br /> EDWARD V. RICKENBACKER (1890-1973) American aviator and World War I ace credited with 26 kills', later president of Eastern Air Lines. A fine relic, a signed $1.00 bill, or 'short snorter', signed for Rickenbacker on January 30, 1943 - only weeks after his return to the U.S. following his 21-day ordeal on a life raft in the South Pacific. We speculate that this bill was signed at a party or other gathering held in Rickenbacker's honor once his strength had fully returned. Among the 14 people signing is his wife ADELAIDE RICKENBACKER, HANS ADAMSON, Rickenbacker's aide who was with him aboard the life raft; Col. WILLIAM WESTLAKE, Assistant to the Director of Bureau of Public Relations for A.A.F.; JOE DOOLITTE, wife of aviator JIMMY DOOLITTLE; and others we have been unable to identify including 'Pappy Paxton', 'Christy Bell Kennedy', 'Bob 'Buster' Keeton', and others. With original notarized letter of provenance from his son, William F. Rickenbacker, 1990. Very good. In late 1942 Secretary of War Henry Stimson and Army Air Forces chief of staff General Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold asked 52-year-old airline executive Edward 'Eddie' Rickenbacker to travel to the Pacific theater to evaluate and report on the status of U.S. Army Air Forces combat units stationed there. On Oct. 20, 1942, he climbed aboard a B-17 in Hawaii bound for Canton Island, 1,800 miles to the south. Due to a faulty octant, the plane flew off course, ran out of fuel and ditched into the Pacific. There followed 21 days on a cramped lifeboat at sea, and the deaths of some of the crew. Rickenbacker, as senior officer, kept the men's spirits up while using his skills as a leader to improvise methods to ensure their survival. 
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83    EMMY GORING    "EMMY GORING 
<br /> (1893 – 1973) German actress and the second wife of Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering. She served as Adolf Hitler's hostess at many state functions and thereby staked a claim to the title of 'First Lady of the Third Reich'. S.P., 4 x 6 in. color, inscribed and signed on the mount by Goring's daughter, EDDA GORING (1938-2018), and signed by Emmy Goring as 'Emmy'. Fine. SOLD WITH: an A.L.S. of Edda Goring, 2pp. 4to., 1968, complains about the 'lying of the journalists'; black-bordered thank you note for condolences on the death of Emmy Goring, with holograph envelope in the hand of Edda Goring, 1973; original postcard photograph of Hermann Goring with Emmy; postcard photograph of Carin Goring; and repro. Photo of Emmy Goring. Very good. 
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84    ENOLA GAY CREWMEMBERS    "
 Great S.P., 10 x 8 in. glossy b/w, an image of Enola Gay pilot PAUL TIBBETS, navigator THEODORE 'DUTCH' VAN KIRK, and bombadier TOM FEREBEE in front of the B-29 ENOLA GAY plane, each signing in blue ink and adding their positions. Fine. "
85    ENOLA GAY CREWMEMBERS    "
 Excellent limited-edition signed print: 'Atomic Warfare is Born' by HARLEY COPIC, no. 580/2000, 23.75 x 18 in., showing the Enola Gay flying immediately after dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, showing an intense cloud of smoke in the background, clearly the remnants of the intense explosion. The print is signed in pencil by four crewmembers of the Enola Gay, including: pilot PAUL TIBBETS; assistant weaponeer MORRIS JEPPSON; radar countermeasures JACOB BESER (also the only man to fly on both of the nuclear bombing aircraft); and navigator DUTCH VAN KIRK (adding 'Navigator'). The artist also signs at bottom-right. Very tiny spots of foxing, appreciable folds to the top-left corner, else very good. Sold with a 'Daily Mirror' newspaper, issued August 9, 1945, headlined: '2D ATOMIC BOMB HITS NAGASAKI'. "
86    (HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI) 509TH COMPOSITE GROUP SERVICE BOOK, SIGNED BY 'DUTCH' VAN KIRK    "
 Souvenir service book given to members of the famous 509th Composite Air Group, a unit of the Army Air Forces created during World War II and tasked with the operational deployment of nuclear weapons. It conducted the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945. The group was headed by Gen. Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 Enola Gay which delivered the atomic bomb to Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The title page bears the signature of THEODORE 'DUTCH' VAN KIRK (1921-2014) in blue ink, with the inscription 'Navigator - Enola Gay Hiroshima - 6 Aug. 1945'. Two additional 509th navigators also add their signatures and the names of their aircraft, 'Top Secret' and 'Up an' Atom'. The descriptive text is heavily illustrated with photos and illustrations, including facilities on Tinian, fliers at work and play, features on the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ('Atomic Blitz'), photos of all air crews, including Enola Gay and Bocks Car (one photo removed), headquarters staff, ground and ordnance crews, etc. In very good condition overall. Rare. "
87    (ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI) 'BOCKSCAR' CREWMEMBERS    "
 Outstanding S.P., 9.5 x 7.5 in. b/w, a contemporary, vintage group image of eleven crewmembers of 'Bocks Car' in front of their plane, with each member signing on their likenesses and adding their rank and position. Signatures include: Aircraft Commander CHARLES W. SWEENEY, Pilot CHARLES D. ALBURY, Co-Pilot FREDERICK J. OLIVI, Bombadier KERMIT K. BEAHAN, Navigator JAMES F. VAN PELT, Radar Countermeasures JACOB BESER, Flight Engineer JOHN D. KUHAREK, Radio Operator ABE M. SPITZER, Gunner RAYMOND C. GALLAGHER, Radio Operator EDWARD K. BUCKLEY, and Tail Gunner ALBERT T. DEHART. A typed label towards the bottom of the photo identifies the crewmembers, adding: 'BOCK'S CAR' CREW - B29 AIRCRAFT...DROPPED 2ND ATOMIC BOMB, NAGASAKI, JAPAN - 9 AUGUST 1945'. Framed to a total size of 11.5 x 10 in., with a wire on the reverse for hanging. Some signatures quite light, with Buckley's being especially faint, else fine. "
88    (NAGASAKI MISSION) BOCKSCAR CREW SIGNED GROUPING (10)    "
 Great lot of ten items signed by various crewmen who flew aboard 'Bockscar', the B-29 which delivered the atomic bomb to Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945. These crewmen were originally assigned to 'The Great Artiste' and most flew that aircraft on the Hiroshima mission a few days earlier. Included in this lot is: S.P., 5 x 7 in/ b/w showing the nose art on The Great Artiste, signed by Pilot CHARLES SWEENEY, Pilot CHARLES W. ALBURY, Co-Pilot FRED OLIVI, Flight Engineer JOHN KUHAREK, Asst. Flight Engineer RAY GALLAGHER, and ground crew member AL MOORE; Bombardier KERMIT BEAHAN S.P., 8 x 4 in. b/w, image of Bockscar; Co-pilot FRED OLIVI, two S.P.s, each 8 x 10 in. b/w, Radio Operator ABE SPITZER and Co-Pilot FRED OLIVI, signed first day cover; Navigator JAMES VAN PELT S.P., 5 x 7 in. color, Bockscar nose art; Flight Engineer JOHN D. KUHAREK S.P., 3.5 x 6.5 color, nose art of Bockscar; Weaponeer FRED L. ASHWORTH, signed 1p. 4to. copy of the citation for his Legion of Merit; Asst. Flight Engineer ROY GALLAGHER, S.P. 5 x 7 in. b/w, in. flight jacket, with a second S.P., 5 x 7 b/w, shows Ashworth in the cockpit of a torpedo bomber he flew in the Guadalcanal campaign. Ten pieces, fine condition. "
89    'MEMPHIS BELLE' CREWMEMBERS SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS    "
 Great pair of S.P.s, each 10 x 8 in. glossy b/w, depicting group photographs of the crew of the Memphis Belle, one of the first B-17 bombers to complete 25 bombing missions against German targets. One is signed by ROBERT MORGAN, the other is signed by EUGENE CEDRIC. Each fine condition. "
90    (ENIGMA MACHINE/ULTRA) F. W. WINTERBOTHAM    "
 Frederick William Winterbotham CBE (1897–1990) RAF officer who supervised the distribution of Ultra intelligence. His book The Ultra Secret was the first popular account of Ultra to be published in Britain. Winterbotham formed 'Special Liaison Units', which were attached to each field headquarters that received Enigma. An SLU consisted of a few RAF officers and enlisted men, low in rank to avoid drawing attention. They received encrypted Ultra messages by radio from Britain, and handed them over to the commander, who was often the only person cleared to know where the information came from. S.P. 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a half-length portrait signed in 1976. Fine. "
91    (ENIGMA MACHINE/ULTRA) F. W. WINTERBOTHAM    "
 Frederick William Winterbotham CBE (1897–1990) RAF officer who supervised the distribution of Ultra intelligence. His book The Ultra Secret was the first popular account of Ultra to be published in Britain. Winterbotham formed 'Special Liaison Units', which were attached to each field headquarters that received Enigma. An SLU consisted of a few RAF officers and enlisted men, low in rank to avoid drawing attention. They received encrypted Ultra messages by radio from Britain, and handed them over to the commander, who was often the only person cleared to know where the information came from. A.L.S., 1p. 8vo., Kingsbridge, Jan. 18, 1976, sending his photo (not present) and adding: '...I am sorry I look rather ancient, but WWII was a long time ago...'. Fine. "
92    (SCUTTLING OF THE BISMARCK) BURKHARD VON MULLENHEIM-RECHBERG    "
 (1911-?) Kriegsmarine officer and personal adjutant to Captain Ernst Lindemann, one of only two officers who survived the sinking of the Bismarck (only 115 in all escaped death). Historic content T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Herrsching, July 3, 1989 mentioning the discovery of the wreck of the Bismarck and rumors of her having been scuttled. In part: '...Ever since Dr. Ballard discovered the Bismarck wreck, letters, telephone [calls]...are flooding me...But a naval person will stand through it, I hope...the question of whether Bismarck sank herself [was scuttled] or was sunk by the British...[in my book] I say quite plainly that Bismarck scuttled herself...Dr. Ballard...discovered nothing new but did confirm my earlier interpretation. This is the best I can say...' A 1989 newspaper clipping included also confirms Ballard's interpretation that the vessel was intentionally sunk by her crew. Also included is an S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, showing von Mullenheim-Rechberg in uniform and saluting, signed and dated '1936' later in life. Fine. "
93    ERHARD MILCH    "
 (1892 - 1972) Co-creator with Goring of the Nazi's Luftwaffe, promoted to the rank of field marshal, later tried at Nuremburg and imprisoned until 1954. War-date S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, an uncommon pose with baton, signed 'E. Milch' in white bottom margin. A few scattered tiny stains, else very good. "
94    ERHARD MILCH    "
 (1892 - 1972) Co-creator with Goring of the Nazi's Luftwaffe, promoted to the rank of field marshal, later tried at Nuremburg and imprisoned until 1954. S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform signed in full in blue marker at bottom. Inscribed and dated 1971 on verso. Fine. "
95    ERICH HARTMANN    "
 (1922 - 1993) German ace, the top ace of all time, with 352 aerial kills during which he never lost a wing man. Captured and held by the Soviets for ten years. I.S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a copy of a wartime image signed in blue marker later in life. Fine. "
96    ERICH LUDENDORFF    "
 (1865 - 1937) German general and politician, with Hindenburg in World War I, he was responsible for the defeat of Russia, and later nearly crushed the Allies on the Western Front. Later, he joined forces with Hitler in the Beer Hall Putsch and became a member of the Reichstag. T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Munich, Oct. 23, 1928, to George Sylvester Viereck, German-American poet, writer, and pro-Nazi propagandist. In full: 'Enclosed I'm sending the essay per the telegram from Western Union. Please confirm the essay after receipt. As soon as the essay is published in the local press, I presuppose that it can be published here. I assume it is obvious, that my article will be faithfully translated, despite that some concepts may not be familiar to the American public. I'm only writing to make other people understand the real circumstances in Germany for the benefit of the German people and other nations. If not all nations will understand, a catastrophe is to be feared for them.' He signs at the conclusion in pencil. Shows mailing folds, else very good. Viereck would be imprisoned in the U.S. from 1942 to 1947 for his Nazi affiliations. "
97    ERICH RAEDER    "
 (1876 - 1960) Commander and Chief of the German Navy (1933-1943) who was largely responsible for its expansion. Retired over growing differences with Hitler. Rare A.L.S. 'Uncle Raeder' on both sides of a postcard, Berlin, May 9, 1937 to his friend 'Edmund Schulz'. Regrettably not completely translated due to Raeder's haphazard handwriting, apparently just friendly content, very good. Raeder is rare in holograph material. "
98    ERICH RAEDER    "
 (1876 - 1960) Commander and Chief of the German Navy (1933 - 1943) who was largely responsible for its expansion. Retired over growing differences with Hitler. S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a formal seated portrait in uniform with his marshal's baton, signed with fair contrast at upper-right. Light vertical crease at left, else fine. "
99    ERICH RAEDER    "
 Commander and Chief of the German Navy (1933 - 1943) who was largely responsible for its expansion. Retired over growing differences with Hitler. Lot of two signed documents in gold eagle-embossed presentation folder, each 10 x 14 in., Berlin, Oct. 12, 1939 and Apr. 7, 1941, both promoting Kapitanleutnant z.V. Friedrich Krein to the rank of Kapitanleutnant (V) and later to Korvettenkapitan. Raeder has signed both at bottom, the latter document also bearing a lithographed signature of Adolf Hitler. Very good. "
101    ERNST HEINKEL    "
 (1888 - 1958) German aircraft designer and manufacturer, and member of the Nazi party. His company produced the Heinkel He 178, the world's first turbojet aircraft and jet plane, and the Heinkel He 176, the first rocket aircraft, along with successful bomber aircraft. Bold, full signature on the face of a 1947 air mail envelope postmarked in Washington. Fine. "
102    ERNST REMER    "ERNST REMER 
<br /> (1912 - 1997) Unrepentant Nazi who as a 31-year-old major helped Hitler retain control of Germany in the crucial hours following the failed assassination attempt of July 20, 1944. Remer was in charge of a battalion stationed in Berlin initially followed a general's order to seal off the major government ministries. Goebbels interceded; however, and put Remer on the phone with Hitler, who promoted him on the spot to colonel and ordered him to crush the rebellion. Remer was instrumental in the arrest of the conspirators, including Claus von Stauffenberg. S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, shows him in uniform, signed post-war, fine. 
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103    ERNST UDET    "
 (1896-1941) Second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I. He was one of the youngest aces and was the highest scoring German ace to survive the war. His 62 confirmed victories were second only to Manfred von Richthofen. S.P., 4 x 5 in. b/w, a candid image of the pilot in the snowy outdoors, signed with his 'formal' signature. Fine. "
104    ERNST WILHELM BOHLE    "
 (1903 - 1960) Nazi Gauleiter of the overseas branch, accused of assisting Hess in writing a letter in English to the Duke of Hamilton, but cleared himself by claiming that he believed Hess had Hitler's authority. Tried for war crimes. Probable war-date S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a chest-up pose in uniform, signed at bottom in black ink. Signature a tad light, else fine. "
105    ERWIN J. ROMMEL    "
 (1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot. Typed D.S., 1p. 4to., 'Headquarters' [North Africa], May 14, 1942, his approval of the award of the War Merit Cross, 1st Class with Swords to nine officers and doctors in his command. Rommel signs at bottom approving the awards. File holes, else fine. These awards were likely for valor following his second advance in which Rommel took Benghazi. "
106    ERWIN J. ROMMEL    "
 (1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot. Typed D.S., 1p. 4to., 'Headquarters' [North Africa], Oct. 10, 1941, his approval of the award of the Iron Cross, 1st Class five men in his command. File holes, else fine. "
107    ERWIN J. ROMMEL    "
 (1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot.Typed D.S., 2pp. 4to., 'Headquarters' [North Africa], Nov. 14, 1941, his approval of the award of the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords to eight men in his command. File holes, else fine. With the original cover letter from an aide forwarding the document to OKH in Berlin. "
108    ERWIN J. ROMMEL    "
 (1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot.Typed D.S. as 'General der Panzertruppen und Befehlshaber der Panzergruppe Afrika', 2pp. 4to., 'Headquarters' [North Africa], Oct. 2, 1941, his approval of the award of the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords to two men in his command. File holes, else fine. "
109    ERWIN J. ROMMEL    "
 (1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 b/w, an original Hoffmann portrait photograph of Rommel in uniform, signed in pencil at bottom, as was his custom. Contrast is poor, else very good, estimated accordingly. "
110    ERWIN J. ROMMEL    "ERWIN J. ROMMEL 
<br /> (1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot. A.L.S. 'Erwin' showing a scene from historic Potsdam, Oct. 20, 1938, written in his nearly indecipherable hand and not translated. Very fine condition. 
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111    ETTORE BASTICO    "
 (1876 - 1972) Italian military officer before and during World War II, commandant of the Jado concentration camp, in Libya. In 1942, about 2,000 Jews and other 'undesirables' were rounded up throughout Libya and sent to the Jadu camp where 564 died from typhus and other privations. A.L.S. on 'Il Maresciallo d'Italia' letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Rome, Jan. 22, 1954, written in Italian. Untranslated, signed at the conclusion. Slight damp stains and wear to the edges, else very good. "
112    ETTORE BASTICO    "
 (1876 - 1972) Italian military officer before and during World War II, commandant of the Jado concentration camp, in Libya. In 1942, about 2,000 Jews and other 'undesirables' were rounded up throughout Libya and sent to the Jadu camp where 564 died from typhus and other privations. S.P., 5 x 7.25 in. glossy b/w, a press photograph showing a chest-up view of Bastico in uniform, signed at lower-left in blue ink. Press stamp and remnants of press label present on the verso. Very good. "
113    FALLSCHIRMJAGER GENERAL EUGEN MEINDL'S P.O.W. CAMP SKETCHES    "
 Fascinating group of nine pencil sketches, each 7.25 x 9.75 in., executed by German prisoners held at the Grizedale Hall prisoner of war camp in England at the end of World War II. The sketches included in this collection were executed by two distinct artists, the more well-known being Luftwaffe Fallschirmjager general EUGEN MEINDL (1892-1951), commander of the II. Fallschirmkorps and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Meindl executes three of the sketches presented here, all depicting a fellow prisoner. One, a chest-up view of his subject with his face embellished with watercolor, bears Meindl's signature in pencil, adding the inscription 'Gen. d[er] Fallsch[irm]. Truppe - Kom. Gen. d. II Fallsch. Korps. zu Erinnerung von [in memory of] P.O.W. Camp 1 [Grizedale Hall], 6. I. 46. [Jan. 6, 1946]'. A second sketch, depicting the same subject seated at a table completing a sketch of his own, is signed with Meindl's initial 'M' in pencil, adding the date '15. 11. 45.' The third sketch is unsigned, but depicts the same subject and is in the same style as Meindl's two signed sketches. The remaining six sketches were executed by Meindl's fellow prisoner, who signs five of the works 'H. Stemmer'. It would appear that Stemmer is the subject of Meindl's three sketches, based on the shared paper and the Meindl's depiction of his subject sketching in one scene. Stemmer's works include two views of Meindl himself, one a chest-up three-fourths view of the general smoking a cigarette, and the other a profile study of his face, including details of his ear. Two further views (one unsigned and possibly executed instead by Meindl) depict Grizedale Hall itself, both showing prisoner huts on the grounds and one also depicting the barbed wire fence surrounding the compound. The final two sketches depict large trees on the grounds, both also including views of the perimeter fence. The sketches show toning from having been matted, some slight foxing, mounting remnants on the verso, and pinholes and paper loss to the corners, nevertheless very good. Eugen Meindl participated in numerous actions throughout the war, including Narvik in Norway and the invasion of Crete, and as part of the defending German forces during Operation Market-Garden. Very little information is available regarding H. Stemmer, other than that he was an NSDAP official in Cologne. He also designed a poster advertising the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, offered elsewhere in this sale. The manor house Grizedale Hall was taken over by the War Office as No. 1 POW Camp (Officers) in 1939, and held such notables as Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, U-boat commanders Otto Kretschmer and Werner Lott, SS General Maximillian von Herff, and Luftwaffe ace Franz von Werra, who escaped from the camp but was recaptured. "
114    FEDER TOLBUKHIN    "
 (1894 - 1949) Soviet Marshal, chief of staff of the Crimean Front, fought in the Ukraine and then assisted in the capture of most of Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Partly-printed D.S., 2pp. 4to., 1947, a military attestation of Colonel Alexander Buslavsky, Commander of Artillery of the 75th Infantry Division. Tolbukhin signs at the bottom of the second page, adding 'Cooperates to occupied position. [Must] pay attention on eliminating weaknesses mentioned in the attestation.' Tiny holes at left margin where previously disbound, else fine. "
115    FELIX STEINER    "
 (1896-1966) Waffen-SS Obergruppenfuhrer and Knight's Cross recipient who contributed significantly to the development and transformation of the Waffen-SS into a combat force made up of volunteers and conscripts. During the Battle of Berlin, he was ordered to envelope the 1st Belorussian Front through a pincer movement, advancing from the north of the city. However, as his unit was outnumbered by ten to one, Steiner made it clear that he did not have the capacity for a counter-attack, thus ensuring the fall of Berlin. STEINER REPORTS THE DEATH IN COMBAT OF DACHAU'S FIRST COMMANDANT Fine content T.L.S. as commander of the SS-'Wiking Division', 1p. 4to., [n.p.], July 2, 1941 to Reichsfuhrer-SS HEINRICH HIMMLER, reporting the death in combat of SS-Standartenfuhrer HILMAR WACKERLE (1899-1941), the first commandant of Dachau, that same day. Steiner's letter reads, in part: '...I have the painful duty to inform you, that the commander of the 4-Regiment 'Westland' SS-Standartenf&uuml;hrer W&auml;ckerle, on 2.7 has met his heroic death in the fighting east of Lemberg. On 1.7 he led a battle group of the division, the main part of which was the regiment 'Westland'. The regiment defeated the enemy confronting him. It was the 102nd Inf. Rain. of the 41st division from Rewa-Ruska. The evening of 1.7. was a complete success for the Regt. 'Westland'. I spoke to W&auml;ckerle on July 1st late in the evening and congratulated him wholeheartedly...for all his dedicated work on this regiment. This morning he was shot dead by a...Tartar while he was running the fuses. He is buried in the park of the Slowita Manor 50 km east of Lemberg...The leadership of the Regt. 'Westland' has today taken over SS-Standartenfuhrer Diebitsch...&quot; File holes and dockets, light soiling, overall very good. HILMAR WACKERLE served in World War I, and was severely wounded at the front. He was an early member of the Nazi Party, and was present during the Beer Hall Putsch. In 1933 he was picked by his old ally Himmler to be commandant of the newly established Dachau concentration camp. Under orders from Himmler, he established 'special' rules for dealing with prisoners, and ordered the execution of prisoners for 'violent insubordination' and 'incitement to disobedience'. Following W&auml;ckerle's death, his widow Elfriede moved in with another man, instead of mourning her dead husband. Outraged by this break from protocol, Himmler had the man sent to a concentration camp. "
116    FERDINAND BERNING    "
 (1907 - ?) SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer and doctor at the Esterwegen and Oranienberg Concentration Camps, Adjutant to German Red Cross President Ernst Grawitz. Rare typed D.S., 1p. 4to., Potsdam, [1940], an expense report submitted to the Red Cross, approved by Berning at bottom who signs with an indelible pencil. WITH a T.L.S. on German Red Cross letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Berlin, Jan. 24, 1938, signed by an unknown official. Two pieces. "
117    FERDINAND SCHORNER AND WALTHER WENCK    "
 Great partly-printed D.S., 2pp. 4to, Headquarters of the High Command of Army Group South Ukraine, May 30, 1944, a very positive military evaluation of Colonel Hugo Sommer, 20th Motorized Division. The document is signed by two prominent German officials: FERDINAND SCHORNER (1892 - 1972), German field marshal, highly successful during the German campaigns in Poland and the Balkans, commanding the 98th Mountain Regiment, and WALTHER WENCK (1900 - 1982), German general who headed the 6th Army and near war's end commanded the non-existent 12th Army, created largely to placate Hitler. Schorner signs in blue ink as Commander-in-Chief of the Army Group South Ukraine, while Wenck signs in pencil as Chief of the General Staff. Paper clip indent, else fine. Sold with a scanned copy of the document, annotated with English translations. "
118    FRANCIS S. 'GABBY' GABRESKI    "
 (1919 – 2002) American career pilot in the Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top American ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War, with 32 kills to his credit. Rare war-date A.L.S. 'F. S. Gabreski Lt. Col. A.C.' on Headquarters, Army Air Forces letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, June 27, 1945, in part: '...I'm more than pleased to favor you with a few lines. At the moment I'm spending a little time at home, and am really having the time of my life. My wife &amp; I....' Very good. On July 20, 1944, Gabreski had reached the 300-hour combat time limit for Eighth Air Force fighter pilots and was awaiting an aircraft to return him to the United States on leave and reassignment. He had already advised his fiance to proceed with wedding plans, and his hometown of Oil City, Pennsylvania, had raised $2,000 for a wedding present in anticipation of his return.Gabreski found, however, that a bomber escort mission to Russelheim, Germany, was scheduled for that morning, and, instead of boarding the transport, he requested to 'fly just one more.' On a low strafing run, he crashed and was captured. Following his repatriation, Gabreski returned to the United States and married on June 11, 1945, just a bit over two weeks before he wrote this letter. SOLD WITH: a May 19, 1951 postal cover picturing Gabreski and signed by him; and three clippings including one reporting him MIA. "
119    FRANZ HALDER    "
 (1884 -1972) One-time German chief of staff until transferred to the reserves by Hitler due to policy disputes. Suspected of plotting against Hitler's life in 1944, he was interned at Flossenburg until his rescue by the Allies. Lot of two signed items, includes: T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Aschau, Nov. 15, 1963, to Dr. Charles B. Burdick. Halder apologizes for his delayed response, and shares his regrets that he has only limited knowledge regarding Burdick's inquiries into a potential German invasion of Gibraltar. Halder goes on to recommend that Burdick contact two other former generals, Hubert Lanz and Erich Schneider, as they may have more useful information for him. Signed at the conclusion in blue ink. Folds, else very good. WITH: T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Aschau, Jan. 7, 1941, also to Burdick, sending along a few words of praise for Burdick to include in a tribute he is writing for General Hubert Lanz. Signed at the conclusion in violet ink. Bears some ink erosion and folds, else very good. "
120    FRANZ HALDER    "FRANZ HALDER 
<br /> (1884 -1972) One-time German chief of staff until transferred to the reserves by Hitler due to policy disputes. Suspected of plotting against Hitler's life in 1944, he was interned at Flossenburg until his rescue by the Allies. Fine S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, an Agfa photo postcard of the general, likely war-date, boldly signed in full. Fine. 
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121    FRANZ HALDER    "FRANZ HALDER 
<br /> (1884 -1972) One-time German chief of staff until transferred to the reserves by Hitler due to policy disputes. Suspected of plotting against Hitler's life in 1944, he was interned at Flossenburg until his rescue by the Allies. Scarce war-date S.P., 4.25 x 6 in. b/w, a fine chest, up portrait in uniform with arms crossed, signed adding rank and date '1942'. Very fine condition. 
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122    FRANZ SCHWEDE    "
 (1888 - 1960) Nazi German politician, Lord Mayor of Coburg and Gauleiter of Pomerania, tried and convicted of war crimes in 1938. An early supporter of Adolf Hitler, Schwede used intimidation and propaganda to help elect the first Nazi-majority local government in Germany. Fine S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest-up view of Schwede wearing his Iron Cross and NSDAP armband, signed at lower-right in black ink. Schwede also adds an inscription in German on the verso, largely untranslated, but mentions a labor camp, the location 'Kochel', and the date '24.VII.33'. Fine condition. "
123    FRANZ VON PAPEN    "FRANZ VON PAPEN 
<br /> (1879 - 1969) Chancellor of Germany and Vice Chancellor in Hitler's early years of power, von Papen was accused and later acquitted of war crimes. T.L.S. 'Franz v. Papen on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Baden, Oct. 29, 1968, in English. Von Papen thanks his correspondent for his birthday wishes, and quotes Seneca: '...The service of a good citizen is never useless: by being heard and seen, by his expression, by his gesture, by his stubborness and by his very walk, he helps...' Fine. 
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124    FRANZ VON PAPEN    "
 (1879-1969) Chancellor of Germany and Vice Chancellor in Hitler's early years of power, von Papen was accused and later acquitted of war crimes. Good content T.L.S. as German Ambassador to Austria on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Vienna, Feb. 22, 1935 to WILHELM BRUCKNER (1884-1954), Adolf Hitler's chief adjutant. In part: '...The Fuhrer had invited me...to accompany him on his journey to the Saar region...I would like to know how to make arrangements and I ask for confidential information on what is planned...' He also requests that only a single day be devoted to touring with Hitler, so as not to undermine other politicians who would be present. Red indelible 'read' mark across letterhead, two file holes, else very good. "
125    FRED C. WALLACE    "
 (1887 - 1959) American major general, commanded the 4th Island Command, Central Pacific (October 1943); commanded the Tenth Army, and was assigned as island commander, Okinawa (May 1945). War-date A.L.S. 'Wallace' as Commander, 5th Corps Area, with transmittal envelope signed in full, 2pp. 8vo., Fort Hayes, Sep 12, 1942 to Major Gen. John P. Smith. Wallace writes his friend to tell him of his distress to learn that Smith may not return to his 'old job' and hopes that a way will be found for him to continue his 'grand work'. He hopes that Smith has a quick recovery, adding: '...we can't get along without men like you...' Fine. "
126    FRIEDRICH CHRISTIANSEN    "
 (1879 - 1972) World War I German ace credited with thirteen 'kills', Korpsfuhrer of the National Socialist Flyers Corps, or NSFK, commander of the Wehrmacht in the Netherlands. Convicted of war crimes. Great S.P., 9.75 x 6 in. b/w, an image of the 12-engine Do-X seaplane tied to a mooring. On verso, Christiansen writes in German: 'Do-X in November 1930 at an English marine flying station', adding his signature: 'Capt. Fr. Christiansen'. This original press photo was at one time careful cut vertically, probably for mailing purposes, and the pieces have been reattached with cello tape, which could be expertly removed if desired. "
127    FRIEDRICH HASELMAYR    "
 (1879 - 1965) German politician of the NSDAP, lieutenant general and SA group leader. Until December 26, 1941, Haselmayr was in command of Field Command 569, then served as commander of Oberfeldkommandantur 579 in Volhynia. S.P., 4 x 5.5 in. b/w, a post-war image in civilian garb, inscribed and signed with rank on verso, 1960. Very good. "
128    FRIEDRICH HASELMAYR    "
 (1879 - 1965) German politician of the NSDAP, lieutenant general and SA group leader. Until December 26, 1941, Haselmayr was in command of Field Command 569, then served as commander of Oberfeldkommandantur 579 in Volhynia. T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Lochham bei Munchen, July 19, 1960 in German to a researcher. In part: '...I feel like a historian today, which - at 81 years of age - I've been for 30 years with only a 2 1/2 year break during the Second World War...' He also includes brochures (not present) concerning some of his histories of Germany. Fine. "
129    FRIEDRICH JECKELN    "
 (1895 - 1946) SS leader in the Soviet Union, personally responsible for ordering the deaths of 100,000 Jews and other 'undesirables'. Sentenced to death and hung at Riga. Good content and association war-date T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Dusseldorf, Aug. 17, 1940 to SS-Brigadefuhrer OTTO HOFMANN, Chief of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office. Jeckeln's letter advises that following the release of SS-Standartenfuhrer Raddatz to assume command of 25.SS-Standarte, SS-Obersturbannfuhrer Alfred Buchs will we available for service to the SS Race and Resettlement Office. Docketed, some marginal tears and a fold, file holes, still very good. "
130    FRIEDRICH RUGE    "
 (1894-1985) Kriegsmarine officer, naval advisor to Erwin Rommel, and recipient of the Knight's Cross. War-date D.S. as Vice Admiral, 1p. 8vo., Berlin, Sept. 1, 1944, awarding Vice Admiral Heinrich Stiegel the Second Class War Merit Cross with Swords, signed at bottom in black ink. Docketed in pencil, else fine. "
131    FRIEDRICH WIESE    "
 (1892 - 1975) German general who commanded the 19. Armee, a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Excellent S.P., 4 x 5.5 in. b/w, a contemporary chest-up portrait in uniform. Wiese signs twice in blue ink, adding rank with each. He signs once at bottom-left of the recto, and again on the verso beneath a lengthy inscription in German, roughly translated: 'Giesseu...17.4.1969...' The picture was taken July 1944 when I was Commander-in-Chief of the 19th Army in southern France... during the invasion of the 7th American Army'. Fine condition. "
132    FRIEDRICH-CARL VON STEINKELLER    "FRIEDRICH-CARL VON STEINKELLER 
<br /> (1896 - 1981) German general and recipient of the Knight's Cross, commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle in the central sector of the Eastern Front. Steinkeller surrendered to the Red Army during the Mogilev Offensive in June 1944. S.P., 4.5 x 5.5 b/w, a 1943 portrait in uniform signed twice on verso, once adding his rank. Fine. 
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133    FRITZ FULLRIEDE    "FRITZ FULLRIEDE 
<br /> (1895 - 1969) German officer and war criminal. Fullriede fought in the invasion of Poland, on the Eastern Front, in the Afrika Korps and the Italian Campaign, and received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves in 1945. Fullriede was tried and convicted by a Dutch court for his role in the Putten raid of 1944 in which 554 Dutch men were sent to their deaths in a reprisal action. T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Borstel, Aug. 9, 1961 in German to a researcher. In part: '...So far I have never published my photograph. I already told you the reasons for this...I want to have a picture of myself made in Africa during the African campaign...I don't think I have any documents...the majority of such things were burned by the Russians...another part was confiscated by the Americans...' He discusses the inaccuracy of American accounts of battles against his forces in North Africa, and further notes that reports sent to Berlin were usually only concerning past events due to the danger of &quot;betrayal by the Italians&quot;. Fine. 
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134    FRITZ SELDTE    "
 (1882 - 1947) Nazi Reichsminister of Labor and Gauleiter of Moselland, indicted at Nuremberg but died before the trial commenced. Fine content and association T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Jan. 30, 1935 to Adolf Hitler, in German. Seldte presents his old comrade with a book he has written on the occasion of the second anniversary of Hitler's being sworn in by German President Paul von Hindenburg as Chancellor of Germany. He writes, in part: '...My Fuhrer!...Remembering the great day, the 30th of January 1933, I have written the thoughts of an old-front soldier, who since 1918 is a fellow fighter with the same aims as yours, and who for has for the past two years been your Minister...The collection of ideas are those of the NS German front-line soldiers (Stahlhelm), collected and brought together by me for you and the new Reich in a small book which allow me to present you...' Small wrinkle at top, else fine. "
135    FRITZ TODT    "
 (1891 - 1942) Nazi military engineer who supervised the building of the Autobahn, the Siegfried Wall and the chain of submarine bases on the coast of France. Died mysteriously in a plane crash. Rare S.P., 3.75 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest up pose by Hoffmann signed in blue ink at the left. Fine. "
136    (FRITZ TODT)    "
 (1891 - 1942) Nazi military engineer who supervised the building of the Autobahn, the Siegfried Wall and the chain of submarine bases on the coast of France. As 'Reich Minister for Armaments and Munitions', Todt essentially managed the entire military economy throughout the war. A great find, a letter of congratulations from pro-Nazi Austrian explorer COLIN ROSS, 1p. 4to., Munich, March 22, 1940, congratulating Todt after his appointment to Reich Minister for Armaments and Munitions. In part: '…my heartfelt congratulations. I was extremely happy, personally and professionally…'. Ross signs at the conclusion in black ink. Light wrinkles, else fine. COLIN ROSS (1885 - 1945) was one of the most popular travel writers in Germany and Austria, and a staunch supporter of Nazism. Scared of being caught by Allied armies, he committed suicide at war's end in the house of his friend Baldur von Schirach. "
137    GALEAZZO CIANO    "
 (1903 - 1944) Italian politician and son-in-law of Benito Mussolini, Minister of Foreign Affairs who later helped force Mussolini's resignation. Executed by the Nazis and fascist sympathizers. Excellent S.P., 5 x 3.25 in. b/w, glossy image of Ciano and German Foreign Minister JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP at the signing of the The Pact of Steel, known formally as the Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy, the military and political alliance between Italy and Germany executed on May 22, 1939. Mounted, fine condition. "
138    GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER CORRESPONDENCE GROUPING    CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972), American major general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division in its assault on Omaha Beach, in the drive across France, at the Hurtgen Forest and in the battle of Aachen. Fine association lot of five letters sent to Huebner by prominent American generals and other military officers while Huebner served as Deputy Commander in Chief U.S. European Command. Includes: Major Gen. STANHOPE B. MASON (1904-1980), Huebner's Chief of Staff in the 1st Division and 5th Corps, A.L.S. "Stan" on War College letterhead, 1p. 4to., June 1 (1948), discusses a 1st Division history and Huebner's promotion; Col. TRUMAN SMITH (1893–1970), Army infantry officer, military attache, and intelligence officer who collected valuable intelligence on German military capabilities while serving in Berlin before World War II. During the war, he was a personal adviser to George C. Marshall, A.L.S. "Truman", 1p. 4to., Fairfield, Ct., Apr. 10 (1948), politics and requesting a photo; Lt. Gen. WILLIS D. CRITTENBERGER (1890-1908), a career soldier who served with distinction during the Italian Campaign, T.L.S. "Critt" on U.S. Army Representative to United Nations letterhead, 19. 8vo., Sep. 23, 1948, thanks for hospitality during a visit; Maj. Gen. LOWELL W. ROOKS (1893-1973), a senior member of Eisenhower's staff, T.L.S. "Lowell" on U.N.R.R.A. letterhead, 1p. 4to., Dec. 1, 1947 asking that Huebner make sure that his visiting daughter "...be thrown with the right people...I mean your nice young men and nice young women on the conservative side..."; and Maj. Gen. WILLIAM S. WEAVER (1988-1970), commander of the 8th Infantry Division until February 1945 when he was wounded and had to be medically evacuated from the unit, A.L.S. "Bill Weaver", 8pp. 8vo., San Antonio, June 29, 1947, wide-ranging including a lengthy discussion of his feelings about his Army son engaged to a German civilian, even suggesting that his son or his fiancé might be transferred away, also citations for the 8th Infantry for Hurtgen and Bergstein, etc. With some of Huebner's associated correspondence. File holes in margins, else very good.
140    GEORG-HANS REINHARDT    "GEORG-HANS REINHARDT 
<br /> (1887 - 1963) German general and war criminal during World War II. He commanded the 3rd Panzer Army from 1941 to 1944, and Army Group Centre in 1944 and 1945. Reinhardt was tried in the High Command Trial, and was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for overseeing the murder of the inhabitants of entire Russian villages in rear areas. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 b/w, a half-length pose in uniform signed at bottom with only fair contrast. 
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141    GEORG-HANS REINHARDT...AND TEN FELLOW GENERALS    "GEORG-HANS REINHARDT...AND TEN FELLOW GENERALS 
<br /> GEORG-HANS REINHARDT (1887 - 1963) German general and war criminal during World War II. He commanded the 3rd Panzer Army from 1941 to 1944, and Army Group Centre in 1944 and 1945. Reinhardt was tried in the High Command Trial, and was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for overseeing the murder of the inhabitants of entire Russian villages in rear areas. Remarkable signed piece, 1p. 4.25 x 8 in., [n.p., n.d.], a routing slip signed by Reinhardt in pencil at bottom. Above his signature the document bears the last names of ten generals and top-ranking officers, all of whom have signed the first initial of their last name to acknowledge seeing the attached document. Those initialing include VON LEEB, KUCHLER, HOTH, HOLLIDT, SCHNIEWIND, VON ROCQUES, REINECKE, WARLIMONT, and others. The verso bears printed text mentioning Gen. 'Clay' leading us to believe this piece emanates from the post-war trial of these generals. Very good. 
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142    GEORGE C. MARSHALL    "
 (1880 - 1959) American general and statesman, Roosevelt's Army Chief of Staff during World War II and author of the Marshall Plan which sustained eastern Europe after the war. Great S.P., 5 x 7.25 in. b/w, a chest-up view of Marshall in uniform, signed at the bottom white margin in black ink. Very slight creasing towards the edges, all non-intrusive and mentioned only for accuracy. Fine to very fine condition. "
143    GEORGE C. MARSHALL    "
 (1880 - 1959) American general and statesman, Roosevelt's Army Chief of Staff during World War II and author of the Marshall Plan which sustained eastern Europe after the war. Outstanding content T.L.S. on Chief of Staff letterhead, 1p. sm. 4to., Washington, May 26, 1945, a letter regarding the memorial of Franklin D. Roosevelt sent just weeks after his death, addressed to Roosevelt's friend and president of the American Red Cross BASIL O'CONNOR (1892 -1972) as a member of the Roosevelt National Memorial Committee. In part: 'Dear Mr. O'Connor…I shall be glad to serve on the Planning Committee that will consider a suitable memorial for President Roosevelt…I should point out that my official duties carry me away from Washington a great deal and very often on short notice…I may not be able to be a regular attendant at the meetings…However, I shall be glad to do everything possible to contribute…' The verso bears a 'date received' stamp from the Committee's office, dated May 28, 1945. Marshall signs at the conclusion in blue ink. Some creasing and two small tears along the right edge, else very good. Working directly with President Roosevelt, Basil O'Connor is also known for starting two foundations for the rehabilitation and treatment of polio patients. "
144    GEORGE R. GAY    "
 (1917 - 1994) American pilot in the Pacific Theater of World War II, the sole survivor of the 30 VT-8 aircrew from the USS Hornet who participated in the Battle of Midway. Signed print, 13.5 x 9.25 in., showing multiple angles of a Douglas TBD-1 torpedo bomber - the type of plane flown by Gay's squadron during their doomed attack in the Battle of Midway. Gay signs at the bottom-right in blue ink, adding 'VT-8' (or 'Torpedo Squadron 8'). Matted and framed to a total size of 19.25 x 15.5 in. Fine condition. "
145    GEORGE S. PATTON    "
 Pencil signature 'Geo. S. Patton' being part of the address written by him on the face of an envelope sent by him to his wife Beatrice, with a second signature and rank as first lieutenant written in the return address area. The second signature is partly obscured by a June 26, 1916 New Mexico postal cancel. Overall very good. At this time, Patton was serving as Pershing's personal aide in the Pancho Villa Expedition. A month earlier, he undertook the first motorized attack in the history of U.S. warfare. A force under his command of ten soldiers and two civilian guides with the 6th Infantry in three Dodge touring cars surprised three of Villa's men during a foraging expedition, killing Julio C&aacute;rdenas and two of his guards. The incident garnered Patton both Pershing's good favor and widespread media attention as a 'bandit killer'. Shortly after, he was promoted to first lieutenant while a part of the 10th Cavalry on May 23, 1916. "
146    GEORGE S. PATTON, IV    "GEORGE S. PATTON, IV 
<br /> (1923 – 2004) Army major general and the son of World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. A great pair of items, includes: S.P., 8 x 10 in. b/w, signed adding rank and date, 1975, WITH: a great content T.L.S. on his general's letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Aug. 15, 1975 sending the photo and adding: '…I cannot sign the [Ladislas] Farago book as it is full of errors. Patton Papers, Volumes I and II by M. Blumenson is our choice…' Farago's biography 'Patton: Ordeal &amp; Triumph' was a huge success and remains the most popular biography of the colorful general. Two pieces. 
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147    GEORGE VI    "
 (1895 - 1952) King of England who gained the throne upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII; brought Winston Churchill to office as Prime Minister. Scarce war-date ink signature 'George R.I.' on an autograph page, hand-dated '22.2'40', taken from a 'Distinguished Visitor's Book' of Wembley Stadium. The page also bears the printed text: 'H.M. KING GEORGE VI at the EMPIRE POOL &amp; SPORTS ARENA on the occasion of the RED CROSS BOXING TOURNAMENT on 22nd February, 1940'. The verso bears the signature of HARRY CRERAR (1888 - 1965), Canadian 'leading field commander' in World War II where he commanded the First Canadian Army. File holes at left, else near mint. Sold with a contemporary scan of the visitor book's front cover. "
148    GEORGE VI APPOINTS THE U.S. CONSUL IN LONDON ON THE DAY GERMANY INVADES POLAND    "
 (1895 - 1952) King of England who gained the throne upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII; brought Winston Churchill to office as Prime Minister. Important D.S. 'George R.I.' as King, 1p. folio, London, Sep. 1, 1939. On the day that Germany attacked Poland, and act that woudl lead to a state of war between England and Hitler's Germany, the King of England approves the appointment by 'Our Good Friend the President of the United States of America', of John G. Erhardt to serve as Unites States Consul General in London. The document is co-signed by EDWARD WOOD, 1ST EARL OF HALIFAX as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. One vertical fold, else fine condition. JOHN G. ERHARDT (1889-1951) served as Consul in Hamburg and following this appointment he served in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. During the war, he was in a high-level State Department position in Washington, where he was involved in the planning of the surrender of Germany and occupation of Germany and Austria. After the war, he served as de facto Ambassador to Austria and as political adviser to Gen. Mark Clark, who led the American occupation military forces in Austria. His last posting was as Ambassador to South Africa. A fine historical document. "
149    GEORGE VON KUCHLER    "
 (1881 - 1968) German field marshal who led the drive of the 18th Army to take Paris and raise the swastika over the Eiffel Tower. Briefly imprisoned for war crimes. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Garmisch, July 29, 1961, politely declining to send a signed photograph to a collector. Fine. "
150    GERD VON RUNDSTEDT    "
 (1875 - 1953) German field marshal who led the blitzkrieg attack on France, seizing the country within two weeks, defeated by Allied forces in Normandy and in the desperate Battle of the Bulge. Good content A.L.S. in German, 2pp. 8vo., Military Hospital 94, Hamburg, Dec. 31, 1948, to Major Fred Biere of the International Red Cross. Von Rundstedt writes from a British military hospital, in part: '...it is truly a difficult assignment which you have taken on down there. We are now 5 months in captivity as 'Criminals' and no one knows what will happen to us. Recently our 'Friend' John was here, under orders of W.O.-A bad sign since we have to thank him for all this hog-mess. The Devil shall get him, this Emigrant!'. Von Rundstedt signs at the conclusion. Fine, with censor-stamped transmittal envelope. "
151    GERHARD VON SCHWERIN    "GERHARD VON SCHWERIN 
<br /> (1899 - 1980) German general, recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. A brilliant commander, he led commandos in North Africa, led Panzer Jager units at Stalingrad, and defended the Italian front. Interesting D.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d. but undoubtedly Germany, ca. 1947-48], a pencil-signed carbon in which von Schwerin appeals to the occupying powers to permit him to work in particular fields he prefers '...after the release of the prisoner...', including: '...the Boy Scout movement...it would give me great pleasure to work in this field...for reconstruction work on behalf of...the military government...I would be particularly grateful for a position [in the military] as a teacher, using my experiences from two world wars...' Lightly toned. 
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152    GERHARDINE TROOST    "
 (1904 - 2003) 'Gerdy', prominent German architect who built the Munich 'Haus der Kunst' ('House of Art') and the 'Honor Temples', housing the remains of those killed during Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch. Rare T.L.S., 1p. 4to., [Munich, n.d.], to a Dr. R. Lorenzer. Troost thanks her correspondent for his gift of a picture of Hitler, and offers to send him a photo as a gift in return (not present). She signs boldly at the conclusion in black ink. Shows folds and notable rodent damage to the top-right corner, eliminating the date and return address, else very good. Sold with a press photograph of Troost next to Josef Goebbels, with typed biography in English on the verse, dated Nov. 1, 1947. "
153    GERMAN FILM ACTORS AND ACTRESSES OF WORLD WAR II ERA (27)    "
 Group of 27 signed postcard photographs (unless specified otherwise) of prominent German film actors and actresses of World War II, many of whom appeared in propaganda films of the time. Included is: EMIL JANNINGS (Academy Award recipient), RENATE MULLER (a suicide or murdered by the SS for refusing propaganda roles), MAGDA SCHNEIDER, whom Hitler declared to be his favorite actress, S.P. with a second signature on a card, LUIS TRENKER, LILLIAN HARVEY, LIDA BAAROVA (who became Joseph Goebbels' mistress), KRISTINA SODERBAUM, KATHE VON NAGY (allegedly approached by Reichsf&uuml;hrer-SS Heinrich Himmler, who asked her to be the face and body for sex dolls provided to German soldiers as a way to combat syphilis at the front), ANTON LANG, JOHANNES HEESTERS, JOHANNES HEESTERS (believed to have performed for the SS at the Dachau concentration camp), ALBRECHT SCHOENHALS, whose career was damaged when he refused the title role in 'Jud Suss', JOACHIM GOTTSCHALK (2), HEIDEMARIE HATHEYER, HENRY LIEDTKE (2), killed with his wife by Red Army soldiers; ELSA VON MOLLENDORFF, BRIGITTE HORNEY, HANNELORE SCHROTH, WILLY FRITSCH, GUSTAV FROHLICH, MARIKA ROKK (one postcard photo, one 5.5 x 9 in.), and ZARAH LEANDER. Overall very good to fine. 27 pieces. "
154    GERTRUD SCHOLTZ-KLINK    "
 (1902 - 1999) German Reich Women's Leader and head of the Nazi Women's League. A good orator, her main task was to promote male superiority and the importance of child-bearing. Scarce S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a Hoffmann photo postcard showing her bust portrait in right profile. Scholtz-Klink signs in full across her chest in blue ink. Contrast slightly lacking, mounting remnants to the corners, else fine. "
155    GORDON GOLLOB    "
 (1912 - 1987) German Luftwaffe ace, rose to the position of General der Jagdflieger, one of only 27 to receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a photo postcard showing Gollob in a chest-up view, prominently wearing his Knight's Cross. Gollob signs boldly across the chest in blue ink. Fine. "
156    GOTTFRIED HANSEN    "
 (1881 - 1976) German admiral with distinctive record in World War I, from 1941 to June 30, 1943 he was head of the Air Force Staff in the High Command of the Navy. T.N.S. on the verso of a postcard photograph, Kiel, Jan. 1, 1960, in German. Hansen explains that most of his documents were burned when he moved to smaller quarters and notes that the photograph shows a parade honoring his first retirement from active service, in 1936. Very good. "
157    GUNTHER BLUMENTRITT    "
 (1892 - 1967) German general, instrumental in planning the German invasion of Poland and France, participated in Operation Barbarossa, and afterward bore a large part of the responsibility for planning the defense of the Atlantic Wall and Normandy. Fine D.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], a typed copy of the 'Instrument of Surrender of All German armed forces in HOLLAND, in northwest Germany including all islands, and in DENMARK'. Blumentritt signs at the conclusion, adding arrows indicating that he represented only the German forces in northwest Germany. Fine. "
158    GUNTHER BLUMENTRITT    "
 (1892 - 1967) German general, instrumental in planning the German invasion of Poland and France, participated in Operation Barbarossa, and afterward bore a large part of the responsibility for planning the defense of the Atlantic Wall and Normandy. A.L.S., 1p. 4to., 1p. 4to., Marburg, Mar. 26, 1953 in German to a researcher. Not translated but certainly referring to military history. Very good. "
159    GUNTHER HANS VON KLUGE    "
 (1882 - 1944) 'Cunning Hans', Nazi general who led a field army in Poland, Belgium, France and Russia where he headed the most powerful army in the center, nearly took Moscow, later committed suicide fearing implication in the July 20 plot. Partly-printed war-date D.S. on his personal general's letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Hannover, October, 1939, a printed letter of thanks signed in blue ink at bottom. Trimmed at bottom, with a blue pencil docket at top, one file hole. Very good. "
160    GUNTHER RALL    "
 (1918 - 2009) German fighter pilot during World War II and the third most successful fighter ace in history of aerial warfare. He claimed all of his victories in the Bf 109. His signed authorized biography: 'Guenther Rall: A Memoir' by Jill Amadio (Santa Ana, CA: Tangmere Productions), 2002. First edition. 423pp. 8vo. Rall signs in pencil on the front flyleaf, beneath his printed portrait image. Fine condition, with very fine dust jacket. "
161    GUSTAV SCHEEL    "
 (1907 - 1979) SS and Police Leader, as well as Gauleiter in Salzburg, organized the deportation of Karlsruhe's Jews to the death camps. Signature adding his title on a 8 x 4 in. sheet, 1939. Fine. "
162    HAJO HERRMANN    "
 (1913 - 2010) Luftwaffe bomber pilot in Condor Legion Kampfgeschwader 4, later flew bombing missions in Poland, Norway and Britain as Commander of the 7th Staffel of KG 4. Later served in Sicily, where his group attacked Malta and Greece. Awarded the Knight's with Oak Leaves and Swords. S.P., 5.75 x 3.5 in. b/w, a later print of a wartime chest-up portrait showing Herrmann in uniform. He signs beneath the image in black ink. in fine condition. The original transmittal envelope is also present. "
163    HANNA REITSCH    "
 (1912 - 1979) German pilot. Reitsch was the first woman to fly a helicopter, a rocket plane, and a jet fighter. She is also remembered as being a loyal confidante of Adolf Hitler, even landing a small plane in central Berlin in an attempt to extract Hitler only days before the city fell. Fine original S.P., 3.5 x 4.5 in. b/w, shows Reitsch proudly displaying her Iron Cross and smiling broadly, signed in the white bottom margin. Fine. "
164    HANS FRITZSCHE    "
 (1900 - 1953) Radio propaganda chief in Joseph Goebbels' propaganda ministry. Delivered regular radio broadcasts with the familiar opening 'Hier spricht Hans Fritzsche!', making him one of the best-known commentators in Nazi Germany. War-date T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Berlin, Apr. 23, 1943 to a director of the Reichs Broadcasting Service thanking him for sending his birthday greetings. Very good. "
165    HANS GUIDO MUTKE (8)    "
 (1921 - 2004) Luftwaffe fighter pilot flying the Me 262A-1a jet. On 25 April 1945, Mutke landed at Dubendorf, Switzerland, flying the Me 262A-1a jet fighter, 'White 3', from 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 7. He claimed that he got lost during a combat mission and landed there by mistake, although there were suspicions that he'd defected. Mutke also made the controversial claim that he broke the sound barrier in 1945 in an Me 262. Lot of eight signed items, includes: four brief A.L.S.s on his personal correspondence cards, all from Munich, 2002-03, in German an untranslated; three commemorative postal covers honoring Willy Messerschmitt and picturing an Me-262; and an I.S.P., 4 x 6 in., a photocopy of Mutke holding a model of an Me-262, signed in blue ink. Overall fine. "
166    HANS HUBE    "
 (1890 - 1944) 'The Man', Nazi one-armed Panzer general who fought in Poland and the Ukraine, flown out of Stalingrad at the last minute to receive Swords for his Knight's Cross, died in a plane crash. Rare war-date D.S., 2pp. legal folio, [n.p.]. Jan. 30, 1941, a list of four men slated to receive the War Cross Second Class, boldly signed with indelible pencil. File holes at left, else fine. "
167    HANS KREBS    "
 (1888 - 1947) Ethnic German Nazi Party member and SS-Brigadefuhrer from Czechoslovakia. From 1938 to 1945, he was government president in Aussig, later becoming the Reichsgau Sudetenland. Krebs was executed in Prague 1947. Fine association T.L.S. on his Regierungspraesident Aussig letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], an official SS printed form. Krebs sets forth his name, rank, and SS number above the printed statement: 'I am German, I am of Aryan heritage, I do not belong to any Freemason lodge or any other secret organization and I have never belonged to them before. And I promise to support the movement with all my strength…'. Boldly signed at bottom. File holes at left, else very good. "
168    HANS SPEIDEL    "
 (1897 - 1984) German general, served in Russia and notably at Stalingrad, later with Rommel in France. S.P., 3.75 x 2.75 b/w, a post-war image of Speidel in a suit, seated behind a desk with a pen in his hand. Speidel signs at bottom-right in blue ink, adding the date: 'January 20, 1956.' Mounted. Fine. "
169    HANS SPETH    "HANS SPETH 
<br /> (1897 - 1985) German general of artillery, Chief of Staff of the LIV. Army Corps and the 18th Army, later commanding the 28th Jager Div. A Knights Cross recipient. A.L.S., 2pp. 8vo., Munich, Mar. 1, 1960 in German. In part: '...to show you that I have not forgotten you, please allow me to present you with some personal items. The images are war date. My general of the artillery epaulette, two oak leaves of my Jaegerdivision...the Krim shield...at the time I was commander of the general staff of a corps which took Sevastopol...there is an EKI from World War I and the clasp to the EKI from World War II. I hope you enjoy it. Best regards, Hans Speth General der Artillerie a.D.'. Sold with Speth's transmittal envelope upon which he has signed his name in return address, and a 5 x 7 in. war-date German press photo showing the general in the field. Three pieces. 
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170    HANS ULRICH RUDEL    "
 (1916 - 1982) Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II, the most highly decorated German serviceman of the war. Rudel was the only person to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. S.P., 4 x 5.75 in. b/w, showing a chest-up view of the pilot in uniform on the photo side, signed at bottom with only fair contrast, adding the date '13.7.82' Fine. "
171    HANS ULRICH RUDEL    "
 (1916 - 1982) Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II, the most highly decorated German serviceman of the war. Rudel was the only person to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Stimmersee, Feb. 5, 1975, in German stating quite plainly that memorabila retained by his friends is not for sale, further noting: 'I certainly have nothing to sell to you...' Fine. "
172    HANS ULRICH RUDEL    "
 (1916-1982) Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II, the most highly decorated German serviceman of the war. S.P., 3.5 x 5.25 in b/w, a photo postcard showing a chest-up view of Rudel in uniform, prominently wearing his Knight's Cross. Rudel signs on the verso in blue ink, adding the date '10.II.[19]65'. Fine. Sold with various newspaper clippings and pertinent photographs. "
173    HANS VON LUCK    "
 (1911 - 1997) German Panzer officer and Knight's Cross recipient, involved in the invasion of Poland and the USSR, the Second Battle of El Alamein, the defense of Normandy, and the final defense of Germany. Postwar S.P., 4 x 6 in. glossy b/w, a contemporary reprint of an original graphite sketch of Luck. Luck signs twice, once 'v. Luck' on the face, and once in full on the verso, adding rank and 'Hamburg, 28.03.95'. Tiny fold in bottom-right, else very good. "
174    HANS VON TSCHAMMER UND OSTEN    "
 (1887 - 1943) German sport official, SA leader and a member of the Reichstag for the Nazi Party. As 'Reich Sports Leader', he played a major role in organizing the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Early S.P., 4 x 5.75 in. b/w (overall), shows von Tschammer in a half-length pose in S.A. uniform, signed on the mount. Sold with a Sep. 16, 1937 letter from the Secretariat of the Reichssportfuhrer to the photographer sending the photo and thanks. Very good. "
175    HANS-RUDOLF ROSING    "
 (1905 - 2004) German U-boat commander in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and commander of 'Rosing's wolfpack' - a group of five U-boats that operated during the early stages of the Battle of the Atlantic, sinking a total of 27 ships overall. War-date D.S. as 'Fuhrer der Unterseeboote West', 1p. 8vo., July 14, 1943, an award certificate for the Wound Badge in Black, given to Matrosenobergefreiten Alwin Weber, a Sailor Corporal with the '1. Unterseebootsflottille' - the first operational U-boat unit in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Mailing fold, signature smudged, else very good condition. Sold with war-date U-boat booklet: 'Was Jeder vom Deutschen U-Boot Wissen Muss' ('What Everyone Should Know about the German Submarine') by Korvettenkapitan Max Bartsch (Berlin: Wilhelm Limpert-Verlag), 1939. 40pp. 8vo. Some wear to the cover, else very good. "
176    HANS-ULRICH RUDEL    "
 (1916 - 1982) Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II, The most highly decorated German serviceman of the war. Rudel was the only person to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamond. Postwar T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Stimmersee, Oct. 19, 1981, to a Mr. Weinsheimer, explaining that he has just returned for South America and Africa and expressing regret that they could not meet in person. Rudel signs at the conclusion in blue ink. Two file holes, else fine. "
177    HAROLD ALEXANDER    "
 (1891 - 1969) 'Alexander of Tunis', British general who commanded the invasion of Sicily and Italy. War-date T.L.S. on SHAEF letterhead, 1p. 8vo., July 12, 1945 sending his autograph to an admirer. Trimmed at margins, mounted. "
178    HAROLD R. BULL    "
 (1893 – 1976) American general, Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3) at Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) from 1943 to 1945.Bull had a major role in the planning of military operations in Europe. A favorable weather report by Bull's staff helped General Eisenhower decide to launch the invasion of Normandy on the morning of June 6, 1944. T.L.S. on War Department letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, June 6, 1947 (exactly three years after the landings in Normandy), sending his correspondent his full address. Fine. "
179    HAROLD R. L. ALEXANDER    "
 (1891 - 1969) 'Alexander of Tunis', British general who commanded the invasion of Sicily and Italy. His blue ink signature 'Alexander' beneath a copy of a military order from Churchill to him. The document, 1p. 4to., reads in part: 'Your prime and main duty will be to take or destroy…the German-Italian Army commanded by Field-Marshal Rommel, together with all its supplies and establishments in Egypt and Libya.' Light horizontal folds, else fine. "
180    HARRY J. COLLINS    "
 (1895 - 1963) American major general. In April 1943, he assumed command of the 42nd Infantry Division (the famed 'Rainbow Division') and was promoted to major general. In December 1944, the division arrived on the Western Front and played a major role in the Battle of the Bulge. The 42nd also liberated Dachau. Collins was so moved by the plight of the prisoners he saw at there, he took extraordinary measures to ensure they immediately received housing, food and medical attention. Collins also appointed a rabbi to served as division chaplain. Scarce typed D.S., [n.p.], Jan. 30, 1951, a postcard stating that he has a 'new assignment' as 'Commanding General 8th Infantry Division' and giving his address. Staple in one corner. "
181    HARRY TRUMAN AND KARL DONITZ SIGNED V-E DAY COVER    "
 A fine association piece, a colorful V-E Day commemorative postal cover canceled in Washington on V-E Day, May 8, 1945. The cover has been signed by the respective leaders of Germany and the U.S. at the time of the surrender, KARL DONITZ and HARRY TRUMAN. The cover was canceled again fifty years later, on May 8, 1995. Fine condition. "
182    HARRY W. HILL    "
 (1890 – 1971) U.S. Navy admiral, commanded heavy cruiser WICHITA on convoy duty to Murmansk. Commander Battleship Division Four and a task force, the first to comprise battleships and escort carriers. In September, 1943 he became Commander Amphibious Group Two, Fifth Amphibious Force, and in that capacity participated in the capture of Tarawa, and later in operations against the Gilberts, Marshalls, Marianas, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. T.L.S. on Navy letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, Jan. 26, 1950 to Ambassador John G. Erhardt in Vienna. Hill introduces Capt. Robert M. Hinckley and mentions that he has been appointed Superintendent of the Naval Academy. Fine. "
183    HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL    "HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL 
<br /> (1897-1978) Commander of the 5th Panzer Army which spearheaded the ill-fated Ardennes offensive of January 1945. After vainly requesting more help from a vacillating Hitler, he spoke despairingly of a 'corporal's war'. Later served as a delegate to the Bundestag (1953-7). T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Diessen, Oct. 23, 1975 stating that a heart attack would postpone his trip to the U.S. until the following year. Very good. 
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184    HEINRICH HIMMLER    "
 (1900 - 1945) Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremberg. Great association T.L.S. on NSDAP letterhead, 1p. sm. 4to., Munich, March 14, 1929, sent from the party's propaganda department to the Gauleiter of Cologne JOSEF GROHE (1902-1987). In part: '…Dr. Goebbels has been informed that he will speak in Cologne on 9.4.29…. [it is] understood that Dr. Ley on 9.4. will speaks in Silesia…I have received your letter of 6.3 with many thanks; the report is very interesting.' Himmler signs 'H. Himmler' at the conclusion in black ink. Folds, two file holes else fine. Grohe joined the NSDAP in 1922, co-founded the Nazi organization in Cologne in that year, and later served as the Reichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern France. Sold with a photo postcard of Himmler with German General Friedrich Paulus. "
185    HEINRICH HIMMLER    "
 (1900 - 1945) Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremberg. Partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., 'Field Headquarters of the Reichsfuhrer-SS, June 17, 1943, approval of the promotion of Friedrich Schindler to the rank of Major der Schutzpolizei. Schindler's military and police service record are recorded within the document which bears file holes in the left margin. "
186    HEINRICH HIMMLER    "
 (1900 - 1945) Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremberg. War-date D.S., 4pp. large 4to., Berlin, Oct. 24, 1944, a promotion of Karl Heizmann to the rank of 'Oberstleutnant der Schutzpolizei'. Within, the document includes Heizmann's biographical details, previous postings and ranks, military service, etc. Marginal file holes, else fine. "
187    HEINRICH HIMMLER    "
 (1900 - 1945) Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremberg. His black ink signature 'H. Himmler' clipped from a document, 3.25 x 1 in. (sight), matted with a color portrait and professionally framed to a total size of 6.25 x 9 in. Wire present on the reverse for hanging. Very fine condition. "
188    HEINRICH HIMMLER CONDEMNS HITLER ALLY KURT LUDECKE    "<br /> A fascinating 1p. 4to. memo headed 'Reichsfuhrer SS Himmler on [Kurt] Ludecke in the Year 1925', stamped at the bottom: 'Submitted to the Fuhrer' and dated by Himmler '7 XII 34'. The typed memo attacks an elite S.A. unit founder and leader KURT LUDECKE, a very early and close associate of Adolf Hitler, in the wake of the Rohm purges of the previous June. Himmler writes, in part: '...In the person of Ludecke, I suspect an international political imposter who is in the service and salary of the Freemason Lodge (Grand Orient a Paris) and of Judaism...as certainly many others, has been sent in, in order to push the Volkisch movement in the wrong direction with direct influence on the Fuhrer...to sabotage and, on the other hand, to make monetary deals with the opponents of Germany with what he learns in the movement...' File holes, else fine condition. KURT LUDECKE (1890-1960) was a very early member of the Nazi Party, joining in 1922. He became close to Hitler and formed an elite S.A. unit, in conjunction with his close friend, Ernst Rohm. Hitler had Ludecke meet with Mussolini in 1923, a propaganda coup for the NSDAP. Ludecke also sent Winifred Wagner to the U.S. to raise funds for the party, where she met with Henry Ford and arranged a fundraising meeting between Ludecke and the racist automobile tycoon. Ludecke was arrested in the purge, but allowed to emigrate to Switzerland. In 1937, Scribners published his 'I Knew Hitler', an early study and expos&eacute; of Hitler, the first such work by 
<br /> by an ex-Nazi activist. Of course, Himmler had his own reasons for condemning Ludecke, whom he no doubt saw as a continued threat, along with the S.A., to the influence of his own SS. 
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189    HEINRICH HIMMLER SIGNS THE PROMOTION OF SS-GRUPPENFUHRER PAUL RIEGE    "
 Fine pair of items from the SS personnel file of PAUL RIEGE (1888-1980), SS-Gruppenfuhrer, police general, and commander of the BDO in Norway, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Included is: carbon copy of the official notice signed by Adolf Hitler promoting Riege to the rank of SS-Gruppenfuhrer, Nov. 9, 1940. The document bears the distinct green indelible 'H H' initials of Reichsfuhrer-SS HEINRICH HIMMLER at lower-right, as well as several SS personnel office dockets. Files holes and some marginal tears. WITH: Rieger's 'SS-Stammkarte', 2pp. 9.25 x 8 in., a partly-printed document bearing his name and home address, the dates of his various promotions; his SS number, NSDAP member number, and current rank. This card was probably supplemental and was stapled to previous such cards. Two pieces. "
190    HEINRICH HIMMLER    "HEINRICH HIMMLER 
<br /> (1900 - 1945) Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremberg. Partly-printed D.S. with initials 'H H', 1p. oblong 8vo., Munich, Oct. 17, 1932, notice to SS-Sturmhauptfuhrer WILLY TENSFELD that he has been appointed to serve on the staff of SS-Abschnittes XIV. Right margin trimmed costing a letter of text, file holes at left margin, else very good. WILLY TENSFELD (1893-1982) would become a highly-placed member of the SS, eventually attaining the rank of SS brigade leader and major general of the police, late in the war serving as a liaison officer to the Italians. 
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191    HEINZ GREINER    "
 (1895 - 1977) Wehrmacht general and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Greiner commanded the 362nd Infantry Division on the Italian front, where heavy losses inspired the following widely-spread verse: 'The division of Greiner / Gets chopped ever finer / Until roll call's a one liner / That simply says: Greiner'. S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a photo postcard showing the general in a chest-up view, prominently wearing his Knight's Cross. Greiner signs at bottom-right in black ink. Fine. "
192    HEINZ GREINER    "
 (1895 - 1977) Wehrmacht general and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Greiner commanded the 362nd Infantry Division on the Italian front, where heavy losses inspired the following widely-spread verse: 'The division of Greiner / Gets chopped ever finer / Until roll call's a one liner / That simply says: Greiner'. Fine content typed D.S. in his personal letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Rottach, Apr. 6, 1960, Greiner's 'lebenslauf' or resume setting forth all of the important details of his life from birth to the time of writing. Fine. Sold with a 1944 German press photo picturing the general, 5 x 7 in. "
193    HEINZ GUDERIAN    "HEINZ GUDERIAN 
<br /> (1888 - 1954) German general and Hitler's Army Chief of Staff, the inventor of the blitzkrieg&quot; who commanded Panzers in Poland and France, and the Russian campaign. War-date S.P., 3.25 x 5 in. b/w, a chest, up portrait by Hoffmann boldly signed in black ink at bottom. The verso bears an address in germany, Feldpost stamp, and a postal cancel of Oct. 16, 1943. Margins slightly trimmed, else fine. SOLD WITH: an award document, 1p. 8vo., Oct. 25, 1939, bearing Guderian's facsimile signature. Two pieces. &quot; 
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194    HELLMUTH FELMY    "
 (1885 - 1965) German general and war criminal during World War II, commanding forces in occupied Greece and Yugoslavia. A high-ranking Luftwaffe officer, Felmy was tried and convicted in the 1948 Hostages Trial. A.L.S., 2pp. 8 vo., Darmstadt March 11, 1963. It reads, in part: '...after a long search I found a photo of myself. It is from the summer of 38 when I stationed in Braunschweig as commander of Luftflotte 2 and commander Nord. I don't posses any additional written material, everything was burned during a bombing attack in Braunschweig in October 1944...'. Signed at conclusion in blue ink. "
195    HELMUTH HIRTH    "HELMUTH HIRTH 
<br /> (1886 - 1938) German engineer and pilot, a Leutnant of the Fliegertruppe, winning the Iron Cross II and being severely wounded. Hirth was also involved in zeppelin construction. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 b/w, a 422 Sanke photo boldly signed and dated 1937. Fine. 
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196    HENRY H. ‘HAP’ ARNOLD    "
 (1886 - 1950) American general, commander of the Army Air Force through most of World War II, instituting the daylight bombing raids on Germany. Signature on a small white card. With a 7.5 x 9 in. portrait photograph. Two pieces. "
197    HENRY HARLEY 'HAP' ARNOLD    "
 (1886 - 1950) American general, commander of the Army Air Force through most of World War II, responsible for instituting the daylight bombing raids on Germany. War-date signature 'Gen. H. H. Arnold' in the return address area of a War Dept. envelope mailed from Washington on July 18, 1944 to 'Ashley T. Cole'. Cole, a prominent lawyer, was a collector of military and other autographs who, according to the New York Public Library, assembled 'one of the most impressive collections of material anywhere at the time.' "
198    HERBERT-OTTO GILLE PROMOTES A FUTURE KNIGHTS CROSS RECIPIENT    "
 (1897 - 1966) Germany SS tank commander who headed the 'Viking' Division, made up of thousands of European volunteers, during the Russian campaign. War-date typed D.S. as head of the Viking Division, 2pp. legal folio, [n.p.], Mar. 28, 1943. Gille signs a promotion document for Haupsturmfuhrer Karl-Heinz Buhler of SS-Artillerie Regiment 5 promoting him to the rank of SS-Sturmbannfuhrer. Gille cites the man's: '...strong, distinctive character, self-confident, clear, determined...High professional understanding, knows how to lead...impeccable SS demeanor...convinced National Socialist...'. Gille adds his pencil-signed approval at conclusion. A bit damp stained with file holes and a small loss in a blank corner, else good to very good. KARL-HEINZ BUHLER (1912-1981) was awarded the EKII, EKI, and German Cross in Gold which is noted in the document as well. He was awarded the Knights Cross on May 6, 1945. "
199    HERMANN ESSER    "
 (1900 - 1981) Very early member of the Nazi Party. A journalist, Esser was the editor of the Nazi paper, 'Volkischer Beobachter', and a Nazi member of the Reichstag, besides being a de facto deputy of Adolf Hitler. T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Munich, May 25, 1935, to a high-ranking school director, transmitting a statement of greeting for a trip to Hungary undertaken by the Munich 'Lehrergesangvereins' ('teacher's singing club') and the Reich Symphony Orchestra. He signs at the conclusion in pink indelible pencil. The resulting statement, 1p. 4to., is present, signed at the conclusion by an unidentified individual, along with a copy of the letter to Esser requesting the statement. Shows folds, with file holes at the left edge, else very good. "
200    HERMANN ESSER    "
 (1900 - 1981) Very early member of the Nazi Party. A journalist, Esser was the editor of the Nazi paper, 'Volkischer Beobachter', and a Nazi member of the Reichstag, besides being a de facto deputy of Adolf Hitler. Autograph D.S. in pencil, 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p., possibly Nuremberg], Oct. 19, 1945, certifying that the example provided is his correct signature, and listing his party title and duties. He signs in pencil at right. Shows a chip to the right edge and slight bumps to the corners, else very good. This piece is illustrated on page 267 of 'Leaders &amp; Personalities of the Third Reich', by Charles Hamilton. "
201    HERMANN GORING    "
 (1893 - 1946) German politician who began his career as an ace in World War I, rose to become Hitler's right-hand man and head of the Luftwaffe, finally captured and committed suicide on the eve of his execution. I.S.P., 4 x 5.75 in., a reproduction of a ca. 1925 portrait of Goring wearing his 'Pour le Merite', inscribed and signed in blue ink. Fine. With 11 small reproduction photos of Goring. "
202    HERMANN NEUBACHER    "
 1893 – 1 July 1960) was an Austrian Nazi politician who held a number of diplomatic posts in the Third Reich. During the Second World War, he was appointed as the leading German foreign ministry official for Greece and the Balkans. A.D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., [Nuremberg], Sep. 5, 1945, in pencil. Neubacher certifies that the signature he applies to the document is his standard, official signature. A small photograph of the shamed politician is attached, probably taken at the time of his arrest. Very good. "
203    HIROSHI OSHIMA    "
 (1886 - 1975) Japanese ambassador to Nazi Germany during World War II and once his diplomatic code was broken, he became a major source of communications intelligence for the Allies. Fine association T.L.S. on Japanese Embassy letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Mar. 27, 1939 to Dr. Willy Noebel (1887-1965), a German diplomat and one-time ambassador to Japan. Oshima is pleased to advise Noebel that he has been awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class, and that the relevant insignia had arrived at the embassy. Some marginal toning and a spot or two, else very good. "
204    HOLLAND M. SMITH    "
 (1882 - 1967) 'Howlin' Mad' Marine Corp general sometimes called the 'father' of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, also commanded Task Force 56 in the battle of Iwo Jima. Excellent signed book, Smith's memoir 'Coral and Brass', (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons), 1949, 289pp. 8vo. Smith signs in black ink on the front flyleaf, adding his rank 'Gen. USMC Ret'd', with a lengthy inscription to FBI agent Bill Murphy, in part: '...There is a close association with Marines and the F.B.I. Each has a wholesome respect for the other...', with the place and date 'La Jolla, Calif. Feb. 17th, 1949'. Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine. Frontis portrait detached but present, shows some bumps to the edges of the covers, with slight toning to the page edges and notable chips, tears and paper loss to the original dust jacket, still very good overall. "
205    HOYT VANDENBURG    "
 (1899 - 1954) Air Force lieutenant general, commander of the Ninth Air Force who also helped plan the Normandy invasion. He served as the second Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the second Director of Central Intelligence. War-era A.A.F. signed photo, 7.5 x 9 in. b/w, a chest-up pose in uniform signed in black ink at bottom. Some surface crazing and minuscule flaking, else very good. "
206    HUGO SPERRLE    "
 (1885 - 1953) German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II, captured by the Allies and charged with war crimes in the High Command Trial at the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials but was acquitted. Scarce war-date D.A. as Field Marshal, 1p. oblong 8vo., 'Luftflottenkommando 3', Jan. 31, 1944, in German. No translated but apparently a list of three men to be promoted. Heavily marked-up and docketed throughout, file holes, still very good. "
207    HUGO SPERRLE    "
 (1885 - 1953) German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II, captured by the Allies and charged with war crimes in the High Command Trial at the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials but was acquitted. T.L.S. on his letterhead as commander of Luftflotte 3, 1p. 4to., Munich, Mar. 14, 1939 sending his correspondent his photograph (not present). Folds through Sperrle's huge signature, else very good. "
208    HUGO SPERRLE    "
 (1885 - 1953) German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II, captured by the Allies and charged with war crimes in the High Command Trial at the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials but was acquitted. S.P., 2.5 x 3.25 in. b/w, a candid half-length pose with interim marshal's baton, boldly signed. Fine. With two copy photos. "
209    ILSE HESS    "
 (1900 - 1995) Wife of Rudolf Hess. After World War II she became a well-known author. T.L.S. on her personal letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Hindelang, Aug. 3, 1980. In part: '...you cannot send mail to my husband in Spandau...he has many desires in his fields of interest (lunar and space research, space travel, pollution of the environment, etc.), usually very expensive books. We are therefore grateful for and donation in favor of his desire [for these books]...' Also present is an endorsed check for a $10 gift sent to her, a death notice for Rudolf Hess, as well as those for Ilse and their son Wolf, and eight pieces of postwar propaganda supporting Hess' &quot;peace mission&quot; and urging his release. Very good. "
210    ILSE HESS    "
 (1900-1995) Wife of Rudolf Hess and postwar supporter of the 'Stille Hilfe' relief association for fugitive SS officers. T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Gailenberg, Dec. 18, 1957, to a researcher in German. Hess mentions the suicide of pro-Nazi Austrian explorer COLIN ROSS, the fate of Martin Bormann's wife GERDA BORMANN, and cryptically adds: 'I definitely don't remember whether my husband mentioned my name to me. It may or may not be. He did not, however, speak at all about his official business at home.' She signs in full at the conclusion. Fine. "
211    IVAN BAGRAMYAN    "
 (1897 - 1982) Soviet-Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union, the first non-Slavic military officer to become a commander of a Front. Very early partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., 1940, a military attestation of Moisey Meyzler, Senior Veterinary Doctor of the 58th Infantry Division. Bagramyan signs at the bottom of the third page, the third signature from the bottom. Also signed by Soviet-Armenian commander BAGRAT ARUSHANYAN (1903 - 1994) on the left side of the fourth page. Two slight holes, else fine condition. "
212    IWO JIMA MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS (6)    "
 Great signed book: 'Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor' by Bill Ross (New York: Vanguard Press), 1985. 362pp. 8vo., signed on the half-title page by six recipients of the Medal of Honor for acts of valor during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Signatures include: GEORGE E. WAHLEN, DOUG JACOBSON, HERSHEL WILLIAMS (adding 'Semper Fidelis'), JOSEPH MCCARTHY (adding '2-6-24-4th Mar. Div'), ROBERT DUNLOP, and RUFUS G. HERRING. Fine condition, with dust jacket. "
213    JACOB L. DEVERS    "
 (1887 - 1979) American army general and commander of army forces in North Africa, also led the landings in southern France. S.P., 6.75 x 5.75 in. glossy b/w, showing a group photograph of Devers with U.S. Chief of Staff George Marshall and French Generals Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. An identifying inscription on the verso indicates the photo was taken in Alsace, 1945. Devers signs above his likeness in black ink. Very good. "
214    JACOB L. DEVERS    "
 (1887 - 1979) United States Army General who commanded the 6th Army Group in the European Theater during World War II. He was involved in the development and adoption of numerous weapons, including the M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks, the DUKW amphibious truck, the Bell H-13 Sioux helicopter and the M16 rifle. Great content T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Washington, Apr. 13, 1972, to a researcher about the German 'Alpine Redoubt' - Himmler's plan for Germany's 'last stand' against Allied forces. In part: 'We did indeed have exact information about the so-called National Redoubt in the Alps which was supposed to be the last stand of Hitler. We knew also that trainloads of valuable museum items were being moved to caves in the vicinity of Berchdergarden [sic]. The area was bombed and Hitler's hideout was destroyed...we had the power, the know-how to isolate the area, and the ability to drive out the occupants without seriously risking American lives'. Devers signs at the conclusion. Very light paper clip indent, else near fine. 'Alpine Redoubt' provided a much needed propaganda tool and military deceptions in the final stages of the war, although the plan was never fully endorsed by Hitler and no serious attempt was ever made to put the plan into operation. "
215    JAMES FORRESTAL    "
 (1892 - 1949) American politician, Secretary of the Navy from 1944 to 1947. T.L.S. as Secretary of the Navy, 1p. 4to., Washington, [n.d.], presenting the Bronze Star Medal to Chief Pharmacist's Mate Jesse Clyde Hayes, thus authorizing him to wear the Combat 'V'. Forrestal signs at the conclusion. Fold at right edge, with discoloration thereat, else very good. Sold with Hayes' temporary citation for the same award, as well as another scan of said temporary citation. According to the documents, Hayes served aboard the U.S.S. Kidd off the coast of Okinawa, when the vessel was attacked by a suicide bombing on April 11th, 1945. "
216    JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP    "
 (1893 - 1946) Nazi foreign minister, the first of the Nuremberg defendants to hang on October 16, 1946. Humorous (in retrospect) A.L.S. in German while awaiting trial for war crimes, 1p. oblong 8vo., Dec. 16, 1945, addressed to the prison commanders, loosely translated: 'I would appreciate having my dentures from my belongings... I did not used to need them, yet since I have lost another tooth, chewing has become more difficult...it has wrecked havoc on my colon...' Ribbentrop signs at the conclusion. An individual, likely the American soldier to whom Ribbentrop gave this note, has added additional notations in black ink on the verso, notably including a handwritten list of 13 defendants from the Nuremberg Trials. Oddly, the names 'Goering' and 'Speer' have been struck-through, and seven names have a checkmark next to them. Folds, else fine. "
217    JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP    "
 (1893 - 1946) Nazi foreign minister, the first of the Nuremberg defendants to hang on October 16, 1946. Bold signature in black ink on a 5.5 x 3.5 in. sheet of paper. Shows a single vertical fold, else very good to fine. Sold with a Russian press photograph bearing his portrait, and two other portrait photographs. "
218    JOHANNES FRIESSNER    "
 (1892 - 1971) German general on the Eastern Front during World War II, a recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, finally sacked in 1944 due to his inability to halt a four-month Soviet offensive from Malinovsky's Second Ukrainian Front. Good pair of signed items, includes: postwar S.P., 4.75 x 5.75 in. b/w, a bust portrait of Friessner in uniform, wearing his Knights Cross. He signs across the chest in blue ink, adding rank. Fine. WITH: T.L.S. on his postwar letterhead, 1p. 4to., Bad Reichenhall, Sept. 12, 1962, to a researcher in German, expressing willingness to answer questions yet requests to communicate in German. Light mailing folds, else fine. "
219    JOHN J. VOLL    "
 (1922 - 1987) American World War II flying ace, the third highest scoring P-51 Mustang ace of the war, and the top USAAF ace of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and Fifteenth Air Force, scoring 21 aerial victories. Beautiful limited-edition print titled 'American Beauty' by JAY ASHURST, 17.5 x 14 in. (sight), no. 460/1000, showing a mid-flight depiction of Captain Voll's P-51D named 'American Beauty'. Voll signs in pencil at bottom-left, and the artist cosigns at bottom-right. Double-matted and framed to a total size of 25.5 x 22 in. Near fine condition. "
220    JOHN WINTERTON    "
 (1898 – 1987) British Army officer, Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General for I Corps in which role he took part in the Dunkirk evacuation. Chief of Staff to to Harold Alexander, in 1942 and was given command of a brigade in Burma in 1943 and then in Italy in 1944. British High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief Austria in 1950. T.L.S. on British Army letterhead, 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], June 22, 1950 to American Legation member and Minister Plenipotentiary John G. Erhardt. In part: '...I think that our association and cooperation on Austrian matters, which started before Austria was occupied, will always be one of my most pleasant memories. I think, too, that we have not been altogether unsuccessful...' Fine. Winterton had just been appointed British High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief Austria. "
221    JOSEF 'SEPP' DIETRICH    "
 (1892 - 1966) German SS general, one of Nazi Germany's most decorated soldiers. Prior to 1929 he was Hitler's chauffeur and bodyguard but received rapid promotion after his participation in the Night of the Long Knives. Commanded 6th Panzer Army in the Battle of the Bulge. Sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the execution of American P.O.W.s during the offensive. Scarce war-date L.S. on his personal 'Sepp Dietrich' correspondence card, 1p. 12mo., [n.p.], Oct. 3, 1942, a warm and friendly letter in German penned by his wife Ursula, signed by her and to which Dietrich adds: 'Greetings your Sepp' at conclusion. Fine. Dietrich was on leave at the time, as from August 1942 to January 1943, the regiment was resting and rebuilding in France, in the Paris-Normandy region. "
222    JOSEF FITZTHUM    "
 (1896 - 1945) Senior SS-Gruppenfuhrer and Special Representative of the Reichsfuhrer-SS in Albania, appointed directly by Heinrich Himmler to rebuild the Albanian police force and soon became the most powerful man in the entire country. Fitzthum was also Deputy Chief of Police in Vienna after the Anschluss, where he worked with Heinrich Himmler, Karl Wolff, Reinhard Heydrich and Ernst Kaltenbrunner to review Austrian police forces in Vienna. Very rare S.P., 4.25 x 7 in. glossy b/w, a chest-up portrait of Fitzthum in uniform, signed at bottom in black ink. "
223    JOSEF HARPE    "
 (1887 - 1968) German general and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Harpe served on the Eastern Front, where he commanded XXXXI Panzer Corps and the 9th Army, and later Army Group A, when he was relieved of his command due to the inability of German forces to stop the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive. He ended the war commanding the 5th Panzer Army. S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a portrait photo postcard of Harpe in uniform by Binz, signed on the face in black ink, beneath a dedication. Contrast just fair, else fine. "
224    JOSEF HARPE    "JOSEF HARPE 
<br /> (1887 - 1968) German general and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Harpe served on the Eastern Front, where he commanded XXXXI Panzer Corps and the 9th Army, and later Army Group A, when he was relieved of his command due to the inability of German forces to stop the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive. He ended the war commanding the 5th Panzer Army. War-date D.S., 1p. 8vo., [In the field], Mar. 28, 1944, signed evaluation of Oberst Friedrich Jurgen , Pz. Gren. Stab. zbV 18, whom it is indicated was awarded a Knights Cross (we can locate no record of such), boldly signed as 'General der Panzertruppe' in pencil at conclusion. Also signed by another generalleutnant, unidentified. Very good. 
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225    JOSEF HARPE    "JOSEF HARPE 
<br /> (1887 - 1968) German general and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Harpe served on the Eastern Front, where he commanded XXXXI Panzer Corps and the 9th Army, and later Army Group A, when he was relieved of his command due to the inability of German forces to stop the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive. He ended the war commanding the 5th Panzer Army. War-date D.S., 1p. 8vo., [In the field], Apr. 4, 1942, the award of a War Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords to a man in his command, signed in pencil at bottom. A small stain at bottom, overall good condition. 
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226    JOSEF WAGNER    "
 (1899 - 1945) Gauleiter of Lower Silesia who participated in the plot against Hitler, executed by the Gestapo. Typed signed note on the verso of a postcard, July 26, 1938, sending: 'Greetings in heartfelt comradeship in the name of the Fuhrer'. Spots of red staining, else very good. "
227    JOSEPH KENNEDY, SR.    "
 (1888 - 1969) American businessman, investor and politician known for his high-profile positions in government and for the political and other achievements of his children. Father of assassinated President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Most ironic T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], November 14, 1941 -- three weeks before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The letter is written to John G. Erhardt, who had served as U.S. Consul in London while Kennedy was ambassador. Kennedy opens asking for assistance with a friend's passport, later stating: '...I wonder how all those English people feek now about my telling them that they couldn't expect us in the war for a long time to come. Boy, were they mad at me then...' Fine condition. "
228    JOSEPH ROSENTHAL    "
 (1911 - 2006) American press photographer who covered the Pacific during World War II, captured the iconic photograph of Marines hoisting the flag on Iwo Jima. Great I.S.P., 7.25 x 9 in. b/w (sight), an image of his iconic 'flag raisers' photograph, also bearing Rosenthal's scanned signature and inscription: 'With respect and admiration for the men who fought for our country...AP Photographer...Iwo Jima...1945'. On the left side, Rosenthal boldly places his signature in black ink, adding the date '8/27/85' and a dedication to a 'Sgt. Ron Kenneth'. Double-matted and framed to a total size of 11.25 x 13.5 in. Very fine condition, with a wire on the reverse for hanging. Great for display! "
229    JULIUS LIPPERT    "JULIUS LIPPERT 
<br /> (1895 - 1956) NSDAP politician. He first participated in the assassination of Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau, later was appointed the Reichskommissar of Berlin. As such, he purged the capital's government of opposition, and was responsible for much of the early persecution of Jews in Berlin. T.L.S. on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, July 10, 1940 to MARTIN BORMANN (1900-1945), warmly expressing his thanks for Bormann's birthday greetings. File holes and docketed, very good. 
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230    JULIUS SCHAUB    "
 (1898 - 1967) Hitler's chief personal adjutant sent to Munich to destroy Hitler's personal papers after the fall of Berlin. S.P., 5 x 7 in. b/w, a repro. image of Schaub standing with Hitler before a Munich S.A. banner, signed by Schaub across his image and inscribed and signed at bottom. Fine. "
231    JULIUS SCHAUB    "
 (1898 - 1967) Hitler's chief personal adjutant sent to Munich to destroy Hitler's personal papers after the fall of Berlin. T.L.S., 2pp. 4to., Bohmerwald, June 23, 1963 in German to a researcher. In small part: '...The two postcard greetings to Miss Gretl Braun contain signatures (from Paris) from Adolf Wagner, also from me, then from Martin Bormann the second card to Miss Gretl Braun contains signatures as follows: from Eva Braun, the later Mrs. Adolf Hitler, from Albert Speer Minister for Armaments and Ammunition, Mrs. Hanny Morell, personal physician Dr. Morell...Max Schmeling, former boxing master, Mrs. Erna Hoffmann, wife of the photographer Heinrich Hoffmann, and Mrs. Irma Zerlett...Miss Gretel Braun is the sister of Miss Eva Braun...The letter of June 16, 1924, sent on June 24, was in the fortress Landsberg...signed above with E.M., it's Emil Maurice, who was locked up with us in Landsberg and during this time he occasionally did the writing work for A.H....The person named Excellenz L. is General Ludendorff. The content of the letter contains a rejection by A.H., because he did not want to interfere in the dispute between the rival parties at the time...The color photos are certainly watercolors, supposedly by A.H., which I very much doubt. It's not known to me that A.H. painted this church...A.H. offered to repurchase his paintings at high prices. He himself found that these were 97% wrong. I can therefore only warn against buying watercolors!...' Very good. "
232    JURGEN STROOP    "
 (1895 - 1952) SS and Police Leader of the Poland-Warsaw area. It was Stroop who, during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, ordered its suppression costing the lives of tens of thousands. As his forces were forced back by heavy resistance, he ordered the entire ghetto burned down, building by building, and the killing or deportation to extermination camps of all of its inhabitants. Afterwards, in an elaborately prepared report to Himmler, now referred to as 'The Stroop Report', he boasted that 'the Warsaw Ghetto is no more'. This report would later be used as evidence at the Nuremberg Trials. Tried and executed by the Poles in 1952. Good content T.L.S. on his 'Der Fuhrer des SS-Abschnittes XXXXII' letterhead, 1p. 4to., May 24, 1940 to a Gruppenfuhrer at the SS Personnel Office in Berlin. In full: 'To complete my personnel file, I report that on April 4, 1940 the Fuhrer awarded me the clasp for the Medal in Memory of September 1, 1939...' File holes and scattered foxing, docketed, else good condition. We are unable to determine exactly what 'clasp' Stroop is referring to, and the medal itself is ambiguous. "
233    KARL DONITZ    "KARL DONITZ 
<br /> (1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuehrer after Hitler's suicide. Probable war-date S.P. 'Donitz', 4 x 6 in. b/w, a half-length standing pose in uniform signed with poor contrast, otherwise fine. 
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234    KARL DONITZ    "
 (1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuhrer after Hitler's suicide. T.L.S. on his postwar personal letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Holstein, Sept. 29, 1962, to a researcher in German. Translated in part: 'The Marshal's Staff, of which you are enclosing a photo, was stolen from my luggage by the English when I was arrested in Flensberg…I will gladly fulfill your request for a photo…I have received a letter from Admiral Kummetz [Knight's Cross recipient OSKAR KUMMETZ] in the last few days, he's fine.' Vertical fold, else fine. Sold with two contemporary photographs of the mentioned baton, and one contemporary photograph of Donitz with Adolf Hitler. "
235    KARL DONITZ    "
 (1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuhrer after Hitler's suicide. His blue ink signature on a copy of a letter purportedly sent to him by Hermann Goering near war's end, reading in part: '6th May, 1945...Are you aware of the intrigues, endangering the security of the state, carried on by Reich leader Bormann to eliminate me? All moves against me arose out of the loyal request sent by me to the Fuhrer, asking if he wished his order on succession should come into force...I have just learned that you plan to send Jodl to Eisenhower to negotiate...I believe that I also should see Eisenhower, as one Marshall to another...I could probably create a personal atmosphere helpful to Jodl's negotiations...'. Donitz signs in blue ink at bottom-right, adding the date '23.2.79'. Two folds, else fine. The letter references the so-called 'Goering Telegram', in which he, as Hitler's hand-picked successor, requested to assume leadership of the crumbling Third Reich. Bormann, ever the opportunist, seized upon the message as evidence of 'treason', swaying Hitler to appoint Donitz as his successor instead. "
236    KARL DONITZ    "
 (1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuehrer after Hitler's suicide. A.N.S. at the bottom of a printed acknowlegement and thanks for Christmas greetings, 1p. 12mo., 1978, in German sending thanks for a letter sent to him two years earlier which he had only recently received! Fine condition, sold with transmittal envelope which Donitz has signed in the return address. Fine. "
237    KARL DONITZ AND HIS DEFENDER    "KARL DONITZ AND HIS DEFENDER 
<br /> KARL DONITZ (1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuehrer after Hitler's suicide. Signature on a 3 x 5 in. card, the verso signed by OTTO HEINRICH KRANZBUHLER (1907-2004), German naval judge who represented defendant Donitz before the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials. 
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238    KARL FAHRENKAMP    "
 (1889 - 1945) German concentration camp physician, advisor to Heinrich Himmler and on his personal staff, and war criminal. Fahrencamp consulted with Dr. Siegmund Rascher at Dachau and participated in freezing experiments using camp inmates. Rare T.L.S. on 'Reichsfuhrer-SS Personal Staff' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Munich, Aug. 28, 1944 to SS-Untersturmfuhrer Hans Weissenbock, a teacher of racial policies. Fahrenkamp congratulates Weissenbock upon his receipt of the German Cross in Gold. He also notes: '...you have apparently been the victim of intrigues within the administrative apparatus. I find this all the more deplorable...you have served the German people, particularly as a leader and teacher of our young people...ascribe no excessive importance to this matter...I shall get personally in touch with the Reichsfuhrer-SS on your behalf...' File holes, else fine. "
239    KARL FIEHLER    "
 (1895 - 1969) Nazi Party member and mayor of Munich from 1933 until 1945. Fiehler was zealously anti-Semitic and saw to it that the Jewish population of the city was persecuted and later deported for extermination. After the war in January 1949, Fiehler was sentenced to two years in a labor camp. His black ink signature at the bottom of a dinner menu, 4.25 x 6.75 in., which itself bears the date '9.XI.1933' and a blind-embossed emblem reading 'Munich City Councilor'. Shows a paper clip mark at top left, else very good. "
240    KARL KAUFMANN    "KARL KAUFMANN 
<br /> (1900 - 1969) Nazi Gauleiter in Hamburg and the first Nazi leader to deport German Jews, in this instance to the L&oacute;dz Ghetto in Poland. T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Hamburg, Oct. 15, 1940 to SA-Obergruppenfuhrer WILHELM BRUCKNER (1884-1954). Kaufmann writes Bruckner, who was serving as Hitler's Chief Adjutant, three days before Bruckner would be dismissed. Kaufmann discusses the case of Friedrich Wilhelm Petersen. In part: '...Petersen is a morbid troublemaker who seems to be incapacitated because of mental weakness., ,I arranged for the date in which the decision [by the prosecutor]...for the conservatorship determination of Petersen should be postponed for the time being...inform me which circumstances...speak in favor of a particularly benevolent examination of the matter...' Marginal file holes and a staple hole at top, some edge wear, still very good. 
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241    KARL MAUSS    "
 (1898 - 1959) German Panzer lieutenant general, one of the most distinguished tank commanders of the Wehrmacht. Commanding the 7th Panzer Division, he was one of only 27 ever to receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Rare war-date D.S as Regimental Commander., 1p. 8vo., Nov. 21, 1942, an award document issuing the Bronze Panzer Badge to Leutnant Gunter Schnabel, signed at bottom-right in blue ink. Folds, two file holes, some stains, else very good. "
242    KARL RHEIN    "
 (1894 - 1988) German general during World War II, commanding the 311. Infanterie-Division and 295. Infanterie-Division. Recipient of the Knights Cross. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a bust portrait of Rhein in uniform, wearing his Knight's Cross. Rhein signs boldly on the verso in blue ink beneath a dedication. Fine. "
243    KARL RHEIN    "
 (1894 - 1988) German general during World War II, commanding the 311. Infanterie-Division and 295. Infanterie-Division. Recipient of the Knights Cross. Good content A.L.S., 2pp. 4to., Wetzlar, Jan. 26, 1961, answering questions of an American researcher and bearing a lengthy timeline of his service history on the second page, starting with his service in World War I in 1914 and ending with his incarceration in an American POW camp from 1945 to 1947. Rhein signs twice: once 'Rhein' on the first page, then 'Generalleutnant a. D. Karl Rhein' again on the top of the second page. Fine. "
244    KARL WITZELL    "
 (1884 - 1976) German General Admiral and head of the Marinewaffenhauptamt ('Naval Weapons Head Department') during World War II. A.L.S. on his personal postwar letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Berlin, April 2, 1963, reading in part: '...the description of your rare collection is interesting, my hobbies are in a different area! I searched in my closets for some items - documents, newspapers about special events - which may be of interest for your collection. Unfortunately I can't send you a picture of me in uniform, because they are designated for my grandchildren. I enclose a group photo which will fit into your collection, it shows Grand Admiral Raeder at a visit at an industrial plant in 1938...Unfortunately I can't fulfill your wish to sell you any important pieces. Medals that were awarded to me are not for sale...Please accept the small contributions to your collection as a gift...' Witzell signs in full at the conclusion, adding rank. Light mailing folds, else fine. "
245    KIRILL S. MOSKALENKO    "
 (1902 - 1985) Soviet general who broke out of the Kiev trap and later forced Guderian's withdrawal from Moscow, essentially saving the city. Partly-printed D.S. as Commander of the 38th Army, 2pp. 4to., 1948, an attestation as to the competence of the 38th Army's head of finance. Very good. "
246    KNIGHT'S CROSS RECIPIENTS (13)    "
 Lot of thirteen items signed by recipients of the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross, includes approx. 4 X 5 in. signed photo of: KARL KOPPENWALLNER, HEINZ KRETTEK, WALTER FUSEL, HEINRICH KOHLER, GERHARD KREMS, WALTER KUHN, GOTTFRIED SCHADLICH, ERICH SCHEBIG, JOSEF SCHIMMELE, WALTER SCHUCK, HANS SCHMID, with HERBERT SINGER, handwritten post-war military record signed, and KURT SUNKEL, post-war T.L.S., apparently setting forth his record. Fine condition. "
247    KONSTANTIN K. ROKOSSOVSKY    "
 (1896 - 1968) Soviet general who held the critical northwest approaches to Moscow, later headed defenses at Stalingrad and near the end of the war encircled and destroyed the German 4th Army. Excellent S.P., 7 x 9.5 in. glossy b/w, an image of Rokossovsky standing with two other Soviet military officials, signed boldly at bottom-left in black ink. Very good condition. "
248    KONSTANTIN ROKOSSOVSKY    "
 (1896 - 1968) Soviet general who held the critical northwest approaches to Moscow, later headed defenses at Stalingrad and near the end of the war encircled and destroyed the German 4th Army. Partly-printed D.S. in Cyrillic, 2pp. sm. folio, 1945, a military attestation of Major Alexander Zabolotnyuk. Rokossovsky signs on the bottom of the second page, adding 'Cooperates to occupied position' and the date 'December 20, 1947'. Fold along left margin where previously disbound, else fine. "
249    KURT STUDENT    "
 (1890 - 1978) German general of paratroopers, the commander of the world's first airborne division who took the 'impregnable' Eben Emael, later he undertook the invasion of Crete with mixed success. War-date S.P. 'Student General der Flieger', 4.25 x 6 in., a color Willrich portrait postcard boldly signed, sold with the original transmittal envelope which bears a July 7, 1944 Feldpost cancel. Two pieces, very good. "
250    KURT VON TIPPELSKIRCH    "
 (1891 – 1957) General in the Wehrmacht who commanded several armies on the Eastern Front and in Lorraine. On April 29, 1945 he was given command of the remnants of Army Group Vistula which he surrendered to the Americans. Recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform inscribed and signed postwar on verso. Fine. "
251    LENI RIEFENSTAHL    "
 (1902 - 2003) German film director, an intimate friend of Hitler who filmed the propaganda classic, 'Triumph of the Will'. T.L.S. in German on her personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Munich, April 15, 1975, to an American researcher. In part: 'I am delighted to have such a loyal supporter in the USA….I am unable to send you the book that you saw…it is long out of print…if I have time, I can have a copy made of the photo on the cover. I can't promise anything because I'm too busy with work…' She signs in full at the conclusion. Horizontal fold, else fine. "
252    LENI RIEFENSTAHL    "
 (1902 - 2003) German film director, an intimate friend of Hitler who filmed the propaganda classic, 'Triumph of the Will'. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a post-war photo postcard of Riefenstahl, showing the actress in character in a war-date German film. She adds her initials 'L.R.' on the verso in blue ink, above the date '1939' and an untranslated inscription in German. Fine. "
253    LENI RIEFENSTAHL    "
 (1902 - 2003) German film director, an intimate friend of Hitler who filmed the propaganda classic, 'Triumph of the Will.' S.P., 4 x 5.75 in. sepia, a chest-up image of the director wearing a pilot's cap and goggles, signed along the bottom margin in black ink. Fine. "
254    LEON W. JOHNSON    "
 (1904 - 1997) U.S. Air Force four-star general, awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the attack on the Ploesti oil fields during World War II. S.P., 8 x 10 in. b/w, a chest up view of Johnson in uniform. The reverse side bears a 'U.S Air Forces Official Photograph' handstamp. He signs in blue ink at the right side, adding rank 'Maj. General...USAF'. Light crease at upper-left corner, else fine. "
255    LEONARDO CONTI    "
 (1900 - 1945) Chief Physician of the Third Reich, he instituted state-sponsored euthanasia programs which resulted in the deaths of thousands of Germans. Held after the war for crimes against humanity, he hanged himself in his cell at Nuremburg. His blue-ink signature 'L. Conti' within his library copy of Wilhelm Krauel's 'Das Lebendige Recht' ('The Living Right'), 239pp. 8vo., bound in orange boards. Lacks publication page. The front pastedown bears Conti's affixed 'ex libris' bookplate, showing an eerie skeleton next to the bed of an ill German woman. Some initial pages absent, with first page slightly broken at the gutter, else very good. "
256    LEOPOLD LINNARZ    "LEOPOLD LINNARZ 
<br /> (1894 - 1974) German general, led the 5th Panzer Brigade early in the war and the 26th Panzer Div. in Italy during the last three months of the conflict. S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a portrait of the general on paper stock, signed in blue ink at bottom. Fine. 
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257    LOTHAR RENDULIC    "
 (1887 - 1971) German general, led infantry behind the Panzer groups in France, led a division south of Moscow, fought partisans in the Baltics and led in the final defense of Berlin. Awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Confrontational A.L.S. in German, 2pp. 8vo., [n.p.], Jan. 28, 1960, arguing with a potential buyer of his historical items. In part: '...thank you for your letter which makes it clear that we will not agree, your suggestions are far removed from reality. 1 DM [Deutsch Mark] for a war-time picture shows an underestimated value of the pictures. German newspapers pay 9 DM and 10 DM, and even I had to pay 10 DM per picture...To make it simple just keep the pictures you already have. I have decided that I will no longer discuss and write about this. Even if you offer a compromise, I will not accept it, your attitude shows that you are not willing...Neither will I give you the award certificate, which has no pleasant memories for me, or the telegram from Hitler to my birthday...' Rendulic signs at the conclusion in blue ink. Fine. "
258    LUDWIG CRUWELL    "
 (1892 - 1958) German general, made commander of the Afrika Korps on 31 July 1941 under General Erwin Rommel, who on the same day took command of Panzer Army Africa. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Cruwell surrendered to the British forces on 29 May 1942. Probable war-date S.P., 2.75 x 4 in. b/w, a chest-up portrait in uniform, signed across the collar in black ink. The ink itself shows some crackling, with some slight discoloration to the emulsion, else very good. "
259    LUTZ GRAF SCHWERIN VON KROSIGH    "
 (1887 - 1977) German senior government official, Minister of Finance 1932-45, de facto Chancellor of Germany in May 1945. Probable war-date S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest, up Hoffmann portrait signed in full at right. Fine. "
260    MA HONGKUI    "
 (1892-1970) Chinese warlord who ruled the province of Ningxia, fought against the Japanese and subsequently the Communist forces of Mao Zedong. Considered one of China's best generals of the period. Scarce I.S.P. in Chinese, 4 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest-up view of the general in uniform mounted to a 6 x 8.75 in. backing, which he signs and inscribes in blue ink on either side of his image. Shows some mild toning and mounting remnants to the verso, else very good. "
261    MARK CLARK    "MARK CLARK 
<br /> (1896 - 1984) American general, commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. Fine content T.L.S. on The Citadel letterhead, 1p. 4to., Charleston, Feb. 23, 1981. Clark answers his correspondent's questions, in part: '...General Patton was a fine soldier...we are not prepared nor have any reason to invade Russia. Russia has declared her intentions of destroying the United States and all we have ever fought for so we had better build up our military strength...our country is in jeopardy...I do not feel President Truman should have dismissed General MacArthur...Truman was entirely justified in dropping the Atomic Bomb...' Fine condition. 
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262    MARK W. CLARK    "
 (1896 - 1984) American general commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. T.L.S. on Chief of Army Field Forces letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Fort Monroe, VA, Nov. 7, 1949, enclosing a message for publication to the president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, stating 'Military personnel everywhere share…the wish to aid the unfortunate victims of Polio… [the disease] leaves in its wake despair, crippled bodies, and death [and] has assumed epidemic proportions over much of the world…' Sold with an S.P., 3.75 x 4.75 in. b/w, signature a tad light. "
263    MARK W. CLARK    "
 (1896 - 1984) American general, commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. Signed commemorative envelope, 1p. oblong 12mo., providing news about the execution of Benito Mussolini and a printed quote from President Truman, stating in part: '...This is not the hour of final victory in Europe, but the hour draws near...' Clark signs at bottom in blue ink, next to an photo clipping of Mussolini. Fine, with Apr. 23, 1945 cancel. "
264    MARK W. CLARK    "
 (1896 - 1984) American general, commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. Signed FDC commemorating the creation of 'Win the War' postage stamps, bearing four examples of those stamps at top-right. Signed at center in blue ink. Very good, with July 4, 1942 cancel. "
265    MARK W. CLARK    "
 (1896 - 1984) American general, commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. Signed FDC, 1p. oblong 12mo., honoring General Eisenhower's role as liberator of Nazi death camps. Clark signs at bottom-right in blue ink, adding rank. Fine, with Oct. 14, 1969 cancel. "
266    MARK W. CLARK    "
 (1896 - 1984) American general, commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. Lot of four signed items, includes: Signed envelope, 1p. oblong 12mo., celebrating the fall of Rome to American forces and prominently displaying a printed image of Clark as General of the Fifth Army, bearing a red stamp reading 'ROME LIBERATED…JUNE 4TH, 1944' and bearing a June 4, 1944 cancel. Clark signs at bottom in black ink. Fine. WITH: I.S.P., 8 x 10 in. b/w, showing the general in uniform, seated at a desk with an American flag in the background, signed along bottom white margin. Minor surface creases, crease on bottom-right corner, else fine. WITH: Two T.L.S. on 'The Citadel' letterhead, each 1p. 4to., Charleston, Aug. 15 and 30, 1974, forwarding signed materials to Jonathan Edward Schwartz, signed at the conclusion in blue ink. Mailing folds, some slight creasing, else very good to fine. "
267    MARK W. CLARK    "
 (1896 - 1984) American general, commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. Good content T.L.S. on Far East Command Headquarters letterhead, 1p. 4to., Tokyo, June 14, 1952, a letter to a fellow soldier from the Italian campaign. Clark forwards signed photographs (not present), and notably adds: '...It always gives me great pleasure to see and hear from the men who served with me in Italy, and I deeply appreciate your kind words about my present assignment. I walked into a difficult situation, but knowing I have the confidence of my fellow Americans gives me additional strength to carry on.' This refers to Clark's appointment as commander of the United Nations Command during the Korean War, in which he commanded UN forces there until the armistice was signed the following year. Clark signs in full at the conclusion. Very good. "
268    MARTIN HARLINGHAUSEN    "
 (1902-1986) Luftwaffe commander during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Good lot of seven A.L.S.'s, One 2pp. 4to., one 1p. 4to., and the remainder executed inside 12mo. greeting cards, all signed by Harlinghausen at the conclusion in blue ink. All are written in German to prolific American military historian CHARLES B. BURDICK, providing information for his many books on the High Command of the Wehrmacht (OKW). All are untranslated by us, but given the source they most certainly feature good content, and are worthy of research. All very good. "
269    MATHEW RIDGWAY    "
 (1895 - 1994) American Army general who led airborne assaults on Sicily, jumped with his 82nd Airborne during the Normandy invasion, and commanded U.N. forces in the Korean War. Good content T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Pittsburgh, Aug. 3, 1986, discussing his friend and fellow general, Harold R. Bull. In part: '...we were both cadets at West Point, he of the Class of 1914 and I of 1917...'Pinky' Bull was extremely well liked; had long and varied service...culminating in the post of Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (Operations) of General of the Army Eisenhower's Staff for the planning and execution of the greatest military operation in history, Operation OVERLORD, the Cross Channel invasion of Europe and destruction of Hitler's odious Nazism. His record speaks for itself...' Water-stained slightly affecting the letter's appearance, else quite good. "
270    MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY    "
 (1895 - 1994) American Army general who led airborne assaults on Sicily and commanded U.N. forces in the Korean War. Good content T.L.S. on the verso of a postcard, Pittsburgh, Dec. 24, 1979, in part: '...I was strongly opposed to the volunteer military establishment when it was proposed...Every young man and young woman should be happy and proud to serve this wonderful Country of ours, and there is [no] reason whatever why Selective Service could not and should not be promptly reactivated and on an equitable basis...' Slight show through of postal cancel, else fine. "
271    MATVEI ZAKHAROV AND ALEKSEY ZHADOV    "
 Partly-printed D.S. by MATVEI ZAKHAROV (1898-1972), Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of Staff of the Kalinin Front and the Steppe Front where he helped plan a number of brilliant operations against German forces, and ALEKSEY ZHADOV (1901-1977), Soviet military officer who commanded the 66th Army from the Battle of Stalingrad up till the end of the war, 4pp. sm. folio, [n.p.], 1959, a military attestation for Colonel Konstantin Likhosherst, Depeuty Commander of the 19th Motorized Infantry Division. Zakharov signs as Commander of Soviet Troops in Germany in light blue ink on the top of the fourth page. Zhadov as Deputy Commander of Infantry Troops of the USSR in dark blue ink on the bottom of the fourth page. Very good to fine condition. "
272    MAX BORK    "
 (1899 - 1973) German general who commanded the 47th Infantry Division, the XIII Army Corps and the Korps 'Bork'. A Knights Cross recipient. T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Braunschweig, Feb. 28, 1958, a complete chronology of Bork's military career from 1916 to 1950, along with a list of his awards, signed at conclusion. Fine. "
273    MAXIME WEYGAND    "
 (1867 - 1965) French general who fought under Foch at the Marne, and in World War II replaced the panic-stricken Gamelin as chief of the general staff captured by the Germans as he sought to join the Free French. Early T.L.S. 'Weygand' on letterhead of the Superior War Council, 2pp. 8vo., Paris, Nov. 14, 1929, forwarding his remarks about an article. Signed at the conclusion in black ink. Fine. "
274    MAXIMILIAN RITTER VON POHL    "
 (1893 - 1951) Luftwaffe General, Recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on June 15, 1944 as General der Flieger and commanding general of the Luftwaffe in central Italy. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Rome, Sept. 1, 1942, an award certificate for the War Merit Cross with Swords, Second Class, issued to Feldwebel Kurt Ulrich. Von Pohl signs at the bottom in black ink. Two file holes, else fine. Sold with three other paper items issued to Ulrich, including his award certificate for the Sudetenland Medal and spange, 1p. oblong 8vo., Nuremberg, June 30, 1940, signed at bottom-right by an Oberstleutnant; a war leave certificate, issued in Italy on Sept. 30, 1941; and three various ID cards. "
275    ('AXIS SALLY') MILDRED GILLARS    "
 (1900 - 1988) 'Axis Sally', an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda along with Rita Zucca during World War II. Following her capture in post-war Berlin, she became the first woman to be convicted of treason against the United States. Sentenced to ten to thirty years' imprisonment in March 1949, she was released in 1961. Rare black ink signature 'Mildred Gillars' on the forwarding address of an envelope, originally sent to a flower shop in Columbus, OH - the same city where she had moved after her release from prison. The upper-right section bears a Columbus hand cancel, dated 'Apr. 18, 1981'. Vertical folds, else fine. "
276    MITSUO FUCHIDA    "
 (1902 - 1976) Japanese naval air officer who commanded and personally led the first wave of the attack on Pearl Harbor; he also helped develop the disastrous attack on Midway. First day postal cover honoring U.S. Savings Bonds, signed 'Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida' and adding a biblical citation. Fine. "
277    NICOLAUS VON BELOW    "
 (1907 – 1983) German Luftwaffe officer and an adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Below was a witness to the last will and testament of Adolf Hitler. He did not sign the Political Testament but added his signature to the Private Testament of the document. Rare war-date S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform signed on verso adding: 'Major and Adjutant of the Wehrmacht (Luftwaffe) to the Fuhrer and Reichschancellor Fuhrerheadquartes, 1942' Fine. "
278    NIKOLAI BULGANIN AND LAZAR KAGANOVICH    "
 Rare pair of signatures on a war-date D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., Nov. 21, 1940, ordering the organization of Karakul sheep farms in the southern district of the USSR, headquartered in Odessa. The document is signed by NIKOLAI BULGANIN (1895-1975), Soviet politician who served as Minister of Defense and Premier of the Soviet Union under Nikita Khrushchev, following service in the Red Army and as defense minister under Joseph Stalin, signed at the conclusion in blue indelible pencil. Also signed by LAZAR KAGANOVICH (1893 - 1991), Soviet politician who served the government from Lenin to Khruschev, and was the only Jew to serve on Stalin's cabinet and in the Council of Ministers, at the left in plain pencil, adding the date '21/XI' . File holes at left margin with some loss thereat, else fine. "
279    NIKOLAUS VON VORMANN    "
 (1895 – 1959) German general and Knights Cross recipient, commanded the Prussian 9th Army in World War I. In World War II, he served on the Eastern Front campaigns and in 1944 briefly commanded the 9th Army when he became involved in the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. Von von Vormann's last appointment was as commander of the largely non-existent 'Alpenfestung' (Alpine Fortress). T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berchtesgaden, Oct. 7, 1958, in German. In response to a researcher's query, he writes: '...please let me know first what I should answer. I take it for granted that this is not a repetition of the delightful questionnaire game with which you thought you had to please us Germans after 1945...' Fine. "
280    NIKOLI KRYLOV    "
 (1903 - 1972) Russian Marshal, chief of staff of the 62nd Army and commander of the 5th Army from 1943 to 1945. Partly-printed D.S. in Cyrillic as Deputy Commander of Troops in the Far Eastern Military District, 2pp. 4o., 1949, an attestation of the military competence of a lieutenant-colonel. Very good. "
281    NOTABLE FIGHTER PILOTS    "
 Limited-edition signed lithograph: 'The Old Bold Pilots' by JOHN R. DOUGHTY JR., 13 x 22 in., published by High Iron Illustrations in 2005, no. 20/120, showing nine fighter planes from World War II, each signed beneath by their pilot in pencil. Signatures include: RAYMOND TOLIVER (notable test pilot), EVERETT 'BUD' MILLER (American Ace), WILLIAM RYHERD, WALKER 'BUD' MAHURIN (American Ace), WALTER SCHUCK (German Ace), ROBERT 'BOB' WINKS, JAY WALKER, KURT SCHULZE, and ROD BRASWELL. The artist also signs at lower-left. Furled, else fine. Sold with a supplementary page, identifying each signer and showing each adding their signatures. "
282    NOTABLE LUFTWAFFE ACES    "
 Great signed First Day Cover, canceled Dec. 2, 1969, bearing a scarce collection of four signatures from top-scoring Luftwaffe aces, including ADOLF GALLAND, ERICH HARTMANN, GERHARD BARKHORN, and HERMANN GRAF. Fine condition. "
283    OLDWIG OTTO VON NATZMER    "
 (1904 - 1980) German General and commander of the Panzergrenadier-Division 'Grossdeutschland'. Recipient of the Knight's Cross. Good pair of signed items, includes: S.P., 6 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest-up portrait of von Natzmer in uniform, prominently wearing his Knight's Cross. He signs twice in blue ink: once at upper-left of the face, adding rank, and again on the reverse, adding 'Chef des Generalshaben H.G. Nord...20.7.44 - 27.1.45...Oktober 44'. Mounting remnants on the verso, else fine. WITH: A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Hannover, July 3, 1969, forwarding the above photograph to a collector. Von Natzmer signs at the conclusion, also adding 'V. Natzmer...Generalleutnant a.D.' at the upper-left corner. Edgewear at top, else very good. "
284    OLGA TSCHECHOWA    "
 (1897 - 1980) Russian born actress who became a leading actress in the Third Reich. She is also rumored to have been a communist spy in a Russian conspiracy. It is believed she was pressured by Stalin and Beria to flirt with Adolf Hitler in order to gain information so that Hitler could be killed by secret Soviet agents. At one point, a Russian boxer introduced by the actress was about to kill Hitler when called off by Stalin. S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a post-war close-up portrait, boldly signed. Fine. "
285    OLGA TSCHECHOWA    "
 (1897 - 1980) Russian born actress who became a leading actress in the Third Reich. She is also rumored to have been a communist spy in a Russian conspiracy. It is believed she was pressured by Stalin and Beria to flirt with Adolf Hitler in order to gain information so that Hitler could be killed by secret Soviet agents. At one point, a Russian boxer introduced by the actress was about to kill Hitler when called off by Stalin. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest-up glamour shot on a postcard, signed beneath the image in blue ink. Tiny non-intrusive ink stains on the verso, mentioned only for accuracy. Very fine condition. "
286    OMAR BRADLEY    "
 A fine association piece, a colorful postal cover commemorating the July 4, 1945 raising of the U.S. flag over Berlin, with American forces under Bradley's command. Bradley signs in full at bottom. Canceled in Washington on the same day, July 4, 1945, and again 50 years later. Fine. "
287    OMAR BRADLEY    "
 (1893 - 1981) American general of World War II who commanded the largest ground force ever led by one man. He was later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Fine content T.L.S. &quot;Brad&quot; as Army Chief of Staff on official letterhead marked &quot;PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL&quot;, 2pp. 4to., Washington, July 11, 1949 to CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972), American major general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division in its assault on Omaha Beach, in the drive across France, at the Hurtgen Forest and in the battle of Aachen. Bradley discusses a replacement for Huebner's commander, Lucius Clay, whom Huebner clearly hoped to replace himself. In part: &quot;…we expected to send one of our four-star generals over to Germany prior to Clay's departure…the decision was made for the State Department to take over the Military Government…we knew that you were perfectly capable of carrying on. At the same time, we feel that our senior military commander in Europe must be a four-star General…this is not done because of any lack of confidence in you…We could not solve it by promoting you because we have all the four-star Generals we are permitted by law…&quot; Very good. Huebner would retire from the Army the following year. "
288    OMAR BRADLEY SIGNED FAREWELL TO THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE    "
 On July 14, 1945, with the defeat of Germany, SHAEF's mission and that of its Supreme Commander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was complete. It was time for Eisenhower to move on – he would soon assume the position of military governor of the American occupation zone. Offered here is a very rare example of one of the printed messages Eisenhower issued to the men in his command before leaving SHAEF, signed by him in facsimile at bottom, and hand-signed in black ink at top by Major Gen. OMAR N. BRADLEY. The message reads, in full: 'TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE The task which we set ourselves is finished, and the time has come for me to relinquish Combined Command. In the name of the United States and the British Commonwealth, from whom my authority is derived, I should like to convey to you the gratitude and admiration of our two nations for the manner in which you have responded to every demand that has been made upon you. At times, conditions have been hard and the tasks to be performed arduous. No praise is too high for the manner in which you have surmounted every obstacle. I should like, also, to add my own personal word of thanks to each one of you for the part you have played and the contribution you have made to our joint victory. Now that you are about to pass to other spheres of activity, I say Good-bye to you and wish you Good Luck and God-Speed.' The 8.5 x 11 inch text is signed in facsimile at top. Fine condition. OMAR N. BRADLEY (1893-1981) was Eisenhower's top general of World War II, and he would commanded the largest ground force ever led by one man. Post-war, Bradley would serve as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. "
289    OMAR N. BRADLEY AND MARK CLARK    "
 Signed FDC, 1p. oblong 12mo., commemorating the D-Day invasion of Normandy and bearing signatures from two of the most renowned American World War II generals: OMAR N. BRADLEY (1893-1981), American general of World War II who commanded the largest ground force ever led by one man, later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and MARK CLARK (1896 - 1984), American general, commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. Bradley signs in bold black ink, while Clark signs in blue ink. Also signed at bottom by FRANK L. TEIXEIRA, captain of Company G, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st U.S. Infantry Division. The obverse bears a June 6, 1944 cancel, and the reverse bears a June 6, 1994 cancel and the printed text: 'HISTORICAL Cover No. 3'. Fine. "
290    OMAR N. BRADLEY AND MARK CLARK    "
 Signed FDC, 1p. oblong 12mo., commemorating V-E Day and bearing signatures from two of the most renowned American World War II generals: OMAR N. BRADLEY (1893-1981), American general of World War II who commanded the largest ground force ever led by one man, later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and MARK CLARK (1896 - 1984), American general, commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. Bradley signs in bold black ink, while Clark signs in blue ink. Also signed at bottom by FRANK L. TEIXEIRA, captain of Company G, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st U.S. Infantry Division. The obverse bears a May 8, 1945 cancel, and the reverse bears a May 8, 1995 cancel and the printed text: 'HISTORICAL Cover No. 43'. Adhesive residue on the verso with some show-through, else fine. "
291    OTTO GIESEKE    "
 (1891 - 1958) German major general, recipient of the Knight's Cross for commanding the 1st SS Polizei Schutzen Regiment. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a signed Heinrich Hoffmann photograph of Gieseke as SS-Standartenfuhrer, showing a chest-up view of the general in uniform wearing the Knight's Cross, signed at bottom in black ink. Fine. "
292    OTTO GUNSCHE    "
 (1917 - 2003) Sturmbannfuhrer in the Waffen-SS and a member of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, later Hitler's personal adjutant and charged with the cremation of his body at war's end. Pair of S.P.s, includes: S.P., 4 x 6 in. b/w, a waist-up view of Gunsche in conversation with Hitler, signed beneath the image in blue ink. WITH: S.P., 4.5 x 6.5 in. b/w, a full-length view of Gunsche and Hitler examining documents, signed at the bottom in blue ink. The larger photo bears a backstamp identifying the photographer as Heinrich Hoffman. Both are very good. "
293    OTTO GUNSCHE    "
 (1917 - 2003) Waffen-SS Sturmbannfuhrer who became Adolf Hitler's personal adjutant and was tasked with overseeing Hitler's cremation towards the end of the war. Captured by Soviets and held until 1956. S.P., 4 x 6 in. sepia., a casual post of Gunsche with Hitler, signed boldly at bottom. Identifying inscription in pencil on the verso, else fine. "
294    OTTO HEIDKAMPER    "
 (1901 – 1969) German general who commanded several divisions. During the invasion of France he served as Chief of Staff to Erwin Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division. A recipient of the Knight's Cross. War-date S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 b/w, a candid pose in uniform while seated st s desk, boldly signed in blue ink adding rank and date 'Dez. 1944'. Fine. "
295    OTTO KRETSCHMER    "
 (1912 - 1998) U-boat ace, he became famous on his U-99 for his night-time surface attacks against convoys, and there his motto 'One torpedo ... one ship' was created. S.P., 3 x 4.5 in. b/w, a later copy of a chest up pose in uniform by Hoffmann, signed across the chest in black ink. Very good. "
296    OTTO MEISSNER    "
 (1880 - 1953) Nazi Nuremberg defendant who served as Reichsminister and Minister of the Presidential Chancellery. Good-content typed L.S. 'Meissner' on 'Staatsminister a.D.' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Neuhaus by Schliersee, April 25, 1949, to OSWALD VON HOYNINGEN-HUENE (1885-1963), German Ambassador to Portugal from 1934 to 1944 who served alongside Meissner on Paul von Hindenburg's staff. In addition to sending his own well-wishes, Meissner also writes about his recovery after the Nuremberg trials, in part: '...In terms of health, I have survived the strain and suffering of a four-year internment and the one and a half year Ministries Trial, so I hope that I can quickly recover completely in the beautiful, quiet nature in the mountains and then regain my strength to go to work; various publishers are already applying for the upcoming book, which, as you rightly suspect, wants to do justice to the personality and will of our old revered President...'. Signed at the conclusion in black ink. Shows original mailing folds, else fine. "
297    OTTO MEISSNER    "OTTO MEISSNER 
<br /> (1880 - 1953) Nazi Nuremberg defendant who served as Reichsminister and Minister of the Presidential Chancellery. A.L.S., 4p. 8vo., Neuhaus by Schliersee, March 8, 1950, to OSWALD VON HOYNINGEN-HUENE (1885-1963), German Ambassador to Portugal from 1934 to 1944 who served alongside Meissner on Paul von Hindenburg's staff. Meissner reports that his secretary of 23 years was just killed by a bus, and mentions the publications of his book, 'State Secretary under Ebert, Hindenburg, and Hitler'. Signed at the conclusion in black ink. Shows original mailing folds, minor creases near the corners, else very good. 
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298    OTTO SCHNIEWIND    "
 (1887 - 1964) Kriegsmarine General Admiral and Knight's Cross recipient, captain of the light cruiser KOLN and commander of the naval invasion of Norway. A.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 2pp. 8vo., Linz/Rh., Apr. 27, 1959. It reads, in part: 'Received your letter from 8.4.59, obliging your request enclosed is a picture with my signature. Unfortunately it is not in uniform, I no longer posses one...I don't posses any historical memorabilia that would fit your collection...best regards, Otto Schniewind'. signed at conclusion in black ink. "
299    OTTO SCHNIEWIND    "OTTO SCHNIEWIND 
<br /> (1887 - 1964) Kriegsmarine General Admiral and Knight's Cross recipient, captain of the light cruiser KOLN and commander of the naval invasion of Norway. S.P., showing a seated Schniewind in uniform, prominently wearing his Knight's Cross, tipped to a larger piece of cardstock to a total size of 8 x 11.5 in. Schniewind signs in black ink on the mount beneath the image, adding rank and a dedication to an unidentified individual in German, reading in part: 'In memory of the war days 1941/42...' Some creasing at bottom, else very good. Sold with an unused Willrich photo postcard, showing a chest-up view of the admiral in uniform. 
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300    OTTO SKORZENY    "
 (1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler's chief and favorite commando, he made a daring mountain-top rescue of Mussolini, placed English-speaking soldiers in American uniforms to mislead American forces in the Bulge, and after the war headed the organization that helped hundreds of ex-SS officers flee Germany. deutsche Post first day postal cover, Berlin, 1969, sloppily signed (as usual) with a fine-nibbed green pen. Fine. "
301    OTTO-HERMANN BRUCKER    "
 (1899 – 1964) German general during World War II who commanded several divisions, including the 6th, 9th, and 76th Infantry Divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross. S.P., 3.5 x 5 in. b/w, a portrait with his Knights Cross, signed with rank as commander of the 6th Infantry at bottom. Fine. "
302    PAUL DANHAUSER    "
 (1892 – 1975) German general in the Wehrmacht commanding the 256th Infantry Div. (destroyed at Vitebsk) and 271st Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross. T.L.S., 1p. 8vo., Landshut, [n.d., ca. 1965], in German. In part: '...I am happy to answer questions as far as I have the opportunity...You can ask the questions in English...However, I only know Mr. [Gen. Hermann] Reinecke briefly from earlier times!...' Fine condition. "
303    PAUL EWALD VON KLEIST    "
 (1881 - 1954) German military officer, the top Panzer commander in the German Army and superior to Guderian and Hoth, invaded France and later the Ukraine where he was captured by the Russians. S.P. 3.75 x 4.25 in. b/w, a Hoffmann image of Kleist seated in uniform with his Knights Cross about his neck, signed in pencil with poor contrast but otherwise fine. "
304    PAUL EWALD VON KLEIST    "
 (1881 - 1954) German military officer, the top Panzer commander in the German Army and superior to Guderian and Hoth, invaded France and later the Ukraine where he was captured by the Russians. War-date D.S. 'v. Kleist' in typical indelible pencil, 1p. oblong 8vo., 'Headquarters', Feb. 12, 1942, a list of three men slated to be awarded the War Merit Cross, Second Class, with Swords for their valor in the Russian campaign. File holes at left margin, bottom trimmed, else fine condition. "
305    PAUL GIESLER    "
 (1895 - 1945) Gauleiter of Westphalia-South, Gauleiter of Munich-Upper Bavaria and Premier of Bavaria, mass-murdered defeatists and those who refused to join the Volkssturm, committed suicide. Postcard photograph of Hitler's 'Berghof', which was located in Giesler' Gau, boldly signed. An 'Obersalzburg' ink stamp appears on verso. Fine. "
306    PAUL RIEGE    "
 (1888 - 1980) German police general an SS group leader, commander of the BDO in Norway, Poland and Czechoslovakia. War-date T.L.S. on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Krakau, Apr. 15, 1941 to Heinrich Himmler and the SS Personnel Office. Riege advises that he has received the certification stamp for SS leader identification cards but has yet to receive an SS driver's license and asks if one is necessary for active police officers. File holes, else very good. "
307    PAUL W. TIBBETS    "
 (1915 - 2007) American bomber pilot of the Enola Gay which delivered the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Fine S.P., 8 x 10 in. semi-gloss b/w, a group photo of the crew of the Enola Gay in front of the plane. Tibbets signs boldly in blue ink above his image, adding a dedication at top-left and the date '2-20-03' at the bottom-right. Very slight creases to the corners, mentioned only for accuracy. Fine to very fine condition. "
308    PAULA HITLER    "
 (1896 - 1960) Younger sister of Adolf Hitler, his only sibling to survive into adulthood. She never joined the Nazi Party and largely remained on the sidelines, though after the war she accepted the charity of ex-SS officers and survivors of Hitler's inner circle. Scarce T.L.S. 'Paula Hitler-Wolf' (the 'Wolf&quot; added during her brother's rise to power to help her avoid publicity), 1p. 4to. on airmail onionskin, Berchtesgaden, May 26, 1953 in German to Russell F. Anderson who was negotiating with her to write her memoir. In part: '...You have made the suggestion to me...to answer the questionnaire in whatever manner I find convenient. Herewith, I am sending you the first part...You mention the negotiations...I will revert to this another time. I am expecting a payment of $100...I am now...just as interested in the quick completion as you are...the rush...is a heavy strain on the nerves...' A few tiny edge tears, else very good. With transmittal envelope. "
309    PAULA HITLER    "
 (1896 - 1960) Younger sister of Adolf Hitler, his only sibling to survive into adulthood. She never joined the Nazi Party and largely remained on the sidelines, though after the war she accepted the charity of ex-SS officers and survivors of Hitler's inner circle. Scarce T.L.S. 'Paula Hitler-Wolf' (the 'Wolf&quot; added during her brother's rise to power to help her avoid publicity), 1p. 4to. on airmail onionskin, Berchtesgaden, Jan. 12, 1954, in German to Russell F. Anderson who was negotiating with her to write her memoir. She writes, in part: '...Individual answering of letters...will only be possible for me when the responsible authorities have allowed themselves to acknowledge my existence. I not only lack money, but also lack time to deal with private correspondance...I will soon have a conflict with my brother's housekeeper who claims my brother's personal estate in full...for the time being, the Bavarian state is still holding the estate in custody.' A bit wrinkled at top, else very good. Ultimately, Paula received nothing from her brother's estate, which he had bequeathed to the German State in his final hours before committing suicide with Eva Braun in the Fuhrerbunker. The German courts upheld his will, thus gaining for Germany Hitler's remaining personal and real property, as well as the rights to 'Mein Kampf', his speeches, and his other writings. "
310    PAULA HITLER    "
 (1896 - 1960) Younger sister of Adolf Hitler, his only sibling to survive into adulthood. She never joined the Nazi Party and largely remained on the sidelines, though after the war she accepted the charity of ex-SS officers and survivors of Hitler's inner circle. Scarce T.L.S. 'Paula Hitler-Wolf' (the 'Wolf&quot; added during her brother's rise to power to help her avoid publicity), 1p. 4to. on airmail onionskin, Berchtesgaden, July 6, 1953 in German to Russell F. Anderson who was negotiating with her to write her memoir. In part: '...With this letter, the last five pages [of the memoir] are sent to you at the same time and I kindly ask you to include the instructions for the remaining fee in your letter. It was not always easy...for me to find inner calm to write about a subject which deals with my own family and has little enjoyment to describe...' Small tear at top margin, some wrinkles at bottom, else very good. "
311    PAULA HITLER    "
 (1896 - 1960) Younger sister of Adolf Hitler, his only sibling to survive into adulthood. She never joined the Nazi Party and largely remained on the sidelines, though after the war she accepted the charity of ex-SS officers and survivors of Hitler's inner circle. Scarce T.L.S. 'Paula Hitler-Wolf' (the 'Wolf&quot; at dded during her brother's rise to power to help her avoid publicity), 1p. 4to. on airmail onionskin, [Berchtesgaden], June 22, 1953 in German to Russell F. Anderson who was negotiating with her to write her memoir. In part: '...With the great temperature fluctuations...with the increasing street noise at the beginning of the main season, and the impossibility of answering certain questions without associating them with depression, it is very important to me that this article...is finally finished and the fee paid in full...I will also briefly touch on the marriage question...I have no objection to the extension to two articles with additional fees...I actually have no other wish at the moment, than to get away from the past...not to be reminded of any sad experiences...' Near fine. "
312    PAULA HITLER    "
 (1896 - 1960) Younger sister of Adolf Hitler, his only sibling to survive into adulthood. She never joined the Nazi Party and largely remained on the sidelines, though after the war she accepted the charity of ex-SS officers and survivors of Hitler's inner circle. Good lot of two T.L.S. 'Paula Hitler-Wolf' (the 'Wolf' added during her brother's rise to power to help her avoid publicity), the signatures damaged with some loss, along with one T.L.S. with entire signature lost, each 1p. 4to. on airmail onionskin, Berchtesgaden, in German to Russell F. Anderson who was negotiating with her to write her memoir. In a Feb. 2, 1953 letter, she asks that monies for her memoir be sent to a band in Berchtesgaden, and notes her relatively poor financial situation. She also mentions that she is sending the first part of her memoir, along with a photo of the graves of her parents. In her second letter, Feb. 25, 1953, Hitler further discusses payment for her article, asking for a total of $300. She adds: '...You can see...from the way I write, that I try to be very objective...And if I write something under my name, it is different from when Mr. Meier or Muller publishes memories from my parents' house that he has collected...' The third letter, lacking signature, is dated May 12, 1953. She complains of 'sitting at the typewriter', and mentions having her lawyer becoming involved. She notes that she had no connection with the 'House Wahnfried' (composer Richard Wagner's home) and refers to her brother Adolf's 'adoration of everything connected with Richard Wagner'....I appreciate naturally the recognition which you allot to my brother...' Three pieces. "
313    PETER CHURCHILL    "
 (1909 – 1972) British Special Operations Executive (SOE) officer in France. His wartime operations, which resulted in his capture and imprisonment in German concentration camps, and his subsequent marriage to fellow SOE officer, Odette Sansom, became a matter of international interest. Good content T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Le Rouret, Sep. 9, 1960 to an American intelligence officer. In part: '...I am making inquiries as to Jack Churchill's present address through one of the other inmates of Sachsenhausen...If I ever come over to the States I will certainly give you plenty of warning...we shall have plenty to talk about...When I was in Chicago in 1952 or 3 I had the pleasure of bumping into your OSS man Halliday...he was a man of considerable worth and a great patriot. I am always pleased to meet men of any nationality who are prepared to make a sacrifice for an ideal...' Fine. "
314    PIERRE LAVAL    "
 (1883-1945) French Politician and pre-war Prime Minister of France, further served in Vichy's Regime as Head of the Vichy Government from 1942 to 1944. After the liberation of France, Laval was arrested, accused of collaboration with the enemy in a trial full of faults, and executed by firing squad. Very rare T.L.S. on Foreign Ministry letterhead, 1p. 2pp., Paris, Jan. 23, 1935, to French Minister of the Colonies LOUIS ROLLIN, politely stating that a civil servant under Rollin cannot legally be transferred to his ministry. Laval signs at the conclusion, and Rollin signs at the top-left of the first page, acknowledging receipt of the letter. Folds, else fine. Sold with a French press photograph of Laval riding on Hitler's train with General Joachim von Ribbontrop. "
315    POSTCARD SENT TO JOSEPH GOEBBELS    "
 Postcard mailed by a German soldier to his friend, future Nazi Minister of Propaganda JOSEPH GOEBBELS. The postcard is marked 'Feldpost', is addressed to Goebbels in Ryeydt, and was canceled in Berlin on Dec. 25, 1914. Christmas themed, the pencil message untranslated. From a large grouping of Goebbels personal correspondence. "
316    POSTCARD SENT TO JOSEPH GOEBBELS    "
 Postcard mailed by a German soldier to his friend, future Nazi Minister of Propaganda JOSEPH GOEBBELS. The postcard is marked 'Feldpost', is addressed to Goebbels in Ryeydt, and was canceled in Dusseldorf on Sep. 30, 1915. The picture postcard depicts 'Torpedoboot S-90', the pencil message untranslated. From a large grouping of Goebbels personal correspondence. "
317    PRINCE OSCAR OF PRUSSIA    "
 (1888 – 1958) German prince, the fifth son of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Fought with distinction at Virton and Verdun commanding Grenadierregiment 'K&ouml;nig Wilhelm I.' Following the combat deaths of his son and nephew in World War II, members of the royal family were withdrawn from service. S.P. in uniform with NSDAP emblem on his right chest, signed and dated 1941. Signature is light but legible. "
318    RENATE MULLER    "
 (1906 - 1937) German film star with whom Hitler became captivated and enamoured. In a dispute over SS treatment of her Jewish lover, Muller threw herself or was pushed from her hospital window. Scarce S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a studio portrait boldly signed at bottom in black ink. Fine condition. "
319    (AMERICAN AIRCRAFT DESIGNER) REX B. BEISEL    "
 (1893-1970) Naval aeronautical engineer, designer, inventor and manufacturer, the creator of the Corsair Fighting airplane, Corsair F4U-1 bomber, XF 3U-1 Navy Fighter, the Curtiss-Falcon and Hell Diver. At the time of his death, Beisel held no fewer than 100 aircraft patents. A historically important archive documenting Beisel's earliest endeavors as an aircraft designer while still enlisted in the U.S. Navy in his early twenties. Beisel proved to be so brilliant that the Navy Department placed him on detached service at Curtiss, Wright and Spartan Aircraft Manufacturing service, where he was allowed to formulate design changes. The archive consists of approx. 20 U.S. Naval documents dispatched from the Secretary of the Navy in the form of travel orders for Beisel, four of which are rubber stamped Franklin D. Roosevelt, with FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT adding initials next to the stamped signature. All documents are from 1918-1922, and include a T.L.S. by JOSEPHUS DANIELS, in part: '...You are requested to report to the temporary duty at LWF Engineering Co. in connection with changes in the design of the H.S. 2-L Flying Boat...'. Within four months and with the support of Roosevelt, Beisel received his appointment as aeronautical engineer. Roosevelt would undertake two inspection yours of Naval bases and war zones in Europe in 1918-1919, but during his brief return as Acting Secretary of the Navy, he orders Beisel, on Jan. 27, 1920, to: '...proceed to the Naval Aircraft Factory...in connection with sand load tests on the Loening M-8-0...'. Ironically, the same travel order was reiterated by FDR on Feb. 16, 1920, one of his last official acts as Asst. Secretary of the Navy. On Nov. 9, 1920, Beisel was assigned to Curtiss by newly-appointed Secretary of the Navy Gordon Woodbury, for the sole purpose of testing the wing of the CT Torpedo. So successful was his work that he was able to secure new patents in aviation design. With a T.L.S. by Commander of the Navy J. C. HUNSAKER, regarding the rudder on a plane and other details, and much more technical data and memoranda, resumes and ephemera. Worthy of further research, overall very good condition. "
320    RICHARD-WALTHER DARRE    "
 (1895 - 1953) Nazi Minister of Food and head of the Central Office of Race and Resettlement of the SS. Early S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest-up view of Darre in uniform, signed boldly at bottom-right in black ink, adding the date '1935'. Small spots of foxing, else fine. "
321    ROBERT HEINRICH WAGNER    "ROBERT HEINRICH WAGNER 
<br /> (1895 – 1946) Gauleiter of Baden, and Gauleiter of Alsace, Head of the Civil Government of Alsace during the German occupation of France. At the end of the war, Wagner was arrested by the French, tried, convicted and sentenced to death. T.L.S. on his 'Reichsstatthalter in Baden' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Karlsruhe, Dec. 18, 1942 to Knights Cross recipient Oberleutnant HANS SEHRINGER (1913-1985): '...I would like to offer you my sincere and heartfelt congratulations...and that you will not lose your 'soldier's luck' in your further work for the people and the Reich...' Very good. 
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322    ROBERT RITTER VON GREIM    "
 (1892 - 1945) German Field Marshal and last head of the Luftwaffe, a Knights Cross winner involved in the invasion of Poland, the Battle for Norway, the Battle of Britain and Operation Barbarossa. His final words before taking cyanide were: 'I am the head of the Luftwaffe, but I have no Luftwaffe.' T.L.S. as head of Luftwaffe personnel, 1p.4to., July 25, 1938 to Major Walter von Teubern who had served as German ace Max Immelman's observer during World War I. Von Greim advises the old veteran that he is being removed from active duty but essentially keeping him enrolled as an officer for an indefinite period thereafter. Very good. "
323    ROBERT W. HASBROUCK    "
 (1896-1985) American major general, commander of the Seventh Armored Division who personally directed his division's operations in Belgium to halt the German drive on Liege in the Battle of the Bulge. The division held a salient around St. Vith against four German divisions for six days, allowing the First Army to establish new defensive positions. Fine association war-date T.L.S. on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Mar. 16, 1945 to Gen. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972), American major general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division in its assault on Omaha Beach, in the drive across France, at the Hurtgen Forest and in the battle of Aachen. Hasbrouck promises to read Huebner's letter to his command, and states the satisfaction of his men who had served under Huebner as commander of V Corps. He adds: 'We hope that conditions will again permit us to serve with V Corps , and in a real smashing offensive...' Fine. "
324    ROCHUS MISCH    "
 (1917 - 2013) Oberscharfuhrer in the 1st SS Div. Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, served as a courier, bodyguard and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler, regarded as being the last surviving occupant of the Fuhrerbunker before his death. Good lot of three contemporary S.P.s, each 4 x 5.75 in., includes a reprinted photograph of the Berghof; a reprinted photograph of Misch in uniform, backstamped in ink with Misch's mailing address; and a modern portrait image of Misch in his later years. Each is boldly signed on the face. Fine. "
325    RODION MALINOVSKY AND FILIPP GOLIKOV    "<br /> Partly-printed D.S. by RODION MALINOVSKY (1898 - 1967), Soviet marshal, led the powerful Soviet Second Guards and sealed the fate of 250,000 German and other Axis soldiers trapped in the Stalingrad pocket, defeated 400,000 Axis troops in Hungary, and FILIPP GOLIKOV 
<br /> (1900 - 1980), Soviet Marshal, best known for not passing on to Stalin intelligence about German invasion plans in June 1941, either because he did not believe them or because Stalin made it very clear he did not want to hear them. The document, 4pp. sm. folio, [n.p.], 1959, is a military attestation for Colonel Afanasi Filipenko, Head of Personnel Development of the 1st Army. Malinkovsky signs as Head Commander of Far Eastern Troops at the top of the third page. Golikov signs as Head of the Attestation Committee beneath Malinovsky's signature. Marginal chip, else very good. 
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326    RODION MALINOVSKY AND SERGEY BIRYUZOV    "
 Good pair of signatures on a partly-printed D.S., 1p. legal folio, 1947, the military attestation of Deputy Head of the Political Department of the Far Eastern Military District, Colonel Konstantin Ivanov. The document is signed by two Soviet generals: RODION MALINOVSKY (1898 - 1967), Soviet marshal who led the powerful Soviet Second Guards and sealed the fate of 250,000 German and other Axis soldiers trapped in the Stalingrad pocket, defeated 400,000 Axis troops in Hungary and headed Soviet Department of Defense under Brezhnev, and SERGEY BIRYUZOV (1904 - 1964), Soviet Marshal, a brilliant staff officer during World War II who helped plan and carry out the expulsion of all German forces from the Ukraine, and then helped plan and carry out the liberation of Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Malinovsky signs at the bottom of the second page, adding 'Cooperates with occupied position', and Biryuzov signs at the top. Fold along left margin where disbound, else fine. "
327    RUDOLF HESS    "
 (1894 - 1987) Nazi German Deputy Fuehrer and second in command after Goering, Hess was one of Hitler's closest confidantes and friends. In an unauthorized peace mission, Hess flew a German fighter to England and surrendered, purportedly attempting to ally Germany with Great Britain against Russia. His mission, of course, failed and Hess was imprisoned at Spandau where he was found hanged in 1987. Fine association T.L.S. as secretary to Adolf Hitler on NSDAP letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Berlin, Nov. 2, 1939 to Gauleiter JULIUS STREICHER (1885-1946) in Nuremberg. In part: '...In the recent briefing, you gave me your opinion on a number of questions concerning your Gau and employees. In doing so, you have clarified both your general attitude and your opinion on individual points...To simplify this discussion I would like you to respond to the series of questions indicated on the attachment [not present]...' File holes and a staple hole at upper-left, folds, with two chips at lower-right not affecting text or signature. At this time, Streicher's fortunes were rapidly declining, despite his special relationship with Hitler. He was accused of keeping Jewish property seized after Kristallnacht in November 1938; he was charged with spreading untrue stories about Goring - such as alleging that Goring's daughter Edda was conceived by artificial insemination; and he was confronted with his excessive personal behavior, including unconcealed adultery, several furious verbal attacks on other Gauleiters and striding through the streets of Nuremberg cracking a bullwhip. "
328    RUDOLF HESS    "
 (1894 - 1987) Nazi German Deputy Fuehrer and second in command after Goering, Hess was one of Hitler's closest confidantes and friends. In an unauthorized peace mission, Hess flew a German fighter to England and surrendered, purportedly attempting to ally Germany with Great Britain against Russia. His mission, of course, failed and Hess was imprisoned at Spandau where he was found hanged in 1987. Postwar 'Spandau Allied Prison' envelope sent during his life sentence, hand-addressed by Hess to his wife 'Frau Ilsa Hess', thus signing his surname. Back-stamped with an 'Allied Prison Spandau' hand cancel. Postmark at top left bears a date, though this is quite faint and borderline illegible. Top edge opened with a letter opener, else fine condition. Sold with a Signal Corps press photograph showing Hess's final statement before the Nuremberg Trials. "
329    RUDOLF SCHMIDT    "
 (1886 - 1957) Wehrmacht general who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Rare partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., Berlin, May 31, 1934, his questionnaire for the 'Law on the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service', one of the first anti-Semitic laws to be passed in the Third Reich. Implemented in 1933, two months after Hitler's rise to power, the law forced 'non-Aryan' and Communist civil servants to retire, invalidating them from serving as soldiers, teachers, professors, judges, or other government positions. Schmidt, retained in the Reichswehr after serving in World War I, provides this questionnaire to show his eligibility for civil service. He adds his title 'Oberst', indicates he has fought in World War I, and provides a record of his Aryan descendants. Schmidt signs his name in full on the fourth page in black ink. Paper clip indent on first page, paper clip stain on last page, each non-intrusive. Very good condition. "
330    RUDOLF VON SCHMETTOW    "
 (1891 - 1970) German general, commanded Infantry Regiment 164 and 319th Infantry Division and served as administer of the occupied Channel Islands for almost the entirety of the war. A.L.S., 4pp. 4to., Bad Wildungen on November 8, 1961, it reads, in part: 'Enclosed is a picture of my father and on eof myself...my father was well known in the old army... before WWI 14-18 he was commander of the Leib-Husaren Brigade (Hussars Brigade) at Danzig...I have letters of personalities such as his majesty, the emperor, the empress, Hindenburg, Mackensen...there are not many and personal...you will understand that I keep those memories for the family...since you are interested in the historical development of Germany may I suggest our family history...it was just published, it is not available in Germany...I could send you one copy...it begins at the end of the 15th century...all over Europe were members of the family who were Generals of Diplomats...Shall I send you the family chronic it is 30DM for family members...my father was in the USA in 1903/1904 when he delivered the statue of Frederic the Great as a gift to America in the name of the Kaiser...'. Signed at conclusion in black ink. "
331    RUDOLPH BRANDT    "
 (1904 - 1948) Personal Administrative Officer to Heinrich Himmler, at the Nuremberg Trials he was charged with criminal experimentation on Jewish prisoners and condemned to death. Interestingly, Brandt offered his own body for the same type of evil experimentation which he had undertaken, but for obvious reasons, he was hanged instead. Fine content war-date T.L.S. 'Der Reichsfuhrer-SS' Personal Staff letterhead, 1p. 8vo., 'Field Headquarters', Dec. 24, 1944 to the SS Personnel Department in Berlin. In part: '...Enclosed I send a photograph of the fallen SS-Gruppenfuhrer [Artur] Phleps on the instruction of the Reichsfuhrer-SS for [Phleps'] personnel file...' File holes, one small corner chip, else very good. ARTUR PHLEPS (1881 – 21 September 1944) held the rank of SS-Obergruppenf&uuml;hrer und General der Waffen-SS. He raised and commanded the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen, raised the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian), and commanded the V SS Mountain Corps. Units under his command committed many crimes against the civilian populations of Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. He was killed while attempting to escape his Red Army captors. "
332    RUDOLPH BRANDT AND PAUL RIEGE    "
 (1909 - 1948) Personal assistant to Heinrich Himmler, condemned to death at Nuremberg for human experiments and killings of prisoners in German concentration camps, including supplying 86 skeletons of Jews to a German anatomist. WITH: PAUL RIEGE (1888-1980) German police general an SS group leader, commander of the BDO in Norway, Poland and Czechoslovakia. On his official letterhead as Police Leader of Bohemia and Moravia, Riege writes from Prague on May 6, 1942 ro Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler thanking him for having sent Riege birthday greetings along with the gift of a book. Beneath Riege's signed letter, Brandt adds a May 16 signed typed message to Himmler indicating that the letter was originally sent to the SS Personnel Office and would now be placed in Riege's personnel file. Dockets, folds, and file holes, very good. "
333    RUSSIAN ACES SIGNED PRINT    "
 Great signed print of a Bell P-63 Kingcobra bearing Russian markings, 11 x 6 in. (sight), signed at bottom in pencil by four World War II aces from the Soviet Union, including IVAN LEZZHOV, PETR BAZANOV, and MIKHAIL DVORNIKOV. Fine condition. The P-63 Kingcobra was not accepted for combat use by the U.S. Army Air Forces, yet was deployed heavily by the Soviet Air Force through the Lend Lease program. "
334    'SCHWESTER PIA'    "
 (1885 - 1981) Born Eleonore Baur, senior Nazi figure and the only woman to have participated in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch. Played a major role in the construction and administration of Dachau. Rare S.P., 4 x 5.5 in. b/w, a chest-up view of Pia with her Blood Order medal displayed prominently on her chest. Signed beneath the image in blue ink, with a typed identification label in German affixed to the verso. Very good. "
335    SEMEN DUKELSKY AND ANASTAS MIKOYAN    "
 A top Cheka administrator from 1919-38, personally participated in the massacre of White Army officers during the Red Terror in the Crimea in 1920 and the Great Purges of the Thirties. Dukelsky was also charged with determining which cultural figures would be sent to the gulags, where almost all perished. Rare typed D.S. as People's Commissar of the Sea Fleet on Soviet naval letterhead, 1p. sm. 4to., 1941, asking People's Commissar of Foreign Trade ANASTAS MIKOYAN to waive custom fees on purchased technical equipment, signing in red indelible pencil at the conclusion. Also signed by ANASTAS MIKOYAN (1895-1978), Soviet politician, a Bolshevik leader in Baku, member of the Central Committee and later Chairman of the Presidium, who adds the inscription: 'To Dukelsky. People's Commissariat of Foreign Trade doesn't have the right to release cargos from custom fees. A. Mikoyan'. Two negligible spots of loss at the left edge, mentioned only for accuracy. Near fine condition. "
336    SEMION BUDENNY AND ANDREY GRECHKO    "
 Good pair of signatures on a partly-printed D.S., 4pp. legal folio, 1950, the military attestation of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexey Klimenko. The document is signed by two Marshals of the Soviet Union: SEMION BUDENNY (1883 - 1973), Soviet field marshal and Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front that allowed Von Rundstedt's army to divide and nearly destroy his command, and ANDREY GRECHKO (1903 - 1976), Soviet general who desperately resisted the German advance in the south, liberated Kiev and the Ukraine and occupied Prague. Budenny signs at the top of the third page as the Chairman of the Attestation Committee of the Head Commander. Grechko signs at the bottom of the second page as Commander of the Kiev Military District, Guard's General-Colonel. Partly disbound at bottom, slightly ragged right edge, else very good. "
337    SEMYON TIMOSHENKO    "
 (1895 - 1970) Marshal of the Soviet Union and Stalin's first chief commander, rose to command Russian forces during the occupation of Poland at the beginning of World War II but displayed a total lack of understanding of German blitzkrieg tactics after the launching of Barbarossa. Typed D.S., 1p. 4to, 1955, the text of a telegram sending greetings to Alexander Yakushov upon his promotion to Lieutenant-General. Timoshenko signs at the conclusion in blue ink. One horizontal fold, damp stain at right edge, not affecting the contents. Very good condition. "
338    THEO-HELMUT LIEB    "
 (1889 – 1981) German general who commanded the 306, 112, and 34 Infanterie Divisions, serving in Belgium and largely in the Soviet Union, holding several divisional commands during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.d., ca. 1970], to a researcher in German. In part: '...I will be very happy to help you with your cause ...I am looking forward to your questions. Who are our mutual acquaintances in Germany?...' Fine condition. "
339    THEODOR SCHERER    "
 (1889 - 1951) German divisional commander who against all odds held off over 2,000 Russian attacks at Cholm for 107 days and was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Scarce war-date S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a bust profile in uniform by Hoffmann, signed at lower-right, adding date '1942'. Identifying inscriptions in pencil on the verso, else fine. Sold with a postcard, bearing a printed sketch of Scherer and his facsimile signature. "
340    ('TOKYO ROSE') IVA TOGURI    "
 (1916 - 2006) Japanese-American radio propagandist, stranded in Japan at the outbreak of World War II, enlisted by the Japanese and widely heard by American troops whom she urged to surrender so they could return home to their wives, lovers and families. Sentenced to ten years for treason, pardoned by Ford in 1977. A.N.S. 'Iva Toguri' within a trifold New Year's card bearing Japanese-inspired artwork, 13.5 x 7 in. (open), 1982, reading in part: '...You are so kind. You will never know what it means to have people in your own camp...'. Toguri signs at the conclusion. Identifying inscription in pencil added on the verso. Fine condition. "
341    TRAUDL JUNGE    "TRAUDL JUNGE 
<br /> (1920 – 2002) German secretary who worked as Adolf Hitler's last private secretary from December 1942 to April 1945. After typing out Hitler's will, she remained in the Berlin F&uuml;hrerbunker until his death. S.P., 3.5 x 5 in. b/w, a candid portrait taken later in life, signed in blue ink. Fine. 
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342    ULRICH WEIST    "
 (1898 - 19??) SS-Sturmbannfuhrer staff leader of the chief adjutancy of the RFSS. T.L.S. 1p. 4to. Berlin, Oct. 9, 1936 to the SS Personnel Department stating that Reichsfuhrer-SS Himmler seeks a 'further appointment' for SS-Oberfuhrer Karl Bock. Docketed with two file holes at left, else very good. Bock would be awarded a Knights Cross as Hauptmann d.R. and Commander of the III./IR 97 in Kertsch. He died on 20.01.1943 in the Caucasus. "
343    USS SQUALUS HERO    "
 LLOYD B. MANESS (1916-1944) Navy submariner. Maness was one of the heroes of the sinking of the USS SQUALUS on May 23, 1939, as he shut a watertight door protecting the forward compartments of the Squalus from flooding. That action also sealed the fate of 26 crewmen who quickly drowned in the aft compartments, including a friend for whom he was to be best man only a few days later. Maness remained in the submarine service, and was himself killed in action on the USS GROWLER. Very rare signature on a card: 'Lloyd B. Maness U.S.S. Sailfish 'No Longer Squalus'. SQUALUS was raised and renamed USS SAILFISH, a submarine that had a very successful war career. "
344    VASILY I. CHUIKOV    "
 (1900 - 1982) Russian general who was an essential planner and director of the battle of Stalingrad, his forces headed the spearhead to Berlin, where he had the honor of receiving the surrender of the city from General Krebs. Partly-printed D.S. in Cyrillic as Commander of the Kiev Military District, Marshall of the USSR, 1p. legal folio, [n.p., n.d., certainly 1953 to 1960], the second page of an appointment document, requesting that Lieutenant-Colonol Peter Shurlakov be placed in the position of Deputy Editor of 'Lenin's Banner', the regional newspaper of the Kiev district. Chuikov signs at the left of the page in blue ink. Small hole at top-left corner, tiny holes at left edge where previously disbound, else very good. "
345    VASILY I. CHUIKOV    "
 (1900 - 1982) Russian general who was an essential planner and director of the battle of Stalingrad, his forces headed the spearhead to Berlin, where he had the honor of receiving the surrender of the city from General Krebs. Partly-printed D.S. as Head Commander of Soviet Occupational Troops in Germany, 2pp. 4to., 1948, a military attestation of Head of the 235th Army Hospital, Major of Medical Service Konstantin Belski. Chuikov signs on the bottom of the second page. Chips on the right margin, else very good. "
346    VASILY SOKOLOVSKY    "
 (1897 - 1968) Key member of the Soviet war command during World War II and an excellent planner and military leader, much trusted by Zhukov. Interesting partial typed D.S. on 'Head Commander of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany' letterhead, 1p. 4to., 1946, the first page of a top-secret document titled: 'The Report of Work of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany for the 2nd Quarter of 1946.' Marked 'Top Secret' at the top-right corner. Sokolovsky signs at the conclusion. Very good. "
347    VICTOR EMMANUELE III    "
 (1869 - 1947) King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. In addition, he held the thrones of Ethiopia and Albania as Emperor of Ethiopia (1936–1941) and King of the Albanians (1939–1943). During his reign of nearly 46 years, which began after the assassination of his father Umberto I, the Kingdom of Italy became involved in two world wars. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. sm. folio, Rome, Mar. 24, 1938, a military award or promotion, boldly signed at bottom. First letter slightly smudged. "
348    WALTER BEDELL SMITH    "
 (1895 - 1961) Army general who served as Eisenhower's chief- of-staff during the Tunisia Campaign and the invasion of Italy in 1943. Beginning in the next year, he was Eisenhower's chief-of-staff at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). T.L.S. as Under Secretary of State on official letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Dec. 12, 1953 to Lawrence Spivak, host of 'Meet the Press' commenting on his 'retirement' as Director of the CIA. In part: '...To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of my retirement from public life are greatly exaggerated. I find my duties...sufficiently taxing to preclude and detailed planning for my future. However, thank you for the premature invitation to do a swan song on Meet the Press...' File and staple holes in top margin, else very good. "
349    WALTER E. LAUER    "
 (1893 - 1966) U.S. Army officer who commanded the 99th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge. The green troops of the 99th, with the 2nd Infantry Division, held a key sector with large repositories of ammunition, fuel, and supplies. Despite being outnumbered by German forces at least 5:1 during the Battle of Elsenborn Ridge they did not yield. It was the only American sector where the Germans failed to advance. A.L.S. 'W L', 1p. 8.5 x 5 in., [n.p., n.d.]. Although this letter was once attached to a now-absent photo, its content remains very good. In part: '...This photo was taken...just after the 99th stopped von Rundstedt &amp; turned him south in December '44. I will never forget it. The 99th fought day and night for about 10 days in this fight which was the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge...I have always felt the 99th were the unsung heroes of that battle...' Very good. "
350    WALTER HEITZ    "
 (1878 - 1944) German general in the Wehrmacht, commanded the VIII Army Corps on the Eastern Front. Heitz surrendered at Stalingrad on 31 January 1943 and died of cancer in February 1944 while in Soviet captivity. Especially rare S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, a photo postcard showing a chest-up portrait of Heitz in uniform, published by Scherl Bilderdienst of Berlin. Heitz signs on the chest in black ink. Fine. "
351    WALTER OESAU    "
 (1913 - 1944) German World War II fighter ace who shot down 127 enemy planes in over 300 combat missions, disappeared after taking off to do battle after being insulted by Goering. Excellent S.P., 4 x 5.70 in. b/w, a chest-up pose in flight jacket with Knights Cross, boldly signed at bottom. Small blemish at left margin, else fine. "
352    WALTER SCHMITT    "
 (1879 - 1945) German SS-Obergruppenf&uuml;hrer and general of the Waffen-SS, a member of the Reichstag and Head of the SS Personnel Chancellery. T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Berlin, June 12, 1942 to the SS Head Office sending a certificate of appointment for SS-Haupsturmfuhrer KARL-HEINZ BUHLER (1912-1984), a controversial Knights Cross recipient. Also present is a 4pp. 4to. personal information sheet completed by Bouhler, Nov. 7, 1938, and signed by him at conclusion. Both documents show water and light smoke damage, file holes, and damaged margins, still good condition. "
353    WALTER WARLIMONT    "
 (1894 - 1976) German officer, Senior Operations Staff Officer to Keitel, a member of Hitler's inner circle, tried at Nuremberg. Important partly-printed D.S. signed in text and at conclusion, a two-sided postcard to his wife sent from 'CCPWE 32', the OPERATION ASHCAN detention and interrogation camp, June 2, 1945, setting forth his name, birthplace, family details, state of health, fact that he had been captured, and prisoner number. Fine. Such cards were sent by prisoners at the time of their arrest and whenever they were relocated. ASHCAN was debriefing Warlimont who we believe had been arrested perhaps only a week or two earlier. His debriefing included a report on the subject of the proposed German-French military alliance that followed the Armistice of 1940. "
354    WALTHER FUNK    "
 (1890 - 1960) Nazi Minister of Economics who confiscated goods of imprisoned Jews to the Reichsbank via Himmler. Sentenced to life imprisonment. Important, fine content D.S. signed in block letters at start and in cursive at conclusion, 4pp. legal folio, [n.p.], June 10, 1945. In what must have been one of the first documents completed by Funk in captivity, the war criminal completes a 'Personnel Questionnaire' for his captors, in pencil. He sets forth birth date and place, position ('Reichsminister u. President du Deutschen Reichsbank'), occupation ('Journalist'), party and military affiliations, titles and awards, employment, sources of income (11,000 RM/mo.), travels, etc. Such documents were used to further search for criminal activity on the part of the prisoner. Old tape stain on first page, some tiny edge tears, else very good. "
355    WALTHER FUNK    "
 (1890 - 1960) Nazi Minister of Economics who confiscated goods of imprisoned Jews to the Reichsbank via Himmler. Sentenced to life imprisonment. Fine association A.L.S. on his Reichsminister letterhead, 4pp. 4to., Nuremberg, Sep. 11 [n.y.], to FRITZ WIEDEMANN (1891-1970), Hitler's adjutant until January 1939. In part: '...Yesterday, I once again talked in detail with Generalfeldmarschall Goering about my trip to the Balkans. Field Marshal Goering is of the opinion that this trip, which has been prepared politically and theoretically for months, is of great importance, not just in economic policy, but even more politically, especially in the present moment. The overwhelming economic importance of the southeast European economic area for the import of certain vital goods is well known. Now the English and the French are working against us, unfortunately not without success. The psychology of war is added and used cleverly. We will soon start new important negotiations with Yugoslavia, where the terrain has already become more difficult due to the described circumstances. It is the same in Bulgaria. The Turks have assured me through the Ambassador in Nurnberg that they want to mitigate the visit of the French Foreign Minister Bonnet before my visit by concluding the 150 million loan I have proposed by strongly emphasizing my visit. In Turkey, among other things, the orders for the Dardanelles fortification come into question...We are now putting pressure on the Romanians in view of their record crop for oil deliveries...Please also inform the Fuhrer that I have made all the preparations...' File holes costing a few letters of text, else very good. "
356    WALTHER VON BRAUCHITSCH    "
 (1881 - 1948) German field marshal and commander in chief who formally led the campaigns against Greece, France, Poland and the USSR. S.P., 7.5 x 8 in. b/w, a chest-up view of Brauchitsch in uniform, signed at the bottom in black ink. Fine. "
357    WALTHER VON BRAUCHITSCH    "
 (1881 - 1948) German field marshal and commander in chief who formally led the campaigns against Greece, France, Poland and the USSR. Partly-printed D.S. as Army Supreme Commander, 1p. sm. folio, Berlin, Apr. 13, 1938, the promotion of Otto Werneburg to the rank of Hauptmann in the Moers military district, nicely signed at bottom. Fine. "
358    WALTHER VON REICHENAU    "
 (1884 - 1942) German field marshal who issued the notorious Severity Order making all Jews on the Eastern Front de facto partisans and subject to execution. He was also in charge of forces which helped to commit the massacre of Jews at Babi Yar. Great association A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Pallawa [?], Oct. 20, 1941, a friendly letter to then-Generalleutnant FRIEDRICH PAULUS, penned three months before Reichenau's death. He thanks Paulus for a previous phone call and a telegram, adding: 'I accept your offer and kindly ask you to forward this letter...' to an unidentified individual. One month later, Paulus would become General of the 6th Army and General der Panzertruppe, at Reichenau's recommendation. Original file holes and folds, two small stains, some edgewear at top and bottom, else fine. Sold with a period photograph, 4.5 x 5 in. sepia, showing Reichenau with Paulus and Bulgarian Tzar Boris III. "
359    WERNER KEMPF    "
 (1886 - 1964) German general who rose to a corps-level command during World War II and received the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Kempf is best known for commanding the Army Detachment Kempf during the Battle of Kursk. A.L.S., 1p. 8vo., Bad Harzburg, Feb. 14, 1961, in German. Not translated, fine condition. "
360    WERNER VON BLOMBERG    "
 (1887 - 1946) Minister of Defense and Supreme Commander of the German Armies early in Hitler's regime, resigned following accusations that he had married a prostitute. Partly-printed D.S. on his 'Der Reichswehrminister' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Nov. 22, 1934, concerning the reassignment of a chemicals unit. Very good. "
361    WERNER VON BLOMBERG    "
 (1887 - 1946) Minister of Defense and Supreme Commander of the German Armies early in Hitler's regime, resigned following accusations that he had married a prostitute. Fine lot of two items, includes: S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. color, a chest up image of the General in uniform, signed in black ink at the bottom (slightly faded). Sold with a printed correspondence card sent by Blomberg and his new wife sending acknowledgement of congratulations sent to them on their wedding in January, 1938. Goebbels and Goring would soon scheme to destroy Blomberg through his wife, creating accusations of the women having posed for pornographic photos for a Jew and having been a prostitute. Very good. "
362    WILHELM FRICK    "
 (1877 - 1946) Nazi Minister of the Interior, author of the Nuremberg Laws. Hanged at Nuremberg for his crimes. War-date D.S. 'Frick' on scarce Reich and Prussian Minister of the Interior letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, a heavily-censored letter to an unknown recipient, translated in full: 'Dear (deleted), In response to your letter from (deleted) I send you (deleted) my (deleted) to the (deleted). I believe that I can consider the matter settled. Heil Hitler!'. Identifying inscription in pencil on the verso. Paper clip indent and scorch marks to upper-left. two file holes, else fine. "
363    WILHELM FRICK    "
 (1877 - 1946) Nazi Minister of the Interior, author of the Nuremberg Laws. Hanged at Nuremberg for his crimes. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 b/w. a chest, up pose in uniform by Hoffmann, nicely signed at right. Fine. "
364    WILHELM LIST    "
 (1880 - 1971) German field marshal and ardent Hitler supporter, led the 14th Army in Poland, the 12th Army in the Balkans, and as field marshal commanded Army Group A on the Russian front. T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Garmisch, Oct. 22, 1957, in German. In part: '...I only remember General von Arnim...a General Sixt von Arnim is said to have died. But I cannot say for certain for either....' Fine. With two photos. "
365    WILHELM LIST    "
 (1880 - 1971) German field marshal and ardent Hitler supporter, led the 14th Army in Poland, the 12th Army in the Balkans, and as field marshal commanded Army Group A on the Russian front. Scarce engraved card, 4.5 x 2.5 in., a Christmas greeting boldly signed at bottom in blue ink. Fine. "
366    WILHELM MARSCHALL    "
 (1886 - 1976) German admiral during World War II, commander of German naval forces off of the Spanish coast during the Spanish Civil War and later of German naval forces in occupied France. He also commanded the U-boat UB-105 during World War I, for which he received the Pour le Merite - Prussia's highest military order for German officers. His blue ink signature and inscribed rank on the bottom border of a gray mat, beneath a 5 x 7 in. portrait image of him in uniform, loosely affixed. Sold with an A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Kiel, July 15, 1959, to an American researcher. Untranslated. Fine. "
367    WILHELM RITTER VON SCHRAMM    "
 (1898 - 1984) German officer, war reporter, and military writer during World War II, commissioned to write the 'Wehrmachtbericht' ('Wehrmacht Report') broadcast, which provided updates on military operations as an instrument of National Socialist propaganda. Great association T.L.S on the verso of a Luftpost envelope, 1p. 4to., Prien/Chiemsee, June 12, 1960, to an American researcher in German. Largely untranslated, yet notably reads in part: 'I have some pictures of Normandy in 1944, where I was a war reporter with Rommel, and pictures of him on his trips to the front. Would you be interested?' Very good. Sold with a commercial 5 x 3.25 in. photograph of Rommel visiting Normandy in Spring of 1944, as mentioned above, bearing Schramm's publication stamp and an identifying inscription by him on the verso. "
368    WILHELM WEISS    "
 (1892 - 1950) SA-Obergruppenfuhrer and editor-in-chief of the NSDAP's official newspaper, the 'Volkischer Beobachter'. In 1922 - as one of the first members - Weiss joined the NSDAP and participated in the Beer Hall Putsch and the March on the Feldherrnhalle. Between 1933 and 1945, he headed the Reich Association of the German Press, and was a member of the Reichstag. Rare D.S. on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Dec. 29, 1938, a printed invitation to the 'Presseball 1939', hand-signed at bottom. File holes, a staple at top and a few wrinkles, else very good. "
369    WILHELM-FRANCIS OCHSNER    "<br /> (1899 - 1990) German general, recipient of the Knight's Cross, and commander of the 31st Infantry Division on the Eastern Front. Ochsner surrendered to the Red Army in the course of Operation Bagration, then was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for war crimes against the Soviet Union. Good grouping of four signed items, includes: Pair of post-war S.P.s, each approx. 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, each portraits of Ochsner in uniform. Ochsner signs both on the verso in blue ink, adding 'Munchen...2.VIII.1960' to one of them. WITH: War-date black ink signature on a thick card, likely removed from a booklet or a similar object, also bearing his hand-inked Feldpost Number. The verso of the card bears an imprinted '1944', and shows evidence of previous mounting. WITH: A.L.S. on his postwar personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Munich, June 11,1960, to an American researcher. In part: '...I don't own any war-time picture of myself as General...I don't possess documents, letters, correspondence of the years 1914 - 1945, which interest you, and can't acquire them...whatever I owned was taken from me against a 'receipt' by a Russian General on 
<br /> 18.XI.1945 at the prison Budirskaja in Moscow during my imprisonment in Russia (from June 1944 to October 1955) together with my medals and insignia, disregarding international law...the Russian authorities did not respond to my inquiries regarding their return. I know von Papen and Blumentritt...' Mailing fold, else fine. 
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370    WILLIAM 'WILD BILL' GUARNERE    "WILLIAM 'WILD BILL' GUARNERE 
<br /> (1923 - 2014) Army soldier who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, the 'Band of Brothers'. Good lot of three signed items, includes: Signed collector's edition magazine, 'Band of Brothers', including interviews with the soldiers of Easy Company, a foreword from Stephen Ambrose one year before his death, and an interview with Tom Hanks about the making of the miniseries. Signed in black ink next to his photograph and interview. Fine. WITH: Time magazine article reprint, 8pp. 4to., dedicated to the 'Band of Brothers' and signed on the cover. Fine. WITH: S.P., 8 x 10 in. color, a view of Guarnere and the actor who played him in 'Band of Brothers', signed by Guarnere in blue ink at bottom left. Fine. Three pieces. 
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371    WILLIAM 'WILD BILL' GUARNERE    "WILLIAM 'WILD BILL' GUARNERE 
<br /> (1923 - 2014) Army soldier who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, the 'Band of Brothers'. Good lot of four signed prints, each 11 x 8.5 in. color, depicting American soldiers throughout World War II, signed boldly on the front. Fine. 
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372    WILLIAM C. DODD    "
 (1869-1940) U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1933 to 1937. Instructed by Roosevelt to do what he could to protest Nazi treatment of Jews 'unofficially, ' while also attempting to maintain cordial diplomatic relations. Convinced from first hand observation that the Nazis were an increasing threat, he resigned over his inability to mobilize the Roosevelt administration, particularly the State Department, to counter the Nazis prior to the start of World War II. Fine content A.L.S. as Ambassador on official letter to John G. Eberhardt, former Consul in Berlin who would soon join Ambassador Joseph Kennedy in London, 2pp. 4to., Berlin, June 23, 1937. Shortly before he would leave Berlin due to his exasperation and failing health, Dodd reaches out to one of the few remaining State Department officials who could have helped him. In part: '...I am both glad and sorry to hear of your going to Washington. They need you very much there I am sure - especially [since] European conditions are in such dangerous drifts. But I have felt that you could help so much here that I have more than once asked that you might become our Counsellor here. You know Germany so well...Our country certainly needs real thinkers to help it decide what is best to do in our world - so much more close together than politicians ever seem to realize...' Fine. Dodd and his family were featured in Erik Larson's book 'In the Garden of Beasts'. "
373    WILLIAM E. DODD    "
 (1869 – 1940) U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1933 to 1937. Instructed by Roosevelt to do what he could to protest Nazi treatment of Jews 'unofficially, ' while also attempting to maintain cordial diplomatic relations. Convinced from first hand observation that the Nazis were an increasing threat, he resigned over his inability to mobilize the Roosevelt administration, particularly the State Department, to counter the Nazis prior to the start of World War II. Rare T.L.S. as American Ambassador to Germany on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Sep. 25, 1936, to the American Consul in Hamburg, John G. Erhardt. In part: '...let me thank you for...the article on Washington. It is quite a good German account...Of course there were several curious accidents which gave our first president his chance to lead the thirteen colonies, but these are not so generally known...' A few chips at left margin, else very good. WITH: a ca. 1936 Christmas card showing the American Embassy in Berlin, sent by Dodd to Erhardt. Slight interior tear. Dodd and his family were featured in Erik Larson's book 'In the Garden of Beasts'. "
374    WILLIAM F. HALSEY    "
 (1882 - 1959) American admiral who led the task force attack on the Marshall and Gilbert islands and became commander of Allied naval forces in South Pacific commanding at the Solomon Islands and Leyte Gulf. Superb S.P., 8 x 10 in. b/w, a great image of Halsey looking over the rail of a Navy vessel, very boldly signed 'W. F. Halsey in blue ink across his image. Fine. Verso bears date stamps of 'AUG 16' and 'DEC 1 1945', thus it is entirely possible this is a war-date piece. "
375    WILLIAM F. HALSEY    "
 (1882 - 1959) American admiral who led the task force attack on the Marshall and Gilbert islands and became commander of Allied naval forces in South Pacific commanding at the Solomon Islands and Leyte Gulf. Signed 'U.S.S. Missouri' montage photograph, 10 x 8 in., bearing nine b/w images from the Japanese surrender and the ship's war-date service. The center photograph is a portrait image of Halsey, to which he places his signature 'W.H. Halsey' in blue ink. Latter part of signature of poor contrast, else fine. "
376    WILLIBALD FREIHERR VON LANGERMANN UND ERLENCAMP    "
 (1890 - 1942) German general who commanded the 29th Motorized Infantry Division through the campaigns in Belgium and France, later commanding the 4th Panzer Div. and XXIV Panzer Corps, killed in action. A recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Rare S.P., 3.25 x 5 in. b/w, a profile portrait boldly signed on verso in blue ink adding his rank as 'General der Panzertruppe'. Very fine. "
377    WILLY MESSERSCHMITT    "
 (1898 - 1978) German aircraft designer and manufacturer, responsible for the creation of the Messerschmitt Bf 109, Me 209, and the first jet-powered fighter to enter service — the Messerschmitt Me 262. Postal cover honoring Allied prisoners who were able to escape captivity, Paris, May 21, 1973, signed across the face. Fine. "
378    WINSTON CHURCHILL    "
 (1874 - 1965) British Prime Minister who led England through the Blitz and orchestrated the British liberation of occupied Europe and Germany. Churchill is today considered perhaps the greatest statesman of this century. T.L.S. 'Winston S. Churchill' with holograph salutation and subscription, 1p. 4to., Chartwell, June 24, 1937 to Brig. Gen. JOHN H. MORGAN, (1876–1955) British general and lawyer with expertise in constitutional law and a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference. Churchill advises: '...I enclose the letter I have received from [Canadian Prime Minister] Mr. Mackenzie King, which seems to be all that can be expected at the present time. Would you please let me have it back when you have read it...' The letter is docketed near the bottom, presumably by Morgan, who notes that Churchill had written to King suggesting that Morgan be appointed Chairman of a commission to study '..working[?] of Federation in Canada...' Evenly toned from prior framing with a couple of ink splotches at margins and a very small pinhole not affecting signature or text, still very good. "
379    WLADLYSLAW GNYS    "
 (1910 - 2000) Polish flying Ace who claimed the first Polish victory in aerial combat in World War II, largely credited with the first Allied victory of World War II, shooting down two German bombers near the city of Krakow on Sept. 1, 1939. Excellent S.P., 4.5 x 6.25 in. b/w, a portrait of Gnys in a chest-up pose, wearing his uniform and standing in front of a Polish fighter aircraft, signed across the chest in black ink. Attractively double-matted and framed to a total size of 10 x 12 in. Slightly silvered, else fine. "
380    WORLD WAR II ACES    "
 Great collection of nine signatures from World War II aces on five prints of fighter planes, including: Mustang A-36 print signed by MICHAEL T. RUSSO, the only U.S. Army Air Forces ace to fly that plane; Gruman F6F Hellcat print signed by ED 'WENDY' WENDORF, BOB COATS, and BILL HARDY; Avro Lancaster B. MK. 1 print signed by Victoria Cross winner BILL REID; North American B-25B print signed by DAVY JONES and BILL BOWER; and British fighter plane print signed by DENNIS DAVID and ROLAND BEAMONT. Each has been matted and framed, and is in very good to fine condition. Sold with a signature from aviation pioneer THOMAS SOPWITH, matted beneath a print of the Sopwith F-1 Camel flown by William George Barker - Canadian First World War fighter ace the most decorated serviceman in the history of Canada. "
381    WORLD WAR II ACES    "
 Great collection of seven signatures from World War II Aces on five prints of fighter planes, including: British Spitfire print signed by CARROLL 'RED' MCCOLPIN, adding '71-121 &amp; CO of 133 Eagle Sqdns.'; American Spitfire print signed by JERRY COLLINSWORTH, adding '31st FG, 305th Ftr. Sq.'; Curtis Lightning P-38J print signed by DICK SUEHRE, adding '39th Ftr. Sq. 35th Ftr. Gp.; Mustang P-51D print signed by WALT STRUCK, ALDEN RIGBY, and one unidentified, each adding squadron and group; and a P-6 fighter plane print signed by JOHN ALISON. Each nicely matted and framed, and in very good to fine condition. "
382    WORLD WAR II GENERALS 'SHORT SNORTER'    "
 An incredible rarity, a 1984-A Series $5.00 bill (or 'short snorter'), signed by six notable generals from World War II. The bill, which remains quite clean and crisp, has been signed in ink at the left edge by DWIGHT EISENHOWER, OMAR BRADLEY (adding 'General U.S.A.'), ANTHONY MCAULIFFE, RAY E. PORTER (adding 'Maj. Gen. U.S.A.'), JOHN E. HALL, and JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT. Fine condition. Directly from the estate of Prof. R. WAYNE SNIDER (1928 - 2020), a founder of Grace Theological Seminary and a Professor of History for over fifty years at Grace College in Indiana. "
383    'FLYING TIGERS' SIGNED LITHOGRAPH    "
 Appealing limited-edition signed print: 'Next Time Get 'Em All' by WILLIAMS. PHILLIPS, 23.75 x 32 in., no. 1015/1500, depicting aviator Bob Neale and his wingman, W.E. Bartling, from the American Volunteer Group (also known as the 'Flying Tigers') during a diving attack on an airfield near Hanoi in December 20, 1941. The piece is signed at the bottom in pencil by the artist, and is cosigned by 22 members of the AVG's First, Second, and Third Squadrons, including many notable officers and aces. Signatures include: BOB NEALE, DAVID LEE 'TEX' HILL, CHARLIE BOND, JIM CROSS, CHARLIE MOTT, DICK ROSSI, FRITZ WOLF, RODE RODEWALD, JOE ROCHERT, ERIC HILLINS, JIM HOWARD, ED RECTOR, JOHN ALISON, BOB LAYHER, ROBERT KEETON, ROBERT C. MOSS, PETER WRIGHT, CHUCK OLDER, C.H. LAUGHLIN, KENNETH JERNSTEDT, ROBERT T. SMITH, and PARKER S. DUPOUY. Fine condition. The victory near the Hanoi airfield provided a much-needed morale boost to the beleaguered Flying Tigers during the trying months of 1941. Upon hearing of the victory, General Chennault was heard to explain to one of the pilots: 'Next Time Get 'Em All'. Bob Neale, one of the pilots within this piece, went on to become the American Volunteer Group's top scoring ace. "
384    'BATTLE OF CORAL SEA' SIGNED LITHOGRAPH    "
 Very dramatic signed lithograph: 'Battle of Coral Sea' by John Willis, 26 x 25 in., showing dogfighting Allied and Japanese planes in front of a smoldering and heavily-bombarded aircraft carrier. Five prominent Naval and Air Force soldiers present in the battle sign in pencil at the bottom, all adding rank, including NOEL GAYLER, SCOTT MCCUSKEY, ROBERT J. ELDER, WILLIAM 'BILL' SURGI, and EDWARD 'WHITEY' FEIGHTNER. The bottom-left corner bears the copyright line of Spofford House, dated 1990. Light creasing, else near fine condition. "
385    'HELLCAT' PILOTS SIGNED LITHOGRAPH    "
 Signed lithograph: 'World War II, Series 4, Navy Wings', 23 x 19 in., showing a F6F 'Hellcat' scoring against a smoking Japanese fighter plane, signed at the bottom by 14 pilots, including six aces. Signers include: WHITEY FEIGHTNER, HOLLIS H. HILLS, JIM PEARCE, J. TED CROSBY, BILL ABROSIO, TOM F. CHUCK, SAM L. SILBER, TOM F. CHEEK, HARRY SUNDBERG, SCOTT MCCUSKEY, DAN SHEEDY, RAY EVANS, WILLIAM H. MANESS, and one unidentified. The bottom-left corner bears the copyright line of Willow Creek Publishers, dated 1978. Fine condition. "
386    PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS    "
 Signed lithograph: 'December 7, 1941...U.S.S. Nevada Under Way...Pearl Harbor', 25 x 20 in., showing the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and signed at bottom by fifteen survivors of the attack, including Medal of Honor recipient R. E. GALER , CLARENCE DAVIS, EDWARD ROBERTSON, JACK WAGNER, CHARLES TOWNSEND, TONY DELORENZO, GERALD HAMILL, GARTH SUMMERS, GEORGE WAGGONER, ARLVIS HARRIS, ROGER THOMAS, JOE MIRALDO, DOUG PHILLIPS, FORREST BAIRD, and G. SLONIM. Note affixed with tape on the reverse side identifies the men, and their roles in the attack. Folds near some corners, else near fine. "
387    NOTABLE LUFTWAFFE PILOTS    "
 Great signed print: 'World War II, Series 3, The Fighters', 22.75 x 19 in., showing a pair of Messerschmitt 109E's mid-takeoff, signed at the bottom by seven Luftwaffe pilots, including ADOLF GALLAND (adding 'Horrido' and the date 'March 3, 1990'), GUNTHER RALL, DIETRICH HRABAK, HANS-EKKEHARD BOB, HAJO HERMANN, HEINZ KNOKE, and ULRICH STEINHILPER. The bottom-left corner bears the copyright line of Willow Creek Publishers, dated 1978. Light crease at bottom-right, some soiling to top left, else fine. "
388    NOTABLE WORLD WAR II AVIATORS    "
 Great limited-edition signed print: 'Fortress Alone' by JAY ASHURST, 24 x 18 in., no. 310/1000, showing a flying B-17 Flying Fortress. The bottom margin is signed in pencil by the author and eight notable World War II B-17 pilots, including: American Air Force general CURTIS LEMAY, 'Memphis Belle' pilot ROBERT MORGAN (adding 'Pilot Memphis Belle'), commander of the 'Doolittle Raiders' JAMES H. DOOLITTLE, Medal of Honor recipient WILLIAM R. LAWLEY JR., THOMAS LANDRY, JOHN DAVIDSON, ED WOODWARD, and one unidentified. The bottom-left corner bears the copyright line of Aero Art America, dated 1985. Fine condition. "
389    NOTABLE THUNDERBOLT ACES    "
 Great signed print: 'World War II, Series II, The Fighters', 22.75 x 19 in., showing a P-57 'Thunderbolt' scoring on a flaming Luftwaffe FW190 fighter plane, signed at the bottom in pencil by eight 'Thunderbolt' aces. Signers include: GABBY GABRESKI, HUBERT 'HUB' ZEMKE, STEVEN BERICK, BILLY EDENS, ROBERT S. JOHNSON, ROBERT J. RENKIN, BUD MAHURIN, and FRED J. CHRISTENSEN. The bottom-left corner bears the copyright line of Willow Creek Publishers, dated 1978. Slight chips to bottom-left, tiny spots of staining at top-right, slight fold at bottom-right. Still very good condition. "
390    AMERICAN ACES SIGNED PRINTS    "
 Great print: 'High Country Training Ground' by William S. Phillips, 20 x 16.5 in., showing a flying USAF plane, signed at the bottom in pencil by eighteen presumed American pilots, including many aces. Signatures include: RICHARD H. MAY, DEAN 'DIZ' LAIRD, JOHN ALISON, JAMES A. 'JIM' TAYLOR, HOLLIS H. HILLS, BILL HARDY, OSCAR C. BAILEY, NORMAN R. BERREE, ROBERT BRUCE PORTER, and many more unidentified. Sold with another Phillips' print, 'The Yellow Peril', 20 x 16.5 in., showing a yellow Naval biplane taking off with a rainbow-bearing sky in the background, signed at bottom by four presumed Naval aces: DEAN 'DIZ' LAIRD, ELVIN L. LINDSAY, and two unidentified. Each bear a copyright line at the bottom edge from the U.S. Naval Institute, dated 1986. Fine. "
391    ALLIED DRAFT OF PROPOSED GERMAN SURRENDER, DECEMBER, 1944    "
 Historically important typed manuscript, 8pp. legal folio, [n.p., likely Washington, DV], December, 1944, a late draft of the proposed terms for the 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF GERMANY' as issued by the European Advisory Commission (EAC). The document contains 14 articles ordering the Germans to: cease hostilities...against the forces of the United Nations...All armed forces of Germany, including Land, air anti-aircraft and naval forces, the S.S., S.A., and Gestapo...will be completely disarmed...[personnel] to be declared prisoners of war...All forces...will remain in their present positions...evacuation by the said forces of all territories...[to German territory] as [it] existed on the 31st of December, 1937...The German authorities will...release all other nationals of the United Nations...The Allied Representatives will station forces and civil agencies in and and all parts of Germany as they may determine...' Other parts of the document bear standards language as to the remaining in place of all military material, no destruction of military assets, release of information re: minefields, etc. The last page has places for the signatures of three 'Allied Representtaives', the 'Highest German civil authority', and the 'Highest German military authority'. The document is bears a binding strip at left and was apparently included among a larger group of documents at one time as page numbers commence at '26' and conclude at '33'. A notation at left reads: 'E.A.C. #26 12/44', probably added later. Small, blacked-out or censored area beneath pencil 'Draft' notation on first page, else very good. The formation of the European Advisory Commission (EAC) was agreed on at the Moscow Conference on 30 October 1943 between the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union, and confirmed at the Tehran Conference. In anticipation of the defeat of Nazi Germany, the commission was to study the postwar political problems in Europe and make recommendations, including surrender terms to be presented to the Germans. On 5 June 1945 the European Advisory Commission assumed briefly full control over Germany. Members included General Dwight Eisenhower for the US, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery for Britain, and Marshal Georgy Zhukov for the Soviet Union. The commission delimited German territory to its territory of 31 December 1937 minus territory handed over to Poland and the Soviet Union, divided Germany into four zones of occupation under American, British, French, and Soviet military administration and separately divided Berlin into four sectors. The Commission ceased to exist after the Potsdam Conference. This document emanates from the papers of prominent diplomat and career State Department official JOHN G. ERHARDT (1889-1951). Erhardt served as Consul in Hamburg and would later serve in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. During the war, he was in a high-level State Department position in Washington, where he was involved in the planning of the surrender of Germany and occupation of Germany and Austria. After the war, he served as de facto Ambassador to Austria while Gen. Mark Clark led American occupation military forces. He would later be appointed Ambassador to South Africa. "
392    'SECRET' STATE DEPARTMENT ARCHIVE ON GERMAN SURRENDER AND PARTITION OF GERMANY AND AUSTRIA    "
 A historic grouping of immense importance, a large, collated collection of original, largely 'SECRET' and 'TOP SECRET' U.S. State Department and other documents, as well as orders, press announcements, declarations, etc. surrounding the surrender and partition of Germany and Austria, and the postwar administration of Austria by the four Allied powers. These papers, mostly official retained copies or copies with very restricted distribution, have been gathered into a 'Black Book' from the 'Office of the Political Adviser', namely State Department official JOHN G. ERHARDT (1889-1951). Erhardt served as Consul in Hamburg and would later serve in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. During the war, he was in a high-level State Department position in Washington, where he was involved in the planning of the surrender of Germany and occupation of Germany and Austria. After the war, he served as de facto Ambassador to Austria and as political adviser to Gen. Mark Clark, who led the American occupation military forces in Austria. The dozens of documents here were retained by Erhardt for official use and reference, and a table of contents and cover pages are included. The documents could not possibly be fully described here, but they are essentially a detailed master plan on 'how to administer a conquered nation'. Virtually every conceivable aspect of administering a once-hostile nation is examined and addressed. The documents are arranged categorically, versus chronologically. They include: State Dept. press release, Moscow Declaration, Nov. 1, 1943; Mar. 10, 1945 5pp. draft agreement for 'control machinery in Austria'; printed EAC agreement, 4pp., on 'control machinery for Austria'; draft 'Directive to Commander in Chief U.S. Force of Occupation, General and Political...[Austria]', 18pp., June 26, 1945, 1 of 6 copies (also 'Economic' and 'Financial' sections, additional 15pp.); 'Directive to SCAEF [Eisenhower] Regarding the Military of Germany...Post-Defeat', 2pp., along with a fascinating 7pp. 'Political Directive' for Germany ordering the arrest of 'Adolf Hitler [and] his Nazi associates...[all] officials of the Nazi Party down to the local level...'; 'Financial' and 'Economic' directives, 8pp.; an additional set of directives, 9pp. total, very similar to these but dated Jan. 6, 1945 and probably a later, final draft; SHAEF 'Provisional Directive for Military Government in Austria', sent to Gen. Jacob Devers, 6th A.G. and Gen. Omar Bradley, 53pp. of very detailed orders covering every aspect of the occupation, including severance from Germany, government, de-nazification, arrests, removal of undesirables, administration of camps and prisons, etc.; directive from Gen. Mark Clark to Gen. Geoffrey Keyes and general commanding Vienna district on military government in Austria, 14pp., July 27, 1945; 'Declaration of Berlin', 6pp., June 5, 1945, proclaiming the unconditional surrender of Germany and the assumption of supreme authority by the four victorious powers; a 7pp. report to President Harry Truman by Erhardt: 'Treatment of Austria - Summary', Jan. 11, 1945; 'United States Policy Towards Austria', three reports, largely concerning events until end of war, 14pp.; 'The Treatment of Austria: Policy Recommendations&quot;, 16pp., June 21, 1944; comments and exchanges on the aforementioned policy recommendations between the Inter-Divisional Committee on Germany, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Cordell Hull, 6pp.; and perhaps a dozen other reports, analyses, presentations, directives, etc., all concerned with the administration of the Austrian government and economy. Finally, there is a 148pp. types report: 'Summary and Conclusions', apparently written by Erhardt before departing Austria in 1950 examining in great detail Austria's government, economy, press, Soviet influence, etc. Also present are 16 photographs of Erhardt and others associated with him while he served in Austria. "
393    SECRET AMERICAN FILES ON THE DEFEAT OF GERMANY AND OCCUPATION OF AUSTRIA    "<br /> An important grouping of more than 20 original and retained copies of documents, letters, orders, notices, etc., almost all marked 'TOP SECRET', 'SECRET', or 'CONFIDENTIAL', originating from the files of American Consul to Hamburg and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria JOHN G. ERHARDT (1889-1951). Some of the documents appear to have been generated directly from, or for, the European Advisory Commission (EAC), created at the Tehran Conference to make recommendations, including surrender terms to be presented to the Germans. On 5 June 1945 the European Advisory Commission assumed briefly full control over Germany. Members included General Dwight Eisenhower for the US, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery for Britain, and Marshal Georgy Zhukov for the Soviet Union. Later, after Potsdam, the documents more carefully set forth the future administration of Austria under the four Allied occupiers. The first document, Sep. 25, 1944, contemplates Austria being occupied by three powers (France would be added later) and who should be the American High Commissioner. This and an Oct. 14, 1944 memorandum sent to Truman both recommend Erhardt. A 4pp. Dec. 12, 1944 retained copy from the U.S. London Embassy forwards the Soviet plan for the occupation of Austria and a segmented Vienna. A Dec. 1, 1944 document sets forth a chrnology of &quot;United States Policy Towards Austria&quot; from March, 1933, with a 'SECRET' section stating American intentions of not recognizing an Austrian government in exile, considering having the French join in the occupation, 'eradication' of German influence, and no reparations for Austria's account; Feb. 1, 1945 report on the military occupation of Austria; several 2pp. detailed reports on the establishment of the U.S. Group Control Council; disputes with British Gen. Alexander as to the focus of control for the administration of Austria, ie: in-country or from Germany; a 5pp. 'Draft Agreement on Control Machinery in Austria', stamped 'Secret', essentially a broad outline for Allied control of the country; a 'TOP SECRET' 6pp. legal folio American report on the 'U.K. Delegation's Proposed Draft Agreement on Allied Control Machinery', Feb. 1, 1945; a 26pp. legal folio 'Directive to Commander in Chief U.S. Forces of Occupation [Gen. Mark Clark] Regarding the Military Government of Austria', unsigned, presumably issued by the E.A.C.; an analysis of the British proposal; 'Summary Statements of U.S. Policy Regarding Austria', 112pp. 4to., May 12, 1945, issued by the 'Political Adviser's Office', annotated by Erhardt, and variously marked 'SECRET' and 'TOP SECRET', an important, very early policy book examining American interests in Austria, pending questions requiring Allied agreement, the Renner provisional government, Russian influence, restoration of a national government, 'disposal of German armed forces', war criminals, economic issues, etc.; 'Gazette of the Allied Commission for Austria', including printing of the Control Agreement, June 28, 1946; a 1949 summary of treaty negotiations; and much more. It would be impossible to even begin to describe the level of detail in these documents which foresaw the partition of Austria over six months before the German surrender and had its administration virtually in place. Overall very good. 
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<br /> John G. Erhard served as Consul in Hamburg and would later serve in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. During the war, he was in a high-level State Department position in Washington, where he was involved in the planning of the surrender of Germany and occupation of Germany and Austria. After the war, he served as de facto Ambassador to Austria while Gen. Mark Clark led American occupation military forces. He would later be appointed Ambassador to South Africa. 
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394    ARCHIVE OF JOHN G. ERHARDT, AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRIA    "
 JOHN G. ERHARDT (1889-1951) American Consul in Hamburg in the early 1930s and Consul in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. During the war, he was in a high-level State Department position in Washington, where he was involved in the planning of the surrender of Germany and occupation of Germany and Austria. After the war, he served as de facto Ambassador to Austria and as political adviser to Gen. Mark Clark, who led the American occupation military forces in Austria. In 1950, he was promoted to Ambassador of South Africa under Truman. Offered here is an enormous archive of literally thousands of (mostly) letters and documents, with photographs, dispatches, and printed items retained by Erhardt during his decades-long career with the State Department. Included is personal and professional correspondence, his orders, event and dinner invitations, filled-out notebooks, as well as many classified documents from his service in post-war Austria. Spanning the period from his earliest postings in Winnipeg and Athens in the 1910's to his service in England, Austria, and South Africa, the grouping notably includes a 'restricted' access copy of a 'Austrian Military Government' document, which officially abolishes German control of Austria, bans the NSDAP and its subordinate organizations, and transfers control of the region to the military government. In addition to this correspondence, the archive includes at least a dozen bound albums, each containing tens to hundreds of letters and documents, as well as multiple photo albums, pamphlets, brochures, portraits, award documents, and countless more. Notable photographs within the grouping include an image of Erhardt with Mark Clark and other notable officials, an original photograph of Erhardt and other Allied advisors standing in the conference room at Hitler's 'Eagles Nest', and hundreds of other photographs of varying size. A truly massive grouping showing every aspect of a top diplomat's life, from golf and sailing outings to &quot;consorting with the enemy&quot; and secret messages concerning Soviet and Nazi German designs on the West. Three very large bins of paper, totaling at least 200 pounds of paper, bound records, and photographs. "
395    PRESENTATION DOCUMENT BOX TO AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRIA    "
 Impressive inlaid oak document box presented to de facto U.S. Ambassador to Austria John G. Erhardt during his service in that country immediately after the war until 1948. The 16 x 11 in. oak veneer box is 5 in. deep with curved sides and a hinged top lid. The lid is inlaid with different other woods, including a burled walnut and a lighter wood, possibly ash. At center is the seal of the city of Vienna, the two-headed eagle with crown and shield. Beneath appears a scroll with the year '1946' and 'WIEN' at center. The entirety is surrounded by a scroll border. The interior of the box appears to be a finished pine. In overall very good to fine condition. JOHN G. ERHARDT (1889-1951) served as Consul in Hamburg and Consul in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. During the war, he was in a high-level State Department position in Washington, where he was involved in the planning of the surrender of Germany and occupation of Germany and Austria. After the war, he served as de facto Ambassador to Austria and as political adviser to Gen. Mark Clark, who led the American occupation military forces in Austria. "
396    MAJ. GEN. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY'S HEADQUARTERS MAP, SHOWING NORMANDY CAMPAIGN COMMAND POSTS OF FOURTH INFANTRY ARTILLERY DIVISION    "
 Historic battle-used map with impeccable provenance to the staff of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893 - 1966), commander of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery at the time of Operation Overlord, a headquarters map used by Blakeley documenting his artillery's advance from Utah Beach to Paris. The 56.5 x 45 in. map is formed by taping three period sheet maps together with double-sided cello tape - a customary practice in divisional headquarters - and shows light topographical and structural details of western France, including roads, railways, cities, towns, rivers, canals, and forests. An individual, likely Blakeley or his aide-de-camp, has added numbered markings in red indelible pencil, indicating the location of the divisional artillery's command posts. Other unidentified circles in red indelible pencil are also present at various locations. A separate 5pp. handwritten document, likely penned immediately post-war, contains a numbered list of 88 different command posts from June 1944 to July 1945. The list begins with their deployment at La Houssaye on June 6, Audouville la Hubert from June 6th to 8th, and Beuzeville au Plain from June 8th to 10th, from which they provided artillery support to forces struggling against German counterattacks near Utah Beach. This map also notably identifies a command post near the southern suburbs of Paris in August 1945, just before the German garrison surrendered the city to the forces of the Fourth Infantry Division. The map is notably worn from frequent use and certainly warrants restoration, with appreciable folds and creases, adhesive residue from the double-sided tape, and some sections clipped towards the margins. This particular example was retained by his aide-de-camp, Capt. Roswell F. MacGillivray, the stepfather of our consignor. MacGillivray's duties during the Normandy Campaign was to perform reconnaissance and target spotting for the 4th Division Artillery, which landed on Utah Beach with the bulk of the 4th Division on June 6, 1944. Also present with the map are photocopies of a number of documents related to MacGillivray's service under Maj. Gen. Blakeley, including: MacGillivray's citation for the Bronze Star, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], by order of 4th Division commander Maj. Gen. RAYMOND O. BARTON, for: '...courage and aggressiveness in executing the numerous reconnaissance missions he was assigned...He skillfully observed enemy concentrations, gun emplacements and vehicles and directed artillery fires upon them with great accuracy and destructive results...'; A second Bronze Star citation, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], awarded by command of Blakeley for the superior performance of his duties as aide-de-camp; a partial list of the general staff of the 4th Infantry Division, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], May 15, 1945, listing Blakeley as the division commander (following his promotion in December of 1944), with MacGillivray listed beneath as his aide-de-camp; an extracted appendix to an after-action report, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Jan. 7, 1945, reporting that Blakeley and MacGillivray, with their command group, entered Paris on Aug. 25, 1944 and were present at the surrender of the German garrison; a personal postwar T.L.S. from Blakeley to MacGillivray, 1p. 4to., Washington, D.C., Dec. 22, 1955; a pass, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], June 24, 1945, allowing MacGillivray to travel from Le Havre to Paris and Glasgow, by order of Blakeley; a travel plan, 1p. 4to., Camp Butner, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 1945, indicating that Blakeley and MacGillivray are to travel to a reception in Washington; and MacGillivray's honorable discharge certificate, enlisted record, certificate of service, separation qualification record and post-dated promotion certificate to the rank of captain. Overall a fantastic relic of Operation Overlord with a wealth of accompanying information. "
397    ARCHIVE OF MARGARET SLOAN COLT, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN BRITAIN    "
 MARGARET SLOAN COLT (1898 - 1986) Deputy Commissioner of the American Red Cross in London during World War II, who began serving with the American Red Cross during the First World War, and who visited France and the Western Front in October 1944. Throughout the course of the war, Colt met and dined with countless prominent individuals, including General Dwight Eisenhower, Winston Churchill, George Patton, Omar Bradley, Eleanor Roosevelt, numerous deposed kings and queens, and many more. Her husband, Samuel Sloan Colt, was the grandson of the inventor of the Colt .45, and served in both World Wars, including in the Pacific through World War II. Exhaustive collection of hundreds, if not thousands, of letters, photographs, and ephemeral items collected or written by Colt throughout the war years. Includes: Hardcover scrapbook, 11.25 x 14.75 in., bearing at least 110 pages, affixed with hundreds of letters addressed to Colt, newspaper clippings, original and commercial photographs, etc., notably including: a classified map of American Red Cross activities in Great Britain, dated Nov. 16, 1942; her typed account of her visit to the Western Front; letters of congratulations after her appointment to Deputy Commissioner; her letter of resignation from the American Red Cross; her American Red Cross Certificate of Exceptional Service; a St. Paul's Cathedral program from Franklin D. Roosevelt's funeral; an original photograph of Colt with Gen. Omar Bradley; 'American Red Cross, European Theatre of Operation' letterheads showing towed planes; at least three signed items by Franklin D. Roosevelt's affiliate BASIL O'CONNOR, including a signed business card, a T.L.S. on Red Cross letterhead, and an S.P. of O'Connor and Colt dining together; a 12th Army Group Thanksgiving menu signed by OMAR BRADLEY and members of his staff; two signed items from former Governor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom JOHN WINANT; at least three signed items from General JOHN C. H. LEE; a T.L.S. from Chief of Naval Operations HAROLD STARK; an A.L.S. from actress and singer FRANCES DAY; a signed card by Assistant Secretary of Defense and accused communist ANNA M. ROSENBERG, as well as six members of the French noble 'Polignac' family; and quite possibly more notable signatures. WITH: Two binders containing at least 20-30 of Colt's handwritten letters from July to December 1944, many 6-10pp., with providing personal updates, Red Cross-related news, and war updates. Notable passages include: '...one of those buzz bombs got me out of bed at 4.45 this morning, it roared over so low...We seem to have run into the heaviest fighting since D-Day...the Russian front gallops on, and the slight news which leaks out from Germany is hopeful...We went to General Lee's [headquarters] and General Hawley was there...Went to church with Lady Astor at 6.30 then back to dinner with Lord Astor and...a brilliant young major with Eisenhower's staff...' Much more content, many discussing the prominent dinners she had attended. Some passages have been cut out of some letters as a censorship measure. Typed transcripts from Colt's 1943 letters are also included in this lot, though the original letters are unfortunately absent. WITH: her travel orders, some unissued certificates, as well as some unsent and mostly unsigned letters addressed to the British Ministry of Information, the Chairman of the British Red Cross, and the Chairman of the Woman's Voluntary Services for Civil Defense. Another newsletter contains her account of her service, including her time in London during D-Day and her trip to the Front, in part: 'In October Mrs. Colt went over to France...saw generals Eisenhower, Patten [sic] and Bradley and they all praised the work of the girls. General Bradley complained a little because the girls never visited him - he was too far back from the front lines...' An undated partial letter, also contained within the lot, describes her meetings with Eleanor Roosevelt, in part: 'one well-aimed bomb would have knocked out the whole Lend Lease, American Embassy, and High Command...among those at dinner were General Eisenhower, General Spaats [sic], General Harthe...Mrs. Roosevelt of course...we had a raid this morning...I suppose they're after Mrs. Roosevelt, but I doubt if they ever catch her.' WITH: Partial transcript of her postwar speech regarding Japanese society, as well as an eight-page typed transcript of her post-VJ Day speech, to which she adds numerous edits in ink, indicating its use on the podium. Each bears great content. WITH: World War I-era photo album with 119 original b/w images, most personal images, yet with some routine military-related photographs, including a full-length portrait image of Sloan in a World War I-era Red Cross uniform and a full-length portrait of her husband in a military uniform, each marked 'Apr. 1919.' Sold with several full-color portrait photographs, her Red Cross Service pin, her American Red Cross lapel pin, a blue ribbon bar marked with a gilt 'V', and a glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 in., showing Colt in her Red Cross uniform. An exhaustive grouping, filled with great content. "
398    BENITO MUSSOLINI TELEGRAM TO HITLER REFERENCING THE JULY 20 WOLF'S LAIR BOMBING    "
 Excellent content typed document signed 'MUSSOLINI' in type, 1p. 4to., [n.p., but likely Salo, Italy], July 30, 1944, the text of a telegram sent the day after Mussolini's 61st birthday to his friend and admirer, ADOLF HITLER. This text, on a form headed: 'Il Duce del Fascismo Capo del Governo', was likely given to Mussolini for proofing prior to transmission to Berlin. It is accompanied by a copy of Mussolini's original handwritten and signed copy of the same message on an identical form, which was likely filed with this typed proof. He writes in full: 'As always particularly welcome, I received your wishes on the day of my birth and they are appreciated especially because they are also [directed] to the Italian people who are resolved to resume fighting alongside your valiant soldiers. The alternating vicissitudes of a war like the present of proportions never seen in history, do not change my deep conviction, especially strengthened after having found that the supreme providence protects your life and therefore the future of your people. Please, Fuhrer, welcome my cordial comradely greetings. MUSSOLINI'. Staple holes at upper left, else fine. Of course, Mussolini's reference to 'supreme providence' protecting Hitler's life related to the bomb attempt on Hitler's life at his headquarters in Rastenburg ten days earlier. Mussolini was given a tour of the wrecked meeting room by Hitler himself only four hours after the failed assassination attempt. At this point, Mussolini's very survival depended on Hitler: on July 26, 1943 he was ousted and placed under arrest. Following his rescue by Skorzeny, he was put in charge of a puppet regime in northern Italy, the Italian Social Republic, informally known as the Salo Republic. "
399    BROADSIDE WARNS FRENCH CITIZENS AGAINST HELPING ALLIED AIR CREWS    "
 Rare printed broadside in French, 1p. folio, Paris, Sept. 24, 1941, a notice from the German military commander of occupied France, General Carl-Heinrich von Stulpnagel, warning French civilians against assisting Allied airmen, in part: 'Any male who...assists the crews of enemy aircraft…or comes to their aid in any way will be shot immediately...women will be sent to concentration camps in Germany...People who apprehend crews forced to land or parachutists, or who...contribute to their capture will receive a reward of 10,000 francs...'. Folds, minor diagonal fold to top-right corner, else fine. "
400    'GERMAN CROSS IN SILVER' FORMAL AWARD CERTIFICATE    "
 Unissued formal award certificate for the 'German Cross in Silver', 10 x 14 in., bearing a printed depiction of the award in silver at the top center with pre-printed text in red-brown ink. The dimensions and descriptions of this certificate match known examples, yet this example lacks the typical blind-embossed seal at bottom-left, and thus was likely recovered before the seal was added. Slightly creased right edge, some pinholes at top, else very good. Housed within a presentation folder, bearing a gilt national eagle at front. Formal award documents for the German Cross in Silver are quite rare, as only an approximate 2,500 such medals were issued. "
401    'ORDER OF THE GERMAN EAGLE' AWARD CERTIFICATE    "
 Rare printed document, 1p. 9.5 x 13.75 in., an unissued award certificate for the Merit Cross of the Order of the German Eagle, Second Class, bearing the facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler at the conclusion with a blind-embossed national eagle within a wreath of oak leaves at lower left. This award, presented in six classes between 1937 and 1943 and in nine classes thereafter, was granted to foreigners, especially diplomats, who were considered to be sympathetic to Nazism. The medal is unfortunately not present. Slight fold at top-left corner, large spot of paper loss and wear at bottom, estimated accordingly. The certificate is housed in a cream presentation folder with a gilt national eagle embossed on the front cover. "
402    ADOLF HITLER DOCUMENTS    "
 Pair of documents on 'Adolf Hitler' letterhead, including a 1943 Christmas card bearing his lithographed signature, and a dinner invitation addressed to SS-Kampfgruppe Schafer , sent from Berlin on April 6, 1940. Very good. "
403    AFRIKA KORPS SOLDIER'S PHOTOS AND LETTERS AS P.O.W.    "
 Grouping of items from Augustin Amann, an apparent member of the Afrika Korps eventually captured by American forces. Included are about 75 photographs, the vast majority of which were taken during his service in Africa, various sizes up to 3 x 5 in., largely photos of towns, some devastated, field emplacements, villages and locals, portraits of Amann and his comrades, and other non-combat images. Also included are five letters penned by Amann to family members in Germany from June, 1944 to January, 1945, all in German and untranslated but certainly of routine content. All have been written on P.O.W. letterheads from camps in Texas and New Mexico and censored both in the U.S. and Germany. "
404    ALBERT SPEER'S 'NEUE DEUTSCHE BAUKUNST'    "
 Superb architectural photo book: 'Neue Deutsche Baukunst' ('The New German Art of Building') by Albert Speer (Berlin: Volk und Reich Verlag), 1942. 103pp. 4to. A scarce edition with both Turkish and English translations, this issue contains just twenty pages of text, followed by approx. 80 pages of large detailed photographs of some of the Third Reich's greatest architectural works. Front flyleaf slightly broken at the gutter, spine slightly damaged, else very good. Sold with two Turkish booklets, advertising exhibitions on German architecture organized by Speer occurring in Ankara and Istanbul, each also bearing numerous b/w photographs. "
405    ALLIED WAR-DATE MAPS OF FRANCE AND GERMANY (2)    "
 Good pair of wardate Allied maps of France, includes a map titled 'Ste. Marie Du Mont', Second Edition, 24.25 x 19 in., published by the 'Geographical Section, General Staff' in April 1944, designated 'Sheet No. 34/18 N.W.' at top-right corner, scale 1:25,000. 'Sainte-Marie-du-Mont' is located in northwest Normandy, thus this map shows the region surrounding Utah Beach less than two months before the D-Day invasion. The top-left corner has been docketed '#3 Utah Beach' in blue ink, though the map bears little other markings and is likely not battle-used. Very good. Sold with a map titled 'Chemnitz', First Edition, 19.25 x 19.5 in., published by the War Office in 1944, designated 'Sheet 5143' at the top-right corner, scale 1:25,000. The map shows the infrastructure and landscape of the German city of Chemnitz and its surroundings. Folds, one hole with dampstain surrounding it. Still very good condition. "
406    AMERICAN CONSUL TOURS NAZI GERMANY    "
 Set of thirty-four 1p. 5 x 9.5 in. route guides issued by the Deutsche Automobil Club to American Consul in Hamburg John G. Erhardt. Each card shows a route between two points, distances, hazards, attractions, etc. Erhardt may have been gathering intelligence: he was fluent in German, and his May, 1936 trip took him 2,794 km. through Germany, Austria, and Italy! SOLD WITH: large, folding road map of Germany, northern section, also issued by the D.D.A.C. Paper cover chipped, else very good. John G. Erhardt (1889-1951) was at the time serving as Consul in Hamburg and would later serve in London under Joseph Kennedy. After the war, he was on the staff of Gen. Mark Clark in the administration of occupied Austria and would later be appointed Ambassador to South Africa. "
407    AMERICAN EMBASSY IN LONDON EVACUATES CITIZENS AS WAR BREAKS OUT    "
 Important grouping of eight typed documents emanating from the files of JOHN G. ERHARDT (1889-1951), former Consul in Hamburg and at the time American Consul in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy, Sr. The documents and circulars vividly illustrate the frantic efforts made in the embassy to get American citizens and embassy staffers safely out of the country in anticipation of German air attacks on the U.K. A 4pp. legal memorandum with corrections in Erhardt's hand, Aug. 22, 1939 and given to Kennedy describes the U.K. being divided into four evacuation zones with consuls responsible for notifying Americans in their respective zones. The embassy will have the use of a residence in Surrey and names of all Americans calling at the embassy are to be recorded. Two days later, Erhardt sends another memorandum to Kennedy setting forth the evacuation plan. The Naval Attache will ensure ships will be at ports of embarkation, and consular officers will ensure Americans have transportation and billets at those ports. Over 9,000 Americans are in the U.K., and special trains are also being arranged. Emergency supplies for the embassy have been purchased and an additional $50,000 has been requested. There are five more memorandums between Erhardt and consular officials, with discussions concerning chartering passenger vessels, an estimate of 50% of Americans planning to leave by Sep. 6th, train availibility, etc. The last item is a press notice issued on Sep. 7th, six days after the invasion of Poland. It describes the evacuation ship STELLA POLARIS becoming available, noting that the ship is 'neutral and built like a yacht, obviously not a cargo carrier...'. Very good. In 1940 the Norwegian-registered STELLA POLARIS was seized by the Germans and was used as a recreation vessel for U-boat crews until 1943. "
408    AMERICAN P.O.W.'S CORRESPONDENCE FROM A GERMAN CAMP    "
 Fine and extensive grouping of items from American Pfc. Chester Bowles, captured by German forces in North Africa in February, 1943. Included is: signed postcard photo of Bowles; Bowles's Sept. 23, 1941 Notice of Selection and two postcards classing him 1-A and ordering to report for a physical; telegram announcing his safe arrival in North Africa; a Mar. 9, 1943 War Dept. telegram advising that Bowles is missing in action; a May 4, 1943 telegram advising that Bowles is a 'prisoner of war of the German Government'; a benevolent German Red Cross radio transmission from Bowles: '…ARRIVED SAFE AND SOUND IN GERMANY…' with July 13 and June 30 Red Cross and War Department letters discussing the intercept; a June 30, 1943 intercept of a A.L.S. on official letterhead from an I.R.S. official (family friend) advising Bowles' family that determining the whereabouts of prisoners 'takes a long, long time'; a War Dept. letter returning a parcel to Bowles' mother and submitting a detailed list of the items allowed to be sent to P.O.W.s; Bowles' first notice of his liberation to his family, an Apr. 26, 1945 form filled out by him advising that he is 'safe in France'; a June 8, 1945 telegram advising that Bowles has 'been returned to military control'; ten other telegrams and letters from Bowles, pre-capture; nine candid and portrait photos in uniform; an Algerian bank note, and buttons from his trench coat or field jacket. Of special interest is a poignant July 16, 1946 letter sent to Bowles by the mother of T/Sgt. Laurence Reitz, radioman of the B-24 'Damfino' shot down over Ploesti and believed by the mother to be held at Stalag IIIB and then in Russia. Reitz's mother pens a desperate letter seeking news about her son, and includes a portrait photo with biographical and military details, a second candid photo in uniform; and various newspaper clippings. In actuality, 'Damfino' was shot down by enemy fighters, lost near the target with the entire crew of ten KIA. A fascinating archive. "
409    AMERICAN SAILOR'S JOURNAL DETAILS THE INVASION OF NEW GUINEA    "
 Well-detailed journal from an unknown American Navy sailor, 4.5 x 6 in., featuring approx. 25-30 pages of handwritten text from his service in the South Pacific, ranging in date from February 1943 to February, 1944. Earlier entries speak of the tranquility of Guadalcanal, just weeks after the end of the Allied campaign on the island, adding: 'how peaceful! Very beautiful place...Very quiet...no Japs activity...beautiful dawns &amp; sunsets - premonition, too peaceful...' Later entries, however, detail the various landings of near New Guinea, reading in part: 'Asawe Landing - Islands w high cliffs - shooting over them. Jap resistance on beach...Dive bombers over... Cape Gloucester Landing - fire by Australia, Shropshine, Phoenix, and Nashville...60 craft approx...appearance of 2100 toners...beautiful bombardment &amp; bombings by B24's, 25's, A-20's...huge smoke screen...sinking of Bunsen, &amp; attacks on Shaw, Janssen, &amp; Mugford after we left...14,900 men &amp; 30000 tns of equipment by 2nd day...&quot; In addition, an undated handwritten account, written on a lined sheet of paper and folded within the journal, writes of an additional invasion on the Huon Peninsula. In part: 'At dawn on the 4th...Allied force, under command of Sir Thomas Blamey, was landed on the south coast of Huon Peninsula at a point approximately 14 miles east of Lae...stormed ashore under the protective cover of a smoke screen, after naval vessels had prepared the way with a heavy bombardment of the beachhead areas. The Japanese were apparently caught unawares and our landing was unopposed. As the infantry was moving ashore to the East, Allied Liberators heavily attacked Lae, adding 96 tons of bombs...At the same time, Mitchell bombers strafed Japanese positions along the coast and attacked the landing strip and surrounding areas of Hapoi...At midday the Allied fighters protecting the landing operations intercepted and dispersed a formation of Japanese bombers &amp; fighters which were attacking our shipping in Huon Gulf. Our planes shot down 21 of the attackers, including a flying boat which the enemy had pressed into attack service in their desperate need for planes.' Many more shorter entries, including one account of a 'man overboard' and a February 1944 account of the dropping of four depth charges on the way to Gloucester. The journal is in navy blue leather covers, with the front cover bearing a red shield at center with the title: 'My Life in the Service'. Very good to fine condition. Should be researched. "
410    AUTOBAHN MAGAZINES    "
 AUTOBAHN MAGAZINES Good lot of four original Third Reich magazines, the February, March and December 1940, and the May 1942 editions of 'Die Strasse, each 4to., a journal examining issues related to transportation and the movement of goods and raw materials within the Reich. The magazine is edited by the 'General Inspector for the German Street System', Fritz Todt (and later Albert Speer). Each issue is well illustrated with photos, and charts, with articles from many contributing writers, most unusually notorious SS doctor Karl Gebhardt. Each issue shows some bumping to the corners, else very good. "
411    ANSCHLUSS OF AUSTRIA    "
 JOSEF BURKEL (1895 - 1944) Gauleiter of the Saar region, responsible for the deportation of over 6,000 Viennese Jews to concentration camps. Partly-printed D.S. with printed signature, 1p. sm. folio, Vienna, December, 1938, thanking Alois Schick for assistance in preparing for the 'People's Vote' on April 8, 1938...the greatness of the historical event...which only few generations experience...'. Sold with a pro-Anschuluss flyer distributed in Austria, praising Adolf Hitler and concluding: 'We Will Win! We Must Win!' Each curled and notably worn, with some foxing, spots of loss, and one 3-4 in. split present along bottom edge of the flier. These documents were originally rolled into a cardboard tube (also included), with a mailing sticker bearing a Vienna hand cancel and a mailing address to an NSDAP group in Niederthalheim. "
412    1941 BERLIN TELEPHONE DIRECTORY    "
 Scarce, complete 1941 Berlin Telephone Directory in excellent condition. The 1,534 page book was the last such directory printed, and it included the addresses in its listings as well. It still listed all Jews remaining in Berlin, as well as Wehrmacht, SS, and NSDAP telephone numbers. Suppliers and manufacturers appear, as do hundreds of military leaders and civilian officials. In addition, the volume is stamped on the fore edges: 'Lw. Furungsstab' indicating it was used at Luftwaffe headquarters in Berlin by the executive staff. Cover slightly separating from the spine, else in much better condition than is usually found. An important research tool. "
413    ARCHIVE OF WWII JAPANESE MILITARY PAPERS    "ARCHIVE OF WWII JAPANESE MILITARY PAPERS 
<br /> Great archive of approx. 80-120 documents and pieces of ephemera printed in Japanese kanji, all untranslated but certainly most war-date, including two unsigned photographs of Japanese officers, a cased Sino-Japanese War medal, numerous military maps, letters, assorted personal documents, award documents, and a partially-complete Japanese field diary. Condition varies, yet generally good to very good. Should be researched. 
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414    BERLIN EMBASSY ANALYSIS ON 'STRENGTH THROUGH JOY' PROGRAM    "
 Original period copy of a very detailed analysis of the 'Kraft durch Freude' ('Strength through Joy') program, a state-operated leisure organization in Nazi Germany, a part of the German Labor Front part of the DAF. Set up as a tool to promote the advantages of National Socialism to the people, it had become the world's largest tourism operator by the 1930s. This 116pp. legal folio carbo copy is from the files of JOHN G. ERHARDT, former Consul in Hamburg and at the time American Consul in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy, Sr. The report is addressed by Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson, who admired Hitler's administration of Germany, to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This is an exhaustive report prepared by an embassy staffer, and it includes detailed information on the DAF, 'Strength through Joy' organization, administration, finances, programs, the Volkswagen, views of employers and workers, and much more. Cover letters are stamped and initialed as true copies of the embassy original letters. Very good. "
415    BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY’S MESSAGE TO THE TROOPS BEFORE D-DAY INVASION    "
 (1887 - 1976) British Field Marshall who commenced the drive at El Alamein that ultimately drove Rommel from North Africa. Also involved in the invasions of Sicily and France. His personal D-Day message to the troops on 21 Army Group letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], 1944, reading in part: 'The time has come to deal the enemy a terrific blow in Western Europe…under the supreme command of General Eisenhower...To us is given the honour of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history; and in the better days that lie ahead men will speak with pride of our doings. We have a great and righteous cause. Let us pray that 'The Lord Mighty in Battle' will go forth with our armies, and that His special provenance will aid us in the struggle...' The conclusion bears Montgomery's facsimile signature. Red stain, tiny chips to left edges, with some creases and pin holes, still very good. Should be seen. "
416    DOCUMENT AND TRAINING NOTES FILE OF SS-UNTERSCHARFUHRER GUNTHER EDMUND ROSENTHAL    "
 A substantial grouping of handwritten training notes, records, documents and several photos once belonging to SS-Unterscharfuhrer Gunther Edmund Fritz Rosenthal, a farmer whom it appears joined the SS in 1940 and later apparently served in Lodz and for a while at Auschwitz concentration camp. Included in the grouping is three substantial notebooks filled with Rosenthal's handwritten notes, apparently written during his training with the SS. There are about 100pp. of notes in total, with content and sketches untranslated but some concerning rifle and pistol shooting techniques, artillery and PAK use, mortars, trajectories, maneuvers, tactics, and much more. Also present: several addition pages of notes, a list of his comrades in '2 Gruppe', led by 'SS Mann Vogel' and indicating that Rosenthal was the senior member; the soldier's &quot;ahnenpass&quot;, or family history going back five generations; his NSDAP 'Lierderbuch', printed patriotic songs; a 1940 date book, only a few untranslated entries; a 'Blut und Boden' stammbuch, in blank;and three 2 x 3 in. photos, one showing Rosenthal in uniform, the others showing SS cavalry at an exhibition, and a barn in the country. These photos were contained in an envelope from a photographer in Posen. Most interesting is two pages of handwritten notes on the letterhead of 'Henryk Mandeltort S'cy', a Jewish-owned factory located in Lodz, Poland. The text is difficult to decipher, but is headed: 'Readiness for attack...within a group...reconnaissance found that the enemy is on retreat...during the retreat the enemy holed up in Rzgow[?] village...The sixth company on the march from Litzmannstadt...the first unit is coming from the left...' This could be Rosenthal's personal recollection, or a recounting an exercise. Finally, at some point Rosenthal is moved south as an envelope from another photo studio in Posen is addressed to him as: 'SS Usch. Rosental K.L. Auschwitz O/S 9. Komp. Postfach 2' placing Rosenthal at the notorious death camp. Overall very good condition. "
417    DRIVER'S PROFICIENCY BADGE AWARD CERTIFICATE    "
 Typed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Aug. 26, 1943, granting the 'Kraftfahrbewahrungsabzeichen' ('Driver's Proficiency Badge') to 'Schirrmeister' Walter Hosel-Uhlig of 'Stab/Artillerie-Regiment 138'. Signed at the conclusion in violet ink by a lieutenant-colonel and regimental commander. Shows a horizontal fold and file holes to the left edge, else very good. "
418    ENGLAND GOES TO WAR - THE AMERICAN EMBASSY REACTS    "
 Fascinating original typed D.S., 2pp. legal folio, London, Sep. 1, 1939, prepared and initialed by an official of the American Embassy in London and submitted to Consul John G. Erhardt from whose estate the document derives. On the very day Germany invaded Poland and England and Germany officially were at war, this memorandum sets forth the preparations made in the event of an air attack by the Germans. In part: '...All windows to the Embassy's basement have been heavily sandbagged...sealed inside with shields...a gas infiltration machine has been installed ...to take care of 120 people. Two doorways have been cut in the basement...Gas masks have been furnished...to all members of the staff...A portable battery wireless set has been purchased...Dark blinds have been installed...A liberal supply of first aid materials and equipment...We also have 3 dozen buckets and 10 chemical fire extinguishers...&quot; Fine. "
419    FALLSCHIRM-TRUPPEN PARACHUTE INSPECTION BOOK    "
 Parachute inspection book for a member of the 'Fallschirm-Truppen', 16pp. blue oilskin, 24mo., issued for a 220 km/hr 11kg pack issued Feb. 11, 1943 with one inspection stamp from the date of issue. Very good. "
420    FILE OF OBERGEFR. ADALBERT LITTWITZ, 7TH PANZER DIV.    "
 File of documents concerning Obergefr. Adalbert Littwitz of Panzer Grenadier Ers. Battn. 6 and Korps Nachsch. Tr. 413, VII Panzer Division. A total of eight documents including a summation of his service, personnel record, etc. with notations showing his wounding in the face near Kiev and a jail term for going AWOL. Overall very good. The 7th Panzer Division participated in the Battle of France, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the occupation of Vichy France, and on the Eastern Front until the end of the war. "
421    FILE OF SS-UNTERSTURMFUHRER HANS WEISSENBOCK    "
 Large file of approx. fifty signed letters, documents, circulars and retained copies of letters mailed, all surrounding the career of SS-Untersturmfuhrer Hans Weissenbock and covering his service from June, 1937 to September, 1944. Wiessenbock, born in Baden in 1912, served the vast majority of his career under SS-Obergruppenfuhrer AUGUST HEISSMEYER, including combat duty in the Crimea with the 1st SS Cavalry Regt. for which he would receive a German Cross in Gold, a one-month stint with the L.S.A.H., and in a position teaching racial theory for the National Political Institutes of Education (NPEA). The goal of these schools was to train future leaders, and especially given the influence of the SS, it was hoped that graduates would choose a career in the SS or police. The archive opens with 1 June, 1937 outline on the SS course on race theory, including 'keeping the stock pure'; certificate of SS membership; appointment as a lecturer to the Vienna police force; orders to report for training, his contract of employment with the Austrian National Educational Institutions and related promotions; biographical descriptions; performance evaluations; requests for details on his ancestral past as well of that of his wife; transmittal letter for his Ostmedaille; authorization to hold a target practice with Hitler Youth; circulars with revisions and additions to SS regulations; confirmation of his promotion; SS regulations on 'shaking hands'; printed teaching regulations, and many pieces concerning routine matters. Many of these items are on the rare letterhead of 'Reichsfurung-SS Dienstelle SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Heissmeyer'. Copies of Weissenbock's military file are also present. Very good. "
422    FIRST PRINTINGS OF WINSTON CHURCHILL’S WAR BROADCASTS    "
 Great-content collection of nineteen issues of the war-date BBC publication 'The Listener', each 4to., each approx.. 45-50 pp., containing a first printing of one of Winston Churchill's World War II-era broadcasts, all bound in red-cloth boards with gilt titles. Churchill's first broadcast begins &quot;The British Empire and the French Republic have been at war with Nazi Germany for a month tonight&quot;, discussing the invasion of Poland and calling for Russian involvement in the war. In later reports, Churchill notably covers the breaking of the Maginot Line and the need to sink the French Navy; he reports on the initial American involvement in the war, the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the creation of &quot;the great alliance for free peoples&quot;; he proclaims the victories in Alamein and in Italy, adding in his final issue after the surrender of the German forces: 'Advance Britannia! Long live the cause of freedom! God save the King!'. The issues are dated from Oct. 1939 to June 1945, and each issue is complete, including many other speeches and articles from British officials and reporters concerning the war. Fine condition. "
423    FRITZ VOGT    "FRITZ VOGT 
<br /> (1918 - 1945) Sturmbannfuhrer in the Waffen-SS, recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves . Posted to the SS Panzer Division Das Reich as a platoon leader, taking part in the Polish Campaign, Battle of France, and Barbarossa. Led an SS division at Leningrad, relocated to Hungary to reinforce the 5th SS Panzergrenadier Division Wiking, KIA. Rare partly-printed D.S. filled out by Vogt and signed four times with rank, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Apr. 20, 1943, apparently an official travel expense account signed at top and three more times at bottom. File holes at left margin, else fine. 
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424    GEN. ALEXANDER PATCH COMMENDS THE SEVENTH ARMY    "
 ALEXANDER PATCH (1889 - 1945) American Army general who also commanded Marines in the invasion of Guadalcanal to relieve the 1st Marine Div., headed the invasion landings in southern France and link-up with Patton's Third Army. Died of pneumonia. Good content typed 'commendation', 1p. 4to., 'Headquarters Seventh Army', Apr. 1, 1945, in which Patch lauds the successes of his Seventh Army. In small part: '...the Seventh Army...launched an attack on the 15th of March. That attack was a complete success. Seventh Army troops on the east bank of the Rhine...For years the Germans have trumpeted to the world of the impregnability of their vaunted Siegfried Line...their words meant nothing to the Seventh Army...The losses which the enemy suffered from your operations were staggering...The last great barrier to entering Germany has been crossed...'; Very good. "
425    GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER CORRESPONDENCE GROUPING (15)    "
 CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972) American major general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division in its assault on Omaha Beach, in the drive across France, at the Hurtgen Forest and in the battle of Aachen. Great lot of fifteen letters sent to and from Huebner, many from prominent American generals and other military officers. Includes: Huebner's letter (unsigned), 1p. 4to., April 10, 1947, congratulating JOSEPH T. MCNARNEY for receiving the second Oak Leaf Cluster to his Distinguished Service Cross, adding 'We miss you terribly, but we are trying our best to carry on'; T.L.S from RAYMOND S. MCLAIN, 1p. 4to., Dec. 23, 1947; T.L.S. 'Joe' from JOSEPH T. MCNARNEY, 1p. 4to., June 9, 1949; T.L.S. 'Joe' from JOSEPH T. MCNARNEY, 1p. 4to., June 16, 1947; A.L.S. 'Hartwell' from CHARLES H. BONESTEEL JR. (1885 - 1964), Major General and once commander of the United States Army Infantry School and the personnel staff section of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II, 1p. 8vo., Washington, Nov. 8, 1948, whom likely intimately knew Huebner, referring to him as 'Ralph' and adding in part, 'I read about your maneuvers which pleased me greatly...I was so delighted that my Number 1 field soldier got some recognition long overdue him'; Huebner's typed letter (unsigned) to RAYMOND S. MCLAIN, 1p. 4to., Jan. 3, 1948, advising him 'Your new job is a tough one...One thing we must teach our Army is that every officer is in a gold fish bowl...we must not get too thin-skinned'; and much more. File holes, else very good to fine condition. "
426    GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER CORRESPONDENCE WITH ALBERT WEDEMEYER (8)    "
 CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972) American major general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division in its assault on Omaha Beach, in the drive across France, at the Hurtgen Forest and in the battle of Aachen. Great lot of eight letters between Huebner and Lieutenant General ALBERT C. WEDEMEYER (1897-1989), Chaing Kai-shek's Chief of Staff from 1944 to 1945, commanding all American forces in China during that period, and Truman's Army Chief of Plans and Operations in the postwar period. All sent from 1948 to 1949, many marked 'CONFIDENTIAL'. Three such letters bear Wedemeyer's signature. Notably includes: Great content A.L.S. 'Al' from Wedemeyer on Chief of Staff letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Washington D.C., Aug. 29, 1949, sent shortly after Wedemeyer left the Army Chief of Plans and Operations, reading in part: '...I have been assigned to the Sixth Army to relieve Mark Clark...glad to get away from the Washington atmosphere. I have never been on the team of New Deal admirers, either politically or militarily...I worry considerably about the policies that our New Deal leaders have adopted for Europe and the Far East...Of course, Ralph, I am a soldier...if it is my responsibility to carry them out, there will be no hesitancy. As Chief Army Planner, it was my duty to express views...apparently such views are not in accord with those of people in authority.' WITH: Great content A.L.S 'Al' from Wedemeyer, 3pp. 4to, Sept. 3, 1948, marked 'CONFIDENTIAL' at top, regarding the Moscow Conference in Berlin, in part: '...still do feel that...giving up the concept of quadripartite control is unsound...Psychologically, the people of Germany and of our own country, will contribute a breakdown or failure in the whole Berlin-Germany problem to the military...You and I understand that the international crises that are occurring in various areas of the glove are due to stupidities and/or unscrupulous dealings on the part of our leaders three or four years ago...'. (To this point, Huebner replies in a separate letter: 'I agree with you thoroughly on your Berlin conviction. Only God knows what will come of it.') Many other letters mention Wedemeyer's son, who appears to have served under Huebner. File holes at top, else very good to fine. "
427    GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER CORRESPONDENCE WITH CHARLES 'BUCK' LANHAM (4)    "
 CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972) American major general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division in its assault on Omaha Beach, in the drive across France, at the Hurtgen Forest and in the battle of Aachen. Great pair of letters to Huebner from CHARLES 'BUCK' LANHAM (1902-1978), American author, poet, and professional solider, commanding the 22nd Infantry Regiment through the Normandy Invasion and was the first American officer to lead a break through the Siegfried Line. Lanham also served as the model for 'Colonel Cantwell' - the protagonist of Ernest Hemingway's 'Across the River and Into the Trees'. All sent in 1949. Includes: Great content T.L.S 'Buck' on Secretary of Defense letterhead, 4pp. 4to., Washington, May 19, 1949, providing a brief overview of his military service, his pending assignment under Huebner, and requesting, in part: 'with considerable embarrassment...General Dahlquist has told me...he is scheduled to take command of the First Division...I ask you with all the sincerity at my command not to assign me to the First Division...' WITH: Great association T.L.S. 'Buck' on Secretary of Defense letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Washington, July 5, 1949, in part: 'Your good note caught up with me in Cuba where I was spending several weeks with my old friend, Ernest Hemingway...For nearly 25 years, I have hoped that I would be assigned to at least on tour of duty with the 1st Division...it was with utmost reluctance that I asked you in my last letter not to assign me to that duty. That request was not made lightly...General Dahlquist and I are so completely different in temperament and point of view...Of all assignments in the Army today, there is none I would prefer to the First Division...the relations between General Dahlquist and myself have always been good...I believe that Dahlquist and I are far, far apart in our ways of looking at things...' Sold with related carbons of Huebner's response letters as well. Marginal file holes, else fine. "
428    GERMAN 'WIRTSCHAFTINSPEKTION' BROADSIDE FROM OCCUPIED UKRAINE    "
 Broadside printed in German and Ukrainian, 11.5 x 9 in., published by the German 'Wirtschaft Inspektion SUD Chefgruppe Landwirtschaft' within occupied Ukraine, providing farmers with various orders and pieces of advice, including '...you are responsible for your crops, for your cattle!...Deliver the grains straight to the points! Only those who meet their delivery obligations can receive supplies...' and more. Vertical fold, notable tears and folds to the margins, damp stained at bottom right. Just good condition. The 'Wirtschaftinspektion' was a sub-organization of the eastern German economic staff during World War II, mainly tasked with supplying the Wehrmacht with food taken from occupied farmers, and later to continue operations and production facilities that were considered to be important for the war. "
429    GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD AWARD    "
 GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD AWARD German Cross in Gold award form, in blank. Fine. "
430    GERMAN DOCUMENTS GROUPING (3)    "
 Group of three German documents issued to different individuals, including: two original Wehrmacht 'soldbuchs', each 24pp. 12mo., one issued to Erich Cass and the other issued to Rudolf Beck, and an original Wehrmacht 'wehrpass', 52pp. 12mo., belonging to a German soldier who largely served in the military district command at the city of Korbach. Overall very good. "
431    GERMAN SOLDIER CORRESPONDENCE    "
 Grouping of over 60 war-date letters, cards, etc. sent to German soldier Alois Kraml, largely from family members living in Anspach. All appear to have been sent to Kraml while he was at Feldpost no. 31864A which corresponds with Artillery Regiment 331 until Nov. 24, 1944 and Artillery Regiment 187 thereafter. All are unread by us. Generally good to very good. Thee 331 was a very heavy mortar regiment serving in northern Russia. It was disbanded and ended the war in the Kurland as part of the 187 Artillerie Regiment. "
432    GERMAN SOLDIER IS 'CAPTURED BY THE AMERICANS'    "
 Lot of two war-date letters, includes an A.L.S. by Lt. Kurt Frank of 5. Batterie Artillerie-Regiment 20, 'In the field, in the West', 1p. 4to., Jan. 7, 1945 to the father of a soldier: '...Following the battle on the field, your son Johann is missing...we assume he was captured by the Americans...' Sold with a T.L.S. in response from the soldier's father, Richard Drucke, 1p. 4to., Letmathe, Jan. 26, 1945 saying that there is a discrepancy between the date the officer reported the man went missing, Dec. 13, mentioning that he he received a letter from son dated Dec. 19 saying he was on a nine-day leave. Good to very good. "
433    GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND CELEBRATES HITLER'S BIRTHDAY    "
 Broadside printed in German, 8 x 1.5 in., issued by the 'Friends of New Germany' (later, the German-American Bund). The broadside bears a large color NSDAP flag on a swastika-topped flagstaff promoting 'Adolf Hitler's Birthday Party' to be held at the Yorkville Casino in upper Manhattan, April 22, 1934. Commercial supporters are listed, with the bottom of the handbill urging: 'Read our fighting newspaper!' Fine. Seven were injured when incensed Jews and American Legionnaires rushed the stage and were met by armed members of the Bund. Hitler had assumed dictatorial powers in Germany a year earlier. "
434    GESTAPO-ISSUE POLISH IDENTIFICATION CARD    "
 Scarce Polish identity card issued to a Polish resident of Posen, Mar. 4, 1942, one 'Levkadia Manczouk[?]', born in 1914 and pictured within. The 4pp. 12mo. booklet bears stamps from the Gestapo in Danzig, with a large blue 'P' on the cover and a warning note: 'Absolutely unsuitable as an informant!'. Very good. "
435    HAND-DRAWN PLAN OF THE ESTERWEGEN CONCENTRATION CAMP    "
 Oustanding original plan depicting the layout of the German concentration camp KZ Esterwegen. The camp was established in 1933 as a concentration camp for 2,000 so-called political 'protective custody' prisoners and was for a time the second largest concentration camp after Dachau and was used as a prison camp until 1945. Post-war, the camp served as a British internment camp. Rare war-date original plan of Esterwegen, 40 x 16 in., and professionally drawn on a 1:500 scale on the verso of a British invasion map showing Ostende. According to the included letter of provenance, the map was made by a British Army cartographer in May, 1945, just after the camp's liberation as British occupiers prepared the facility for use interning German prisoners. The detailed plan includes all of the elements in place when the camp was used by the Germans, with many now 'repurposed.' Shown are the prisoners' barracks and latrines, fences and guard towers, prison officers' quarters, camp hospital, internee cook house, 'T.B. SICKBAY', 'PUNISHMENT CELLS', 'FOUNTAIN', 'CHALET', 'SUMMER HOUSE', 'GRAVES', etc. The letter of provenance (unsigned) adds further details and states it was prepared by an interpreter. Fine condition. "
436    HANS JUTTNER IS RECOMMENDED TO HITLER FOR THE KNIGHTS CROSS OF THE WAR MERIT CROSS WITH SWORDS    "
 HANS JUTTNER(1894 - 1965) Head of the SS's Main Leadership Office and also an SS Obergruppenf&uuml;hrer, responsible for building the many prisoner of war camps in which Soviet prisoners of war were held. Jailed for four years. Excellent typed D.S., 2pp. 4to., [n.p., n.d., but Berlin, ca. Oct. 9, 1944], a recommendation that SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Hans Juttner be awarded the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords. Of great importance is the fact that this document was prepared with the 'Fuhrer's typewriter', a large-font typewriter exclusively used for documents submitted to Hitler for reading, due to his worsening eyesight. The recommendation reads in part: '...In April 1935 I admitted then SA-Sturmbannf&uuml;hrer Hans J&uuml;ttner to SS-VT and, due to his exceptional performance, later appointed him to the staff of SS-VT...he has always been an excellent colleague to me since joining the Waffen-SS as a staunch National Socialist...out of nowhere he created the foundation for building the weapons...On April 20, 1941 I distinguished him by appointing him Chief of Staff at the Fuhrungshauptsamst. In this position, too, I got to know J&uuml;ttner as an extremely reliable and hardworking person, whose outstanding organizational skills I myself had to acknowledge. On January 30, 1943, Juttner was appointed head of the SS leadership main office by the F&uuml;hrer...' Signed at conclusion by one of Juttner's one-time superiors who we have been unable to identify. File holes and an SS docket at top, else very good. Juttner was given the award effective Oct. 30, 1944. "
437    HANS JUTTNER PROMOTION DOCUMENT    "
 HANS JUTTNER (1894 - 1965) Head of the SS's Main Leadership Office and also an SS Obergruppenf&uuml;hrer, responsible for building the many prisoner of war camps in which Soviet prisoners of war were held. Jailed for four years. SS Personnel Department copy of Juttner's promotion to 'SSObergruppenfuhrer und General der Waffen-SS', per orders of Adolf Hitler, 1p. 4to., Berlin, June 21, 1943, signed with stamped signature by SS Personnel Department Chief WALTER SCHMITT (1879-1945). Near fine. "
438    HARRY TRUMAN'S FORM LETTER 'THANK YOU' TO MAJOR GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER    "
 A rather callous pre-printed document bearing the facsimile signature of President Harry Truman, a standard acknowledgement given to all servicemen at the end of World War II. It reads, in part: '...I extend the heartfelt thanks of a grateful nation...you undertook the most severe task...we now look to you for leadership and example in further exalting our country in peace...' File holes in left margin, else very good. This document was sent to one of the country's greatest military leaders, Major General CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972) who took command of the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One', in early August of 1943. He commanded the division during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, where it was the first force to face the Germans on Omaha Beach, and he joined his men on the beach the same day. The division was instrumental in the breakthrough following the battle for St. Lo and in foiling the German counteroffensive at Mortain. After the Allied breakout in Normandy, the division advanced rapidly, arriving at the German border in early October of 1944, where it was committed to battle at Aachen, which it captured after two weeks of heavy fighting. After experiencing heavy fighting once again in the Huertgen Forest, the division briefly rested but soon returned to counter the German offensive at the Battle of the Bulge in December, 1944. In January, 1945, Huebner was named commander of the V Corps, which he commanded in its advance to the Elbe river, where elements of the corps made the first contact with the Soviet Red Army. By war's end, the division had advanced into Czechoslovakia. "
439    HEISSMEYER SS MAN SEEKS A GUN PERMIT    "
 Typed D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., Berlin, July 10, 1943 on 'SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Heissmeyer' letterhead to SS-Unter sturmfuhrer Hans Weissenbock: 'The headquarters command sends you enclosed the permit your requested for purchase of a gun...' Fine. Weissenbock would later become a leading figure in the SS racial training department and would receive the German Cross in Gold. "
440    HIMMLER CALLS HITLER YOUTH INTO THE SS-RESERVES    "
 An increasingly scarce document, 1p. 4to., Amstetten, Nov. 6, 1944, sent to a German mayor calling upon all 16-year-old members of the Hitler Youth to join the SS Reserve toward the end of the war. In part: 'As the commander of the reserve army, the Reichsf&uuml;hrer SS ordered the 1928 class in 4-day training camps...I now need an exact list of all male members of this year from your community in order to convene the class of 1928 without any problems...' The reverse bears a mailing address, 'Deutsches Reich' postage stamp, and 'Hitler-Jugend' inkstamp. Two file holes, else fine. "
441    HITLER INVITES HIMMLER TO CELEBRATE ELEVATION OF NORWEGIAN MINISTER PRESIDENT VIDKUN QUISLING    Printed invitation in German addressed to 'Reichsfuhrer SS Himmler', with gilt national eagle at top, 7.5 x 5 in., reading in full: 'The Fuhrer invites Mr. Reichsfuhrer SS Himmler on the occasion of the presence of Norwegian Minister President Mr. Victor Quisling for Breakfast on Friday, 13 February 1942...' The bottom-left bears the forwarding address 'House of the Fuhrer &amp; Reichschancellor', and the bottom-right requests that an answer also be sent to 'The Fuhrer and Reichschancellor'. Two file holes, mounting remnants on the verso, else very good. VIDKUN QUISLING (1887-1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician, and Nazi collaborator who nominally headed the government of Norway during the occupation of the country by Nazi Germany during World War II. On February 1,1942, Quisling was elected to the post of Minister-President of the national government. The appointment was accompanied by a banquet, rallying, and other celebrations by the Nasjonal Samling members. In his first speech, Quisling committed the government to closer ties with Germany. This invitation is no doubt associated with his 'promotion'. Quisling was put on trial during the legal purge in Norway after World War II and found guilty of various charges including embezzlement, murder and high treason, and was sentenced to death by firing squad.
442    INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE AWARD CERTIFICATE    "
 Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., 'In the Field', Jan. 13, 1943, granting the 'Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen' (Infantry Assault Badge) in Silver to Obergefreiten Erhard Grossmann of Stab I./ Gren. Regt. 465. Signed at the conclusion in black ink by a major. Shows a horizontal fold and a paper clip mark, else very good. "
443    LETTERS FROM GEN. SMILO VON LUTTWITZ, SENT WHILE A PRISONER-OF-WAR    "
 SMILO FREIHERR VON LUTTWITZ (1895 - 1975) German general of the Panzer troops whose troops surrounded those of Gen. Anthony McAuliffe at Bastogne. His ultimatum to McAuliffe was met with the latter's famous reply: 'Nuts!'. Good pair of unsigned letters sent while a prisoner of war, addressed to Julia von Thielmann, the sister of his wife Maria. One letter, handwritten in pencil in block letters, reads in part: '...Please write short letters and cards, if possible. Can you imagine how desolate life in the cell is here, how much I am waiting for all of your mail...no idea how long I have to sit here...I am happy about Maria's warm words for our silver wedding and my thoughts are always with her and the children...How long I have to sit here, I have never experienced such a condition, but you just have to wear it and be incomprehensible with fate...' The second letter, typed, bears mostly routine content, yet reads in part: '...still have no message that a single letter from me has arrived. I get very little mail...nothing has changed for me so far, so please write to me immediately... for Christmas, I send you the deepest greetings and with my thoughts, I will be with you every day...' The reverse bears the mailing address of Julia v. Thielmann, censorship stamp, and a Nov. 30, 1946 cancel. Generally very good. "
444    LUFTWAFFE AWARD AND PHOTO GROUPING OF OBERFELDWEBEL WILLY NEUBERT    "
 Excellent grouping of nine award documents and ten original photographs, the documents named to Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Willy Neubert. Five of the documents are signed by German Field Marshal ROBERT RITTER VON GREIM (1892-1945), the last head of the Luftwaffe, a Knights Cross winner involved in the invasion of Poland, the Battle for Norway, the Battle of Britain and Operation Barbarossa. His final words before taking cyanide were: 'I am the head of the Luftwaffe, but I have no Luftwaffe.' The following documents are included, five of which bearing an asterisk (*) are signed by von Greim. They include: award of the Pilot's Badge (*), Berlin, July 14, 1937; award of the 1st October 1938 Medal, Munster, Aug. 21, 1939, signer unknown; Iron Cross, 2nd Class, Berlin, Sep. 29, 1939, by generalleutnant and commander of a Luftwaffe Lehr Division; promotion to Feldwebel, 7./Kampfgeschwader 55, [n.p.], Apr. 20, 1940, unknown signature; promotion to Oberfeldwebel, Transport Staff of the V Fl. Korps (*), 'In the Field', Mar. 30, 1941; Bomber Clasp in Bronze, [n.p.], June 20, 1941, unknown signature; Transport Clasp in Silver (*), Luftwaffe H.Q., Berlin, Apr. 15, 1942; Transport Clasp in Gold (*), [n.p.], Apr. 5, 1943; and Iron Cross, 1st Class (*), Luftwaffe H.Q., Luftflotte 6, June 1, 1943. From these promotions, one may deduce that Neubert likely first flew Luftwaffe bombers in the attacks on Poland, the Low Countries and possibly England, then was sent East to join in bombing attacks in the Crimea, and participate in transport flights in the Kuban region, until he was finally transferred to perhaps Norway. Eight small photos are included showing Neubert and a Junkers transport in frozen and mud-mired conditions, the verso of most of the images indicating: 'Kuban'. Very good. "
445    LUFTWAFFE NAVIGATION COURSE BOOK    "
 Luftwaffe airman's introductory printed course book in aerial navigation with approx. 10 handwritten pages of notes, about 80pp. total, all 4to., owned by an unknown student in mid-1940. Interesting content includes map reading, effects of magnetism, use of compass sheets, course changes, baselines, altimeter and airspeed indicator use, compensation, RDF, third party bearings, antenna towing, landing procedures, etc. A simple printed map is present, as are some examinations taken by the student. All are in a period binder with Luftwaffe eagle decal applied to cover. Very good. "
446    GERMAN 'CIGARETTE CARD' ALBUMS    "GERMAN 'CIGARETTE CARD' ALBUMS 
<br /> Lot of three German cigarette&quot; albums, these being albums of text to which smokers would add color photographs they would obtain through purchasing packs of cigarettes. All of the albums are complete with all photographs in place. Included is: 'Deutschland Erwacht', 1933, good; 'Adolf Hitler', 1935, fine, with dust jacket; and fine, and 'Die Deutsch Wehrmacht', 1936, fine. Three pieces. 
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447    MAJ. GEN. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY'S 'REPURPOSED' GERMAN MAPS    "
 Great lot of three unique British War Office military maps, printed on the reverse of original German maps, likely due to material shortages. Includes: British War Office map of the Salzburg region of Germany, 25.5 x 33.75 in, First Edition, issued 1943, with the designation 'Sheet N.43' at top-right corner. The reverse side bears a German map of Great Britain and Ireland, First Edition, bearing a large overprinted red 'X' and the sheet number 'N-30-NO-4' at upper-right. WITH: British War Office map of the Passau region of Germany, 35 x 25 in., First Edition, issued 1943, with the designation 'Sheet N.49' at top-right corner. The reverse side bears a partial German map of Great Britain, with the upper section being removed. WITH: British War Office map of the Essen-Mannheim region of Germany, 30 x 24 in., First Edition, issued 1944. Clipped at right edge with some adhesive, indicating it was potentially removed from a larger headquarters map. The reverse shows a partial German map of France, overprinted with a large red 'X'. Folds, slightly ragged edges, else very good. These maps were owned and potentially field-used by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893 - 1966), commander of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery at the time of Operation Overlord and the Battle of the Bulge. The 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of German-held France during the Normandy landings, landing at Utah Beach on D-Day, later clearing the Cotentin peninsula and liberating Paris by the end of August. These maps were retained by Blakeley's aide-de-camp, Capt. Roswell F. MacGillivray, the stepfather of our consignor. Adding additional provenance is photocopies of a number of documents related to MacGillivray's service under Maj. Gen. Blakeley, including: a partial list of the general staff of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery, May 15, 1945, listing Blakeley as the division commander with MacGillivray listed beneath as his aide-de-camp; a 1955 personal postwar letter from Blakeley to MacGillivray; a June 24, 1945 travel pass issued to MacGillivray by order of Blakeley; an extracted appendix to an after-action report, Jan. 7, 1945, reporting that Blakeley and MacGillivray, with their command group, entered Paris on Aug. 25, 1944 and were present at the surrender of the German garrison; MacGillivray's post-dated promotion certificate to the rank of captain; and a travel plan, Aug. 23, 1945, indicating that Blakeley and MacGillivray are to travel to a reception in Washington. "
448    MAJ. GEN. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY'S FIELD-MARKED MAP NEAR LUXEMBOURG    "
 A historically critical map from the Battle of the Bulge, a field-marked map from Maj. Gen. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893 - 1966), commander of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery at the time of Operation Overlord and the Battle of the Bulge, showing the advance of the division northward from Luxembourg towards the Ardennes, where they would soon encounter the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front. The British War Office map bears the title 'Luxembourg', First Edition, issued 1941, and bears the designation 'Sheet 4' at upper-right. In black indelible pencil, Blakeley or his aide-de-camp has added a dashed line extending northwards from Luxembourg, along with the code inscriptions: 'N-11', 'N-257', and 'N-57'. Folds, light staining, else very good. The 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of German-held France during the Normandy landings, landing at Utah Beach on D-Day, later clearing the Cotentin peninsula and liberating Paris by the end of August. Shortly thereafter, the division saw heavy fighting in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, and after shifting towards Luxembourg as shown, they would meet the German Army's winter Ardennes Offensive head-on (in the Battle of the Bulge) starting in December 1944. These maps were retained by Blakeley's aide-de-camp, Capt. Roswell F. MacGillivray, the stepfather of our consignor. Adding additional provenance is photocopies of a number of documents related to MacGillivray's service under Maj. Gen. Blakeley, including: a partial list of the general staff of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery, May 15, 1945, listing Blakeley as the division commander with MacGillivray listed beneath as his aide-de-camp; a 1955 personal postwar letter from Blakeley to MacGillivray; a June 24, 1945 travel pass issued to MacGillivray by order of Blakeley; an extracted appendix to an after-action report, Jan. 7, 1945, reporting that Blakeley and MacGillivray, with their command group, entered Paris on Aug. 25, 1944 and were present at the surrender of the German garrison; MacGillivray's post-dated promotion certificate to the rank of captain; and a travel plan, Aug. 23, 1945, indicating that Blakeley and MacGillivray are to travel to a reception in Washington. "
449    MAJ. GEN. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY'S FIELD-MARKED MAPS    "
 Great lot of three field-marked military maps with impeccable provenance to the staff of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893 - 1966), commander of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery at the time of Operation Overlord through the Battle of the Bulge. Includes: American War Office map of the Chaumont-Strasbourg region of France, 45.5 x 28 in., First Edition, issued 1943, with the designation 'Sheet 62' at top-right corner. An individual, likely Blakeley or his aide-de-camp, has circled various communes in pencil, including Luneville, Baccarat, Gerbeviller, Sarrebourg, Blamont, Domevre, Saverne, and Phalsbourg. WITH: British War Office map of the Le Mans region of France, 45.5 x 28 in., First Edition, issued 1941, with the designation 'Sheet 60' at top-right corner. An individual has added two potential routes between the French commune of Carrouges to Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais in indelible pencil, circling some cities en route in pencil and adding some letters in black ink. WITH: British War Office map of the Verdun-Wissembourg region of France, 45.5 x 28 in., First Edition, issued 1941, with the designation 'Sheet 57' at top-right corner. An individual, likely Blakeley or his aide-de-camp, has circled various communes in pencil, including Sarrebourg, Saverne, Haguenau, and Soultz. Folds, some showing clear signs of use, else very good. The 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of German-held France during the Normandy landings, landing at Utah Beach on D-Day, later clearing the Cotentin peninsula and advancing to Paris by the end of August. Shortly thereafter, the division saw heavy fighting in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, and after shifting towards theSiegfried Line, they would meet the German Army's Ardennes Offensive head-on (in the Battle of the Bulge starting in 1944. These maps were retained by Blakeley's aide-de-camp, Capt. Roswell F. MacGillivray, the stepfather of our consignor. Adding additional provenance is photocopies of a number of documents related to MacGillivray's service under Maj. Gen. Blakeley, including: a partial list of the general staff of the 4th Infantry Division, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], May 15, 1945, listing Blakeley as the division commander (following his promotion in December of 1944), with MacGillivray listed beneath as his aide-de-camp; a personal postwar letter from Blakeley to MacGillivray, 1p. 4to., Washington, D.C., Dec. 22, 1955; a June 24, 1945 pass allowing MacGillivray to travel from Le Havre to Paris and Glasgow, by order of Blakeley; an extracted appendix to an after-action report, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Jan. 7, 1945, reporting that Blakeley and MacGillivray, with their command group, entered Paris on Aug. 25, 1944 and were present at the surrender of the German garrison; MacGillivray's post-dated promotion certificate to the rank of captain; and a travel plan, 1p. 4to., Camp Butner, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 1945, indicating that Blakeley and MacGillivray are to travel to a reception in Washington. "
450    MAJ. GEN. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY'S MAPS OF FRANCE    "
 Great lot of three military maps of France owned and likely field-used by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893 - 1966), commander of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery at the time of Operation Overlord through the Battle of the Bulge. Includes: American War Office map of the Caen-Paris region of France, 44.5 x 27 in., First Edition, issued 1941, with the designation 'Sheet 55' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Melunt-Chambrun region of France, 44.5 x 27 in., First Edition, issued 1941, with the designation 'Sheet 61' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Arras-Mezieres region of France, 44.5 x 27 in., First Edition, issued 1941, with the designation 'Sheet 53' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Paris-Reims region of France, 44.5 x 27 in., First Edition, issued 1941, with the designation 'Sheet 56' at top-right corner. Unmarked, yet many are likely used in the field. Multiple folds and notable creases, some chips to the corners and spots of staining, docketed in ink at the top-left corner. The 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of German-held France during the Normandy landings, landing at Utah Beach on D-Day, later clearing the Cotentin peninsula and liberating Paris by the end of August. These maps were retained by Blakeley's aide-de-camp, Capt. Roswell F. MacGillivray, the stepfather of our consignor. Adding additional provenance is photocopies of a number of documents related to MacGillivray's service under Maj. Gen. Blakeley, including: a partial list of the general staff of the 4th Infantry Division, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], May 15, 1945, listing Blakeley as the division commander (following his promotion in December of 1944), with MacGillivray listed beneath as his aide-de-camp; a personal postwar letter from Blakeley to MacGillivray, 1p. 4to., Washington, D.C., Dec. 22, 1955; a June 24, 1945 pass allowing MacGillivray to travel from Le Havre to Paris and Glasgow, by order of Blakeley; an extracted appendix to an after-action report, Jan. 7, 1945, reporting that Blakeley and MacGillivray, with their command group, entered Paris on Aug. 25, 1944 and were present at the surrender of the German garrison; MacGillivray's post-dated promotion certificate to the rank of captain; and a travel plan, 1p. 4to., Camp Butner, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 1945, indicating that Blakeley and MacGillivray are to travel to a reception in Washington. "
451    MAJ. GEN. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY'S MAPS OF GERMANY    "
 Great lot of six military maps of Germany owned and likely field-used by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893 - 1966), commander of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery at the time of Operation Overlord and the Battle of the Bulge. Includes: British War Office map of the Darmstadt region of Germany, 31.5 x 25 in., First Edition, issued 1943, with the designation 'Sheet L.50' at top-right corner. WITH: American War Office map of the Augsburg region of Germany, 35 x 25 in., First Edition, issued 1943, with the designation 'Sheet W-5' at top-right corner. Docketed in pencil on the verso. WITH: American Map Service map of the Leipzig-Pilsen region of Germany, 25.25 x 31.25 in., First Edition, issued 1944, with designation 'Sheet 5' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Stuttgart region of Germany, 32 x 24.5 in., First Edition, issued 1943, with designation 'Sheet L49' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Innsbruck region of Germany, 28 x 23 in., First Edition, with designation 'Sheet M.48' at top-right. WITH: American Map Service map of the Karlsruhe region of Germany, 36 x 26 in., First Edition, with designation 'Sheet V-3' at top-right. Trimmed at right, adhesive residue at upper and lower borders, clearly removed from a headquarters map. Clearly worn and likely field-used, with irregular folds and some adhesive staining, suggesting some were removed from larger headquarters maps. These maps were retained by Blakeley's aide-de-camp, Capt. Roswell F. MacGillivray, the stepfather of our consignor. Adding additional provenance is photocopies of a number of documents related to MacGillivray's service under Maj. Gen. Blakeley, including: a partial list of the general staff of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery, May 15, 1945, listing Blakeley as the division commander with MacGillivray listed beneath as his aide-de-camp; a 1955 personal postwar letter from Blakeley to MacGillivray; a June 24, 1945 travel pass issued to MacGillivray by order of Blakeley; an extracted appendix to an after-action report, Jan. 7, 1945, reporting that Blakeley and MacGillivray, with their command group, entered Paris on Aug. 25, 1944 and were present at the surrender of the German garrison; MacGillivray's post-dated promotion certificate to the rank of captain; and a travel plan, Aug. 23, 1945, indicating that Blakeley and MacGillivray are to travel to a reception in Washington. "
452    MAJ. GEN. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY'S MILITARY MAPS (6)    "
 Great lot of six military maps owned and likely field-used by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893 - 1966), commander of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery at the time of Operation Overlord. Includes: British War Office map of the Namur-Luxembourg region of Belgium, 28.5 x 25.5 in., Second Edition, issued 1943, with 'Sheet Number 6' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Lille-Ghent region of Belgium, 35 x 25 in., Second Edition, issued 1943, with 'Sheet No. 2' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Wissembourg area of France, 37 x 23 in., First edition, issued 1944, with designation 'Sheet V2' at top-right. WITH: British War Office map of the Chalons-Nancy region of upper France and Belgium, 35 x 25 in., Second Edition, issued 1943, with 'Sheet No. 9' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Brussels-Liege region of Belgium, 35 x 25 in., Second Edition, issued 1943, with 'Sheet No. 3' at top-right corner. WITH: British War Office map of the Nancy-Mirencourt region of France, 31.75 x 41 in., First Edition, issued 1943, with 'Sheet 14-G' at top-right corner. Most are clearly worn and likely field-used, with irregular folds, spots of loss, and some adhesive staining, suggesting some were removed from larger headquarters maps. The 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of German-held France during the Normandy landings, landing at Utah Beach on D-Day, later clearing the Cotentin peninsula and liberating Paris by the end of August. These maps were retained by Blakeley's aide-de-camp, Capt. Roswell F. MacGillivray, the stepfather of our consignor. Adding additional provenance is photocopies of a number of documents related to MacGillivray's service under Maj. Gen. Blakeley, including: a partial list of the general staff of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery, May 15, 1945, listing Blakeley as the division commander with MacGillivray listed beneath as his aide-de-camp; a 1955 personal postwar letter from Blakeley to MacGillivray; a June 24, 1945 travel pass issued to MacGillivray by order of Blakeley; an extracted appendix to an after-action report, Jan. 7, 1945, reporting that Blakeley and MacGillivray, with their command group, entered Paris on Aug. 25, 1944 and were present at the surrender of the German garrison; MacGillivray's post-dated promotion certificate to the rank of captain; and a travel plan, Aug. 23, 1945, indicating that Blakeley and MacGillivray are to travel to a reception in Washington "
453    MAJ. GEN. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY'S WARDATE MAPS (7)    "
 Great lot of seven maps owned by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893 - 1966), commander of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery at the time of Operation Overlord and the Battle of the Bulge. Most are Army-issue and likely field-used, measuring approx. 31.5 x 25 in. Includes: British Ordinance survey map of the Amiens-Mons region of France, Second Edition, printed 1943, with the designation 'Sheet No. 5'. WITH: Army Map Service map of the Wiesbaden region of Germany, First Edition, printed 1944, with the designation 'Sheet T2'. WITH: British War Office Map of the German region of Saarbrucke, First Edition, printed 1944, with the designation 'Sheet V.1'. WITH: British War Office map of the French region of Luneville-Epinal, First Edition, printed 1944, with the designation 'Sheet 15G'. WITH: British War Office map of German region of Strasbourg, First Edition, printed 1944, with the designation 'Sheet W2'. WITH: Army Map Service map of the German region of Reutlingen, First Edition, printed 1943, with the designation 'Sheet W-3'. WITH: National Geographic Society map of 'Germany and Its Approaches', 34.75 x 46 in., printed in Washington 1944, distributed by the Army Information Branch. All show appreciable wear and signs of use, with some bearing irregular folds and adhesive residue, suggesting their removal from a larger headquarters map. These maps were retained by Blakeley's aide-de-camp, Capt. Roswell F. MacGillivray, the stepfather of our consignor. Adding additional provenance is photocopies of a number of documents related to MacGillivray's service under Maj. Gen. Blakeley, including: a partial list of the general staff of the 4th Infantry Division Artillery, May 15, 1945, listing Blakeley as the division commander with MacGillivray listed beneath as his aide-de-camp; a 1955 personal postwar letter from Blakeley to MacGillivray; a June 24, 1945 travel pass issued to MacGillivray by order of Blakeley; MacGillivray's post-dated promotion certificate to the rank of captain; and a travel plan, Aug. 23, 1945, indicating that Blakeley and MacGillivray are to travel to a reception in Washington. "
454    MILITARY MAP OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND, OWNED BY GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER    "
 Great condition military map of south England, 32.5 x 24.75 in., scale 1:253,440, published by the Ordinance Survey of Great Britain, ca. 1940. The top margin bears the title 'ENGLAND, SOUTH.', the directive 'NOT TO BE PUBLISHED', and the publication label: 'Fourth Edition, England &amp; Wales, Sheet II.' The bottom-right bears the designation: 'G.S., G.S. No. 3957'. Folds, else very good to fine. This map was owned by CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888 - 1972), the American general who took command of the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One', in early August of 1943. He commanded the division during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, where it was the first force to face the Germans on Omaha Beach, and he joined his men on the beach the same day. The division was instrumental in the breakthrough following the battle for St. Lo and in foiling the German counteroffensive at Mortain. This lot originates from a direct linear descendant, and will be accompanied by our letter of provenance. "
455    NSDAP MEMBERSHIP BOOK    Very fine example of an NSDAP membership book, 48pp. 12mo., issued by the Munich 'Reichsleitung' to a Franz Bohmer. Pages eight and nine bear the recipient's party number '2764607', biographical data, signature and identification photo, and indicate that he joined the party in March of 1938, with this book issued June of 1938. The latter pages are filled with three stamp-filled pages indicating that he has paid monthly dues from 1938 to September 1944, with additional stamps indicating that he either contributed to or attended various 'Reichsparteig' rallies and other party events. The book is bound in red cloth boards with a party eagle and swastika on the front cover, though its original gilding has darkened slightly. Shows minor bumps to the corners, else fine to very fine condition.
456    PROMOTION OF KARL REUTZ, K/C WITH OAK LEAVES    "
 KARL KREUZ (1909-1997) Standartenf&uuml;hrer in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Kreutz started World War II as a battery commander in the Das Reich Artillery Battalion and went on to command the division. Pair of documents includes: SS Personnel Department copy of Kreuz's promotion to 'SS-Sturmbannfuhrer der Waffen-SS' per orders of Heinrich Himmler, 1p. 4to., [Berlin, Nov. 9, 1941], signed in carbon by SS Personnel Department Chief WALTER SCHMITT (1879-1945). Sunned at top. WITH: a Department Leader course performance evaluation for Kreutz, 1p. 4to., Paris, Dec. 12, 1942. Two pieces. "
457    QUESTIONNAIRE FOR AMERICAN CONSULS LEAVING GERMANY    "
 Interesting printed questionnaire, 2pp. 4to., [American Embassy in London, ca. late 1939], sent by London Consul John G. Erhardt then serving under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy to Consuls leaving Germany. The document asks the consuls to submit reports on German morale, the effects of bomb damage, potential vital targets, efficacy of British propaganda, economic and industrial intelligence, vulnerabilities of leaders, population migration, identities of spies, etc. Unsigned. Very good. "
458    RUDOLF HESS'S DEATH NOTICE FROM HIS FAMILY    "
 Printed card, 1p. 4.5 x 7 in., Sep. 1987, expressing thanks for the '...expressions of sympathy, respect and reverence..' received by the family of RUDOLF HESS (1894-1987) following his suicide in Spandau prison. The card bears a printed black border, and bears a handwritten message on the verso from Hess' son WOLF RUDIGER HESS (1937-2001), lamenting that '...the four powers have destroyed everything belonging to my father with the exception of his books and the letters we wrote...' and offering to send him his father's collection of 'National Geographic' magazines. Includes the original black-bordered transmittal envelope. Fine. Also present are a 3.5 x 5.5 in. real-photo Hoffmann postcard depicting Hess as an SS-Gruppenfuhrer, and a 5 x 7 in. b/w photograph of EUGENE K. BIRD (1926-2005), the American governor of Spandau Prison, who lost his position for secretly collaborating with Hess on a book about the latter's mysterious flight to England. "
459    S.A. MAN'S NSDAP MEMBERSHIP BOOK    A rare find, an NSDAP membership book, 48pp. 12mo., issued by the Munich 'Reichsleitung' to an S.A. man Ernst Klemm. Pages eight and nine bear the recipient's party number '2643066', biographical data, signature and identification photo of him in his 'Brown Shirt' uniform, wearing NSDAP armband and a unit insignia patch from Sturm 1, Standarte 16. These pages also indicate that he joined the party in May of 1933, with this book issued in July of 1936. Page 11 indicates that Klemm was sworn in Berlin on Feb. 25, 1934 by Rudolf Hess. Latter pages are well-stamped, indicating that he has paid monthly dues from 1936 to 1943. The book is bound in red cloth boards with a party eagle and swastika on the front cover, though its original gilding has darkened slightly. Some bumping to the covers, soiling to the interior pages, else very good.
460    SELLING THE AVISO GRILLE...TO ANOTHER DICTATOR!    "
 Fascinating T.L.S. from publisher Florencio E. Menendez, 1p. 4to., (Havana), Sep. 7, 1950 to RAFAEL TRUJILLO (1891-1961), murderous strongman dictator of the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961, with the aid of the CIA. Menendez sends four photographs of Adolf Hitler's personal yacht, the AVISO GRILLE, noting: '...I am writing to offer you for sale the most luxurious and interesting yacht to cross the seas this century...the property of Adolf Hitler...for his private use...untouchable in its decoration, machinery...They want $1,200,000 for this yacht...' The letter bears several large marginal tears. Soon thereafter, the AVISO GRILLE called at New York where her unlucky owner, Lebanese businessman George Arida, hoped to resell her following his failed sale to Egypt's King Farouk. Instead, a year later the vessel would be scrapped in New Jersey. "
461    SOLDBUCH FROM SS-PANZER-GRENADIER    "
 Second copy of an SS-Soldbuch issued to SS-Unterscharfuhrer Richard Lerch, including his vaccination history, recorded hospitalizations, inventory of provided clothing and equipment, his awards of the Iron Cross, Second Class, and more. Lerch had served with the Third Battalion, Panzergranadier Regiment 37, et was transferred to the first 'SS-Nachr.Ers.Abt. 1' ('SS Signals Replacement Battalion 1') at a later date. The interior side of the front cover bears the remnants of Lerch's identification photo, as well as his signature beneath. Slight dampstain to the right edge, wear commensurate with use, still very good. "
462    SOLDBUCH OF K.I.A. WEHRMACHT SNIPER, TAKEN AS A TROPHY BY HIS AMERICAN KILLER    Well-stamped 'ersatz-soldbuch' ('replacement soldbuch') taken as a trophy from K.I.A. Obergefreiter Hermann Thedens, an Wehrmacht sniper. The document was issued to him on February 19, 1943 by the Infantry Replacement Battalion 333, and some time before this, he had fought with Grenadier-Regiment 251. Four days before the sSoldbuch was issued to him, Thedens received a medical examination and he was deemed fit for tropical duty. On March 18, 1943, he was issued equipment, including a K-98 Mauser rifle with a breach cover and received various immunizations during the same month. Thedens was then assigned to Marsch-Bataillon Afrika 50 (March Battalion Afrika 50). On page 19, one sees that Thedens set foot on African soil on April 7, 1943. Sometime in early 1943, Thedens was assigned to the 2. Kompanie (2nd Company) of Panzer-Grenadier-Bataillon A30 (Armored Infantry Battalion A30), which was part of Division Manteuffel. Thedens seemingly was evacuated from North Africa and later killed in action on or about June 12, 1944. On the front cover, the American soldier that killed him adds the black ink inscription: 'Soldier's paybook taken from Sniper who got Sgt. Peterson. I got him. June 12, 1944'. Clearly used, else in very good condition.
463    SOVIET 'BATTLE FOR BERLIN' CERTIFICATE    "
 Certificate of commendation, 1p. folio, Apr. 23, 1945, issued to Major General Alexey Vladimirsky, with communist vignette at bottom and profile image of Josef Stalin at top. The bottom is signed by General VLADIMIR KOLPAKCHY (1899 - 1961), Hero of the Soviet Union and Commander of the famed 62nd Army during World War II. Very good. Vladimirsky was one of only two generals awarded with four 'Orders of Kutuzov' - awarded to generals for carrying out successful military operations. "
464    SOVIET UNION EXECUTES RUSSIAN SAILOR FOR DISCREDITING HEADS OF STATE    "
 Great content Soviet criminal dossier, 18pp. most 4to., issued on Jan. 12, 1942 by the Third Department of the People's Commissariat of the Navy, ordering the execution of sailor Vasili Grigorevich Dementyev for carrying out anti-Soviet agitation and discrediting the Heads of the Soviet government. According to the dossier, Dementyev - who served in the White Sea Navy Flotilla on a minesweeping ship - would be 'sentenced to death without confiscation of belongings, because of a lack of those'. Largely untranslated, yet clearly quite detailed. Very good to fine condition. "
465    SOVIET UNION EXECUTES RUSSIAN SOLDIER FOR SPYING    "
 Great Soviet criminal dossier of Russian soldier Morozov Nikoli Michaelovich, charged with spying on behalf of the Germans. The file was issued from the Leningrad Prison, the site of his execution. The dossier, 4to., is well-detailed, containing 6-8 pages of typed text on rare 'Special Department of the NKVD' letterhead. According to the documentation, Michaelovich was forced to surrender to the German army, and as a prisoner-of-war agreed to spread counter-revolutionary propaganda among the Red Army in exchange for his release. He was arrested in early November 1941, after (quite unsuccessfully) attempting to convince a group of twenty Russian soldiers to surrender to the Germans. His mug shot is also affixed to the inside of the front cover. Michaelovich was sentenced to death on November 2nd, his file was opened the following day, and his file was closed upon his execution -- just five days after the verdict was issued. Similar examples of these dossiers are quite rare, as the 'anti-spy' department of the NKVD was considered top-secret. Some discoloration to the covers, vertical fold along the right edge of the interior pages, else very good. "
466    SPANGE OF THE IRON CROSS AWARD CERTIFICATE    "
 Scarce award document, 1p. 8vo., Berlin. June 17, 1942, issuing the Spange of the Iron Cross to one Motorenhelfer Wilhelm Mendau, who served on the Stage-5 ship 'Munsterland'. This 'unit specific' award document lists the awarding authority as 'Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine' Grossadmiral Raeder, and bears the stamped signature of Kapitan zur See Werner Ehrhardt. Folds, spots of foxing, else very good. "
467    SS HOSPITAL AT HOHENLYCHEN PATIENT RECORD    "
 Scarce patient record from the famous 'SS-Lazarett Hohenlychen', 1p. 8vo., Hohenlychen, Mar. 17, 1944 concerning SS-Strm. Helmuth Kiensscherf of the 'Das Reich' division. The soldier has been admitted with a fractured upper arm, with stiffening upper arm and nerve damage. Bone fragments causing infection were surgically removed. The document is signed by an SS physician. File holes and dockets. The Hohenlychen Sanitorium was one of the main medical facilities of the Schutzstaffel, where injured or convalescing SS-men were treated. Many preeminent SS doctors trained or were stationed there, the most infamous being SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Doktor Karl Gebhardt, who was sentenced to death for war crimes. "
468    FRIEDRICH JECKELN IS RECOMMENDED FOR A GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD    "
 Importnat partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., 'Headquarters Heeresgruppe Nord', May 23, 1944, in which FRIEDRICH JECKELN (1895-1946), Higher SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union responsible for the deaths of over 100,000 Jews, is recommended for the award of the prestigious German Cross in Gold. The document is signed on the first page by Heer Gen. GEORG LINDEMANN (1884–1963), then commanding the 18th Army during the Soviet Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive. The document sets forth Jeckeln's previous positions within the SS, and his other awards. The document may be incomplete, as a third leaf should have been present setting forth the reason for the award. Still, complete in itself. File holes and a few mended marginal tears. An intriguing document with a Heer general requesting an award for an SS contemporary - especially since Jeckeln had already received a German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1943 as SS-Obergruppenf&uuml;hrer and General of the Polizei in Kampfgruppe Jeckeln. "
469    SS MAN CONDEMNS A COLLEAGUE...AND IS CONDEMNED HIMSELF!    "
 Fine grouping of seven late-war signed letters, 7pp. total 4to., Jan. 13 to Dec. 28, 1944, in which SS-Untersturmfuhrer Hans Weissenbock, a teacher of racial policy and a German Cross in Gold recipient, first condemns a colleague for revealing state secrets and is then himself accused of an unspecified crime. In a Jan. 13 letter to Weissenbock, a Baden Kreisleiter asks for 'a detailed characted appraisal of Dr. Wittlinger...Party Member Dressl [is] at my disposal for interrogating Wittlinger. You need not therefore be afraid of acting in an unfriendly manner if...you express an opinion of a colleague at the National Political Training Institute...' On Jan. 20, Weissenbock responds: '...I cannot hide the truth on the subject of his less excellent characteristics...There are also occasions where he does not remember that he has heard certain things under the seal of secrecy...if a colleague stands in his way, [he] knows no kind feelings - he just walks over everything in front of him...' On Jan. 24, the head of the Institute sends a circular warning all teachers that character reports should only be sent to him personally. Another letter by one 'Kressl' on Feb. 1st also mentions he had been asked to obtain a report on Wittlinger. On Sep. 12, it appears that the situation has changed as the Director of the National Agricultural Institute writes to the accuser, Weissenbock, mentioning: '...the unjustified reproaches which have been heaped on you...you have great success in the training of the rising generation of our National Socialist leaders, and are also a highly decorated front line soldier...the schemers are to be found in circles close to you...I imagine that this intrigue can be traced back ultimately to Dr. Wittlinger...you have my full backing...' A Dec.18, 1944 letter from the NSDAP Department of Petitions for Mercy, sent to Weissenbock, states that the matter raised in his letter to the SS would be dealt with by the Police Court of Justice. Finally, in a Dec. 29, 1944 letter from the same NSDAP department to 'Petitioner for Mercy&quot; SS-Unterscharfuhrer Hans Weissenbock, the court judges the matter 'in suspense' for ten days pending receipt of a letter on Weissenbock's character, financial standing, 'relationship with the movement and rendering any kind of service', and if any other action had been taken. What ultimately became of the treacherous Weissenbock is unknown. "
470    SS FILE OF UNTERSTURMFUHRER HANS WEISSENBOCK    "
 Grouping of seven documents from the SS file of SS-Untersturmfuhrer Hans Weissenbock. Included is: his Apr. 16, 1941 promotion to SS-Obersturmfuhrer; Sep. 14, 1941 assignment as a 'person engaged for special tasks' and certifying that he has been briefed on secrecy regulations, bribery, and treasonous activities; a similar undated declaration centered on espionage and treason; a Sep. 9, 1941 draft declaration '...that I/my wife have ___ % admixture of Jewish blood...I must expect prosecution and punishment if this declaration should be found to be false...' and also mentioning the threat of a death penalty if used to avoid military service; a Sep. 10, 1942 letter from the headquarters of SS Obergrupenfuhrer Heissmeyer requesting that he 'provide the Christian names and dates of birth of your children...'; and another letter from Heissmeyer's headquarters, July 12, 1944: '...This office sends you enclosed the insignia of the German Cross in Gold...' "
471    SS MAN IS MARRIED WITHOUT RACIAL APPROVAL    "
 Interesting early T.L.S. on 'Der Reichsfuhrer-SS Race and Resettlement Head Office' letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Berlin, Feb. 24, 1940 to SS-Oberscharfuhrer Hans Weissenbock. In part: 'Since you have already married - without approval - your continuance as a member of the SS is dependent on your obtaining a subsequent approval of your marriage...return the enclosed forms, completely filled in, to the Race and Resettlement HQ of the SS, as soon as possible...' File holes, else very good. Weissenbock would later become a leading figure in the SS racial training department and would receive the German Cross in Gold. "
472    SS MAN MUST PRODUCE HIS RACIAL 'HEREDITY'    "
 Good content T.L.S. on 'Chief of the SS Race and Resettlement Office' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Mar. 15, 1940 to SS-Untersturmfuhrer Hans Weissenbock. In part: '...Since you are already married, your request for ex post facto permission can be dealt with only if the information on your heredity is carried back without a break to the...[year] 1800...there are the following gaps...These documents are to be submitted within one year after the end of the war...'. File holes and some foxing. Weissenbock would later become a leading figure in the SS racial training department and would receive the German Cross in Gold. "
473    SS MAN TO ATTEND 'RACIAL POLICY TRAINING COURSE'    "
 Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Vienna, Aug. 26, 1938, an 'Instruction to Attend a Course' issued to SS man Hans Weissenbock, addressed in him in his civilian role as a teacher, ordering him to attend 'a training course of the Racial Policy Administration', given at NSDAP headquarters in Berlin a few days later. Very good, with translation. Weissenbock would later become a leading figure in the SS racial training department and would receive the German Cross in Gold. "
474    SS UNIFORM ORDER FORM    "
 Scarce document, an unused order form for an SS uniform, 4pp. 4to., ca. 1938, bearing images of a man in a suit showing points of measurement, types of clothing and quantities requested, etc. This is a uniquely SS-designed form, with the items specifically bearing the 'SS': prefix. Unused, very good. Sold with an English translation. "
475    SS WEHRPASS ISSUED TO A FORMER R.A.D. LABORER    Wehrpass issued to one Rudolf Kutschinski, born Apr. 26, 1926, former RAD laborer turned SS-Panzer-Grenadier, including his identification portrait, his particulars, and his military and professional history. Kutschinshi was mustered into the RAD, number 2186, in Gusenberg, Germany, on Aug. 4, 1943, signed up as a volunteer for the Waffen-SS in Leipzig on Nov. 8, 1943, then mustered into various SS-Panzer-Grenadier units from Jan. 20 to Aug. 12, 1944. Clearly used, yet remains in very good condition. Within the Wehrpass is a photo postcard of an SS man, likely Kutschinski himself, wearing a cufftitle, Panzer Badge and Wound Badge. The lot also includes his typed evaluation from SS training school, 1p. 4to., Lauenburg, July 10, 1944, containing his particulars, character and fitness judgment, and finally recommending him for the rank of Unterfuhrer, signed at the bottom by two SS officials. Folds, else fine. Three pieces.
476    SS-TOTENKOPF-DIVISION TWELVE-YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT    "
 Scarce partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Bochum-Linden, Nov. 24, 1940, the 'Verpflichtungserklarung' ('commitment agreement') of an Erich Wirth zum Osten, promising twelve years of service with the 'SS-Totenkopf-Division', an early military division of the SS comprised of troops drawn from the ranks of concentration camp guards of the 'SS-Totenkopfverbande'. The recruit signs in black ink near the center, with his father signing below, providing approval of the service commitment. A 'police attestation' signed by the recruit's legal representative appears at bottom. Light folds, uneven toning and file holes to the left margin, else very good. The 'SS-Totenkopf-Division' would be incorporated into the Waffen-SS in August of 1940, and later was re-designated the 3rd SS Panzer Division 'Totenkopf'. "
477    THE COLD WAR AND OCCUPATION OF AUSTRIA    "
 Large grouping of cables, policy papers, memoranda, etc. from the files of JOHN G. ERHARDT (1889-1951) who served as Consul in Hamburg and Consul in London under Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. During the war, he was in a high-level State Department position in Washington, where he was involved in the planning of the surrender of Germany and occupation of Germany and Austria. After the war, he served as de facto Ambassador to Austria and as political adviser to Gen. Mark Clark, who led the American occupation military forces in Austria. These items, from Erhardt's estate, emanate from his time as Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria, from the end of World War II to 1948. Included is: messages re: a possible airdrop of food to Vienna due to Soviet flight restrictions; U.S. civil aviation policy in Europe vis-a-vis the USSR; political analyses of Austrian provinces; trade between Austria and Germany; treatment of Nazis; 'Russian capabilities'; Soviet economic activities in eastern Austria; disposition of 'German assets' in Austria; strategic oil reserves; the Austrian oil industry; turnover of authority to Austria; movement of U.S. Forces within Austria, and much more. Fascinating political content! "
478    THIRD REICH CLASSROOM CHART OF THE HISTORY OF THE SWASTIKA    "
 Extremely rare classroom chart titled 'Das Hakenkruez in funf Jahrtausenden' ('The Swastika in Five Millenniums'), approx. 32.5 x 27 in., containing 20 graphics showing 18 historical artifacts that bear the swastika and descriptions of each. The cloth chart is tacked to two wooden dowels, the top of which has a paper manufacturing label from 'Lebmann Kultur 3. Abt.' ('Lebmann Culture 3rd Dept.'). Very fragile with notable water damage and numerous tears, certainly would benefit from restoration. "
479    THIRD REICH EXECUTES ELECTRICIAN FOR 'COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES'    "
 Great content court file in German, 23pp. most 4to., ca. 1942, indicting 34-year-old Reichsbahn electrician Robert Hinterndorfer for treason and Communist activities. In part: '...in mid-1940, the accused opened an illegal organization with a communist aim in Amstetten...to carry out sabotage acts at public institutions...' The dossier is tremendously detailed, containing Hinterndorfer's particulars, his communist ties, his mugshot, and his record with underground communist organizations within Germany, mentioning his attendance at communist meetings and his distribution of communist propaganda. The court file additionally describes his execution on August 10, 1943, as '...the security of the state requires his elimination...'. His executioner was the infamous JOHANN REICHART (1893-1972), judicial executioner in Bavaria who executed thousands for resisting National Socialism, including many conspirators of the 20 July plot and the Scholl siblings of the resistance group White Rose. While the dossier does not mention a cause of death, Reichhart's efforts to streamline executions suggests a gruesome beheading via guillotine. The condemned were held by Reichhart's assistants, without restraint devices, until the hatchet blade was dropped. Reichhart abolished the black blindfold; instead, one of his assistants simply held the convict's eyes closed. These measures shortened the duration of the actual execution, and according to the court file, Hintendorfer's execution took just 10 seconds. Sold with original folder. Slight wear to the margins, commensurate with age, yet content still clear and largely unaffected. Very good. "
480    THIRD REICH EXECUTES MECHANIC FOR 'COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES'    "
 Great content court file in German, 10pp. most 4to., ca. 1943-45, indicting 30-year-old mechanic Friedrich Schwager for treason and Communist activities, mainly regarding his attendance at unlawful communist meetings and for violent goals towards that end. The dossier is tremendously detailed, containing Schwager's particulars, his communist ties, and his record with underground communist organizations within Germany, mentioning his attendance at communist meetings and communication with known socialists. The court file additionally sentences Schwager to death, as he: '...has been a supporter of Marxist heresy since his youth, [and] no longer seems capable of changing his political mindset...' Much more information about his past, yet further details regarding his execution are unfortunately absent. Very good. "
481    U.S. ARMY 'SECTION 8' GUIDELINES AND PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS    "
 A fascinating grouping of printed regulations, guides, and completed soldier psychiatric evaluations from the headquarters of the 1584th Service Unit, based at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, all ca. early to mid-1944, all gathered in an officer's 'Section 8' file. Section 8 is a category of discharge from the military, used for a service member judged mentally unfit for service. Section 8 was also often given to cross-dressers, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The printed items in the file include medical and psychiatric examinations criteria, procedures for discharge, and physical profile serial. Also present are 22 reports, essentially all beaing 'Work Sheet for Officers Appearing as Witness Before Section VIII Board'. Each report names the soldier, with results of tests for mental acuity, Wechsler rating, disciplinary record, attempts to correct behavior, and comments, many of which prove quite interesting. Some men were perfectly fit, but suffered from enuresis (bed-wetting). One man spent nearly his entire training period in the guardhouse, having been continually drunk and once stabbing another soldier. Others were totally incapable of learning, or retaining anything that was taught to them, one having an IQ below 40 and could not sign his name after eight weeks of training. Yet another man was judged psychopathic after he claimed: 'I have clogged blood in my brain, and I feel hot in my head...' One man was described as: 'no psychotic condition...a low grade moron...' Some showed clear signs of ADD, not recognized as a mental issue at the time. Others simply failed to attend any drills, went AWOL, disrespected officers, etc. Saddest of all were the few reports that showed young men who desperately tried to learn, be accepted and succeed, but were hopelessly unable to do so because of poverty, childhood abuse, and mental defect. Symbolic (and cruel) is the 'eight ball' sketched on the cover of the officer's file. "
482    U.S.S. YORKTOWN 1943-45 CRUISE BOOK    "
 Privately-printed, heavily-illustrated book: 'Into the Wind', recounting the history of the U.S.S. YORKTOWN from 1943-45, 162pp. 4to., ca 1946. This highly-desirable volume opens with messages to the crew from Read Admiral Arthur W. Radford and Capt. Walter F. Boone. There follows much descriptive text and hundreds of photographs depicting combat operations, flight operations and flight crews, pilots and officers, crewmen from every department, etc. But for the fading of the gilded vessel emblem on the cover, this rare volume is fine condition. From the estate of U.S.S. YORKTOWN Torpedo Squadron 88 TBM Avenger gunner Ralph L. Morlan. "
483    USS SARATOGA IWO JIMA MAP, PHOTO AND DOCUMENT GROUPING    "<br /> A great grouping of items from a Marine serving aboard the carrier USS SARATOGA during her last combat mission, the diversionary air attack on Japan followed by her air support of the Marines on Iwo Jima. While providing that air cover, SARATOGA had weak protection from escort vessels and was struck by five bombs in three minutes. The grouping was partly gathered by the unknown Marine's wife or mother, surname 'Hoppenyon' in Minneapolis, although the Marine's name is unknown. Most important is a 13 x 11 in. map of the North Pacific upon which Hoppenyon recorded the SARATOGA's position several times a day, often adding brief battle notes. The vessel is charted as she proceeds with ENTERPRISE to a point east of Yokohama, and a note reads: '509 planes destroyed 1 carrier 1 DD 33 patrol craft'. SARATOGA then proceeds south to a point just west of Iwo Jima where Hoppenyon notes that five enemy aircraft had been downed. 
<br /> On Feb. 21, he writes: 'Big attack three suicide planes two bomb hits one or two torpedoes'. Also included is an ink sketch, 8 x 10 in. on lined paper, showing top, left and right side views of the SARATOGA and damage inflicted by the Japanese air attacks. Especially interesting is a 1p. 4to. contemporary listing by name of dozens of carriers, battleships, cruisers and destroyers, a total force of over 100 vessels, with a note at bottom: 'THIS LIST TO BE DESTROYED BY BURNING NOT LATER THAN 0900 ON THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1945'. The list is apparently one of vessels that participated in the assault and initial campaign at Iwo Jima, and this may have been the draft for a circular prepared by Hoppenyon. There is also a 'U.S.S. SARATOGA Victory Dinner' menu picturing the vessel, Aug. 16, 1945, and listing the senior officers. Finally, there are a few newsletters, a 1943-44 Marine roster and a menu from the Marine base at Klamath Falls, Or., and a few photographs. Overall very good. The carrier force including SARATOGA carried out diversionary strikes on the Japanese home islands on the nights of 16 and 17 February, before the Iwo Jima landings began. The force fueled on 18 and 19 February, and the ship was detached with an escort of three destroyers to join the amphibious forces and carry out night patrols over Iwo Jima and nearby Chichi Jima. Taking advantage of low cloud cover and SARATOGA's weak escort, six Japanese planes scored five bomb hits on the carrier in three minutes; three of the aircraft also struck the carrier. The flight deck forward was wrecked, her starboard side was holed twice and large fires were started in her hangar deck; she lost 123 of her crew dead or missing as well as 192 wounded, with 36 aircraft destroyed. Another attack two hours later further damaged her flight deck. The ship was sent to Bremerton for permanent repairs, and was repurposed as a training vessel. 
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484    WAFFEN-SS SOLDIER FIGHTS RUSSIAN PARTISANS    "
 Great content Waffen-SS soldier's letter, 2pp. 8vo., 'In the East', Oct. 24, 1943. 'Winand' writes 'Irmgard' in pencil, in part: '...greetings from Russia...Last week we were hunting partisans and combed through a large forest. We chased the vagabonds that blew up a small bridge for three days...we had to crawl through thick underbrush and I scratched up my face...be we didn't find a one of them, because they aren't stupid and already have good hiding places or find accommodation with the locals...The Russians are now attacking our positions regularly, mostly with storm troops which number 50 to 100 men...we're always chasing these rascals out of our position...the bandits have superior numbers...One time we ran into a strong enemy storm troop in no man's land. It's a good think we noticed them early enough or they would have done us all in and then perhaps we would now be forced laborers in Leningrad...The Russians are becoming ever more impudent...the Russians, in the near future, will launch a large-scale attack when it begins to freeze. We've taken 21 prisoners so far...' Very good, with 'SS-Feldpost'-marked transmittal envelope. "
485    WEHRMACHT DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE    Unusual partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Hamburg, Nov. 21, 1940, an 'Ausmusterungsschein' ('Discharge Certificate') declaring a Wehrmacht soldier unfit for military duty, roughly equal to the U.S. Army's "4-F" classification. The card bears the man's name and identity photo but unfortunately does not indicate the traits that make him unsuitable for service. Signed at the conclusion in black ink by a local police official and an officer of the local 'Wehrbezirkskommando' ('military district headquarters'). Shows folds, else very good.
486    WORLD WAR II AWARD DOCUMENTS    "
 Great lot of ten award citations issued to Red Army soldiers, includes: 1947 Bulgarian 'Order of Alexander Nevsky', 5th Class to Lieutenant Konstantin Nikitin; 1947 Bulgarian 'Order for Military Merits', 3rd Class to Colonel Konstantin Paschenko; 1951 Romanian 'The Star of Romania', 4th Class to Captain Michael Balandin; 1945 Czechoslovakian 'Medal for Bravery' to Yosif Danilin, with printed signature of LUDWIK SVOBODA; 1946 Polish Medal 'For Oder, Nissa, Baltic' issued to Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Timoshenko; 1946 Polish 'Bronze Cross for Merits' issued to Ivan Gandevich; 1946 Polish medal 'For Merits on the Battlefield' issued to Lieutenant Vasili Zakharov; 1945 Polish 'Silver Cross for Merits' awarded to Major Yosif Schlummer; and 1947 Polish 'Medal of Victory and Freedom' awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Nikoli Borodin. Generally very good. A great dealer's lot! "
487    WOUND BADGE CERTIFICATES    "
 Good group of three Wound Badge certificates, includes: award document, 1p. 8vo., Pleschen. Sept. 12, 1944, awarding the Wound Badge in Gold to Uffz. Gustave Axmann; award document, 1p. 8vo., Krim, Nov. 30, 1941, awarding the Wound Badge in Black to Gefreiten Otto Baier; and award document, 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Dec. 18, 1942, awarding the Wound Badge in Black to Gefreiten Kratz. Very good. "
488    CONTROVERSIAL 'HITLER IN THE MUNICH CROWD' PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE    "
 Original glass plate positive of the controversial image by Heinrich Hoffmann of what was at the time purported to be an ecstatic 25 year-old Adolf Hitler in Munich's Odeonsplatz on Aug. 2, 1914 - the day after Germany declared war on Russia. The 6 x 4 in. glass plate, according to our consignor as originating from Hoffmann's studio, show's Hitler at about 1 in. above the bottom edge and 3 in. from the left edge in a sea of celebrating people. Hoffmann left a blank circle at upper-right where he inserted a blow-up of Hitler when the photo was printed. This is likely a photograph taken by Hoffmann of his original negative, created for reproduction purposes. In his 1974 memoir, Hoffmann tells a story about a day in 1930 when Hitler stopped by his studio, noticed a photo from the August 1914 series, and told Hoffmann that he had been in the crowd. Hoffmann couldn't find him in any of the plates, sent Hitler to a cafe, then found it on a plate that had been sorted out for destruction. Then he called up the cafe and had Hitler come back to see the photo. Hitler was overjoyed. On the day before the election of the Reich president (Hitler vs. Hindenburg, Th&auml;lmann and others), the Illustrierter Beobachter published the picture with Hitler for the first time, with the enlargement of his face. The caption read: 'Adolf Hitler, the German patriot. When on 1 August 1914 tens of thousands of deeply moved Munich citizens listened to the last notes of the band, suddenly the German anthem washed over the square. In the midst of the crowd stood with shining eyes -- Adolf Hitler.' The photo has always drawn doubtful comments, some believing that Hoffmann very skillfully added Hitler to the crowd. SOLD WITH: two larger glass plate positives, each 9.25 x 7 in. and both also published, depicting artworks showing Hitler speaking before Hindenburg and making a forceful speech before a group of followers. The last plate is stained in one place, else very good. "
489    HEINRICH HOFFMANN NEGATIVES: HITLER, ROSENBERG, DIETRICH, AND OTHERS (7)    "
 Excellent grouping of seven glass plate and acetate negatives from the studio of HEINRICH HOFFMANN, Hitler's personal photographer who shot almost every top military and civilian leader of the Third Reich. Included in this impressive collection is: ADOLF HITLER in right profile traversing a room, five others present (5 x 4 in. glass, in envelope: 'Blocked from Publication!'); HERMANN GORING in uniforming, full-length, shaking the hand of an S.A. officer (5 x 4 in. glass, in envelope: 'Blocked'!); ALFRED ROSENBERG in chest, up portrait in uniform (5 x 7 in. glass); SEPP DIETRICH, a stern portrait in civilian garb (3.75 x 4.75 in. acetate, in numbered glassine); and three 3.5 x 4.75 in. glass plate group poses of unknown individuals. Overall very good to fine condition. "
490    HEINRICH HOFFMANN NEGATIVES OF JULY 20TH PLOTTER    "
 WOLF-HEINRICH GRAF VON HELLDORFF (1896 – 15 August 1944) German police official and politician, served as a member of the Reichstag for the Nazi Party from 1933, and as Ordnungspolizei Chief of Police in Berlin. From 1938, he was associated with the anti-Nazi resistance and participated in the July 20 bomb plot on Hitler's life. His planned role was to keep the police from interfering with the military takeover, and then to aid the new government. So enraged was Hitler at Helldorff's participation in the plot that he insisted Helldorff be forced to watch his fellow conspirators being hanged before his own execution. An excellent association grouping, a lot of three photographs of von Helldorff from the studio of HEINRICH HOFFMANN, personal photographer to Hitler and the top officers and administrators of the Third Reich. Included in the grouping is: a 5 x 7 in. glass plate negative showing von Helldorff in S.A. uniform from the chest, up; a 5 x 7 in. glossy photo print with Hoffmann ink stamp taken from the plate; a 2.5 x 2.5 in. acetate negative of the same image; and the original studio negative sleeve identifying von Hellsdorff, stamped 'BLOCKED' thus indicating that the photo was not to be reproduced...for obvious reasons. All remain in very good to fine condition. "
491    "VICTOR BRIDGE" AND THE CROSSING OF THE RHINE    "
 Excellent group of seven original 3 x 4 in. b/w photographs showing the earliest use of the &quot;Victor Bridge&quot; across the Rhine, 'the longest tactical bridge in the world'. The images show Gen. Clarence Huebner at the bridge, as well as tanks and tank carries crossing the pontoon structure. A period 8 x 10 in. image of the bridge is also included. Very good. "
492    'VOLKISCHER BEOBACHTER' PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS (15)    "
 Grouping of fifteen portrait photographs issued by the Nazi party newspaper 'Volkischer Beobachter', each 6 x 8 in., showing prominent Third Reich officials, including Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Goering, Hugo Sperrle, Wilhelm Keitel, Erhard Milch, and more. Some bear printed signatures on the face. The reverse side bears the imprinted name of the newspaper, and the reverse of some images - including those of Hitler, Himmler, and Goering - bear printed inscriptions praising the newspaper. Some individual added identifying inscriptions in black pen on the verso, else near fine condition. "
493    (ADOLF HITLER) HEINRICH HOFFMANN PHOTO BOOKS (2)    "
 Good pair of original compilations of photographs of Adolf Hitler and those individuals and scenes immediately about him, as taken by his personal photographer Heinrich Hoffman and published in immensely popular bound compilations. Included is: 'Hitler wie ihn keener kennt' ('The Hitler Nobody Knows') (Berlin: Zeitgerschichte-Verlag), 1938. 112pp. 4to. Hardcover. WITH: 'Das Antlitz des Fuhrers' ('The Countenance of the Fuhrer'), (Berlin: Zeitgeschitchte-Verlag), 1939. 32pp. 4to. Hardcover. Heinrich Hoffmann's last published book before the outbreak of World War II, with 16 large photographic illustrations of Hitler from 1919 to 1939. Each very good. "
494    (ADOLF HITLER) HEINRICH HOFFMANN PHOTO BOOKS (6)    "
 (ADOLF HITLER) HEINRICH HOFFMANN PHOTO BOOKS (6) Good lot of six war-date compilations of photographs of Adolf Hitler and those individuals and scenes immediately about him, as taken by his personal photographer Heinrich Hoffman and published in immensely popular bound compilations. Present are seven such softcover books, all picturing Hitler on the cover. They include: 'Hitler As Nobody Knows Him' (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag), 96pp. 8vo., cover has splits, some soiling; 'Hitler Away From Everyday Life' (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag), 1937. approx. 80pp. 8vo., cover soiled and worn; 'Hitler Liberates the Sudetenland' (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag), 1938. 64pp. 8vo., covers toned and separated from text; 'Youth Around Hitler' (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag), 1935. 96pp. 8vo., very good; 'With Hitler in the West' (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag), 1940. Approx. 100pp. 8vo., a very few pages and dust wrapper bear marginal tears; and 'Hitler in His Homeland', (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag), approx. 55pp. 8vo., some large chips and tears to cover. Contents of all the books remains very good to fine. A valuable set of compilations. "
495    HEINRICH HOFFMANN PHOTO BOOKS OF ADOLF HITLER (3)    "HEINRICH HOFFMANN PHOTO BOOKS OF ADOLF HITLER (3) 
<br /> Lot of three of mass-produced photo books edited by Hitler's official photographer HEINRICH HOFFMANN (1885-1957) who took the images contained within the books. Included is: 'Hitler abseits vom Alltag' ('Hitler Away From Everyday Life'), (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte), abt. 100pp. in paper boards with illustrated dust jacket; 'Mit Hitler in Polen' ('With Hitler in Poland'), (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte), abt. 100pp. in paper boards with illustrated dust jacket (torn), and 'Mit Hitler im Westen' ('With Hitler in the West'), (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte), abt. 100pp. in paper boards, lacking dust jacket. Overall good to very good. 
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496    (ERNST HANFSTAENGEL)    "
 (ERNST HANFSTAENGEL) (1887 - 1975) 'Putzi' Harvard-educated German businessman who was an intimate of Adolf Hitler before falling out of favor and defecting. He later worked for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Original 6.5 x 8.5 in. 1933 International New Photos Inc. wire photo showing Hanfstaengel (who more resembles Lurch') half-length and in the caption pasted to the verso quotes him as saying Jews would continue to be ousted from Germany 'until the house is cleansed'. Very good. "
497    (HIROHITO)    "
 Scarce, war-era photograph, 13 x 10 in. overall, b/w, an oval image of the young emperor from the waist up an displaying his many military awards, the image topped by a gilt chysanthemum seal. Very good. "
498    ADOLF HITLER MEETS DR. STRANGELOVE    "ADOLF HITLER MEETS DR. STRANGELOVE 
<br /> Somewhat bizarre original Hoffmann photograph, 5 x 7 in. b/w, showing Hitler at the center of a group of dignitaries and military officers, a blind man striking similar to Peter Sellers' 'Dr. Strangelove' standing to his immediate left...and clearly able to walk! One minor corner crease, else fine. 
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499    THE BATTLE OF AACHEN AND ITS SURRENDER    "
 Excellent grouping of 14 photographs documenting the Battle of Aachen and the surrender of the German military forces in the city. The photos emanate from the estate of Lt. Gen. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER Lt. Gen. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972), the American general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One', during and after the D-Day landings, and whose forces took the city on Oct. 21, 1944 after 19 days of desperate fighting. The most important images are six 3 x 5 in. photographs of a large group of captive German soldiers, some being addressed by an officer, and another photo apparently showing an officer signing a surrender document. All of the photos are captioned '21 OCT 44 - AACHEN' on verso by Huebner, and are stamped 'CONFIDENTIAL'. Additionally, there are four 8 x 6 in. press photos with censors' stamps, variously showing Huebner, his aides, and the ruined city, along with four 8 x 10 in. copy photos of American tanks and soldiers in the streets during the battle. Overall very good to fine. "
500    BIKINI ATOLL BOMBING PHOTOS    "
 Excessively rare set of six official U.S. Air Force photographs from the July-August, 1946 Project Crossroads atomic bomb tests Able and Baker, the first atomic bomb tests following the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, held at Bikini Atoll. The 8 x 10 in. glossy photos include images of the explosion with target ships visible, a schematic of the vessels' locations, aerial views of a blast, and a pre-evacuation photo of Bikini Islanders in a village: '...Village life...is placid. Native villagers rest in the shade...'. Very good. "
501    COLONEL WITH GOLDEN PARTY BADGE    "
 Original photograph, 3.5 x 5.5 b/w, shows a Luftwaffe major with summer visor sporting a NSDAP Golden Party Badge on his left breast. Fine. "
502    DUNKIRK AND DESTROYED FRENCH CITIES PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM    "
 Impressive photograph album showing the destruction of British vessels at Dunkirk, as well as destroyed buildings at that city and dozens of other cities between Dunkirk and Paris, all gathered by a German soldier headed west just before and immediately following the fall of France. The album itself is a relic, as it bears gold lettering 'Dunkirchen' ('Dunkirk') on the cover and could only have been obtained by the soldier while he was in the city itself. The first twenty or so photographs show sunken British vessels offshore and on the beach, one being a passenger ship literally blasted in half and washed ashore. Fully half of the 174 images in the album depict utterly destroyed buildings, towns and villages, others showing captured Black colonial troops, occupation forces in Parise, and a few social images including dancers at the Folies Bergeres. The 12 x 9.75 in. green faux leather front cover has loose and has been re-attached, some wear to covers, contents are fine. "
504    GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON CEMETERY PHOTOGRAPHS    "
 Lot of three photographs, each 5 x 7 b/w, showing events at the burial place of Gen. George S. Patton in Luxembourg on March 14, 1948. The photos, one of which show Patton's grave, depict Lt. Gen. CLARENCE H. HUEBNER (1888-1972), the American general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One', during and after the D-Day landings. Huebner was the commander of American forces in Germany at the time, and during the war had been recommended by Patton for his position. The photos were sent to Huebner and are accompanied by an A.L.S. of the Luxembourg Military Mission to Germany. Fine. "
505    JAPANESE IMPERIAL GUARD DIVISION PHOTO ALBUMS    "JAPANESE IMPERIAL GUARD DIVISION PHOTO ALBUMS 
<br /> Good pair of photo albums from soldiers with the Japanese Imperial Guard, includes: Green cloth photo album, 14.5 x 10.5 in., containing approx. 118 b/w photographs of varying size. Mostly routine content, yet notably includes many portrait images of Japanese soldiers, as well as regimental photograph, preceded by a complete, untranslated page of kanji inscriptions, potentially a list of the enlisted men. The album is constructed of green cloth boards with gilt titles and patterned spine. Some photographs loose from their original photo corners, else very good. WITH: Navy blue cloth photo album, 14 x 10 in., containing at least 90 original and commercial photographs of varying size, highly-annotated and notably containing images of military drills, soldiers wearing gas masks, marching troops, and two commercial images of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kojun towards the conclusion. Very good. 
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506    JAPANESE NAVAL AIR FORCE PHOTO ALBUM    "JAPANESE NAVAL AIR FORCE PHOTO ALBUM 
<br /> Japanese Naval Airman's photo album, 9 x 12 in., containing 75 b/w photographs of varying size, each approx. 3 x 3.75 in. Mostly showing Japanese airmen in uniform, yet notably contains original photographs of Japanese planes in-flight and during takeoff, as well as a few images of a Japanese band, presumably playing for the soldiers. Some photographs slightly silvered, one page torn off at the spine, else very good. Albums related to naval airmen are rarely encountered. 
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507    JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS    "
 Lot of five press photos depicting Japanese war criminals, two 5 x 7 in. images from the occupation of the Philippines, three from the Tokyo War Crimes Trials including an photo taken minutes after Hideki Tojo unsuccessfully tried to commit 'sepuko'. Some images damaged. "
508    JOSEPH GOEBBELS    "
 Fine studio photograph of Goebbels with NSDAP armband and gold party pin, 8 x 11 in. overall, with stamp on verso by photographers Sandau. Fine. "
509    LUFTWAFFE RADIO OFFICER'S PHOTO GROUPING    "
 Grouping of 37 photographs, 3 x 4 in., a collection of images kept by a Luftwaffe radioman of about evenly split between photographs showing involved in his assigned duties, group or informal photos with fellow soldiers, and photos of men on parade grounds, marching, etc. There are also two photographs showing a group of mustachioed Cossacks in black hair and hats, some with instruments, posing before a large painted Luftwaffe emblem. Very good. "
510    PHOTO ALBUM FROM D-DAY SOLDIER AND EISENHOWER'S WAITER    "
 Photo album belonging to Samuel Bayard Garton Jr., a soldier with the 29th Infantry Division on D-Day who later worked in the officer's mess at General Eisenhower's headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Garton was one of the first Americans to enter Berlin on June 5, 1945 as a member of a party which included Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery. Affixed within the album is a 4pp. 8vo. original typed menu showing the meal served to high-ranking officials at Eisenhower's headquarters on June 10, 1945, signed by six prominent military officials, including DWIGHT EISENHOWER, Soviet general GEORGI ZHUKOV, commander of the Sixth Army group JACOB DEVERS, British army commander CLAUDE AUCHINLECK, and two unidentified. Interestingly, Zhukov presented Eisenhower with the Soviet Union's highest decoration, the Order of Victory, at Frankfurt am Main on this date, likely just before or after this dinner took place. The album also includes a postcard of Eisenhower's headquarters, as well as a small booklet about the 29th Division, newspaper clippings and articles about Garton's military service, newsletters from Camp Croft, Garton's personal tickets and IDs, various French and German banknotes, postcards of England, Germany, and France, photos of Garton himself, and various notes and photographs from women and children in Frankfurt. Very good. "
511    RED ARMY AND 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION MEET AT THE ELBE    "
 Fine lot of seven original photographs from the estate of Lt. Gen. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972), commander of the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One' during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, where it was the first force to face the Germans on Omaha Beach. The images, various sizes, show Huebner at the Torgau crossing of the Elbe, a feast with dancing by Russian soldiers, and presentation of a Russian standard to Huebner. Fine. On 25 April 1945, now remembered as 'Elbe Day', units of the 1st Army and the Soviet First Ukrainian Front met on the bridge at Torgau. The unit commanders met the following day at Torgau for an official handshake. This marked the beginning of the line of contact between Soviet and American forces. "
512    REINHARD HEYDRICH PHOTOGRAPH WITH STAMP    "
 Heinrich Hoffman postcard photograph of notorious SS leader and Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia Reinhard Heydrich. At bottom is affixed a stamp issued following Heydrich's murder, tied to the photo with a Prague, Dec. 12, 1943 cancel. Fine. "
513    THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI    "
 Rare set of nine original ca. 1949 photo postcards depicting the infamous 'Bridge Over the River Kwae', the 'Death Railway', and various military cemeteries in the area. Very good. "
514    THIRD REICH WAR ART BOOK: 'FEUER UND FARBE'    "
 Scarce Nazi photo book: 'Feuer und Farbe' ('Fire and Color') by Walther Troge (Vienna: Wilhelm Frick Verlag), 1943. 200+ pp. 8.75 x 9.75 in., with tan boards, black spine, and a gilt sword on the front cover. Beginning with a six-page overview of the subject of war and art, the book goes on to describe the new face of war and provides an excellent index to the 155 reproductions of paintings, depicting troops engaged in combat. The book includes paintings of Knight's Cross Holders, members of the Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler, SS Division Wiking, DAK and Erwin Rommel, war scenes from the 1939 invasion of Poland, western Europe in 1940 and Operation Barbarossa in the Soviet Union by Wolf Willrich, and many other prominent soldiers and officers within the Third Reich. The book was likely presented to an individual, as the first page bears the dedication 'In Memory of War Christmas, 1944', and is signed 'Der Vorstand' ('The Board') above the signatures of two unidentified individuals. The top-left corner of the first page bears a slightly faded DAF inmprint. Slightly soiled at spots, else very good condition. "
515    U.S.S. NEUENDORF CREWMAN'S PHOTO ALBUM    "
 U.S.S. NEUENDORF CREWMAN'S PHOTO ALBUM USS Neuendorf (DE-200), a Buckley-class destroyer escort, was commissioned Oct. 18, 1943. Active in escort duty in the South Pacific, the vessel's crew trained intensively for the invasion of the Philippines where she conducted ASW and HUK patrols, served radar picket duty, and escorted the tankers on refueling missions. Fine crewman's photo album (disbound), contains 45 2.5 x 4.5 in. photos, largely group shots of fellow crewmen but also burning ships in the distance, shore leave, etc., 1944 shipboard Thanksgiving menu, and four pieces of Japanese occupation currency. Overall very good. "
516    WEHRPASS AND PHOTO ALBUM OF DR. OTTO THIEM, ART. REGT. 217, K.I.A. 1941    "
 Grouping including a wehrpass and photograph album owned by Dr. Otto Thiem, commander of II/Artillery Regt. 217. Thiem, born in 1884 in Wallerstein, served in both wars and his wehrpass shows he received the Iron Cross, 2nd Class, Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords, Pv. Iron Class, 1st Class, and Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd Class. He participated in the Polish and French campaigns, and in Barbarossa, but was killed in action on June 25, 1941, three days after its launch. Thiem's rather melancholy photograph album contains 90 photographs of various sizes. They show the old veteran officer in uniform and smiling, with fellow officers and with his fellow lawyers meeting on a holiday, marching S.A. men, the newly-built Autobahn, Hitler Youth parading, vacation settings with his children, his son competing in a track event, etc. Very good. "
517    ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS FROM DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONER    "
 An incredibly rare grouping of three original watercolor paintings from Dachau concentration camp inmate ALBERT HEINZE, Block 20/4, born 1894 in Berlin, arrived Dachau Aug. 6, 1942) painted during his imprisonment and presented to one of his American liberators. One painting bears the penciled title 'Fr&uuml;hling im Elsass' ('Spring in Alsace'), measuring 5.5 x 8.25 in. (sight), while another bears the penciled title 'Miltenberg am Main', measuring 5.5 x 8.25 in. (sight), likely each sketched from Heinze's memory of his life before his captivity. These works both bear Heinze's signature at bottom-left, with the year '[19]45' and a pencil inscription 'Dachau'. The third unfinished artwork, measuring 10.25 x 13.25 in., lacks a title and signature, yet shows a prisoner's perspective of the surrounding areas of Dachau, showing a nearby town in the distance, intersected by three rows of barbed wire fencing. Each retains incredibly vivid colors, and has been matted and framed to an approximate overall size of 12.75 x 15.5 in. The unfinished painting bears some creases, else fine to very fine condition. SOLD WITH: a grateful A.L.S. in German from Heinze to 'the first American officer and [American] commander of our concentration camp', 1p. 8vo., Apr. 29, 1945 (the very day the main camp was liberated), presenting the paintings as 'a small token of our heartfelt thanks, for our lucky liberation by you and your troops...' Heinz signs in full at the conclusion, adding 'former political prisoner'. Mounted and framed, with the reverse of the frame being signed by SIMON WIESENTHAL (1908-2005), Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, and writer. These items are accompanied by the original letter of provenance from the recipient of the artworks, Captain Henry P. Rost, Company E, 232 Infantry Division, who aided in the liberation of the camp. Rost notes in his letter: 'I personally inspected the main administrative headquarters…On the following day, during liberation ceremonies, was presented to me, the seal of the camp and three watercolors, and a letter of appreciation, by Albert Heinze, a political prisoner...' (The seal is being offered in a separate lot in this sale). The letter of provenance is dated June 10, 1975, mentions the items' sale to an individual, and bears the signatures of Rost, the buyer, and a notary at bottom-right. The lot also includes a second copy of the letter of authenticity, along with a 3.5 x 5.5 in. signed portrait of Wiesenthal, and two relevant photographs of Wiesenthal, one showing the Nazi hunter with a previous owner of this lot and another holding up the aforementioned letter. An important and evocative grouping of Dachau prisoner art, with ironclad provenance. "
518    COMMANDANT'S SEAL FROM DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP    An especially rare and chilling Dachau artifact with impeccable provenance - the official seal once used by the commandant of the Dachau concentration camp to seal envelopes for the most important correspondance. The seal, 1.5 in. dia x 4.5 in. tall, bears a wooden handle and a brass base, engraved at the bottom with a German national eagle. It is in turn surrounded by lettering: 'Kommandantur Konzentrationslager...Dachau' ('Headquarters of the Concentration Camp... Dachau'). Very light surface scratches at the bottom, commensurate with age and frequent use. Fine to very fine condition. The seal comes with a framed copy of the original letter of provenance from its 'liberator', Captain Henry P. Rost, Company E, 232nd Infantry Division ('Rainbow Division'), who directly aided in the liberation of the camp in April, 1945. Rost notes in his attestation: '...I personally inspected the main administrative headquarters. On the camp commander's desk, I found the official seal...took this seal into my possession, and on the following day, turned it in to the Committee of Liberation. On the following day, during liberation ceremonies, was presented to me, the seal of the camp and three watercolors, and a letter of appreciation, by ALBERT HEINZE, a political prisoner...' (The watercolors and original letter of provenance are being sold in a separate lot in this sale). Rost's letter is dated June 10, 1975, and it mentions the items' sale to an individual, bearing bearing the signatures of Rost, Edwards, and a notary at bottom-right. This seal would have belonged to one of two men. MARTIN WEISS (1905-1946) was commandant of Neuengamme and of Dachau in 1942. At the end of April 1945, Weiss was in Dachau, and fled on April 28 or 29, and was later captured, tried, and executed. He last served as commandant of the camp for but two days. The seal was more likely owned by EDUARD WEITER (1899-1945), who succeeded Weiss after the latter's first posting at the camp. He was assigned commandant on 30 September 1943. Conditions declined during his tenure, due to overcrowding as other more easterly camps were closed, but Weiter made little attempt to expand Dachau to cope with this influx. It is also likely that Weiter personally killed the dissident Georg Elser. Weiter did not face trial as he fled Dachau immediately before its liberation and made it to castle Schloss Itter in Austria where he died in mysterious circumstances, possibly killed by an irate fellow SS member for his lack of conviction to the Nazi cause.
519    LUFTWAFFE WEHRPASS OF A GUARD AT MITTELBAU AND SACHSENHAUSEN    "
 A unique Luftwaffe Wehrpass belonging to Mittelbau and Sachsenhausen guard Wilhelm Kreienbrock, issued in Minden on March 1, 1937. After serving with Local Defense units from 1940 to 1942, he was assigned to the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Luftwaffe Field Division on October 13, 1942. From 24 June to 15 December 1943, he was assigned to the 5th Company of Luftwaffe-Jaeger-Regiment 9 (Air Force Rifle Regiment 9). After more transfers within the Luftwaffe, he was assigned as a guard to the Sonder Inspektion (Jagerstab) in Nordhausen - a unit formed by Albert Speer to provide slave labor to increase fighter aircraft production. He then was assigned as a guard with the 3rd Company of 'Luftwaffe Guard Battalion B II', used to guard a subcamp of Buchenwald and later converted into an SS guard unit. On September 1, 1944, Kreienbrock was transferred to the SS when 'Luftwaffe Guard Battalion B' was renamed as 'SS Wachbataillon Mittelbau' ('SS Guard battalion Mittelbau'), which was later redesignated to 'SS-Totenkopf-Sturmbann Mittelbau' ('SS Death's Head Battalion Mittelbau'). On September 1, 1944, his rank of Obergefreiter (Corporal) was changed to the SS equivalent of SS-Rottenfuhrer, and he was transferred again to the 'SS Wachbataillon Sachsenhausen' ('SS Guard battalion Sachsenhausen') on January 1, 1945. Well-stamped and incredibly detailed, the documentation still bears Kreienbrock's portrait and particulars within and remains in very good condition, save for three file holes on the front cover. "
520    GERMAN ANTI-SEMITIC RACE AND HEREDITY TEACHING AID BY ALFRED VOGEL    "
 Propagandistic anti-Semitic German high school teaching aid, 'Erblehre und Rassenkunde in bildlicher Dartstellung' ('Pictorial Representation of Heredity and the Science of Race'), by Alfred Vogel, illustrations by Eberhard Brauchle (Stuttgart: Verlag fur nationale Literatur Gebr. Rath), 1938/39, second edition. 68 separate plates, most illustrated in color, each 11.5 in. x 15.5 in. Missing from this volume are plates 1-9 and plate 16. This volume was produced as a teaching aid to introduce 'new' discoveries in genetics and their application to racial science to high school students. The foreword touts the volume as: '...the best way to educate youth in our current and future fight for the total rejection of Jewry...'. In a very clever manner, the plates and text progress from showing plants and their pollination, showing the products of cross-breeding of various colored plants, corn, wheat, etc. through the use of diagrams and illustrations, also taking into account environment. It then proceeds to introduce humans into the equation, illustrating that 'sick' parents produce 'sick' children, and including those who are deformed, mentally retarded, murderers, etc. The geographic proximity of those with 'undesirable' character traits to each other in a reproductive sense is also explored. One plate sums up the evils previously explored: flight from the land, big-city living, and reduction of the birth rate will all lead to the death of the population. The flight of the population eastwards into the cities is examined, as is reasons for the reduction of the birth rate. By Plate 42, the text is examining the importance of 'the eradication of the sick and the weak in nature', depicting a man cutting down a dead tree and a hawk consuming a rabbit. The second part of the text, 'Race Science', commences at Plate 49. Two plates show the faces of various German 'faces', with another plate showing the Jews as a mix of races including Blacks and Asians. Another plate compares photo portraits of German and Jewish youths, yet another compares their mentalities: 'The Jews are always wandering...and greedy...'. Other plates depict Jews 'flooding' into Germany, dominating industry, Jews 'misrepresenting' and 'poisoning' German art, literature and theater, attacks on the Talmud, associations between Jews and Freemasons, results of mixed marriages, and effects of race laws. The last plate, titled: 'Avoid the Jews!', shows 'typical' Germans regarding signs and slogans reading: 'Aryan Business...Buy only from Germans...Only go to the German doctor...Where the Jew reigns, the Farmer dies!' In hard cover portfolio with black printed title, showing deaccession stamps from a school in Rappoltsweiler, with some damage to the spine, else very good. "
521    DER STURMER TENTH ANNIVERSARY ANTI-SEMITIC ASHTRAY    "
 An insulting anti-Semitic ashtray given as a gift by Julius Streicher's newspaper 'Der Sturmer'. The white porcelain ashtray, 5.75 in. diameter, bears black trim and black lettering with the name 'Der Sturmer' and presentation: 'For Special Merit'. At center in high relief is a caricature of a grimacing Jew, typical of the artwork found in Streicher's many publications. The underside bears the inscription, '10 Year Anniversary'. Rare! "
522    JULIUS STREICHER'S ANTI-SEMITIC CHILDREN'S BOOK, 'DER GIFTPILZ'    "
 Very rare book: 'Der Giftpilz' ('The Poison Mushroom'), by Ernst Hiemer with illustrations by Philipp Rupprecht ('Fips'), published by notorious anti-Semitic publisher Julius Streicher, through his Verlag Der Sturmer, Nuremberg, 1938. 64pp. 4to., cloth and paper covers, with 17 color plates. The text and images are extremely offensive, including one beneath a sinister-looking figure passing out candy to children: 'The Experience of Hans and Else with a Strange Man: 'Here, kids, I have some candy for you. But you both have to come with me'...', and one beneath a young boy showing a lady a mushroom in the forest: 'The Poisonous Mushroom: 'Just as it is often hard to tell a toadstool from an edible mushroom, so too it is often very hard to recognize the Jew as a swindler and criminal'...'. Julius Streicher, the Nazi publisher of the anti-Semitic newspaper 'Der Sturmer', issued 'Der Giftpilz' to generate anti-Semitism among young children by wrapping hateful, corrosive lies about Jews in the form of a traditional children's storybook. Today, its naked propaganda is shockingly apparent, but at the time, it was just one step in the Nazis' feverish rush toward the complete destruction of all Jews. The book uses outright fabrications to create a portrait of Jews as ugly, depraved and dishonest outsiders who must be rooted out for the good of society. Streicher used many of the same simplistic and often contradictory premises for 'Der Giftpilz' that he used in his newspaper. Defying logic, the stories taught that Jews were cunning but also stupid; too lazy to work, yet fanatically dedicated to destroying the Aryan 'race'; that they were money-worshiping capitalists but also capitalist-bashing Bolsheviks. The illustrations portrayed non-Jews as fair-haired, attractive, ideal Aryans, and showed Jews as dark, sinister, ugly caricatures. Following war's end, American soldiers gathered all copies of these books they could find and destroyed them. This particular copy bears a few stamps within from the school library of a Protestant school in Dinkelsbuhl, 1938. Scattered foxing to title page, bottom edges of some pages lightly soiled from use, in overall very good condition. "
523    'THE GREAT ADDITION TO SPIRITUAL MISERY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE', CA. 1743    "
 Antique anti-Semitic book: 'Das Grosse Zumahlen Geistliche Elend Des Judischen Volckes' by Gottfried Thomas Zeitmann (Frankfurt Am Mann: Gedruckt mit Andreaischen Schrissten), 1743. 54pp. 4 x 7 in. Complete edition, in original cover constructed of cardboard and colored marble paper, as was standard at the time. Untranslated, yet apparently written by a Protestant author and rails against circumcision, 'Jewish stubbornness', and more. Slight cockling to the interior pages, commensurate with age, else very good. "
524    '24 DRAWINGS FROM CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN GERMANY'    "
 Limited-edition collection of 24 rotogravure prints by Polish artist and Dachau concentration camp survivor George Zielezinski, titled '24 Drawings From Concentration Camps In Germany', each 12 x 15.75 in., each portraying the horrors of life in the camp as the artist saw it. Titles of the individual prints include 'When will it be My Turn?', 'Punishment', 'Suicide', 'I am Hungry', and more disturbing content. This copy is no. 241 of a limited edition of unknown quantity, published by F. Bruckmann Kg. in Munich, 1946. Sold with original presentation folder and loose-leaf forward by the artist. Some staining and wear to the covers, though the prints themselves are in fine to very fine condition. An abstract yet harrowing collection, filled with raw emotion. "
525    'RACIAL VICTORY IN VIENNA, THE BORDER FORTIFICATION OF THE REICH'    "
 Anti-Semitic book: 'Rassensieg in Wien, der Grenzfeste des Reiches' ('Racial Victory in Vienna, the Border Fortification of the Reich'), by Dr. Robert Korber, 1939. 308pp. 8vo. in brown cloth with gilt titles, chipped at spine, contents very fine. The book contains more than 300 photographs of historical documents pertaining to Jews and Judaism, photographs of prominent Jews (including Albert Einstein), propaganda, warnings of Jewish infiltration into German/Aryan society, and even a display of a photo of Hitler visiting Vienna with 'Jews' fleeing in every direction, all in an effort to promote Vienna as a fortress against Jewish invaders from the east. "
526    (SUICIDE RATHER THAN ABANDON HIS JEWISH WIFE) JOACHIM GOTTSCHALK    "
 JOACHIM GOTTSCHALK (1904-1941) Popular German actor persecuted by the Nazis for having a Jewish wife; when his wife and son were ordered to Theresienstadt, he insisted he go with them but Gobbels ordered him to enter the Wehrmacht instead. Gottschalk committed suicide along with his wife and son just moments before the Gestapo arrived in November 1941. Very rare S.P., a printed postcard image of 'Joschy' in head and shoulders, boldly signed in white ink. Fine condition. "
527    (WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING) FERDINAND VON SAMMERN-FRANKENEGG    "
 FERDINAND VON SAMMERN-FRANKENEGG (1897 – 1944) German SS functionary, in charge of the 'Grossaktion Warschau', the single most deadly operation against the Jews in the course of the Holocaust in occupied Poland, which entailed sending over 250,000 men, women and children aboard overcrowded trains to the extermination camp in Treblinka. He would be killed by partisans in Croatia. Interesting typed D.S. on 'Das Reichsfuhrer-SS' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, May 7, 1943. The letter, sent to Sammern-Frankenegg, is signed by a comparatively lowly SS official whose rank is not even indicated, reads simply: 'I hereby authorize you to where the shoulder boards of a police colonel.' Folds and file holes, else very good. The reason for such lack of respect? On April 19th, Sammern-Frankenegg failed in an attempt to put down the Warsaw Uprising and was court martialed by Himmler six days later - two weeks before he would be sent this letter in anticipation of being sent off to the front. "
528    'JUDISCHES NACHRICHTENBLATT' NEWSPAPER, BERLIN    "
 Scarce edition of the 'Gemeindeblatt der Judischen Gemeinde zu Berlin' ('Community Newspaper of the Jewish Community of Berlin'), 16pp. sm. folio, Berlin, June 14, 1936. The masthead of the paper includes the exterior of the 'Neue Synagoge' ('New Synagogue') in Berlin. Largely unread by us, but news includes relations with Poland, 'the upcoming emigration conference', and community news. Of particular interest is a page of advertisements for apartments being rented by Jews to Jews as required by law. "
529    17-YEAR-OLD AUSCHWITZ PRISONER, WRITES HOME TO HIS MOTHER    "
 A truly saddening Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner's letter on official camp stationery, 4pp. 8vo., with censor's stamp. Prisoner Zygmunt Pociecho, born April. 13, 1924, Prisoner No. 1016, Block 16, writes to his 'Mama' Luise in the Polish city of Bielsko. Through the letter, Pociecho asks for news about home, inquires about her health, and begs for a response. The sender adds 'Schutzhaftling Pole' ('protective custody prisoner Pole') above his name, a label given to political dissidents who were arrested, but not charged with any crime. Some spots of staining, two 1 in. splits, else very good. Sold with transmittal envelope, with Auschwitz hand cancel dated Apr. 2, 1941, suggesting the letter was written when Pociecho was just 17-years-old. "
530    1799 GERMAN ANTI-SEMITIC ENGRAVING    "
 Rare and horrific 1799 engraving titled at top: 'Moses - Mendel - Mener - Pinkus - and the Screamer - blows up everybody!' The appalling image shows a caricature of a bare-chested Jewish woman being led through the streets of Spandau, a bag full of money tied to one hand which is also tied to an official walking behind her who is beating her with a bunch of branches. In the foreground, one man is whipping a wild boar, probably ready to loose it on the woman, as a dog defecates further forward. A priest at left cheers the spectacle, as does the crowd, and a young boy does cartwheels at the front of the parade. An inscription in German at bottom mentions 'the Jew Meyer'. Pencil note at top, dust soiled, still very good. The engraving may have related to the 1799 circular letter addressed to the 'Very Reverend Chief Councilor of the Consistory and Provost [Probst] Teller at Berlin by some heads of families of the Jewish religion, ' in which the anonymous author signified willingness, in his own name and that of others, to be baptized, if they would not be obliged thereby to believe in the specifically Christian dogmas. Teller emphatically refused his request. This same image appears in the infamous 'Die Juden in der Karrikatur', 1921. "
531    ANTI-SEMITIC GERMAN BOOKS (4)    "
 Lot of four prewar anti-Semitic books and booklets, all written in German, many bearing racial science-related imagery. Includes: 'Rasse und Seele' ('Race and Soul') by Dr. Ludwig Ferdinand Clauss (Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg), 1926. 182pp. 8vo. with hundreds of b/w photographs. One of the most influential racial theorists in the Third Reich, Clauss joined the NSDAP in 1933 yet was expelled from the party in 1943 after employing a Jewish research assistant; 'Rassenkunde Europas' ('Racial Studies in Europe') by Hans Gunther (Munich: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag), 1926. 220pp. 8vo.; 'Der Kampf zwichen Juda und Japan: Japan als Vorkampfer frier Volkswirtschaft' ('The Fight between Judah and Japan: Japan as a Pioneer of the Free Economy') by Dr. Alfred Stoss (Munich: Ludenforffs Verlag), 1934. 49pp. 8vo. Bears a fold-out map of Japanese trade routes, affixed on the back pastedown; and 'Rassensonderung, Rassenmischung, Rassenwandlung' ('Racial Segregation, Racial Mix, Racial Change') by Friedrich Merkenschlager (Berlin: Waldemar Hoffmann Verlag), 1933. 63pp. 8vo. Bears multiple racial science-related images of the various races, as well as a fold-out world map showing 'the divisions' of the world's 'seven races'. Very good condition. "
532    ANTI-SEMITIC GERMAN BOOKS (5)    "
 Lot of five prewar anti-Semitic books and booklets, all written in German, includes: 'Der Kollektivstaat - das Ziel Rom-Judas. Einige Beispiele aus der Geschichte Broschiert' ('The collective state - the goal of Rome-Judas. Some examples from history') by Hermann Rehwaldt (Munich: Ludendorffs Verlag), 1934. 42pp. 8vo.; 'Rom-Juda das Verhangnis der Deutschen: Ein Weckruf!' ('Rome-Judah the doom of the Germans: a wake-up call!') (Berlin: Verlag Frl. Hein), 1930. 32pp. 8vo. Slight damage to the spine; 'Modernisteneid und Katholisce 'Wissenschaft': Die Rechtfertigung eines Apostaten' ('Modernist Oath and Catholic' Science ': The Justification of the Apostate') by Rechtsanwalt Konstantin Wieland (Munich: Ludendorffs Verlag), 1937. 23pp. 8vo.; 'Der Untergang der Grossen Rasse' by Madison Grant (Munich: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag), 1925. 193pp. 8vo. Chipping to the covers and slightly broken at the gutter, laminated later to prevent further damage. Contents still legible, and book still generally sturdy; and 'Die Welt im Spiegel der Rassenseele: Ein Weltanschauliche Kampfschrift' ('The world in the mirror of the racial soul: an ideological battle script') by Curt Brenger (Breslau: Ferdinand Hirt), 1937. 94pp. 8vo. Very good condition, except where noted. "
533    ANTI-SEMITIC OVERPRINTED GERMAN BANKNOTES    "
 Lot of four scarce anti-Semitic Weimar Republic 1000 mark notes, each issued 1922 from Berlin, overprinted by the NSDAP on the verso with anti-Semitic election slogans, including a rare warning against 'Eastern Jew' Alexander Parvus, 'Comrades of the people! Come to Hitler, become a National Socialist!', and 'God the righteous! Again a new one is coming!' beneath a caricature of a Jew cowering beneath a swastika with the name 'Adolf Hitler'. Very good. "
534    ANTI-SEMITIC OVERPRINTED GERMAN BANKNOTES    "
 Lot of four scarce anti-Semitic Weimar Republic 1000 mark notes, each issued 1922 from Berlin, overprinted by the NSDAP on the verso with anti-Semitic election slogans, including: 'Buy nothing from Jews!', Marxism is the guardian angel of capitalism!', 'Jewry is organized crime', and 'God the righteous! Again a new one is coming!' beneath a caricature of a Jew cowering below a swastika with the name 'Adolf Hitler'. Very good. "
535    ANTI-SEMITIC POSTCARD FROM BORKUM RESORT    "
 1920 color postcard sending 'Greetings from Borkum', a North Sea German resort that prided itself on being 'Jew-free'. The postcard depicts a large crowd of 'Christian' Germans enjoying a meal and a concert at the resort. At right appears a smaller vignette of a Jewish family entreating a Borkum hotel owner: 'Sorry, we are approaching you with flat feet that must go out!' The owner responds: 'Go out [away]!' At bottom appears the lyrics to the infamous 'Borkum Song' which sings the praises of the resort's 'exclusive' policy: '…At Borkum's beach only German culture applies / The breading is only German…But who approaches you with flat feet / With crooked noses and frizzy hair / He shouldn't enjoy your beach / He has to go out! He has to go out! Out!' "
536    ARPAD WIGAND    "
 (1906 – 1983) German SS-Oberf&uuml;hrer and war criminal, served as the SS and Police Leader in Warsaw from 4 August 1941 until 23 April 1943. As an aide to Erich von dem Bach Zelewski he first suggested the site of the former artillery barracks at Oswiecim for a concentration camp in January 1940. This site would evolve into the Auschwitz concentration camp which would undertake the murder of up to 1,000,000 Jews. Especially rare war-date T.L.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Apr. 21, 1943 - two days before leaving his position in Warsaw to become regiment adjutant in the SS-Gebirgsj&auml;ger Regiment 1. Wigand writes to the SS Personnel Department setting forth the dates of his promotions in order to establish his level of seniority, undoubtedly as it applied to his pay scale. Lightly toned, a small split from bottom margin. "
537    AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONER'S LETTER    "
 Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner's letter on official camp stationery, 4pp. 8vo., with Auschwitz hand cancel and censor's stamp, March 19, 1944. Prisoner Wladyslaw Broda, Prisoner No. 75663, Block 18, writes to a relative in Krakow. Untranslated. The sender adds 'Schutzhaftling' ('protective custody prisoner') above his name, a label often given to political dissidents who were arrested, but not charged with any crime. Notable loss at center, one split reinforced with archival tape. Sold with some research, showing Broda's camp mugshots and indicating he arrived at Auschwitz on Nov. 14, 1942, and that his fate is unknown after the letter was written. "
538    AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONER'S LETTER    "
 Prisoner's letter sent from Auschwitz, a 6 x 4.25 in. postcard in pencil with the camp's printed correspondence rules on one side, Apr. 6, 1942 in which Polish prisoner Balestav Krokacki No. 6331, Block 22 writes to his mother in Belchow. Typical restricted camp content acknowledging receipt of money, claims his health is good, etc. Light wear, pencil a bit light, else very good. "
539    AUSTRIAN NAZI LEADER ASKS FOR REPORT ON SEIZED JEWISH ASSETS    "
 Good content T.L.S. on the letterhead of the 'Reich Commissioner for the Reunification of Austria with the German Reich', 1p. 4to., [Vienna], June 20, 1939, an initialed retained copy sent to the Central Office for Jewish Emigration. The writer, very likely JOSEF BURCKEL (1895-1944), requests: '...I should like to have a detailed report on how and to what extent migration via exchange of goods was effected, whether and to what extent...Jewish assets have been transferred...' Docketed, several file holes, else very good. Burckel frequently embezzled confiscated money and property instead of turning it over to the state, earning him the displeasure of the Nazi hierarchy and he was eventually removed from his post in Vienna. "
540    CANTEEN CHITS FROM BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP    "
 Rare lot of three canteen chits, each valued at two Reichsmarks and issued to the guards at Buchenwald, and marked 'SS-Standort-Kantine' at top. These notes were not currency but rather scrip accepted only within the camp. Fine condition. "
541    CATALOG FOR TATTOOING MACHINES AS USED AT AUSCHWITZ    "
 Catalog issued by the German veterinary firm 'Aesculap', Tuttlinger, Germany, 1949, 20pp. 8vo., the firm formerly known as Jetter &amp; Scheerer. Illustrations and descriptions on pp 13-14 show a hand-held animal tattooing tool identical to that used at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp complex, the only camps to apply identifying tattoos to their inmates in this manner. At first, the tattoos were applied to the left side of the chest, and later to the left forearm. The initial piercing would be followed by the application of ink rubbed into the bleeding wound. The use of punched tattoos in this manner was eventually found to be inefficient, and was later replaced by a single heated needle apparatus. We sold a boxed example of this tool sourced in the U.S. earlier this year. Catalog was dampstained at one time, a few tears with loose covers, still good condition. The firm still operates under the same name today. "
542    DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONER'S LETTER    "
 Letter from a prisoner at the German Dachau 3K concentration camp, on official camp stationery, 4pp. 8vo., with 'Dachau' hand cancel and censor's stamps, June 16, 1943. Szyman Uszwanksi, Prisoner 46894, Block 18 writes to a relative in Krakau, in Polish. Untranslated, very good. "
543    DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONER'S LETTER    "
 Dachau prisoner's letter on pre-printed K.Z. Dachau 3K letterhead, 1p. 8vo., April 19, 1942, from prisoner Leon Paywawz (?), Number 28391, Block 28/1, to his mother. Untranslated. Transmittal envelope absent, else very good. "
544    DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONER'S LETTER    "
 Letter on Dachau concentration camp stationary, 3pp. 8vo., Apr. 27, 1941, sent from prisoner Lompies Bronislaws [?], Prisoner Number 11672, Block 18/I, to a relative. Untranslated, with censorship stamp. Slight loss to left edge, small split at right edge, else fine. "
545    DACHAU P.O.W. LETTER, WITH 'WAR CRIMES' CENSOR STAMP    "
 Postwar letter in German from Albert Krause, 1p. folio (unfolded), Sept. 15, 1946, prisoner-of-war number 6078/351, to a relative, bearing the information 'Dachau...P.W. Mail...APO757' in the forwarding address. The letter itself bears the 'Untranslated. The reverse side bears the designation 'U.S. ZONE' as well as a 'War Crimes Censor' stamp. Very good. "
546    EARLY BRITISH ANTI-SEMITIC PUBLICATIONS (5)    "
 Lot of five issues of the anti-Semitic British newsletter 'The Hidden Hand', including all the monthly issues from January to May 1922, published to 'advocate the right of Britons to possess and rule Britain...to defeat Jew domination; and to reveal the secret workings of the Hidden Hand of Jewry and its International Financiers...'. They contain typically vitriolic content, in which one claims 'a Jew cannot be an Englishman', another states that '...by whatever name the Jews worship their God, he is still the Prince of Darkness...', and another claims about anti-Semitic discrimination: 'The real prosecutors are, of course, and always have been, the Jews themselves.' Much more abhorrent, accusatory examples. Very good condition. "
547    EARLY BRITISH ANTI-SEMITIC PUBLICATIONS (5)    "
 Lot of five issues of the anti-Semitic British newsletter 'The Hidden Hand', including all the monthly issues from June to October 1922, published to 'advocate the right of Britons to possess and rule Britain...to defeat Jew domination; and to reveal the secret workings of the Hidden Hand of Jewry and its International Financiers...'. They contain typically vitriolic content, in which one claims Karl Marx was 'the Jew Messiah of Socialism and Bolshevism', another laments the 'Jew-selected Ministers of His Majesty', and another bears a story that is headlined 'Judaism and Filth.' Much more abhorrent, accusatory examples. Very good condition. "
548    EARLY NSDAP POSTCARD OF FIRST PARTY OFFICE, WITH ANTI-SEMITIC INKSTAMP    "
 Early NSDAP photo postcard depicting the party's first office in Munich, published by 'R. Schussler'. The reverse bears three NSDAP inkstamps, a swastika handstamp, and a purple stamp of an overweight Jewish man. Some light stains, else fine. "
549    ERNST KALTENBRUNNER    "
 (1903 - 1946) Chief of the RSHA who replaced Heydrich, he was a rabid anti-Semite who greatly increased efforts to round-up Jews, and also urged the murder of parachutists. Responsible for implementing the 'Final Solution' and executed at Nuremberg. KALTENBRUNNER AND BURCKEL SPLIT MONIES STOLEN FROM JEWS Good content T.L.S. on his Austrian SS State Security letterhead, 1p. 4to., Aug. 25, 1939 to JOSEF BURCKEL (1895-1944) Gauleiter of Vienna who heavily promoted the Anschluss including anti-Jewish decrees and the seizure of Jewish property. Revealing content in which Kaltenbrunner credits Burckel 1,000 Austrian shillings via a Vienna bank and asks that documents included be signed and returned. The letter is captioned at top: 'Collected sums' indicating that these sums were not government-sourced. There is also a 7% 'Tiwag Obligation' mentioned in the text. Tiwag was a firm operating a forced labor camp in Tyrol developing a hydropower plant, though it is doubtful if any of thsi money every reached that project. File holes, else very good. "
550    GERMAN ANTI-SEMITIC POLITIC HANDBILL    "
 German handbill, 5 x 8.25 in., ca. 1939, headed: 'Before and after', attacking Jewish political influence. In part: 'Our Jewish-democratic world enemy has managed to call the English people into a state of war against Germany. This was what Hitler said on September 3, 1939. A year earlier...the same Hitler declared: 'It is not exactly a grim mockery of world history that the bloody representative of the cruelest tyranny of all time, Stalin...is an honored member of the upright patent democrats at Geneva?...Who lied?'. Light creases, a file hole at top, else very good. "
551    GERMAN ANTI-SEMITIC TIN MINIATURES    "
 Good lot of three anti-Semitic miniatures, ranging from 2.75 to 3.25 in. tall, likely of German origin, showing a wealthy businessman, a pitiful beggar with a peg leg, and a man with a large nose and a trench coat with a sheepish grin. Some spots of paint loss, else very good condition. "
552    GERMAN FORCED LABORER PERSONNEL CARD    "
 German personnel card issued for a Russian forced laborer from Kursk, 1p. oblong 8vo., ca. October, 1942. The card bears the fingerprints and photograph of the subject, Eugene Moisjjw, a barber or hairdresser born in 1924, Catholic, and sent to a glass and metal shop to work on Oct. 8, 1942. A note on verso four days later indicates that the man had fled his captivity! One tape repair, else very good. "
553    GERMAN FORCED LABORER PERSONNEL CARD    "
 German personnel card issued for a Russian forced laborer from Kiev, 1p. oblong 8vo., ca. June, 1942. The card bears the fingerprints and photograph of the subject, Iwan Harbus, a farmer born in 1905, Catholic, and sent to a family in Mattinghofen, Austria on June 9, 1942. A note on the verso indicates that the man had fled his captivity on Jan. 2, 1943. Very good. "
554    GERMAN RACIAL IDENTIFICATION POSTER    "
 German 'educational' poster used to teach racial characteristics, most likely to high school-aged students. The poster, 55.5 x 39 in., is attached at top to a black painted wood rod which bears a paper label: 'Europaische Rassen' ('European Races'). The canvas-backed poster is titled: 'Races of the Earth I Europe and its border areas' and bears portraits of eight men in front and side views. Five are of 'German' descent, the other three at bottom are labeled as 'Arab', 'Armenian', and 'Albanian.' The ink hand stamp of a school appears at upper-right. Some faults include tears at bottom and one or two at top, scattered stains and creases, and some slight discoloration in places. "
555    GERMAN RACIAL STUDY BOOK WITH 'REINHARD HEYDRICH' CALLING CARD    "
 Printed book: 'Kleine Rassenkunde des Deutschen Volkes' ('Brief Racial Study of the German People') by Dr. Hans Gunther (Munich: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag), 1938. 154pp. 8vo. with illustrated dust wrapper. Affixed to the front flyleaf is a calling card reading: 'Reinhard Heydrich SS-Obergruppenfuhrer und General der Polizei'. The card may have been placed there by Heydrich (although he had his own bookplate), his wife following his death, or some other party...or it may be entirely spurious and is therefore simply sold as a curiosity added to the book. Author Hans G&uuml;nther (1891–1968) was a German writer and eugenicist, also known as 'Race G&uuml;nther' ('Rasseng&uuml;nther') or the 'Race Pope' ('Rassenpapst'). He is considered to have been a major influence on Nazi racialist thought.His thoughts are reflected in this illustrated treatise showing the different 'racial characteristics' of individuals from throughout Germany. Also shown are Blacks, Jews, and other 'lesser' races, as one would expect. "
556    GERMAN SOLDIER'S PHOTOGRAPHS FROM AUSCHWITZ    "
 Intriguing group of eight photographs from a Heer soldier traveling through Auschwitz, all on the original photo album page bearing the captions 'Auschwitz', 'We go west', and 'Weichselbrucke', a bridge over the Vistula. The photos show soldiers wearing 'In Service of the Wehrmnacht' and NSDAP armbands boarding rail cars identical to those used to transport prisoners, a wrecked armored car, and five photos of the destroyed bridge over the Vistula at Auschwitz. Worthy of research. "
557    GERMAN SYNAGOGUES DESTROYED ON KRISTALLNACHT    Lot of four postcards, three showing synagogues which were destroyed on Kristallnacht including Konigsberg (which has text on verso), Posen, and Worms (depicts the rabbi's chair), with the fourth postcard showing the Jewish town hall in Prague. It remains standing, but is closed. WITH: a combination Rosh Hashanah - New Year's postcard, ca. 1910, in Hebrew and German, appears to be notice of a regular cash gift to a retired employee, with a blessing printed on verso. Mounting traces on verso. Very good.
558    IMMORALITY IN THE TALMUD BY ALFRED ROSENBERG    "IMMORALITY IN THE TALMUD BY ALFRED ROSENBERG 
<br /> Very rare first edition of 'Unmoral im Talmud' ('Immorality in the Talmud') by Nazi political theorist ALFRED ROSENBERG (1893-1946), published in Munich by Deutscher Volksverlag, 1920, 64pp. 8vo., with blurred Nazi stamp on cover, a few bits of tape on spine. This early anti-Semitic work includes chapters titled Judische Dialektik (Jewish Way of Speaking), Liebe und Ehe (Love and Marriage), Das Gesetz (The Law), Uber die Arbeit (About Work), Uber Christus und die Nichtjuden (About Christ and Non-Jews), and others. Publisher Deutscher Volksverlag was known for their pro-National Socialist and anti-Semitic books in the 1920s, and there appears advertising for some of them inside the front and back covers of this book with titles such as 'Jews in the Army', 'The Secret Jewish Laws', 'World Enemy Judas', 'The Truth of a Race', and others. 
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559    INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF JEWISH QUESTIONS FRENCH PROPAGANDA    "
 The 'Institut detude des questions juives' (IEQJ) ('Institute for the Study of Jewish Questions') was an organization created in France while under German occupation, with the support of the German Propaganda Office and under the regulation of the Gestapo. Its main role was the spreading of anti-Semitic propaganda and sponsorship of the exhibition Le Juif et la France ('Jews and France') which began in September 1941. Lot of three rare French imprints issued by the 'Institut detude des questions juives', all in 5 x 7.5 in. paperback and and published by Editions Nouvelles, Paris. Titles include: 'Parliament - Enforcement Officer of Judeo-Freemasonry', which also lists the names and addresses of members of the 'Red Parliament' of 1936-40; 'The Emancipation of the Jews in France', a perverted history of Jews in that country; and 'The Jewish Mentality, Part II The Nation' with chapters covering: 'One sole cause: miscegenation', 'The Bible, expression of the Jewish character', 'The Jewish national soul', etc. Covers a bit worn, else very good. "
560    ANTI-SEMITIC, PRO-HITLER BROADSIDE IN OCCUPIED CZECHOSLOVAKIA    "
 Raving Third Reich printed broadside in Czech, 9 x 12.25 in., hailing Adolf Hitler as the savior of Czechoslovakia and railing against Bolshevism, Jews, Freemasons, and Former President EDVARD BENES. It reads in part: 'Fellow Czech citizens! The Jews and the Masons led us into misfortune. Benes filled his pockets and ran away. Bolshevism promised them everything and [they] kept nothing. The only one who kept everything he promised was Adolf Hitler! He promised to help the Sudeten Germans...he will also assist in the economic construction of the Sudetenland. We will have all the benefits that a German citizen has. Higher salaries! Economic prosperity!...Order and peace! Preserving our nationality!...' Folds, one tiny chip at right edge, two pin holes, else very good. "
561    JEWISH RATION COUPONS ENVELOPE    "
 Envelope originally containing ration coupons to be issued to Jews, the envelope measuring 9 x 6.5 in. and imprinted: 'Reichkarten fur Juden' ('Reichs Cards for Jews'). Bears the name of a printer in Vienna and most likely contained cards destined for Austrian Jews. One crease, else fine. "
562    JEWISH WOMEN'S IDENTITY BOOKS FROM LATVIA    "
 Pair of identity books issued to Jewish women living in German-occupied Latvia during World War I. Each 'pass is printed in both German and Hebrew, and the holder is pictured within. A description is provided, as well as the holder's fingerprint. Both are in very good condition. Of course, if these women survived until the next war, they would undoubtedly have been murdered by the Nazis. "
563    JUD SUSS FILM MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENT    "
 Scarce advertisement for the notorious anti-Semitic film 'Jud Suss', 4 x 10.75 in. mounted, shows the film's protagonist along with other cast members and credits, as it appeared in the German film magazine 'Filmwoche' on Sep. 25, 1940. Fine. "
564    LITZMANNSTADT TRAVEL PASS    "
 Rare travel pass issued at Litzmannstadt, 2pp. 4 x 5.75 in., Litzmannstadt, Jan. 27, 1941. The pass is issued to 'Elizabeth Muhlens' allowing her to travel 'to the border of the eastern areas at the officially approved crossing points' for the period of one month and is signed in the name of the 'Polizeipresident' with official stamp. A vertical red bar bisects the pass, its meaning unknown. "
565    MICROFILM OF MAUTHAUSEN'S 'DEATH LISTS', LISTING EXECUTIONS OF OVER 10,000 INMATES    "
 A somber relic, a reel of microfilm containing copies of the Nazi 'totenbuchs' ('death books') kept by commanding officers of the Mauthausen concentration camp, listing the names of at least ten thousand executed prisoners, the time and date of their execution, and their 'causes of death' - all listed as natural causes, including 'heart disease' and 'pneumonia', with no mentions of the murderous tactics utilized by the camp administrators. Each frame of the film contains one of 500 pages of the death lists, with each page containing from 20-30 names of deceased inmates, along with the particulars of their deaths. Very good condition overall. "
566    NEUENGAMME GUARD TORTURES CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONERS    "
 Appalling contemporary retained carbon copy of a prisoner's statement in German, 1p. 4to., Oct. 3, 1945, detailing the barbarity of a Neuengamme concentration camp guard, Unterscharfuhrer Geus. In part: '...much feared by the prisoners...he had under him also the so-called 'death bunkers'...when those selected to die were already in the execution bunker, he insulted every one of them with the crudest remarks, as 'Russian swine', and more...he very often took the opportunity of thrashing the 'criminals', even in the last few minutes before their deaths...an extremely brutal and dangerous sadist...administered a terrible beating to some prisoners who had been driven by pangs of hunger to pick up the potato peelings or the boxes of bones...in bitterly cold, wintery weather, [his specialty was] to tie up the trousers of prisoners...play a jet of water on their neck, front and back, so that they were overflowing...forced [them], so that they could be watched, to stand in front of the courthouse, until they were frozen stiff...hundreds of prisoners were killed in this way...' Sticker affixed to top-right, some staining to the top-left, yet contents are unaffected. Very good condition, with full translation. This statement was undoubtedly prepared by British interrogators building their case for the 1946 war crimes trial of eleven Neuengamme defendants. "
567    NEUENGAMME GUARDS PUNISH JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES    "
 Contemporary retained copy of a prisoner's statement in German, 1p. 4to., Hamburg, Sept. 8, 1945, regarding the brutality of the Neuengamme commanders and their abuse of imprisoned Jehovah's Witnesses. In part: 'Commandant Herr Pauli...treated the occupants like dirt...Obersturmfuhrer Tumann...terror of Neuengamme, no day went by without his handing out to prisoners the punches of a boxer...[when] cruelties perpetrated on the prisoners in the Neuengamme camp were made generally known...Berlin was jolted onto the alert by the activity of Jehovah's Witnesses...we duly had to stand for 36 hours at the camp gate without food or water...Several Jehovah's Witnesses were beaten by Herr T. with his ox-hide whip...' One Jehovah's Witness was punished by '50 strokes of a stick', merely for writing in a letter: 'This too will soon come to an end'. Another Jehovah's Witness was punished with 50 strokes of a stick, then sent to arduous physical labor, 'because he had on him a page from the Bible'. Very good, with full translation. Of course, Jehovah's Witnesses were severely persecuted under the Nazis. This statement was undoubtedly prepared by British interrogators building their case for the 1946 war crimes trial of eleven Neuengamme defendants. "
568    NEUENGAMME PRISONERS ABUSED BY SS UNTERSCHARFUHRER    "
 Incredibly detailed carbon copy of a typed prisoner's report, 2pp. folio, Itzehoe, Oct. 7, 1945, from Neuengamme prisoner Rudolf Retzerau, imprisoned from April 1940 to April 1945, and employed in the shipping office of the Neuengamme Metalworks Co., which was located on the outskirts of the camp and largely worked by camp prisoners. In part: 'We belonged to the working group of SS Unterscharfuhrer Speck...the favorite of SS Obersturmfuhrer Pauly, the camp commandant...[he took] great satisfaction if he had brutally beatan as many prisoners as possible...when one of these...dared to peep through a window, to see how late it was...he was brutally floored with a short leather whip...or dragged into the so-called 'commander's room', and beaten on the backside until he collapsed unconscious...repeated if someone had ventured to steal a raw turnip...suffered from ravening hunger...[Speck] could be found daily in our office, because there he had the opportunity of sending off to his wife...parcels of boxes and goods...to be packed by a prisoner...consisted of fruit [and] all kinds of children's toys and items of furniture, which the prisoners were made to construct...he could do as he pleased...even all the civilians were frightened of him, since they themselves might become prisoners in the concentration camp...' Much more content, including information about Retzerau's beating from an SS officer. Very good, with full translation. This letter was likely utilized at the 1946 war crimes trial of eleven Neuengamme defendants, as Retzerau concludes the letter: 'I am always...prepared to make a solemn declaration about what these men had to endure.' "
569    PRISONERS ARE MURDERED AT NEUENGAMME SUBCAMP    "
 Carbon copy of a typed letter in German, 1p. legal folio, Flensberg, Sept. 21, 1945, sent from the town administration of Flensberg to a committee of former concentration camp prisoners, detailing the deaths of thousands of political prisoners at the Drutte labor camp - a subcamp of Neuengamme. In part: 'on 8.4.1945, about 5000 prisoners were taken by train from the camp at Drutte to Celle...On 9.4.1945, at 11 a.m., there was an air raid; 3000 men killed, mostly by incendiary bombs...During the night of 9/10.4.1945, about 800 prisoners were shot by SS...then a move-back to Bergen-Belsen with the small remaining number of prisoners - about 500 to 600 - by means of a 3.5 days march...incidents of this kind may perhaps be of service to you when you are forming a view...' This last section likely refers to the 1946 war crimes trial of eleven Neuengamme defendants, suggesting that the recipients of this letter were somehow involved with the trial. Very good, with full translation. "
570    RAYMOND GEIST - SAVED GERMAN JEWS    "
 (1885 – 1955) American Consul and First Secretary of the American Embassy in Berlin from 1929 to 1939. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum describes Geist as 'responsible for issuing tens of thousands of visas to German Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. He became convinced that Nazi officials were pursuing a goal of 'annihilation of the Jews, ' but his warnings were largely ignored in Washington. Rare A.L.S. as Consul in Berlin, 4pp. 8vo., [Berlin], Aug. 9, 1934 to American Consul in Hamburg, John G. Erhardt. Geist offers high praise to Erhardt for a report submitted by him to the ambassador. Last page mounted, file holes, else very good. "
571    RUSSIAN WOMAN FORCED WORKER'S PAPERS    "
 Scarce partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 8vo., Kemnath (Bavaria), June 12, 1942, an 'Arbeitskarte, or 'Work Identity Card' issued to 18 year-old Kulina Bondar, from Kiev, whose photograph with her assigned 'number' is affixed to teh first page, as are four of her fingerprints. Tellingly, warnings to the bearer are printed in 12 languages on an inside page. "
572    SS-WEHRPASS FROM AN AUSCHWITZ DOG-HANDLER    "
 Extremely rare Wehrpass issued to SS-Sturmmann der Reserve Valentin 'Walker' Oblomijev, who was assigned as a dog handler at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Born in Wossnessensk, Russia on Sept. 15, 1926, Oblomijev and his mother, Marie, resettled sometime after the start of Operation Barbarossa to an ethnic German camp in Brisau, Moravia. The Wehrpass was issued by the recruiting office in Zwittau, Germany, on May 24, 1944, and Oblomijev was assigned to the 4.SS-Totenkopfsturmbann Auschwitz (4th Company of SS Death's Head Battalion Auschwitz) nine days before it was issued. During his training, he qualified on the K-98 rifle, M.P. 38/40, M-24 stick grenade, P-08 Luger pistol, and the M.G. 34 and 42. Having been determined to be fit for guard duty service on May 26, 1944, he was reassigned to the 6./SS-Totenkopf Sturmbann Auschwitz (6th Company of SS Death's Head Battalion Auschwitz), which was assigned to the infamous central extermination center of the Auschwitz camp. From July 14 to September 20, 1944, Oblomijev attended the dog handler course in Oranienburg, then he was assigned to the infamous 'Hundestaffel' ('Dog Handler Company') at Auschwitz. These dog handlers were used to terrify prisoners upon arrival, to patrol the camp, to escort prisoners to the gas chambers, and sometimes to inflict horrific punishments -- either to torture supposed offenders of camp violations, or simply for the pleasure of sadistic guards. Oblomijev continued to serve with the Hundestaffel at Auschwitz until the camp was evacuated in January 1945. On January 21, he was reassigned to the 2./SS Totenkopf Sturmbann Flossenburg (2nd Company of SS Death's Head Battalion Flossenburg). At this point, Oblomijev's fate is unknown; however, when the Western Allies or Russians captured such Auschwitz guards and learned of their camp service, they often summarily executed them. Only about 200 guards served as dog handlers at Auschwitz. The pass is well-stamped and in near fine condition, with his portrait still present on the second page. "
573    THE ETERNAL JEW    "
 Rare anti-Semitic publication, 'Der Ewige Jude' ('The Eternal Jew'), (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, Franz Eher Nachf.), 1938, 128pp. 4to., heavily illustrated with 267 often unflattering photographs of prominent Jews from Germany and elsewhere both in formal portraits and candid shots. Among those featured are Charlie Chaplin, Franz Werfel, Nathan Rothschild, Gustav Mahler, Karl Marx, Theodor Herzl, Jacob Epstein, Max Reinhardt, Anton Rubinstein, Moses Mendelssohn, and so on. All images are captioned with propagandistic text. That beneath the image of sculptor Jacob Epstein reads: 'eanderthalic art. In sculpture even more than painting, Jews display their absolute lack of talent. To get the attention that their vanity demands, they turn primitive. Here, Jacob Epstein-London looks thoughtfully at his disgusting work of a pregnant idiot (1931), which he calls 'Genesis'...&quot; On the acclaimed actor Charlie Chaplin, the text declares: 'Along with Jackie Coogan, who also came from the East (Jacob Cohen), their tear-jerking comedy makes poverty both pitiable and laughable, reaching the tear ducts of the innocent viewers. The slapstick gang of this flat-footed, clumsy, impoverished yet eternally generous man with the huge shoes was a sensation for the non-Jews. Flat-footed but noble - that is Charlie Chaplin's formula... Racism runs alongside anti-Semitism in such captions beneath Black musicians in a nightclub: The Jew in his element: With Blacks in a Parisian night club. The Jew brings people the glittering world of perversion as a way of unnerving and enslaving them. He seems to worry as little about it as the rats worry about the plague they carry... Much more of this rhetoric within. Some staining, the final few pages bear slight spots of loss near the original staple binding, one tear is present to the front cover, reinforced on both front and back with clear tape. Still very good condition, with contents largely unaffected. "
574    THE JEWS' WHO'S WHO    "
 Especially rare British anti-Semitic book, 'The Jews' Who's Who', compiled by Henry Hamilton Beamish (London: The Judaic Publishing Co.), 1920. Pictorial double-page front endpapers. 8vo, 255 pp.; publisher's red cloth titled on front, spine and rear covers, binding a bit rubbed, rear end-papers with inner hinge repaired. With the ink stamp of seller Beamish on title page, two ownership signatures within. First edition of this especially rare compilation regarding Jewish influence on global politics and economy, mainly promoting as fact that Jews are gaining control over the British economy. It contains a chronological description of 'The Jew Conquest of England', and a list of Jewish economists which includes their supposed income. Other chapters are titled 'Our Jew-dominated Press', 'Honored Jews and Titled Aliens', 'Jew Conquerors of France', etc. Henry Hamilton Beamish (1893-1948) was an Irish-born leading British anti-Semite. He founded 'The Britons' as a propaganda organization and became involved in local politics on an anti-immigrant platform. He was among the earliest developers of the Madagascar Plan for Jewish deportation to Palestine and claimed to have influenced Adolf Hitler. For a time he served as Vice-President of the Imperial Fascist League. He settled in Southern Rhodesia but was eventually interned for his pro-Nazi sentiments. "
575    THERESIENSTADT 'EXCHANGE' BANKNOTES    "
 Lot of three pieces of currency, circulated condition, from the notorious Theresienstadt concentration camp, in 20, 50, and 100 kronen denominations. Each bears a vignette of Moses holding the Ten Commandments, and a Star of David. When placed in Theresienstadt, the inmates were forced to exchange their currency for this camp money, theoretically redeemable for regular money, but in practice all such notes were of no value outside of the camp in which they were issued. Each bill is signed in facsimile by Jacob Edelstein, Judenrat leader of the Theresienstadt 'fantasy' ghetto who was executed by the Nazis at Auschwitz in 1944. Very good. "
576    U.S. 7TH ARMY OFFICIAL REPORT ON DACHAU    Scarce U.S. Army publication, the official U.S. 7th Army report on the concentration camp at Dachau, 72pp. 4to., prepared and distributed to members of the unit by its Office of Strategic Services (OSS) section following the discovery of the camp by elements of the unit in April of 1945. The publication is made up of three separate reports, submitted by the 7th Army's Psychological Warfare Branch, Counter-Intelligence Detachment, and the OSS itself, with an introduction by the unit's Acting Chief of Staff, Col. William W. Quinn. The OSS report focuses on the organization of the camp and the makeup of its prisoner population, while the PWB section summarizes the relationship between the camp and the town of Dachau. The CIC section reports on the liberation of the camp on April 29, 1945, and contains descriptions of life at the camp and the brutality faced by its prisoners, bolstered by several eyewitness statements. The publication is illustrated with thirty b/w photographs showing the layout of the camp, the prisoners - some living but mostly dead - and its liberation. The booklet is in fine to very fine condition, and is in better condition than usually seen.
577    U.S. STATE DEPT. UNOFFICIALLY AIDS JEWS FLEEING PERSECUTION    "
 Fascinating group of retained copies and original letters concerning the attempts by persecuted German Jews Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1879-1956), his wife Johanna (d. 1948) and their child in their attempt to escape internment in England for safe haven in the U.S. Paul was the director of the chemical company Agfa which merged with IG Farben. Through 'Aryanization' and persecution of the Jews he was forced out of the company in 1933, his home was confiscated and leveled, and he was forced to flee. Upon arrival in England, he was interned as an 'enemy alien'. These letter originate from the files of American Consul General in London, John G. Erhardt. Included is a T.L.S. by U.S. Ambassador to Cuba GEORGE S. MESSERSMITH to Erhardt, , 1p. 4to., July 29, 1940 sending a copy of his letter of the same date to Johanna Mendelsohn Bartholdy who was a personal friend. A copy of that two-page letter from Messersmith is included, and its contents are chilling: '...in so many cases refugees who have sought the security and hospitality of friendly countries have abused that hospitality...England, of course, is wise in taking...precautions...There are German refugees in Habana, Jewish and non-Jewish, who were dispossessed of everything they possessed in Germany and driven out...You will be astounded to know that some of these refugees have been celebrating the German victories...I can be of no assistance. The granting of visas is...placed in the hands of our consuls...' He suggests that his friends visit with Eberhardt, the consul in London. There follows a copy of a letter from Eberhardt back to Messersmith, 3pp. 4yo., London, Aug. 16, 1940. Eberhardt states that he will contact the family and describes how the London Embassy had expanded in order to process visa applications, especially for British children. He adds: '...there has been a wholesale internment of aliens in England...no intervention is possible with British officials...only 50% of our applicants reported for appointments. The rest were in internment camps...They are now brough in...under guard...' Finally, there is an A.L.S. from Johann Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Eberhardt, 3pp. 8vo., Oxford, Feb. 22, 1941. She warmly thanks the man for his efforts in obtaining visas for her family, and mentions that her husband had been released. She notes that his experience was not a happy one, adding: '...[the past] unfortunately also contains other unhappy experiences and memories, as you can well imagine...' Overall very good. "
578    KNIGHTS CROSS OF THE WAR MERIT CROSS    "KNIGHTS CROSS OF THE WAR MERIT CROSS 
<br /> Rare Knights Cross to the War Merit Cross (Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkeuzes) with neck ribbon. This example, is superlative condition, was of the type lacking swords and given to civilians for meritorious service in 'furtherance of the war effort'. This cross retains absolutely all of its original detail, the pebbling, arms, oak leaves and swastika untouched. The bottom bar is marked 'I' and is purity stamped '900'. Sold complete with the original neck ribbon which its proud owner repaired at bottom having worn the medal on so many occasions. The Knights Cross to the War Merit Cross was instituted on August 19, 1940 at the same time as the War Merit medal. It was ranked above the German Cross in Silver and in Gold, but below the Knights Cross to the Iron Cross. It was rarely awarded during the war years, giving it an aura of exclusivity. 
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579    MAJOR GEN. CALEB VANCE HAYNES NATIONALIST CHINESE 'ORDER OF THE CLOUD AND BANNER, 6TH CLASS'    "
 Rare and excellent association award from the Nationalist Chinese, the Order of the Cloud and Banner, Sixth Class, in original box, presented to future Major General Caleb Vance Haynes. This star-shaped, breast badge is silver-gilt and enameled, the reverse numbered '1174', 2.5 in. wide with ribbon, and in extremely fine condition. In original cardboard case lined in red silk, the top cover broken and crudely repaired at the seams. Consigned directly by a linear descendant, with our letter of provenance. This award was instituted on June 15, 1935 and it was awarded in nine grades for contributions to national security, largely to Army Air Corps personnel in the China-Burma-India theater. The award is also sometimes referred to as the 'Order of the Resplendent Banner'. CALEB VANCE HAYNES (1895-1966) was a U.S. Air Force major general and one of the most important and talented military aviators and commanders of World War II. Haynes organized the Assam-Burma-China Ferry Command and evacuated Burma with the Chinese and RAF. He then went to China to organize and command the Bomber Command of the China Air Task Force under Gen. Claire Chennault. Rarely able to send out more than four or five B-25 Mitchell bombers at a time, supported by Chennault's &quot;Flying Tigers&quot; each carrying another bomb, Haynes constantly shifted his targets and kept the enemy guessing. Fuel and bomb scarcity limited the scope of operations. For instance, one sortie had Haynes piloting a single B-25 to bomb Japanese headquarters in Tengchong, China, near the border of Burma. Claims and losses in July, 1942 proved the value of the strategy: one B-25 and five P-40s were lost in the destruction of 24 enemy fighters and 12 bombers! Haynes later returned to India to organize the India Air Task Force of the 10th Air Force. "
580    1937-45 CHINA INCIDENT WAR MEDALS (2)    "
 Pair of Japanese 1937-45 China Incident War Medals, with ribbons. One with case and printed document, the other without. Very good. "
581    82ND AND 101ST AIRBORNE PATCHES    "
 Lot of four shoulder patches from the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions, most World War II vintage, overall very good. "
582    AMERICAN D-DAY PARATROOPER ARMBAND    "
 Rare oilcloth armband, approx. 17 x 4 in., used by U.S. paratroopers during the D-Day invasion to identify themselves as Americans to the local populace and to approaching friendly forces. The armband bears a printed American flag, with two safety pins used to secure it around the wearer's arm. This armband is complete and intact, and in fine condition, save for one spot of soiling towards the printed flag. Directly from the estate of Prof. R. WAYNE SNIDER (1928 - 2020), a founder of Grace Theological Seminary and a Professor of History for over fifty years at Grace College in Indiana. "
583    AMERICAN MEDAL GROUPING    "
 Group of ten unissued American medals, includes C.I.B., Good Conduct, Army of Occupation, Expeditionary, Master Parachutist, Air Force Senior Crewman, National Defense, National Defense, Air Force Combat Readiness, WWII Service, etc. Fine. "
584    GAU BADEN HONOR BADGE IN SILVER BY KLETT    Rare Gau Baden Honor Badge in Silver, 1.25 x 1.75 in., maker-marked 'Fr. Klett Karlsruhe'. The clasp securing the vertical pin is absent, else very good.
585    GERMAN ARMY MARKSMANSHIP LANYARD    "
 Braided silver metal cording with a zinc badge mounted to the top pad. Both attaching loops are present. Fine condition, with the wool backing to the pad also fine. "
586    GERMAN FIELD MARSHAL'S COLLAR TAB INSIGNIA    "
 German field marshal's collar tab insignia, unmounted, 2.5 in. x 2.25 in. overall, a gold bullion national eagle with swastika, laurel leaf wreath, and crossed marshal's batons embroidered on a white wool backing. Unmounted. Bears all the hallmarks of an authentically aged piece, but we have been unable to locate an example exactly identical, thus sold as is. "
587    GERMAN INSIGNIA GROUPING (7)    "
 Lot of seven pieces of German cloth and metal insignia, including Luftwaffe, Jungvolk, mountain troops, etc., unexamined and sold as, is. "
588    GERMAN MILITARY SPORT SHIRT INSIGNIA (2)    Good pair of insignia intended to be sewn to sports shirts, both from the army and in fine condition. Each about 10 x 6 in.
589    GERMAN SOCIAL WELFARE CROSS, 1ST CLASS    "GERMAN SOCIAL WELFARE CROSS, 1ST CLASS 
<br /> German Social Welfare Cross (Red Cross), 1st Class, by Godet, a most attractive medal in gilt bronze, 54mm width x 54mm height, with full length period neck ribbon. The medal is in fine 
<br /> condition, all white and black enamel and gilding completely intact with only some wear to the very light coat of surface varnish. The ribbon shows some bleeding to the red center, very light, easily remedied. The Social Welfare decoration was a German civil award created by Adolf Hitler on May 1, 1939 for services in the social sector. The decoration was issued in three classes and was awarded for a wide variety of service to the German state. Qualifying service would have been with Winterhilfswerk, National Socialist Volk Welfare, medical and rescue work, or care of foreign and ethnic Germans. 
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590    HITLER YOUTH TINNIES AND BADGES (6)    "
 Lot of six Hitler Youth and associated tinnies, pins, badges, etc., sold as a lot. "
591    HITLER YOUTH TINNIES AND BADGES (7)    "
 Lot of seven Hitler Youth and associated tinnies, pins, badges, etc., sold as a lot. "
592    INSIGNIA FOR SS-VT M34 SIDECAP    Triangular cloth insignia removed from an early SS-VT M34 side cap. The patch measure 3 in. wide and 1 in. tall, and bears clean perforations all around from prior attachment to headgear. A less common design, from one of the dozens of makers of these insignia. Fine condition.
593    IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS BY DESCHLER    "
 Iron Cross, First Class by Deschler, the pin stamped &quot;1&quot; with the addition of a much smaller &quot;4&quot; above, its significance unknown. Very fine. "
594    ITALIAN SS EM/NCO SLEEVE EAGLE INSIGNIA    "
 Unissued Italian SS EM/NCO eagle sleeve insignia, white embroidered stitching on red cloth backed with gray green cloth. Fine condition. Recently new information has surface about this style of Italian SS eagle. The exact same eagle has been seen with a paper label attached on verso from the Italian firm 'VeDeMe', Milan. This firm 'VeDeMe, Industrie Riunite Venegoni , De Capitani e Menini' an acronym for the owners Venegoni -De Capitani - Menini, specializing in the production of banners, signs, and badges of high-quality during the war years, thus providing evidence that this style of SS eagle was produced during the war. "
595    JAPANESE LIEUTENANT COLONEL'S SHOULDER BOARDS    "
 JAPANESE LIEUTENANT COLONEL'S SHOULDER BOARDS Excellent pair of Japanese lieutenant colonel's shoulder boards, each 3.5 x 1 in. and trimmed in gold bullion and gold wire ribbon, with two gold stars affixed to each. The boards are hand-stitched to leather backings. Very good. "
596    JAPANESE INSIGNIA    "
 Significant grouping of Japanese medals and insignia, includes four shoulder boards and five medals, and four other pins or lapel devices. Sold as is. "
597    JUNCKER FIRST CLASS SPANGE TO THE IRON CROSS    "JUNCKER FIRST CLASS SPANGE TO THE IRON CROSS 
<br /> Early Juncker 1st Class Spange to the Iron Cross with Screw Back, a rare award with clamshell screw-on backing with stop. This spange is in mint condition, all detail almost as issued, beautiful and an exemplary example. 1.75 in. wide. 
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598    MARINE AMPHIBIOUS AND RELATED PATCHES (8)    "
 Lot of eight vintage Marine Corps cloth shoulder patches, includes: 5th Amphibian Corps (one red felt, cheesecloth backing; two red wool, detailed alligator); 1st Marine Amphibious (2, one with Jan., 1945 price tag on verso); 3rd Amphibious Corps (2, diff. styles, one in wool); and Ship's detachment, early red wool. Generally very good. "
599    NSDAP ARMBAND    Red cloth NSDAP armband, 17 x 4.25 in., with a white fabric disk at center enclosing a printed mobile swastika. Slight staining, a vandal has removed the stitching on the reverse, else very good.
600    NSFK DEUTSCHLANDFLUG 1938 PIN    N.S.F.K. Deutschlandflug 1938 pin, 2.25 in. wide, enameled steel face, the pin base on reverse marked: 'G. Brehmer'. Very good.
601    PRUSSIAN RED CROSS 25-YEAR LONG SERVICE MEDAL    "
 25-year long service medal, 1.75 in. dia., in the form of a Maltese cross in white enamel, with a red cross at center encircled with a black ring bearing the legend 'Preussischer Landesverein Vom Roten Kreuz' ('Prussian State Association of the Red Cross'), in turn encircled by a silver wreath with the number '25' at bottom. The reverse is fitted with a vertical pin clasp, and is maker-marked 'Godet in Berlin'. Shows minor flaws to the enamel at bottom, else very good. "
602    R.A.D. CAP PATCH AND PIN    R.A.D. CAP PATCH AND PIN Pair of items, includes a metal R.A.D. cap badge, 1.5 in. tall, cast metal with two pins, with an embroidered wool cap patch, 2 in. tall. Two pieces.
603    R.A.F. 'SWEETHEART' PINS    "
 Lot of eighteen R.A.F. 'sweetheart' pins, various construction, some made of silver yet most non-precious metals. One missing bar pin, others a bit loose. Sold with one R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve lapel badge. Sold as-is. "
604    REPRODUCTION MEDAL GROUPING    "
 Lot of eight reproduction medals, badges, etc. including German Cross in Gold with Diamonds, Wound Badges, N.S.K.K. shield and badge, Gau Treffen badge, Krim Shield, etc. Very good. "
605    RUSSIAN UNIFORM INSIGNIA (8)    "RUSSIAN UNIFORM INSIGNIA (8) 
<br /> Lot of eight pieces of World War II Russian cloth uniform insignia. Includes three pairs of shoulder boards, one pair of collar tabs, and one wound stripe. Fine condition. 
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606    SS-DIRLEWANGER BRIGADE IDENTIFICATION DISC    "
 SS-DIRLEWANGER BRIGADE IDENTIFICATION DISC Very rare soldier's identification disc from the notorious 6th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, more commonly known as the Dirlewanger Brigade&quot;. The disc is the standard-sized 2.75 in. alloy disc, this example stamped twice: '975 SS-DIRLEWANGER'. In excellent 'dug' condition, as is always the case as none of these murderers were taken prisoner. This is a duplicate obtained from one of the most recognized international Holocaust collectors, and not one of the copies sometimes seen on the market. Composed of criminals expected to die fighting in the front-line, the unit was led by Oskar Dirlewanger. Originally formed for anti-partisan duties against the Polish resistance; the unit eventually saw action in Slovakia, Hungary, and against the Soviet Red Army near the end of the war. During its operations it engaged in the rape, pillaging and mass murder of civilians. "
607    STAHLHELM 1929 PIN    "
 Enameled pin issued by the Stahlhelm, 1929, fine black undamaged enamel, the owner's initials, membership number, and date '8.8.29' engraved on reverse, Pin is an early replacement. "
608    THIRD REICH ARMBANDS    "
 Good pair of Third Reich armbands, includes a yellow cloth armband bearing black BeVo embroidery: 'Deutsche Wehrmacht', 14 x 4.25 in., and joined at ends. Very good. Sold with a German Red Cross armband, constructed from white cloth with red BeVo embroidered cross at center. Ink stamped with red 'feldpostnummer' cancel, lightly soiled, else very good. "
609    U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS PATCHES (9)    "
 Good lot of nine U.S. Army Air Corps cloth shoulder patches, many different theaters, all apparently of war vintage and in good to very good condition. "
610    U.S. ARMY REGIMENTAL AND DIVISIONAL SHOULDER PATCHES (12)    "
 Lot of 12 U.S. Army regimental and divisional shoulder patches, most if not all vintage, mostly unidentified but with some rarer examples. Overall very good. "
611    U.S. NAVAL AIR GUNNERS SCHOOL PATCH    "
 Beautifully embroidered World War II U.S. Naval Air Gunners School jacket patch, 4.75 in. dia., embroidered on white felt. The patch depicts a white five-pointed star with golden wings laid at center with an aerial machine gun just below. It is encircled by black lettering: 'U.S. NAVAL AIR GUNNERS SCHOOL - PURCELL, OKLAHOMA'. From the estate of U.S.S. YORKTOWN Torpedo Squadron 88 TBM Avenger gunner Ralph L. Morlan. "
612    VICHY FRENCH 'CHANTIERS DE LA JEUNESSE FRANCAISE' INSIGNIA PATCH    "
 Embroidered Vichy French insignia patch, 2 1/2 x 3&quot;, depicting the initials 'CJF' for 'Chantiers de la Jeunesse Francaise' ('Campsites of the French Youth'), beneath a French flag before a rising sun, al between two stylized pillars on a blue ground. Does not glow under blacklight. Shows some soiling, else very good. The CJF was a Vichy French youth organization similar to the Hitler Youth, founded as a means for young Frenchmen to complete their compulsory military service after the Armistice with Germany. The organization's leaders later claimed that they intended to provide military training in case of resumed hostilities against Germany, but in practice, many CJF members were sent to Germany as compulsory laborers. "
613    WAR MERIT CROSS, FIRST CLASS, WITHOUT SWORDS    German War Merit Cross, First Class, without Swords. Medal in excellent condition with original finish somewhat intact. Unmarked.
614    WOUND BADGE IN SILVER    WOUND BADGE IN SILVER Wound Badge in Silver, in base metal. Reverse is solid, with a raised maker number '26' (B.H.Mayer, Pforzheim). Needle pin construction, with integral bottom hook arrangement. Finish is gone, estimated accordingly.
615    SS-STANDARTE 'GERMANIA' NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER'S SWORD    "
 Superb and very rare sword with scabbard carried by an NCO member of the notorious SS-Standarte 'Germania'. The sword is 35.5 in. long overall with a 30.75 in. blade. Fittings are nickle-finished, the chappe on one side bearing SS runes in relief above a pebbled background, the opposite side displaying a Gothic 'G' for 'Germania' with the same pebble background. Standard 'D' guard and black celluloid grip with tight wire wrap completely intact. The blade is bright and incredibly clean, etched with oak leaves nearly its entire length. One side of the blade further reads: 'SS-Standarte 'Germania' in relief, the reverse reading: 'Gehorsam bis in den Tod!' ('Loyal until death!'). WKC maker's mark appears just behind the SS emblem on the chappe. The scabbard is nearly untouched, bearing only a very few very scattered tiny chips and a surface scuff or two. An absolutely beautiful sword, in mint condition. The SS-Standarte &quot;Germania&quot; was established in 1934 as SS-Standarte 3/VT from within the Politische Bereitschaft &quot;Hamburg&quot;. It was renamed SS-Standarte &quot;Germania&quot; in 1936. The unit took part in the annexation of Austria and was responsible for security during Mussolini's visit to Germany. It later served as a guard regiment in Prague until July 1939, and took part in the invasion of Poland attached to the 14th Army. "
616    2ND MODEL NAVAL DAGGER BY WKC    "
 2nd Model Navy Dagger made by WKC. The 9.75 in. blade is generally very good, with the darkening completely intact, some oxidateio toward the tip on the edges of the blade, as well as in a very small area toward the hilt. The maker's logo indicating manufacture by WKC (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum und Cie.) is distinct. The celluloid grip is fine and undamaged, though the wire wrap has separated in one place and should be replaced. The eagle and swastika pommel and the fouled anchor crossguard, made of a brass alloy, retain most of their original detail, and remain entirely acceptable. A portepee, worn, is properly tied to the grip. The scabbard bears moderate spotting to the gilding, and is very slightly bowed toward the tip, affecting nothing. The push-button lock is functioning. Two mismatched hangers are included, one clearly a reproduction. Estimated accordingly. "
617    AMERICAN TRAINING RIFLE    "
 War-date wooden training rifle, 43 in. length, potentially used by Army recruits to practice military drills. Bolt and chamber operable, yet trigger cannot be squeezed. Clearly worn, with large splits and loss to the stock, with bent barrel. Estimated accordingly. "
618    EARLY S.A. DAGGER WITH SCABBARD    "
 - Early S.A. dagger, approx. 8.75 in. blade, 13.5 in. overall, with hardwood handle, solid nickel-silver crossguard, and brown anodized scabbard. The ricasso bears the maker's mark from 'F. Dick' of Esslingen, while the crossguard is Gau-stamped 'Wm'. The acid-etched 'Alles fur Deutschland' motto on the side of the blade has lightened slightly, and the blade itself has been previously sharpened with some pitting, run marks, and tiny nicks to one edge. The brown anodized scabbard bears solid nickel-silver fittings which bear some small dents, and scabbard generally remains in slightly rough shape, with slight flaking and oxidation to the fittings. The hardwood handle bears some dings, but the enameled SA rune button and solid nickel-silver crossguards -- the first type made for SA daggers – are very good. The pommel nut is slightly loose, suggesting previous opening. Overall, the dagger is in just good condition "
619    EARLY S.A. DAGGER WITH SCABBARD AND HANGER    "
 Early SA dagger, approx. 8.5 in. blade, 13.5 in. overall, with hardwood handle, solid nickel-silver crossguards, and brown anodized scabbard. The ricasso bears the early 'crossed keys' maker's mark from 'F. Herder A.S.' of Solingen, while the crossguard is Gau-stamped 'Nnh', denoting its issue in Niederrhein. The deeply acid-etched 'Alles fur Deutschland' motto on the side of the blade remains dark, and the blade itself remains crisp and clean with an outstanding shine, save for some very small spots of surface corrosion and faint run marks. The brown anodized scabbard bears solid nickel-silver fittings which could use some cleaning, and scabbard generally remains in slightly rough shape, with slight flaking and oxidation and slight patina to the fittings. The hardwood handle bears an enameled SA rune button and solid nickel-silver crossguards -- the first type made for SA daggers. The dagger remains in very good condition. "
620    GERMAN ARMY OFFICER'S DAGGER    "
 German Heer dagger. Likely a 'put-together' example, with a (cleaned) Puma blade, crossguard bearing good detail, lightly initialed 'AP' on the reverse, and ill-fitting celluloid grip and pommel which is well worn. Scabbard is in good condition with no dents, but rings appear to have moved. Estimated accordingly. "
621    GERMAN K98 BAYONETS (2)    "
 Pair of German K98 bayonets, one marked by Weyersberg, black checkered grip, lightly oxidized fittings, with black scabbard; the second very slightly larger in the grip, fittings worn and oxidized, marked by ACS. No scabbard. Two pieces. "
622    GERMAN K98 MAUSER, 1943    "
 German 1943 production K98 Mauser, serial number 7407C. This example has apparently been been reblued and the stock has been refinished, or at least varnished. An idiot vandal has used a metal pencil or other inscribing tool to 'add' the serial number '7407' to other parts on the rifle, although at least two numbers don't match. The chamber bears two waffenamt inspection stamps, one being the eagle '125' approval above the production code 'byf', and date of production '43'. Cleaning rod and leather sling are not present. The cupped butt plate is a flat replacement, not cupped as it should be. The bolt action on this rifle is smooth, with no hang-ups, the safety operable. Estimated accordingly. "
623    GERMAN K98 MAUSER, 1943 SERIAL NO. 759    "
 German 1943 production K98 Mauser, serial number 759 which matches on all such stamped parts of the weapon. The stock apparently original, bears virtually no damage save a few very scattered tiny dings. Barrel is unblued and lightly tarnished, and bore appears to be excellent. Engraved with maker 'CC' [?] and date '43' on top of the chamber, with about five inspection marke scattered about the weapon. Cleaning rod is present. The flip up rear sight activates smoothly, the front site has a modern clip-on shade. The butt plate is undented nor is it scratched or otherwise damaged. The bolt action on this rifle is smooth, with no hang-ups, the safety operates fine. Fitted with a new replacement leather sling. "
624    GERMAN NCO SWORD BY ALEXANDER COPPEL    "
 German World War II NCO sword mounted with a slightly curved plain blade that measures 34 inches. Maker's mark of Alexander Coppel appears beneath the languet. The bronze stirrup guard is fine, and the composite grip is untouched with fine, tight wire wrap. The leather thumb loop and leather blade washer are present and intact. Blade shows surface oxidation, no scabbard present. "
625    GERMAN NCO SWORDS (2)    "
 Pair of German NCO swords, one by WKC, 33 in. clean and bright blade, fitting somewhat scuffed with grip intact and wiring in place; the second by Albert Kuhl, 34.75 in. blade bearing only a very few minuscule spots of oxidation, grip and guard fine, wire wrap coming a bit loose in places. Overall very good, both swords lacking scabbards. "
626    GERMAN OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD WITH SCABBARD AND PORTEPEE    "
 Very desirable German dove's head officer's sword, 32.5 in. blade, 37.5 in. overall. The ricasso bears the maker's stamp of 'F.W. Holler' of Solingen, and the blade bears an excellent shine and remains incredibly clean, with just a few small spots of surface abrasion, mentioned only for accuracy. The gilded brass hilt and P-guard are beautifully cast with oak leaves and acorns, and one side of the crossguard bears an engraved national eagle. The details on the hilt and guard remain quite well-defined, though the brass bears some slight scuffs and surface abrasion and one screw near the hilt is slightly warped. The wire wrapping around the handle is still tight. The black scabbard retains much of its original black finish, though paint is cracking very slightly and some small scuffs and spots of paint loss are present. The original silver wire portepee is also present, though the leather strap is cracking and notably worn. Overall, the piece is in very good to fine condition, and is in better condition than is typically seen. "
627    HEER OFFICER'S DAGGER WITH HANGER AND PORTEPEE    "
 Great example of a Heer officer's dagger, 10 in. blade, 14.5 in. overall, with a solid orange celluloid grip capped by a circular pommel with oak leaf motif surrounding the rim, which retains much of its original detail. The cross guard depicts a national eagle with spread wings, with scrollwork at the ends of the quillions, and an oak leaf pattern on the ferrule. The grip, crossguard, and pommel all remain in excellent condition, bearing some tiny bumps to the scrollwork and pommel, yet with no other signs of damage. The nickel-finish blade bears the deeply-etched maker's mark of the 'Carl Eickhorn' from Solingen, and remains incredibly clean with a great shine, save for some tiny spots of surface corrosion and some small run marks. The scabbard remains straight, with generally well-defined pebbling, yet there is some loss to the finish and some notable spots of oxidation towards the tip. Hangers are present, faced with silver wire, with an oak leaf motif on the clasps, buckles, and top loop. One clasp is marked 'D.R.G.M.'. A silver wire portepee is also tied around the crossguard and grip. The knot remains quite sturdy, yet the surface threads have become notably frayed toward the center. Except where noted, in excellent condition overall, and much better than is usually seen. "
628    ITALIAN DAGGER HANGER    "
 Ornate, high-quality Italian dagger hanger, 30 in. longer overall with an image in relief of a saint with sword and emblem of the monarchy appearing on four linked gilt plates at the upper end of the hangers. The other fittings are also gilt, the straps woven in metallic gold and blue thread. Very good. "
629    JAPANESE TYPE 97 HAND GRENADE    "JAPANESE TYPE 97 HAND GRENADE 
<br /> Standard-issue Japanese Type 97 hand grenade, 3 3/4 x 2&quot; dia., used by the Imperial Japanese Army and the Special Naval Landing Forces. The grenade features a cylindrical body with grooved segments, which rupture into many fragments of shrapnel upon detonation, with a brass striker tube at top. The upper surface is painted red, indicating Army use. The grenade was detonated by screwing down the firing pin, pulling the safety pin, and then striking the cap against a rock, helmet, or other hard surface. The grenade has been rendered inert, but the striker mechanism is present and the brass protective cap is in place, secured by the safety pin. Shows overall oxidation and small abrasions, else very good. 
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630    KIMNACH & BRUNN 1939 GERMAN ARMY P-08 LUGER HOLSTER    "
 Brown leather Kimnach &amp; Brunn 1939 German Army P-08 Luger holster. All straps present and intact, though securing strap may have been replaced. Luger tool in flap pocket is not present. Verso bears maker's embossed name, 1939 production year, and waffenamt. Sold with magazine, number 7234 engraved. Belt loop intact. Very good example. "
631    LUFTWAFFE OFFICER'S SWORD    "
 Early Luftwaffe sword by Paul Weyersberg with nickle silver mounts. The pommel as well as the crossguard still retain excellent detail, and the oak leaves encircling the pommel are undamaged. The perimeter is undented. The feathers on the crossguard likewise appear to be in superior condition. The grip is carved wood covered in blue Moroccan leather, one small chip at top, with the wire wrapping still tight. The blade is marked by maker Paul Weyersberg and is 30.25 in. long. The tip is slightly bumped and the blade would benefit from a light cleaning, as would the fittings of this heavily-tarnished piece. No scabbard is present. "
632    REPRODUCTION GERMAN PANZERFAUST    "
 Reproduction German WWII 60m Panzerfaust, a single shot anti-tank weapon, 42 in. length x 6 in. diameter, painted warnings and operating label present, an interior metal shaft with folding spring out fins. Very good, sold as is. "
633    S.A. DAGGER WITH HANGER BY EICHHORN    "
 S.A. dagger, scabbard and hanger from maker Carl Eichhorn of Solingen. The grip of the dagger bears original SA button and eagle which fit tightly and are absolutely original to the grip. There is a tiny ding or two to the wood, mentioned only for accuracy. Detail to the crossguard and upper fitting remains entirely acceptable, though surface corrosion is evident. The crossguard also displays an illegible Gau mark. The blade also bears some corrosion, though the etching remains dark and very distinct. Running lines are minimal. The scabbard bears a good deal of oxidation, mainly evident on the reverse. There is a tiny dent on the top edge. All screws are present. A stadard short S.A. hanger is also present, the snap likewise somewhat oxidized. A little restoration would go a long way on this piece. Estimated accordingly. "
634    S.A. DAGGER WITH SCABBARD    "
 S.A. dagger by Eichhorn, with scabbard. This dagger has been slightly abused over the years. The woord grip bears authentically mounted SA button and eagle, but the pommel was secured so tightly, small chips of wood splintered at the top of the grip. Crossguard and pommel show average wear, the crossguard further marked with a stamped 'Wf' on one side. The blade, which does not meet the crossguard exactly and hence may not be original to the dagger, was very heavily corroded at some point and was cleaned and salvaged. The black painted scabbard is present, with hanger, although the fittings bear a few spots of pitting, and the scabbard is slightly dented and the paint well-worn. Estimated accordingly. "
635    SECOND MODEL LUFTWAFFE DAGGER    "
 Second Model Luftwaffe Dagger in very good condition. Pommel and crossguard details, including feathers and oak leaves, retain almost all of their original detail, with no dings or dents to edges. Ivory-hued celluloid grip is likewise fine, with silver wire wrap completely intact and tight. The blade bears no pitting or rust, needing only a bit of polish to bring out its shine, and it terminates in a fine point. No manufacturer's mark is apparent, as was sometimes the case with these daggers. Scabbard is straight with no dents, dings, or other flaws, the pebbling and fittings in excellent condition. Overall an excellent dagger. "
636    U.S. NAVY 3-INCH GUN DUMMY ROUND    "
 Large practice naval artillery round, 35 x 4.25 in. dia., a one-piece spun brass dummy of a U.S. Navy 3-inch/50 caliber shell. The base is marked: '3In 50 Cal Dummy Cartridge Mk. 8n Mod. 1', with a serial number, and the maker's name 'S H Corp', with a serial number at center and on the side of the 'case'. The shell is housed in its original cardboard shipping box, identifying the maker as the Stahot Heater Corp. of Brooklyn, shipped to the Naval Ammunition Depot at Hawthorne, Nevada. Shows slight oxidation, else very good. Provenance: The War Museum, New York. "
637    WORLD WAR II GERMAN OFFICER'S SWORD    "
 World War II German officer's sword, bears a slightly curved blade 32.5 in. long and marked by maker Eichhorn, Solingen. In only fair condition: the composite grip is chipped at top and bottom, and the wire wrap is starting to come loose in one place. The entire guard is engraved with a simple oak leave designs. One languet bears a German eagle with swastika, the other is unengraved. But for a very small area of very light corrosion, the blade is in fine condition. No scabbard present. "
638    WAFFEN-SS PANZER BERET    "WAFFEN-SS PANZER BERET 
<br /> An excessively rare Waffen-SS Panzer beret in absolutely mint condition. This superb piece of headgear bear a black wool body with no sign of mothing or any other damage, the stem at top still attached and fully intact. The eagle and totenkopf insignia at front are absolutely professionally applied, and are woven cloth (versus BeVo which often appears on made-up copies). The protective reinforcement within and black cloth covering are untouched, and the six ventilation holes show no sign of drying-out, chipping, or any other deterioration. The black cloth shows no tears or other damage, and indeed every stitch appears to remain intact. The 2 inch wide leather sweatband shows only light use, and it remains likewise undamaged with all stitching completely intact. The left inside of the sweatband is ink-stamped by the maker: 'Karl Kubach Mutzenfabrik Mainz-Kastel [Size] 57 1940'. This incredible piece is in essentially the same condition as it was when it's owner took it off his head in 1941 - the last time these berets were issued. Undoubtedly the finest such example extant. Consigning by a well-known and highly-respected long-time dealer/collector and full guaranteed authentic for life. 
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639    CAPTURED, BLOOD-STAINED JAPANESE HELMET WITH PRESENTATION    "
 A rather gruesome blood-soaked Japanese helmet taken by an American Marine and presented to him in Japanese, most likely by a Japanese P.O.W. or perhaps even the wounded soldier himself. The standard green-painted army helmet bears an original liner and cotton cord ties. The liner and several of the 'fingers' within are heavily stained with blood (as it so chemically tests), and the inside of the helmet bears traces of blood as well. The lack of any bullet or shrapnel damage to the shell indicates that its unfortunate owner was likely struck in the lower part of his head or neck, and he bled into the helmet one he had fallen. The helmet was then embellished with Japanese characters painted in red enamel. Above the star at front is written: 'BRAVE LOYAL', the left side reads: EVERLASTING GOOD FORTUNE IN WAR', and the right side reads: 'GREAT EAST ASIA WAR'. The rear of the helmet bears small letters reading: 'Presented [to] George Liptak' (spelled phonetically), a guard, or perhaps even the man who shot the helmet's owner. The helmet bears a vert light speckling of white paint, clearly from being in proximity to a careless house painter, else likely easily restored. A telling relic of the brutal South Pacific campaigns. "
640    AFRIKA KORPS 'PITH' HELMET    "
 First pattern, cloth-wrapped Afrika Korps pith helmet with chinstrap, solid construction, with tan cloth exterior and red felt liner with air vent. The helmet bears the typical metal insignia at the sides - a tri-colour shield on right side and a shield of a German eagle clutching a swastika on left side. The ring holding the leather chinstrap holds a brass tag with the imprinted black numerals '908' (or '806'), though its purpose has gone unresearched. The interior of the leather sweatband is ink-stamped 'MM1941' and size stamped '55'. The chinstrap has been severed, with slight staining to the cloth and some cracking to the leather. Still very good condition. Should be seen. "
641    BATTLE-DAMAGED M1 HELMET WITH DIVISIONAL INSIGNIA    "
 An evocative relic purportedly recovered near Omaha Beach, a United States Army M1 steel helmet shell, with fixed strap bales, a seam at the front, and the paint of the rim flaking away to reveal the bright metal surface beneath -- all hallmarks of early World War II helmets. The shell bears the very faded painted insignia of an infantry division at front, potentially the 1st Infantry Division - a red numeral '1' within an inverted diamond. The helmet also bears two spots of battle damage, potentially from German bullets or shrapnel: one round entrance hole towards the front, bending the metal inwards, and a horizontal exit hole towards the rear, warping the metal outwards. Unfortunately, no heat stamps visible. Clearly dug and notably worn, with some cracks towards the rim and heavy oxidation to the interior. Directly from the estate of Prof. R. WAYNE SNIDER (1928-2020), a founder of Grace Theological Seminary and a Professor of History for over fifty years at Grace College in Indiana whose estate attests that the helmet was recovered near the OMAHA landing beaches. "
642    FIRST-ISSUE FIXED-BALE M1 HELMET SHELL    "
 Good example of the earliest variation of the M1 combat helmet, manufactured with the seam of the steel rim at front, and with fixed chin strap bales securing one-half of an original taupe webbing strap, in turn fitted with a first-style brass clasp, though liner and the other half of the strap regrettably absent. Clearly worn from use, small tears to the strap, and some oxidation to the interior. Directly from the estate of Prof. R. WAYNE SNIDER (1928 - 2020), a founder of Grace Theological Seminary and a Professor of History for over fifty years at Grace College in Indiana. "
643    FOCKE-WULFE LUFTSCHUTZ HELMET    "
 Unissued Focke-Wuld 'gladiator' style Luftschutz air raid helmet, painted FW insignia at front, leather chin strap, six-fingered webbing within, along with original German production decal applied to rear. Does not bear the 'FOCKE-WULF' name which appears on the easily obtainable stencils, but regardless this helmet cannot be fully authenticated, thus sold as is. "
644    FRENCH M26 'ADRIAN' HELMET    "
 World War II-era M26 'Adrian' helmet, with a metal comb affixed to the crown with four pins, and with the insignia of the French artillery service - a flaming bomb with the initials 'RF' ('Republique Francaise') in front of two crossed cannons - on a circular disk at the front. The interior features an intact six-finger black leather liner, mounted on four square metal struts, and secured at the center by an adjustable cord. The helmet is painted olive green throughout. The leather chinstrap also present. Leather liner slightly cracking, paint slightly chipping, and the central disc potentially a replacement. Estimated accordingly. "
645    GERMAN LUFTSCHUTZ 'GLADIATOR' HELMET    "
 Luftschutz M38 'Gladiator' style helmet, three-piece stamped sheet steel construction, with two groups of seven 'salt &amp; pepper' ventilation holes to either side of the crown. The nape is stamped 'RL2-40/2', with the manufacturing information: 'Vertrieb genemigt gemass Luftschutzgesetz'. Size marked 57. Liner and chinstrap absent, decal likely reapplied. Generally very good condition. Sold as is. "
646    GERMAN M34 FIREMAN'S HELMET WITH COMB    "
 German M34 Feuerwehr helmet with leather liner and chinstrap, with original aluminum comb at top. The inside of the leather liner bears the inked initials 'K.T.'. The finish shows light scuffs and scratches, fairly typical of normal extended use. The interior has a nine finger liner with pressed cork separating the liner from the shell. The top of the shell is separated from the wearer by an additional leather-covered pad. Maker's mark unfortunately absent, else very good to fine condition. "
647    GERMAN MILITARY ADMINISTRATION VISOR CAP    Scarce German visor cap issued to a member of the 'Militärverwaltung', or military administration, found almost exclusively in the occupied territories. The cap bears a Heer green wool body with dark green piping and side band. A few moth holes are present, but at the back of the cap. A Heer eagle is affixed above aluminum oak leaves and (faulty) cockade. Silver wire chin cords are present and relatively taught. The vulcanfibre visor has been repainted on the underside and very clumsily reattached, as has the Erel-marked, broken sweatband which was loosely stitched by an imbecile through the body of the hat. The liner is heavily stained and the celluloid diamon is torn, but the Erel silver ink stamp is still present. Worthy of rehabilitation.
648    GERMAN POLITICAL LEADER'S VISOR CAP    German Orts-level political leader's visor cap, brown cloth body with blue fabric piping and darker brown velvet sideband. The insignia of the cap consists of a gilt NSDAP cap eagle, with a gilt wreath and a separate cockade. The eagle is constructed of gilt bronze, while the wreath is constructed of gilt aluminum, with a separately attached metal partially enameled cockade within the wreath. Gilding on the insignia is significantly worn. Braided chin cords are presnt and firlmy secured with gilded button. The visor is constructed of vulkanfibre and is completely intact. Within, the cap bears a stained brown rayon liner with celluloid diamond and period paper slip indicating size '55', ersatz leather sweatband, torn in several places, and a legitimate RZM label sewn to the liner, appearing at the rear of the cap. The body of the cap is soiled and would benefit fro msome cleaning, no moth holes or other fabric damage is visible.
649    HITLER YOUTH FLAK HELPER'S WINTER CAP    "
 Hitler Youth Flak Helper's winter cap, variant design. Luftwaffe blue wool construction with small BeVo HJ insignia machine-applied at front. One vent hole apparent on either side of the cap. Within, the rayon lining bears a stamp indicating that the cap is a size 56 and made in 1943. A small leather sweatband is fitted to the front, and an RZM tag is machine-sewn to the lining. Very good. "
650    ITALIAN ALPINE HAT    "
 Italian alpine hat constructed of gray felt, with eagle emblem at the front and one stripe stitched toward the left of the crown. The interior bears a faux leather sweatband, containing the white maker's mark 'Elegante'. Sweatband cracking a bit, some slight mothing, else very good. "
651    ITALIAN CAVALRY LIEUTENANT COLONEL'S VISOR CAP    Italian cavalry officer's visor cap, constructed of grey wool. The insignia at front shows a black velvet disk at center bearing the regimental number '4' atop a gold bullion motif of a flaming bomb. The insignia has been placed above a band featuring three gold brocade stripes, indicating a rank of colonel with the Italian Corps's 4th Cavalry. A black faux-leather chin strap is attached above the visor. The interior is lined with tan-colored silk with maker's mark of 'Piedimonte' of Roma, overlaid above the printed date 1927. It further features a brown leather sweat band. Sweatband has since come unstitched from the crown towards the back end, else very good to fine condition.
652    JAPANESE HELMET    "
 World War II Japanese M30 combat helmet, painted copper-brown throughout, with a brass insignia attached with split-pins at the front. The inside rim bears three hand-etched Japanese characters, not translated by us. The liner and chinstrap are both present, yet notably worn, else very good condition. Unable to authenticate, sold as is. "
653    JAPANESE OFFICER'S VISOR CAP    "
 Japanese officer's woolen visor cap, with a light tan wool body lined with red piping, as well as a red wool band, the front of which bears a single age-darkened gold star. The black faux-leather visor still holds the faux-leather chinstrap, secured to the sides of the cap with a matching pair of star-shaped buttons. The interior contains a brown faux-leather sweatband, size marked '7' by a hole punch towards the right side, as well as a tan cloth lining, which bears some sweat stains and an unidentified ink marking in kanji, potentially the soldier's name. Clearly worn, commensurate with frequent use, with mothing to the red band, and appreciable spots of staining throughout. "
654    KRIEGSMARINE FOUL WEATHER HAT    "
 Rubberized foul weather headgear typically issued to U-boat watchmen, this example apparently unissued, with cloth ties and rubber flaps which also cover ear openings, with 1940 Hamburg manufacture label within. Fine. "
655    LUFTWAFFE OFFICER'S PEAKED VISOR    Luftwaffe officer's peaked visor cap. A well-worn visor in deep Luftwaffe blue with silver wire piping which is frayed at the front. Black ribbed sides with silver wire cockade and wreath at front, also worn. Sewn-on wire Luftwaffe eagle insignia is affixed above. Wire cords are loose but intact, black vulcan visor is fine. Within, the cap is a bit of a mess, with sweatband torn and missing in some places, and liner heavily stained. The original owner is identified by a paper tag under the diamond-shaped celluloid as 'Alberty Neybrand Elektro-Ingenieur'. No size markings apparent, though measures approx. 8 in. long x 6.75 in. wide. Due to condition, estimated accordingly.
656    LUFTWAFFE SIGNALS VISOR    Scarce Luftwaffe 'nachtrichten', or signals department visor cap. The Luftwaffe gray/blue tricot body is piped in rust-brown, indicating the signals service. Black ribbed side band, sunned a bit at the front and worn under the chin strap, bears a one-piece aluminum cockade and oak leaf combination, and an aluminum Luftwaffe eagle is pinned above. Black chin strap is taught, in fine condition. The vulcan fiber visor is mummified on the top, and bears the characteristic checkered design on the underside. There are a few moth nips to the body, none terribly offensive. Within, the maker's ink stamp 'Ostland' appears, with place, size '58', and 1939 date of production. The sweatband is original, but torn and loose in several places. Estimated accordingly.
657    N.S.K.K. MOTORCYCLE HELMET    "
 NSKK motorcycle crash helmet, bearing two vent holes to either side, functional chinstrap, and neck flap. The interior is fitted with a black seven-finger leather liner, though it is separated from the crown by an atypical and probably non-original layer of cloth padding. A pin hole, surrounded by rings of scratches, suggest an insignia was once present and since removed. Top 'bumper', typically seen on this type of helmet, is unfortunately also absent. Numerous scuffs, commensurate with use, with some cracking to the leather, else fine. Due to the numerous alterations, the lot is sold strictly as is. "
658    PARATROOPER'S HELMET FROM 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION    "
 An increasingly rare find, a U.S. Army M2 helmet bearing the white stenciled markings of the 101st Airborne Division on the shell. The helmet features fixed strap bales with sewn-in straps, and with the paint of the rim flaking away to reveal the bright metal surface beneath with rim seemed in the front, all of which are hallmarks of early World War II helmets. While the right bale is bent, their semi-circular shape distinguishes the piece as an airborne helmet, as the airborne divisions used fixed half-circle bales for most of the war. The liner bears the correct World War II-style herringbone webbing, leather chin strap, and nape strap, yet also features numerous additions unique to paratrooper helmets, including the 'A'-shaped yokes on each side, still with buckles at each end, as well two snaps beneath the bales. One part of the webbing bears the manufacturer's stamp: 'W E-009-cm-16882...SIZE: MEDIUM...M. M. CO.' Once the liner is removed, the interior of the shell bears a faint alpha/numerical stamp on the lower front: '325D'. Each side of the exterior shell bears a 'heart'-shaped stencil with one tick at its 9 o'clock , designating the wearer's unit as the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, Third Battalion within the 101st Airborne Division. Divisional paratroopers commonly used such symbols, to aid with quick assembly after chaotic landings. The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment famously participated in the Invasion of Normandy, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge. Some slight surface cracks to the exterior of the shell, with one negligible crack towards the rim. Still very good to fine condition, and in much better condition than is typically seen. "
659    TUNIC OF AN OBERSTURMFUHRER-SS ON HIMMLER’S STAFF    "TUNIC OF AN OBERSTURMFUHRER-SS ON HIMMLER'S STAFF 
<br /> Excessively rare and most desirable tunic belonging to an SS-Obersturmfuhrer assigned to service on the staff of Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler. M36 SS-Rock. cut in early feldgrau. The boards are sewn-in silver wire on black, one still retaining the original RZM paper tag on reverse. The tabs are machine applied to the open collar, matching and correctly piped at a narrower gauge than the thicker striped piping of the collar. Silver bullion sleeve eagle expertly applied to left sleeve, as is the silver wire 'RS FF' cuff title which is faultless. 'Honor Chevron of the Old Guard' also professionally sewn to right sleeve. First pattern SS SA Sports Badge and ribbon bar including War Merit Cross with Swords are both pinned to the tunic. All of the pebbled buttons are present, and appear to be original to the garment. Within, the uniform is fully lined and has a dagger clip and leather tab under the left armpit. The interior breast pocket bears the cloth label of the maker &quot;A. Losberger&quot; in Stuttgart. The inked-in rank of the recipient, an Obersturmfuhrer, is partially legible, as is the 1939 date of fabrication, but his name is illegible. This tunic was originally the property of the late Bob Coleman, widely recognized uniform dealer and collector. An important piece of SS cloth. 
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660    WESTFALEN SA STAFF MAJOR'S UNIFORM TUNIC    A rare SA uniform tunic constructed of brown serge, featuring bright red wool collar tabs trimmed with braided aluminum bullion on each lapel. The left-hand example is fitted with four metal 'pips', indicating the rank of major, while the right-hand example is embroidered with the initials 'Wf' in silver bullion, indicating the 'Westfalen' ('Westphalia') regional group of the SA. The shoulders each feature a sewn-in shoulder strap of braided silver bullion, backed with bright red wool 'waffenfarb' and secured by a bright metal pebbled button. A red wool armband with sewn-on rayon disk and swastika is sewn to the left-hand sleeve, and the left-hand breast bears ribbon bars for the Iron Cross, the Military Merit Order of Wurttemberg, and the Honor Cross of the World War 1914-1918 with Swords. Each breast also features a pleated patch pocket with a flap secured by a pebbled metal button, with the right-hand example fitted with medal loops, and another set of loops below. A flap-covered patch pocket is also fitted at each hip, and the front is closed by four pebbled metal buttons. The interior is lined with ribbed gold silk or rayon, fitted with a horizontal slash pocket on the right-hand side. No maker's marks or labels are present. Two fabric patches inserted beneath the arms on the interior lining are partially detached, with some loosening to the stitching of the lining itself at rear center, and with a few small moth nips to the armband and a single minute hole to the right-hand sleeve, else very good.
661    LATVIAN LEGION PROPAGANDA MAJOR'S UNIFORM TUNIC AND NAMED VISOR CAP    "
 A fine example of an unusual Third Reich military uniform, consisting of a field-grey wool tunic displaying the machine-embroidered shield patch of the Latvian Legion of volunteers on the right-hand sleeve. The bottle-green wool collar displays two Wehrmacht-style officer's 'litzen' collar tabs, and each shoulder bears a slip-on style strap of knotted aluminum bullion with no pips, indicating the rank of major. The shoulder straps are backed with grey wool 'waffenfarbe', indicating that this officer was involved in propaganda or worked as a war correspondent, and each is secured by a pebbled metal button. A national eagle patch embroidered in silver bullion on black wool is sewn to the right-hand breast, and each breast also features a patch-style pleated pocket with flap closure secured by a pebbled metal button. A similar pocket also appears at each hip, and the front of the tunic is secured by six pebbled metal buttons. The interior is lined with grey rayon, and features the embroidered label of maker E. Fettweis of Wesel inside the collar, above a second label identifying the maker as a member of a master tailor's guild. A horizontal slash pocket is fitted inside the left-hand side. The lining is partially unstitched beneath the arms and shows a few small holes, while the exterior shows a stitched repair at the front just below the collar, and some moth nips overall, most of which do not penetrate the fabric. The tunic is accompanied by an officer's visor cap of field-grey wool, featuring a gilt metal Wehrmacht-style national eagle badge above a cockade within a gilt metal oak wreath. The crown is encircled by grey wool piping, again indicating propaganda duties, as is the bottle-green band. A braided aluminum bullion chinstrap is affixed over the vulcanized fiber bill by a small pebbled metal button on each side. The interior is fitted with a brown leather sweatband and lined with cream-colored rayon, both showing notable wear and soiling. A celluloid sweat shield protects a partial-illegible maker'sSchmitz' label, with a small pouch containing a small label inscribed with the owner's name 'Schmitz'. Besides the wear and soiling previously described, the cap shows a few small moth nips to the exterior, which do not penetrate the fabric, and wear to the gilt finish of the insignia, else very good. Prior to October of 1944, Latvian volunteers served with the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, Kriegsmarine and police forces, all under the collective banner of the Latvian Legion. After this date, all Latvian volunteer units were placed under the jurisdiction of the Waffen-SS, although this did not uniformly remove all Lativian personnel from service with the other branches. At the war's end, soldiers of the Latvian Legion, like many foreign volunteers serving with German forces, were considered traitors and summarily court-martialed. "
662    'BUND DEUTSCHER MADEL' YOUNG GIRL'S JACKET    "
 A scarce relic related to the female branch of the Hitler Youth, a tan cotton jacket belonging to a young girl from the 'Bund Deutscher Madel' ('League of German Girls'). The jacket bears a patch-style pocket at each breast, with a further similar pocket on each hip, all closed with flaps secured by distinctive braided leather buttons. The garment is closed at the front by five similar buttons. The left sleeve bears a sewn-on insignia patch of the Hitler Youth - four machine-woven red and white panels arranged in a diamond shape, with a mobile swastika within a white diamond at the center. The insignia remains securely attached, though one side has since come unstitched. The regional triangle patch, typically affixed above the insignia patch, unfortunately absent, yet remnants of black threads and tiny holes at that area suggest that it was once present and since removed. The interior lining bears the initials 'ED', embroidered toward the waist in pink thread, yet is otherwise unmarked. The interior lining is quite ragged, with numerous tears and holes throughout. Just good condition. Though bearing no size markings, the jacket is very small in size, suggesting its previous owner was of a very young age. "
663    AFRIKA CORPS / TROPICAL FIRST PATTERN CAPE    "AFRIKA CORPS / TROPICAL FIRST PATTERN CAPE 
<br /> Afrika Corps / tropical first pattern khaki twill duster cape, four-button front closure with flap covering buttons, long side vents also fixed by single buttons, no vent in rear. Manufacturer's markings and signature on inside. Fine, near-unused condition. 
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664    ARTILLERY OFFICER'S M1937 PARADE TUNIC    "
 Scarce M1937 Wehrmacht unteroffizier's parade tunic in very good condition. The green felt collar with red piping bears a silver metallic ribbon trim at the top edge, above two perfect silver wire collar tabs which are also piped in red, denoting the soldier's assignment to an artillery regiment. Likewise, there are two sewn-in shoulder boards with green felt backing, an ornate border of silver wire, and lined with red piping, each bearing two silver pips. Marksman's aiguillette also remains on the right shoulder, as is standard. A silver bullion eagle with swastika on dark green backing has been very carefully affixed to the right breast. The interior lining bears a single slash pocket towards the left breast. Insignia at the ends of the sleeves as well as trim and buttons on the back of the garment, are all excellent. The tunic originally was closed with eight silver pebbled buttons: six of which remain attached, one has come loose (and will be included in this lot), and one remains absent. Reverse side of the buttons bear manufacturer's mark by Assmann, otherwise unmarked. In very good to fine condition, save for the aforementioned buttons. "
665    DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN OFFICER'S UNIFORM    "
 Scarce Deutsche Reichsbahn officer's tunic, constructed of blue wool, with two perfect collar tabs with Reichsbahn insignia and lined in red piping. Likewise, there are two shoulder boards constructed from braided blue and gold cords on a red backing, each with two silver pips. A patch-style pocket is located at each breast, with a further similar pocket on each hip, all closed with flaps secured by gold-colored pebbled buttons. The front of the tunic is closed by six similar buttons. The reverse side of the buttons bear manufacturer's mark by Assmann, otherwise, the garment is unmarked. Tiny moth holes at bottom, with small streaks of white paint near the right cuff. Still very good to fine condition overall, and in better condition than is usually seen. "
666    GERMAN ATHLETIC SPORTS SHIRT    "
 German athlete's sleeveless sports shirt, rayon with Luftwaffe eagle and swastika patch on front, size about medium. Stamped within by maker 'Christ Fischer's Sohne'. A bit soiled, else very good. "
667    GERMAN OFFICER'S BOOTS    "
 One pair of black German boots with original steel hobnails, 17.5 in. tall with 11.5 in. sole. Well worn, scratches on the outside. "
668    GERMAN TRADITIONAL MINER'S TUNIC    "
 Traditional miner's tunic, potentially wardate and likely originating from Germany or Austria, constructed of black and green wool. The garment also bears a vertical pocket at each breast, which can be closed with five brass buttons bearing crossed hammers. The tunic is closed at front by eight similar buttons. Each sleeve bears two vertical bars of green wool, an emblem of 'crossed hammers' embroidered in gold bullion above a green shield, a green woolen flap with black fringe, and green woolen cuffs with five decorative buttons. The interior rayon lining bears one horizontal slash pocket at the left hip, with a decorative emblem toward the right hip, likely a manufacturer's mark. Ownership label bears the printed name: 'Josef Leidel'. Size markings not present. Generally very good to fine condition, with no notable structural defects. Sold with a white button-down shirt and white pair of trousers, which may have once accompanied the tunic. "
669    GERMAN VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER'S TUNIC    "
 Dark blue wool tunic belonging to a German 'Feuerwehr' ('fire defense') volunteer fireman, with insignia patch on the top of the left sleeve indicating his station at Waal. A patch towards the left cuff bears three horizontal white stripes, with a badge towards the right cuff bearing a torch and the initials 'F F', surrounded by a gear, affixed to an additional square of blue fabric, which is then sewn to the garment. A patch-style pocket is located at each breast, with a further similar pocket on each hip, all closed with flaps secured by silver metal buttons. The front of the tunic is closed by eight similar buttons. The top-left pocket bears a 'fire extinguishing attack' badge in silver, with a related badge located on the flap. The interior lining is constructed of black rayon, with white rayon lining the interior of the sleeves. Slight tearing near the badge on the right cuff, light spots of staining to the interior, else very good to fine condition. Unmarked throughout. "
670    ITALIAN ALPINI MEDICAL CORPS OFFICER'S TUNIC    "
 World War II Italian alpine medical corps officer's uniform, including a tunic constructed of a gray wool exterior with a tan rayon lining, fastened with four bakelite buttons at front, with four pleated pockets, each bearing a flap with smaller buttons. The salmon-colored collar tabs each bear a single affixed star, indicating the wearer's role as a medical corps officer within Italy's mountain infantry. A 36th Infantry Division insignia badge has been affixed to the top-right pocket with a bobby pin, certainly added postwar and may not be original to this uniform. A worn and faded manufacturer's tag at the nape of the neck, reads 'Unione Militare'. An ownership tag, found within a vertical slash pocket near the left breast of the tunic's lining, again bears the manufacturer 'Unione Militare', indicating the office of Rome, and bears the hand-inked name of the soldier 'Ambrosetti', the number '1438', and the date '25.4.41'. Slight mothing, else very good to near fine. Sold with the uniform's original gray wool trousers, with manufacturer's tag towards the top of the left leg also reading 'Ambrosetti', with brown bakelite buttons also bearing the name 'Unione Militare'. One button absent, some mothing and slight holes, else very good. "
671    U.S. MARINE CORPS UNIFORMS    "
 Group of four World War II era Marine Corps uniforms, includes: dress blues tunic with Paramarine patch, sergeant stripes, and collar insignia; dress blues tunic and trousers, tunic bearing a Paramarine patch and master sergeant chevron, with collar insignia; dress blues tunic and trousers, tunic bearing master sergeant chevron, paramarine patch, and collar devices, and Class C green wool tunic with Paramarine patch and corporal chevron. Only the Class C tunic bears manufacturing stamp, present in the left sleeve, dated Sept. 23, 1944. None bear ownership markings, all show minor wear, commensurate with use. Very good condition. Sold with a commemorative Marine Corps pillow cover from Camp Lejeune. "
672    EMBROIDERED S.A. REGIMENTAL FLAG, PRESENTED TO OFFICER FRANZ PANZER    An incredibly rare early SA relic, an embroidered presentation flag dedicated to Standartenfuhrer Franz Panzer, an officer from S.A. group Niederrhein, Sturm 1, Reserve Standarte 16, stationed in Cologne. The cotton flag, 58 x 41.5 in., is constructed of a one-piece black swastika stitched to a white disc, which in turn is stitched onto a red field. A sewn-on black square appears towards the upper-left corner, which bears the identification number '1/R16' embroidered in white and black thread. Along the bottom edge appears the embroidered dedication in red thread: 'Reserve Sturm 1. 16. Stbf. Keulen 1931...Stf. Panzer 1931-34'. The edges have been reinforced with additional sewn-on strips of red cotton. The hoist end bears six cotton loops, four of which contain chromed metal hoops for hanging. One cotton loop at the top corner is absent, and yellow, black, and gilded threads have been stitched there instead. Two of the cotton loops at the bottom corner appear to be missing metal hoops, as well. The flag is slightly soiled at spots, with some very slight holes and very small tears at bottom edge. Still in very good condition, and much better condition than is typically seen. Sold with additional research of Panzer, including his particulars and some further information about his later military career, including his rise to Obersturmbannfuhrer by 1937.
673    S.A. TRUMPET BANNER    "S.A. TRUMPET BANNER 
<br /> Rare S.A. Trumpet Banner, in excellent condition. The 18 in. wide, 19 in. tall red two-sided banner bears a 11.5 inch multi-part S.A. emblem sewn to one side, with a 10.75 in. two-part mobile swastika sewn to the reverse. Twisted silver bullion fringe 1.5 in. long is sewn to three sides of the banner, ant the three original ties at top are present and completely intact. No holes or tears, with only some slight soiling and a light stain or two present. 
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674    ENORMOUS FLAG GROUPING PRESENTED TO DEPARTING JAPANESE SOLDIER    "ENORMOUS FLAG GROUPING PRESENTED TO DEPARTING JAPANESE SOLDIER 
<br /> A truly extraordinary collection of 24 flags and 3 sashes, housed in the original 21.5&quot; x 12.25&quot; x 3.75&quot; white box, commemorating the Jan. 10, 1938 deployment of a Japanese soldier &quot;Mr. Hayashi&quot;. Included within this lot is: three large silk banners; eight medium-sized silk banners; ten small silk banners; three cotton sashes; and three signed cotton flags. The top of the lid bears the inscription in Japanese kanji: 'Showa 13 (1938) 10th Jan. Deployment Flags for Mr. Hayashi'. This rare grouping also includes an original group photograph, 10.75 x 8.5 in., showing Hayashi surrounded by a crowd of his family, friends, and neighbors - many of whom hold aloft the various banners and flags shown throughout this lot. Photograph shows notable creasing, with some marginal tears repaired on the verso. Generally very good to fine condition. The first such complete grouping we have encountered. 
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675    SIGNED JAPANESE FLAG CELEBRATES THE FALL OF NANKING    "SIGNED JAPANESE FLAG CELEBRATES THE FALL OF NANKING 
<br /> An extremely rare relic, a heavily-inscribed Japanese national &quot;hinomaru&quot; flag celebrating the fall of Nanking, 33.5 x 28.5 in., and bearing approx. 70 unidentified signatures in Japanese kanji, likely by Japanese soldiers present at the battle. The flag has additionally been inscribed with Japanese characters representing various slogans, including 'Fall of Nanking, 'Long live your warrior luck', 'Banzai!', 'Sure Victory', 'Invincible Imperial Army'. The hoist corners contain leather reinforcements, each bearing remnants of cord loops which have since been severed. Two horizontal splits across the red 'hinomaru' sun symbol, some damp stains, one hole at lower right, else very good condition. The 'Rape of Nanking' massacre occurred over a period of six weeks starting on December 13, 1937, the day that the Japanese captured Nanjing. During this period, soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army murdered Chinese civilians and disarmed combatants who numbered an estimated 40,000 to over 300,000, and perpetrated widespread rape and looting. 
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676    B.D.M. PENNANT    "
 Black cotton triangular pennant, 9.25 x 5.5 in., bearing on each side the applied cloth insignia of the 'Bund Deutscher Madel' ('League of German Girls'), which is made up of four machine-woven red and white panels arranged in a diamond shape, with a mobile swastika within a white diamond at the center. The center of the pennant bears the initials 'B.D.M.', embroidered in white thread. The hoist corners of the pennant bear two (possibly replacement) composite rings. Some staining on one side, else very good. "
677    BROWN SWASTIKA BANNER    Unusual brown felt banner, 33.75 x 51 in. with 2 in. gold fringe, with tan rayon backing, bearing a sewn-on yellow rayon disc with black embroidered swastika surrounded by oak leaves. Potentially a fantasy item, sold as is.
678    DEUTSCHES JUNGVOLK FLAG    "
 Large black cotton flag, 59.5 x 46 in, with the insignia of the DJ, a single white 'sig' rune, stitched to each side. The hoist bears numerous broken hanging loops. Notably stained and soiled, else very good condition. "
679    GERMAN REICHSKRIEGSFLAGGE    "GERMAN REICHSKRIEGSFLAGGE 
<br /> Third Reich Reichskriegsflagge, 15 x 8 ft., constructed of red wool bunting clamp-dyed with a black and white cross offset towards the hoist, with a black mobile swastika within a white disk at the center, and a black Iron Cross in the upper canton. The hoist is formed by an added strip of white fabric, containing a looped lanyard at the top and a large rope at the bottom. Some minor holes, otherwise very clean and well-preserved. 
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680    GERMAN PLATOON'S COMMEMORATIVE FLAG    "
 Commemorative flag belonging to an unidentified 'second platoon' within the German army, 24 x 26 in., constructed of red rayon around a square metal frame, bearing the designation '2. ZUG' at center stenciled upon a white painted disc, with four white arms protruding from there out to the corners. The flag additionally bears painted depictions of various shields from locations the platoon has served, as well as the dates of said service, including: 'Osterreich...1938', 'Tschechei...1938', 'Polen...1939', 'Frankreich...1940', 'Holland...1940', and 'Belgien...1940'. The edges pf the flag also bears a braided rope of black and white threads, while the reverse side of the flag bears a painted depiction of the platoon's emblem. Staining throughout with some paint loss, commensurate with age and use, overall good condition. Should be researched! "
681    JAPANESE PRESENTATION FLAG, SIGNED BY JAPANESE POLITICIAN TAKEHARU YANAMI    "JAPANESE PRESENTATION FLAG, SIGNED BY JAPANESE POLITICIAN TAKEHARU YANAMI 
<br /> Rare inscribed Japanese national flag to a departing Imperial soldier, 43 x 29.25 in., signed by prominent politician TAKEHARU YANAMI (1877-1947), Japanese politician of the Constitutional Society and Japan Progressive Party who served seven terms in the House of Representatives. Yanami writes boldly in black ink along the hoist end in Japanese kanji: 'For Yujiro Shibuya...Pray long live your warrior luck...from Takeharu Yanami'. The silk flag bears two leather reinforcements on the hoist corners, and each holds the remnants of original cord loops which have since been severed. Remarkably well-preserved, with some scant holes, a few very short tears towards the signature, and some light damp stains. Otherwise fine condition. 
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682    JAPANESE SOLDIER'S 'GOOD LUCK' FLAG    "
 Japanese national flag, 39.5 x 28 in., the white field of the flag bearing numerous Japanese inscriptions in black ink, undoubtedly wishes for good luck and exhortations to fight bravely and possibly including the name of the soldier to whom this flag was given. With paper reinforcements on the hoist corners. Some tiny holes, else fine. "
683    JAPANESE SOLDIER'S 'GOOD LUCK' FLAG    "
 Japanese cotton national flag, 39.75 x 27 in., dyed cottonwith the white field of the flag bears numerous Japanese inscriptions in black ink, undoubtedly wishes for good luck and exhortations to fight bravely and possibly including the name of the soldier to whom this flag was given. With leather reinforcements on the hoist corners. Tiny hole at center, else fine. "
684    N.S.D.A.P. HANGING BANNER    Large two-sided N.S.D.A.P. banner, 49 x 138 in., cotton construction, bearing a black swastika printed onto a white disc, which is in turn stitched onto a red field. The top of the banner bears an opening for the insertion of a hanging rod. Some adhesive residue with some holes and tears, else very good.
685    NSDAP FLAG    Double-sided NSDAP flag, 54.25 x 32 in., constructed of cotton bunting with a sewn-on white disc bearing a clamp-dyed swastika. The hoist edge bears a hemp cord which has a loop at one end, and bears the remnants of a loop on the other. Some soiling, one hole, and ragged edges, just good condition. Blue tint to the swastika, thus sold as is.
686    KRIEGSMARINE 'REICHSKRIEGSFLAGGE'    Large Kriegsmarine 'Reichskriegsflagge' ('battle flag'), 72 x 132 in., constructed of red wool bunting, clamp-dyed with a black and white cross offset towards the hoist, with a black mobile swastika within a white disk at the center, and a black Iron Cross in the upper canton. The hoist features an added strip of white fabric stamped 'Reichskriegsflg.', with a Kreigsmarine 'Eagle M' acceptance stamp, and the stamped dimensions '2 x 3.35'. Manufacturer's mark absent. A hemp rope is sewn into the hoist, and the corners and sides bear extra reinforcing stitches, typical of flags intended for naval service. Clearly worn with notable tears and holes throughout. Due to condition, sold as is.
687    NSDAP FLAG    Rayon NSDAP flag, 36.25 x 55 in., bearing a black clamp-dyed swastika onto a white disc, which is then stitched haphazardly onto a red field. One edge is folded over and sewn to form a hoist, with a cotton rope sewn in with loops at both ends. One loop bears a worn metal clip. Some staining and holes, else very good.
688    NSDAP HANGING BANNER    Large NSDAP hanging banner, approx. 64 in. x 130 in., cotton construction, bearing a black swastika clamp-dyed onto a white disc, then stitched onto a red field. The top and bottom edges have been folded over and sewn for ease of hanging by two poles or wires. Soiled at spots, with some tears, one of which has been hastily repaired.
689    SIGNED JAPANESE PRESENTATION FLAG, SIGNED BY VICE-ADMIRAL TAKAICHI KANAYA    "SIGNED JAPANESE PRESENTATION FLAG, SIGNED BY VICE-ADMIRAL TAKAICHI KANAYA 
<br /> Great silk Japanese presentation national flag, 27.5 x 40 in., signed by Japanese vice-admiral TAKAICHI KANAYA and likely given to a fellow Japanese soldier, bearing Kanaya's kanji signature and an untranslated inscription towards the right and left edges. The corners of the hoist ends bear two paper reinforcements, each holding a since un-tied cord loop for hanging. Lightly soiled at spots, some spots of foxing, else very good to near fine condition. Sold with an additional scanned label, containing a brief account of Kanaya's military career. 
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690    SOVIET UNION FLAG, CLAIMED TO BE FLOWN IN BERLIN AT WAR'S END    Red cotton flag, 44.5 x 72 in., bearing the yellow 'hammer and sickle' emblem of the Soviet Union at center. The white canvas hoist bears a metal grommet at each end for hanging, and one side of the hoist bears the inscriptions 'RUSSIA' and '4 x 6', stenciled in black. The block letters used in this stencil are reminiscent of those used by the British and American armies, both during and after the war. The center of the hoist also bears a hastily-inscribed 'BERLIN 1945', potentially indicating the location and date at which this flag was flown or captured. Due to incomplete provenance, however, the piece is sold as is.
691    SWORD-BEARING JAPANESE FLAG    "
 White cloth flag, 28.5 x 35 in. with 2.5 in. fringe, with hand-drawn kanji inscriptions of different colored inks, bearing at the center a kanji character struck through by a sword. Two corners bear threaded loops for hanging. Purpose unknown and kanji untranslated, potentially created as a post-war souvenir. Spots of staining, else fine condition. "
692    THIRD REICH NAVAL JACK    Smaller Kreigsmarine 'goesch' ('naval jack'), 33.5 x 18 in., constructed of red cotton bunting, clamp-dyed with a white disk containing a mobile swastika at center. The hoist is constructed of an added strip of white fabric, which is stamped with the maker's line: 'N.V.P.F. vVlissingen &amp; Co's Katoenfabr: Helmond (Holland)'. The opposite end of the hoist is also ink stamped 'G. FL. 50 x 85'. A hemp cord is sewn into the hoist with a loop on each end, and the edges bear extra reinforcing stitches, typical of flags intended for naval use. Some small spots of staining, else near fine.
693    'HINDENBURG CROSS' AWARD CERTIFICATE    "
 Award certificate for the 'Ehrenkreuz fur Krieksteilnehmer', issued Feb. 15, 1935. Fine. "
694    'CARELESS TALK GOT THERE FIRST'    "
 Original full-color World War II poster, 20 x 28 in., titled 'CARELESS TALK GOT THERE FIRST', showing a wounded U.S. soldier falling to the ground, bleeding from the face after an enemy attack. The bottom margin bears the publication line of the U.S. Government Printing Office, dated 1944. Light mailing folds with very small splits there, one vertical crease at top, else fine to very fine condition. "
695    'DAS SCHWARZE KORPS' SS NEWSPAPERS    "
 Nine complete copies of 'Das Schwarze Korps', each 10-20pp. folio, including the following issues: 28 December 1939; 18 February 1943; 9 September 1943; 16 September 1943; 23 September 1943; 30 September 1943; 16 November 1943; 2 December 1943; and 22 June 1944. Content generally includes text, articles, and photographs concerning Heinrich Himmler, attacks on Jews and Catholics, human interest stories, etc. Overall near fine condition. 'Das Schwarze Korps' was the official newspaper of the SS published once a week and distributed for free, published weekly by Max Amann of the Franz-Eher-Verlag publishing company. The paper was hostile to many groups, with frequent articles condemning the Catholic Church, Jews, Communism, Freemasonry and others. "
696    'DER PARTEITAG DER FREIHEIT'    Scarce Reichsparteig commemorative book: 'Der Parteitag der Freiheit' {'The Party Day of Freedom'}(Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, Franz Eher Nachf.), 1936, 320pp. 8vo., a comprehensive collection of speeches, photographs, and narratives from the 1935 National Party Convention at Nuremberg, bound in red leather boards. The front flyleaf bears a handwritten dedication to Party Member Fritz Aretz at Christmas 1935 by the District Treasurer of District Koln-Aachen. Interestingly, Aretz added a fold-out pamphlet from the Reichsparteig that contains additional photos of the rally; the last two pages feature seven of the anti-Semitic Nurnburg laws from 1936. Spots of staining to the covers, else fine.
697    'DOCUMENTS OF POLISH CRUELTY'    "
 Scarce and shocking German propaganda publication: 'Dokumente Polnischer Grausamkeit' ('Documents of Polish Cruelty'), [Berlin: German Information Office], 1940, 456pp. 4to., with hundreds of pages of 'evidence' provided by Germany of these alleged atrocities, including reproductions of reports and the most gruesome photos of exhumed and autopsied bodies (most likely Poles murdered by the German occupiers). The text sets forth over one hundred examples of 'proven' Polish atrocities committed against ethnic Germans, charges used by Hitler to justify his invasion of Poland a year earlier. Light staining to the covers, boards broken at the gutter, else in very good condition. "
698    'EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FUHRER!' POSTER    "
 World War II-era poster, 16.25 x 23.5 in., showing a seated Adolf Hitler wearing a brown suit, above the slogan: 'Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer!' Folded and notably worn, with ragged edges, some damp stains on the verso, and reinforced at spots with tape on the verso, estimated accordingly. Sold with eight sections of thick paper, roughly cut from an unidentified source, each displaying Third Reich insignia, flags, and emblems, and a 'Special Edition' Newsmap displaying the uniforms of the Luftwaffe on the reverse. "
699    'EXPOSITION OF THE FASCIST REVOLUTION'    "
 Scarce Italian book: 'Mostra Della Rivoluzione Fascista' by Alfieri and Luigi Freddi (Rome: Office of the Italian Institute of Graphic Arts), 1933. 258pp. 8vo., cloth pictorial covers. Broken at gutter, else very good. A heavily illustrated description of the Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution, a show held in Rome at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni from 1932 to 1934. Opened by Benito Mussolini on 28 October 1932, it had four million visitors. Telling the evolution of Italian history from 1914 to the March on Rome, it was a work of Fascist propaganda to influence and involve the audience emotionally. There is a presentation inscription on the front flyleaf in German dated Verona, Sep. 11, 1933 by a 'Dante' offering thanks to the recipient for his support for the 'revolution'. The first page bears an in rubber-stamp reading 'Reinhard Heydrich' although there is no further provenance to prove this belonged to the infamous SS officer. "
700    'I'M PROUD OF YOU FOLKS, TOO!'    "
 World War II propaganda poster, 39.75 x 29.5 in., depicting a sailor shaking hands with two industrial workers beneath the message: 'I'm proud of you folks too'. The bottom-right corner bears the label: 'Official Navy Poster, Industrial Incentive Division', and the bottom left bears the publisher's line 'U.S. Government Printing Office - 1944.' Folds, split along the horizontal fold, archivally repaired on the verso. Still very good condition. Posters like these were clear effort on the part of the government to make those in the factories take an enthusiastic stake in the war. "
701    'INVESTIGATION OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK', CA. 1946    "
 Original and scarce congressional report: 'Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack' as issued by the Joint Committee on the Pearl Harbor Attack (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office), 1946. 492pp. 8vo., evaluating the military base's readiness for the ambush, stating the events of the day of the bombing, examining the diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan in the years before the attack, and providing much more contextual information. The end pages also house three fold-out maps, showing Pearl Harbor and its surrounding area, nearby naval installations, and nearby military divisions. Spine worn, covers dislocated, else very good condition. "
702    'MEIN KAMPF' ATTRIBUTED TO SS-GERMANIA DIVISION MEMBER    A copy of Adolf Hitler's political manifesto 'Mein Kampf' apparently owned by a member of the SS-Germania Division. This copy lacks the frontis portrait and copyright information but is the standard mass-produced edition ca. 1935 issued in blue cloth with gold title and national eagle, 782pp. 8vo., in otherwise fine condition. The apparent owner's postcard photograph is applied to the front flyleaf, just above a small stamp from an SS school. Overall very good.
703    'SEVENTEENTH SS' ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET    "
 Illustrated booklet: 'Die Siebzehte SS' ('The Seventeenth SS'), 50pp. 4to., November 1938, belonging to the 17th company of an unidentified SS unit, likely involved in the invasion of Czechoslovakia, due to a melody which begins: 'When the Czechs got too cheeky...we received orders, who said shortly, 'Heimat SS after Arolsen to Stell'. Largely untranslated, yet bears numerous melodies and printed cartoons, and signed by at least 20 members of the company. First and last page disbound, notable tears to the last page, just good condition. "
704    (WINTERHILFSWERK) 'DER FUHRER' BOOKLETS (21)    "
 Lot of 21 Winterhilfswerk charity 'Der Fuhrer' giveaway booklets, each 1.5 x 2 in., each bearing approx. 30pp. of text and photos praising Hitler and the Wehrmacht. One duplicate present. Generally very good. These small gifts were given as a tokens to those who donated to the German charitable organization. "
705    ‘TASCHENBUCH FUR DEN WINTERKRIEG’    "
 German handbook for 'winter war', 270pp. 12mo., (Berlin: Erich Zander Druck), 1942. A scarce, heavily-illustrated guide for the German Wehrmacht for winter operations and survival, including positioning forces, clothing and dressing for the climate, camouflage, driving, emergency shelters, fire-starting and cooking, transport, and even building an igloo. Front cover bears the ownership signature and rank of a grenadier. Covers a bit worn, contents are fine. "
706    1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS POSTER SKETCH    "
 A unique piece of original art, a proposed design for a poster advertising the 1936 Berlin Olympics, 18 in. dia., in gouache on artist's paper. The design consists of a border around the outside edge bearing the legend 'Olympia 1936', with the Olympic rings at bottom. Within this border appear dual globes depicting the Eastern and Western hemispheres, floating above an active sea. Above these globes rises the bell tower of the Berlin Olympic Stadium, wreathed in clouds and flanked by white banners, from which rings out the motto of the games: 'Ich rufe die Jugend der Welt' ('I Call the Youth of the World'). Superimposed over this design at center is the faint outline of a large mobile swastika. The artist's signature 'Stemmer' appears at lower right, within the sea. This apparently refers to H. Stemmer, believed to be a high-ranking official in Cologne during the Third Reich era. Sketches executed by him while imprisoned in England are offered elsewhere in this sale. The work shows folds throughout with some paint loss thereto, as well as chips to the edges, toning, and minor foxing. The work is framed, and retains its bright colors and sharp lines, very good overall. "
707    1942 SS CHRISTMAS PUBLICATION    "
 Very unusual Christmas, 1942 publication issued by the SS under the name of Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler, printed by Bruckmann Verlag, Munich, 104pp. The book is dedicated by Himmler to 'Women and mothers, men of the SS, and the police!' and contains Christmas-related songs, poetry and images, some also bearing runic symbols, etc. Foreword with facsimile signature by Himmler who proclaims: 'Heil Hitler!'. Some creasing to the covers, chipping to the bottom of the spine, else very good. "
708    ALEXANDER OF TUNIS 'SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY' BEFORE THE GOTHIC LINE    "
 Scarce imprint issued by British Field Marshal HAROLD ALEXANDER as Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, 1p. 8vo., Allied Force Headquarters, April 1945. Written as the Americans and British prepared an attack on the Gothic Line, Alexander's order spurs his entire command on towards the final victory. In part: 'Final victory is near. The German Forces are now very groggy and only need one mighty punch to knock them out for good. The moment has now come for us to take the field for the last battle which will end the war in Europe...It is now our turn to play our decisive part...a mortally wounded beast can still be very dangerous. You must be prepared for a hard and bitter fight...'. Diagonal crease to top-right corner, else fine. "
709    AMERICAN WAR-DATE MAP OF CHINA    "
 Rare printed map 'River and Railway Map of China', issued by the 'Office of the American Military Attache, China', Oct. 2, 1941. The 20 x 17 in. map reproduction of a hand-drawn map depicts China and neighboring countries from Dairen to Haiphong, west to Yumen and Burma, with primary railroads and larger rivers boldly indicated. The map, lightly toned, has tack holes in the corner and clearly was hung upon a wall for a long period of time. Some of the Chinese cities have been circled in ink as well. Folds, backed in silk. Sold with a 5 x 7 in. b/w photo showing a sign in Chinese and English posted upon the 'Ledo Road' in 1945 which provided a ground route between India and China. Also present is an instruction sheet on the use of the M-1945 Field Pack (silked). From the estate of an American CBI veteran. "
710    AMERICAN WARSHIPS SUNK IN ACTION (12)    "
 Commemorative covers canceled aboard American warships sunk in action. All of the covers were signed in the mid-to-late 1930's. Twelve covers in all, including the vessels: INDIANAPOLIS, LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA, HOUSTON, CHICAGO (2), MONTGOMERY, QUINCY, JACOB JONES, SIMS, GANNET, and BENHAM. Generally very good. "
711    AMHARIC BRITISH PROPAGANDA FLYER DROPPED ON ETHIOPIANS    "
 An excessively rare 1941 air-dropped propaganda flyer, 1p. 6.5 x 8.25 in., bearing an image of the 'Lion of Judah' used by Emperor Hailie Selassie and text in Amharic. The flyer, apparently dropped on Ethiopian soldiers by South African military pilots, was meant to stiffen their resistance against the inept Italian invaders. Very loosely translated, it reads in part: '...stood at the door of Ethiopia, as strong as iron. You are a sister. Now the Italians are completely hopeless...This is as much a soldier as I can get from Gondar...Ethiopia will stretch out her hands to God. Thanks be to God for giving me victory...' Possibly a quote from Selassie. In any event, an especially rare piece. "
712    ANSCHLUSS ELECTION BALLOTS (2)    "
 Good pair of 1938 pro-Adolf Hitler and annexation of Austria election ballots, each 8.5&quot; x 5.75&quot;, asking the voter to choose whether or not to accept the Nazi slate of candidates and to approve the annexation of Austria. Of course, the 'Ja' circle is larger than 'Nein', and each is marked with an 'X' in pencil. One bears very slight tear at right edge, else very good. Two pieces. Parliamentary elections were held in Germany and Austria on Apr. 10, 1938. Turnout in the election was officially 99.5% with 98.9% voting &quot;yes&quot;. "
713    ANSCHLUSS ELECTION BALLOTS (2)    "
 Good pair of 1938 pro-Adolf Hitler and annexation of Austria election ballots, each 8.5&quot; x 5.75&quot;, asking the voter to choose whether or not to accept the Nazi slate of candidates and to approve the annexation of Austria. Of course, the 'Ja' circle is larger than 'Nein', and each is marked with an 'X' in pencil. One fold at bottom-left corner, else very good. Two pieces. Parliamentary elections were held in Germany and Austria on Apr. 10, 1938. Turnout in the election was officially 99.5% with 98.9% voting 'yes'. "
714    ANSCHLUSS ELECTION BALLOTS (2)    "
 Good pair of 1938 pro-Adolf Hitler and annexation of Austria election ballots, each 8.5&quot; x 5.75&quot;, asking the voter to choose whether or not to accept the Nazi slate of candidates and to approve the annexation of Austria. Of course, the 'Ja' circle is larger than 'Nein', and each is marked with an 'x' in pencil. Each very good to fine. Two pieces. Parliamentary elections were held in Germany and Austria on Apr. 10, 1938. Turnout in the election was officially 99.5% with 98.9% voting &quot;yes&quot;. "
715    ANSCHLUSS ELECTION BALLOTS (2)    "
 Good pair of 1938 pro-Adolf Hitler and annexation of Austria election ballots, each 8.5&quot; x 5.75&quot;, asking the voter to choose whether or not to accept the Nazi slate of candidates and to approve the annexation of Austria. Of course, the 'Ja' circle is larger than 'Nein', and each is marked with an 'X' in pencil. Each very good. Two pieces. Parliamentary elections were held in Germany and Austria on Apr. 10, 1938. Turnout in the election was officially 99.5% with 98.9% voting 'yes'. "
716    ANTI-BRITISH, ANTI-AMERICAN LEAFLET, AIR-DROPPED INTO FRANCE    "
 German propaganda leaflet in French, 2pp. 8vo., air-dropped into France, attempting to rally French citizens against British and American forces entering the country. The front side, titled 'Why the Second Front?', warns that Allied invasion of France would bring tremendous battles and potentially civil war. The reverse side argues that 'the devastation caused by bombardments of British and American air force since 1940 greatly exceeds the damage caused by the 1939-1940 war.' Near fine condition. Sold with a 'Pocket Guide to France', 72pp. 12mo., issued to Allied soldiers by the U.S. Army and Navy Departments, reaffirming that 'We are friends of the French...The Germans are our enemies' and stating 'France has been plundered by the Nazis...people are deprived of even the bare necessities...' "
717    AQUARELLE - FOLIO OF ADOLF HITLER'S WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS    "
 Original presentation folder containing color lithographs of seven of Hitler's most famous watercolors, all executed between 1914-17. The portfolio was issued by Heinrich Hoffmann, 'official' party photographer, and includes a 4pp. insert with a forward by Hermann Rasse with a list of the title of each painting and year painted. Each image is tipped to a 8.25 x 11.75 in. mount with tissue overlay. The folder with black title measures 9 x 12 in. Contents are fine, cover is soiled, spine bears a tape repair, and interior gutter cracked with German library stamp. "
718    ARMORED SOLDIER'S PRAYER BOOK    "
 Unusual World War II-era Catholic prayer book, 176pp. 12mo., dedicated to a U.S. Army sergeant in December of 1944. Interestingly, the front cover is fitted with a plate of steel armor, engraved with the blessing: 'May the Lord be with you'. Several additional items of religious ephemera are tucked within. Shows tarnish to the armor, with expected wear and soiling overall, else very good. "
719    BOOT CAMP SOLDIER'S BOOKS, ONE BELONGING TO K.I.A. CORPORAL    "
 Great pair of 'I Am a Doughboy' illustrated books, 64pp. 8vo., given to new American recruits upon their entrance into boot camp. Well-illustrated, with images of training U.S. soldiers of different assignments, an introductory page where the soldier can include his name and training regimen, and a few closing pages for autographs. The first belonged to a KIA American soldier, 'Corporal John Nanko Jr.', Co. C, 93rd Batallion, who in black ink adds his name and battalion, date of arrival 'Oct. 20, 44', and an indication of his training with rifles and heavy weapons. Solemnly, a relative adds additional notations about his history and death beneath this, adding in part: '...Our Yankee died in action on Feb. 27, 1945 in Germany on his way across the Rhine...didn't have a chance...Services held Feb 25...church packed...'. Sold with an earlier newspaper clipping, stating that John's brother, PFC Michael Nanko, had died in action, listing one 'Joseph Nanko' (likely John himself) as one of the surviving relatives. The second booklet belonged to an unresearched 'J.J. Tomasko', whose name has been inscribed on the front cover, yet is otherwise blank. Each very good to near fine. "
720    CHINESE POSTER DEPICTS THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI AND VICTORY OVER THE JAPANESE    "
 Large and visually striking Chinese poster, 'Majestic Scenes of Valiant Servicemen Annihilating the Enemy', 30.5 x 21 in., printed circa 1945, comprised of five color illustrations of Japanese defeats at the hands of American and Chinese forces. The top image depicts a group of Chinese Nationalist fighter aircraft attacking and destroying Japanese bombers, with the caption: 'Glorious Merit Our Aircraft Rendered Above Stilwell Road', the main ground supply route between India, Burma, and China. The image on the left side of the poster depicts a group of Nationalist planes bombing and destroying a Japanese battleship, with the caption: 'The Doomsday of Japan's Battleship Mutsu', which exploded and sank in Hiroshima Bay in 1943, from unknown causes. The image on the right side of the poster depicts three American soldiers advancing over the bloody corpses of Japanese soldiers, with the caption: 'Annihilating the Enemy at Nanjing River', near the border between China and Burma. The bottom image depicts a Japanese tank and riflemen being overrun by American tanks and infantry, with the caption: 'The Victory of the Burma-Yunnan Campaign'. The most striking image of all, however, is that at the center of the poster, which depicts the base of a mushroom cloud rising over the city of Nagasaki, with the silhouette of the American B-29 'Bock's Car' in the distance, with an inset image of the bomb descending to earth via parachute. This poster is a rare instance of a Chinese illustration celebrating American efforts to aid the Chinese military in the final stages of the war. The title is printed at the top of the poster in red. The poster is toned throughout, and bears scattered pinholes at each corner, with subsequent paper loss, patched on the verso with archival tape. The poster also bears scattered foxing and damp spots throughout, none of which detracts from the drama of the scenes presented. From a single collection obtained entirely in China pre-2000. "
721    CZECH ANTI-NAZI BOOK: 'PLECHOVY CIRKUS'    "
 Great Czech publication celebrating the fall of the Third Reich: 'Plechovy Cirkus' by VACLAC LACINA, published in Prague in 1945, 82pp. 8vo., with multiple full-page illustrations designed by Otakar Mrkvicka. The front cover depicts a grotesque caricature of a saluting Adolf Hitler, while the illustrations within show a stout Hitler beneath a shining 'swastika' sun, a large picture of Adolf Hitler with swastika-shaped pupils, among others. The front flyleaf is signed by the author in black ink, above the hand-inked date '24.XII.1946'. Generally worn from use, multiple pages disbound, some spots of staining. "
722    CZECH MASSACRE: 'THE VELKE MEZIRICI TRAGEDY OF 1945'    "
 Czech book highlighting a lesser-known massacre of World War II: 'Velkomeziricska Tragedie' ('The Velke Mezirici Tragedy of 1945'), 52pp. oblong 4to., published in 1945 by the small Czech town of Velke Mezirici. After members of a small communist group gathered in the town hall in May 7, 1945, the Wehrmacht declared martial law, interrogated over 100 individuals, executed at least 50, and hung the group's leader from a street lamp stand in the town square . Largely untranslated, though the book seems to detail the massacre, bearing portrait images of many of the interrogated and deceased individuals, as well as numerous other pertinent photographs. Slight chip to the back cover, else fine. Presumed rare, as we could not find other examples. We also found remarkably little information about this event through our research, so it is a worthy project for a dedicated researcher. "
723    CZECH RESISTANCE ANNOUNCES THE DEATHS OF REVOLUTIONARIES    "
 Memorial roadside published by the Czech Resistance, 16.75 x 12 in., announcing the deaths of dozens of fellow revolutionaries ' due to the terror of the German Gestapo' on May 7, 1945, listing the names and job titles of the deceased. Beneath this, the publication adds dozens of additional names of citizens 'who died in the air bombing of May 9,1945'. The conclusion indicates that funeral services will be held, adding one final exhortation: 'I swear, your deaths will be avenged!' Folds, two marginal tears, archivally repaired on the reverse, else fine. "
724    DAMALS - THE SS-TOTENKOPF DIVISION IN FRANCE    "
 A rare publication: 'Damals: Erinnerungen An Grosse Tage Der SS-Totenkopf-Division Im Franzoesischen Feldzug' ('At the Time: Memories of the Great Days of the SS Totenkopf Division in the French Campaign 1940') (Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag), 1940. 120pp. 4to., a graphic, illustrated history of the division's actions in the conquest of France, the foreword written by war criminal THEODOR EICKE with his photo also appearing in the back of the volume where he is described as 'Papa Eicke'. Spine damaged and reinforced with clear tape, else very good condition. "
725    DUTCH NAZI PROPAGANDA HAILS ANTON MUSSERT    "
 Dutch pro-Nazi propaganda poster, 8 x 10 in, bearing a lyrical poem hailing one of the founders of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands, ANTON MUSSERT (1894 - 1946). Printed in Dutch, the poem reads in full: 'Sown by England, the truth twisted...The W that you find, becomes M: Mussert wins!' Fine. "
726    DUTCH PROPAGANDA 'WHY WAR WITH STALIN'?    "
 Dutch anti-Soviet publication 'Waarom Oorlog met Stalin? Het Roodboek der Anti-Komintern' ('Why War with Stalin? The Red Paper of the Anti-Comintern), 96pp. 4to., Netherlands, ca. 1942. German propaganda issue featuring on the cover a blood-thirsty Red Army soldier with hanged bodies in the background, now seeking his next victim. Within, the photo-illustrated text puts forth every possible justification for the defeat of the Soviets, also including a 12 page chapter on Jewish influence on Soviet politics, banking, etc. Front cover neatly detached, else very good. "
727    EISENHOWER TO FRANCE: 'THE DAY OF DELIVERANCE HAS ARRIVED...'    "
 Important air-dropped leaflet, 2pp. 4to., signed in type 'DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER' as 'General, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force'. This leaflet was dropped about a week after the Normandy landings. It reads, in part: '...CITIZENS OF FRANCE: The day of liberation has dawned. Your comrades in arms are on French soil. I am proud to have under my command the gallant forces of France who have so long trained and waited for this day when they can take part in the liberation of their home country. United we come to settle on the battlefield the war you have continued heroically through years of stubborn resistance. We shall destroy the Nazi Tyranny, root and branch, so that the people of Europe shall have a new birth of freedom….Those who made common cause with the enemy will be removed...The presence of the enemy among you has imposed the tragic necessity of aerial bombing and military and naval operations that have caused you so much loss and suffering. You have accepted these sacrifices with courage...I am counting on your help for the definitive crushing of Hitlerite Germany and for the restoration of traditional French liberty...Once victory is won and France is liberated from the oppressor, the French people will be free to choose...the government under which they want to live...The enemy will fight with the courage of despair. He will neglect no measure, however ruthless, which he thinks may delay our progress. But, our cause is just; our armies are strong. With our valiant Russian allies from the east, we shall march to certain victory...' Somewhat worn, but still entirely presentable. "
728    EMBROIDERED 'HEIL HITLER' POSTCARD    Rare postcard issued as a souvenir of the '15th German Sports Fest' at Stuttgart, July 22-30, 1933, bears a very fine machine embroidered German eagle with wreath and swastika flanked by the expression: 'Heil Hitler'. Mount lightly toned, else very good.
729    GERMAN 'VOLUNTEER FOR THE WEHRMACHT' POSTER    "
 Scarce, early Wehrmacht induction poster, 28 x 38 in., printed by R. M. Rohrer in Brunn. The ca. 1938-early 1939 poster depicts a Wehrmacht soldier calling volunteers to serve with his bugle, with large black text reading: 'Volunteer for the Wehrmacht!' The lengthy text states that all healthy German men are being sought for recruitment in Bohemia-Moravia, born between 1914 and 1920, also setting forth where they may enlist. It also notes that those accepted into the army may not thereafter join the Waffen-SS or police. At bottom, large red text reads: 'Germans sign up!'. Linen-backed. Fine condition. "
730    GERMAN 'MARRIAGE LOAN' VOUCHERS (8)    "
 Great dealer's lot of eight 'Ehestandsdarlehen' ('Marriage loan') vouchers, all dated 1933, including three valued at 10 RM, three valued at 20 RM, and two valued at 50 RM. One bears two paper clip stains, else near fine condition. Marriage loans were introduced in 1933 to promote the creation of German families. Offered exclusively to newlywed couples of Aryan ancestry, these loans were given in the form of vouchers for household goods, initially on condition that the woman stopped working. "
731    GERMAN BROADSIDE CRACKS DOWN ON OCCUPIED CZECHOSLOVAKIA    "
 Third Reich broadside distributed in occupied Czechoslovakia, 19.5 x 14.25 in., declaring the Wehrmacht's implementation of numerous regulations 'for the defense of law and order'. These regulations include a military curfew, the banning of public gatherings and parades, the forced collection of all guns and explosives, and the forced collection of all radio transmitters not owned by the state. The text concludes that violence against German officials will not be tolerated, and violators would be severely punished. Undated. The document bears translations in both German and Czech, as well as a German national eagle at top. Clearly vintage pinholes present at the corners. Folds and creases, small chip at bottom, else very good. "
732    GERMAN MILITARY HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS (7)    "
 Good lot of seven German military handbooks and training manuals, includes: 'Das Kommandobuch, Band 1: Die Schutzenkompanie.' ('The Command Book, Volume I: The Rifle Company') by Carl Siwinna (Berlin: Mars Verlag), 1941. 80pp. 12mo.; 'Handbuch fur den Flakartilleristen (Der Kanonier) Waffen und Ausbildung der Flakbatterie 8.8cm-flak und 2cm-flak' ('Manual for the Anti-Aircraft Gunner: Weapons and Training of Anti-Aircraft Battery 8.8cm-flak and 2cm-flak') by Ernst Neuman (Berlin: Verlag 'Offene Worte'), 1941. 204pp. 12mo.; 'Kraftfahrvorschrift fur alle Waffen' ('Motor Vehicle Regulations for All Weapons') (Berlin: Verlag 'Offene Worte'), 1938. 133pp. 8vo.; 'Anweisung fur die Durchfuhrung der Schiessausbildung mit der 3.5cm-Panzerabwehrkanone' ('Instructions for Carrying Out Firing Training with the 3.5cm Anti-Tank Gun') (Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei), 1940. 81pp. 12mo.; 'Drilling M.30 Beschreibung Bedienung und Wartung' ('Drilling M.30: Description Operation And Maintenance'), 1941. 31pp. 12mo.; 'Merkblatt fur die Austbildubng im Nahkampf' ('Leaflet for Training in Close Combat') (Berlin: Druck und Verlag der Reichsdruckerei), 1939. 17pp. 12mo.; 'Wehrdienst Merkbuch' ('Military Service Book'), n.d. 48pp. 12mo.. Some bear ownership inscriptions, else generally unmarked. Very good condition overall. Sold with two informational pages, likely removed from other handbooks. "
733    GERMAN POSTCARDS AND PHOTO BOOKS    "
 Good lot of four sets of German postcards and photobooks, all likely war-date, including: a set of 20 postcards from Berlin; a set of 20 postcards from Munich; a set of 32 commercial photographs from Munich, including one image of the 'Braunes Haus' before its destruction by Allied bombings; and an undated 'Reichsparteig' accordion photo book, containing seven fold-out Heinrich Hoffmann photographs. Very good. "
734    GESTAPO POSTER    "
 Framed poster of a Gestapo officer in uniform, 17 x 22.25 in., a chest, up image on tan background with caption 'GESTAPO', housed in brass frame. Signed 'M. Sirlier SS' on the bottom-right corner. Two folds through the center, some paper loss in the corners and center, chipped frame in bottom left-hand corner. Image and caption clearly legible. Estimated accordingly. "
735    HEINRICH HOFFMANN PHOTO BOOKS OF ADOLF HITLER (2)    "
 Pair of mass-produced photo books edited by Hitler's official photographer HEINRICH HOFFMANN (1885 - 1957) who took the images contained within the books. Included is: 'Hitler in Seinen Bergen' ('Hitler in His Mountain'), (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte), paper boards with illustrated dust jacket, about 100pp. WITH: 'Hitler in Polen' ('Hitler in Poland') (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte), white cloth boards with gilt title, approx. 100pp. Dust jacket worn, else very good. "
736    HERMANN GORING’S CALLING CARD    "
 Engraved calling card carried by Hermann Goring, 2.5 x 4 in., reading: 'Der Reichsmarschall des Grossdeutschen Reiches'. Fine. "
737    HINDENBURG LAST FLIGHT COLOGNE 'DROPPED' COVER    "
 Rare cover, carried on last flight of the Hindenburg. Bears four 'Flug-und-Luftshiffhafen Rhein-Main' May 1, 1937 cancels, and the later addition of a Koln cancel (date illeg.). Following cancellation of a fly-over of the Olympia Stadium in Berlin for a Hitler Youth rally due to weather, German-bound mail was dropped over Cologne to be forwarded via another flight. This cover bears a red cachet at bottom indicating that the intended flight was canceled, and the mail was then dropped over Cologne, which was on the route to Lakehurst. Thus, this piece became one of the last pieces of mail delivered by the ill-fated airship before her crash at Lakehurst days later. "
738    JAPANESE AIRCRAFT FACTORY RECRUITING POSTER    "
 Fine and quite scarce World War II-era Japanese poster, 15 x 21 in., titled 'Call Up for Naval Aircraft Factory Recruitment' at top, above an image of a twin-engine airplane before a 'rising sun' background, and over the silhouettes of several factory workers. A large text box at bottom presumably gives recruiting instructions for prospective workers, untranslated by us. Shows horizontal and vertical mailing folds, with minor toning and a few minute chips to the edges, else very good. "
739    JAPANESE INTERNMENT POSTER    "
 Original World War II-era broadside poster, 14 x 21.5 in., dated May 5, 1942 and issued by the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration. It is entitled: 'Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry' and states, in part: '...Pursuant to the provisions of Civilian Exclusion Order No. 41...all persons of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non-alien, will be evacuated from the above area [centered on Presidion Avenue in San Francisco] by 12 o'clock noon...Monday, May 11, 1942. No Japanese person will be permitted to change residence...without obtaining special permission from the representative of the Commanding General... Such permits will only be granted for the purpose of uniting members of a family, or in cases of grave emergency...' It continues: 'The Following Instructions Must be Observed: ...Evacuees must carry with them on departure for the Assembly Center, the following property: (a) Bedding and linens (no mattress) for each member of the family; (b) Toilet articles for each member of the family; (c) Extra clothing for each member of the family; (d) Sufficient knives, forks, spoons, plates, bowls and cups for each member of the family; (e) Essential personal effects for each member of the family...' The 'Assembly Center' mentioned here was a temporary camp where the Japanese populations of California, Washington Oregon were gathered together before eventual transport to internment camps such as Manzanar in California, Topaz in Utah, and Heart Mountain in Wyoming. The poster shows slight toning at the right edge, with some small tears to the edges and some paper loss to the bottom right corner, else very good. "
740    JAPANESE WAR BONDS POSTER FOR TANK CONSTRUCTION    "
 Rare Japanese World War II-era propaganda poster, 20.75 x 15 in., soliciting the purchase of war bonds to fund the construction of tanks. The poster is illustrated with an image of many hands holding up a tank, with various exhortations at center and bottom, untranslated by us. Furled, heavy horizontal fold, with some chips to the edges and three large splits archivally repaired on the verso. In need of restoration, and estimated accordingly. "
741    MEIN KAMPF 1939 AMERICAN EDITION    Somewhat scarce edition of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf', (New York: Reynal &amp; Hitchcock), 1939. 1004pp. 8vo., in red cloth with somewhat worn spine, cover bears a few spots, still very good.
742    NAZI 'DEGENERATE ART' EXHIBITION CATALOG    "NAZI 'DEGENERATE ART' EXHIBITION CATALOG 
<br /> Rare booklet 'Entartete Kunst' ('Degenerate Art'), 32pp. 8vo., an important work of propaganda published in 1937 to coincide with the Third Reich's exhibition of &quot;degenerate art&quot; whose intent was to discredit the artists of modern art and the entire movement of non-classical works, especially the work of Jews. The magazine, issued by Josef Goebbels' propaganda ministry, is illustrated and edited in the typical demeaning manner of the Germans in this sorrowful period of history. The exhibition, which toured Munich and Berlin, was extremely popular and surprisingly well attended. Many of the foremost artists of the day were represented, including Paul Klee, George Grosz, Otto Dix, Emil Nolde, Oskar Kokoschka and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and at the conclusion of the tour, 5,000 works of art were burned. Cover slightly worn with one corner dog-eared, contents are fine. 
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743    NSDAP STATIONARY GROUPING, POTENTIALLY TAKEN FROM THE BERGHOF    "
 Large grouping of NSDAP stationary, housed within an official-looking 'Verwaltung Obersalzberg' ('Administration of Obersalzburg') folder, the back cover of which bears an affixed 'BERGHOF' stamp. The lot includes 11 pieces of unused stationary, and two blank envelopes, including an 8vo. piece of 'Volksbund fur das Deutschtum im Ausland' ('Association for German Cultural Relations Abroad') letterhead; an 8vo. piece of 'Kanzlei des Fuhrers der NSDAP' ('Hitler's Chancellery') letterhead; an 8vo. piece of 'Der Leiter der Partei-Kanzlei' ('the Head of the Party Office') letterhead; a 4to. piece of 'Adolf Hitler' letterhead, with space for a file number beneath; four pieces of 8vo. 'Reichsleiter Martin Bormann' letterhead; two envelopes belonging to Martin Bormann, one marked 'Reichsleiter Martin Bormann...Berlin' on the flap, the other marked 'Der Sekretar des Fuhrers...Reichsleiter Martin Bormann...Munchen' on the flap; an 8vo. piece of 'Der Reichsmarschall des Grossdeutschen Reiches' ('The Reich Marshal of the Greater German Empire'); an 8vo. piece of NSDAP letterhead, bearing the subheadings 'Gauleitung Thuringen' and 'Gauschulungsburg Egendorf' ('Egendorf training school'); and a 4to. piece of NSDAP letterhead from the Cologne-Aachen administrative district. In addition, the lot includes a letter from an Allied Staff Sergeant 'Jimmie' to his mother, 1p. 4to., Hutte, Austria, June 1945, uniquely written on captured 'Adolf Hitler' stationary. Some pages slightly cockled, else very good condition overall. "
744    NUREMBERG TRIALS OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS (6)    "
 Large grouping of six official publications regarding the Nuremberg Trials, most published by the American or British governments, includes: 'Law Reports of the Trials of War Criminals, Selected and Prepared by the United Nations War Crimes Commission, Volume XIII' (London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office), 1949. 152pp. 8vo.; 'The Trial of German Major War Criminals: Proceedings of the International Military Tribunal Sitting at Nuremberg Germany. Part I' (London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1946. 327pp. 8vo.; 'Judgement of the International Military Tribunal for the Trial of German Major War Criminals' (London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office), 1946. 149pp. 8vo.; 'Trial of German War Criminals Opening Address by Robert H. Jackson' (Washington D.C.; U.S. Government Printing Office), 1946. 92pp. 8vo.; 'The Trial of German Major War Criminals...Speeches of the Prosecutors' (London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office), 1946. 142pp. 8vo.; and 'Nuremberg: A Summary', issued by the Public Relations Branch of the CCG in Berlin, 42pp. 4to., summarizing the various events of the trials 'for the convenience of the Press.' Some pages notably toned. Very good condition, except where noted. A great researcher's lot! "
745    NUREMBERG TRIALS PROGRAM    "
 Printed publication, 14pp. 4to., entitled 'International Military Tribunal' Nurnberg Germany 1945-1946', a program for the trial of nineteen surviving high-ranking officials of the Third Reich. The program includes the text of the indictment, a plan of the courtroom, and biographies of each of the defendants, who include Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, Karl Doenitz, and Albert Speer. Shows slight wear, uneven toning, else very good. "
746    NUREMBERG TRIALS PUBLICATIONS    "
 Good lot of three booklets related to the post-war Nuremberg Trials, includes: 'These 21', 75pp. 4to., issued by Stars &amp; Stripes, featuring the profiles of the 21 Nuremberg defendants. Unevenly toned with slightly worn edges, else very good. Sold with the Nov. 11, 1945 and Feb. 24, 1946 issues of 'Army Talks' magazine, each well-illustrated and filled with details about the defendants. Generally very good. "
747    ORGANISATIONSBUCH DER N.S.D.A.P.    The essential handbook of the NSDAP, 'Organisationsbuch der NSDAP' ('Organization Book of the NSDAP'), by Dr. Robert Ley (Munich: Franz Eher Nachf.) 1937, 556pp. 8vo., red cloth covered boards, illustrated. This book, never offered for sale, was the official Nazi party guide published by Reichsorganisationsleiter der NSDAP. It describes the structure and organizations of the NSDAP with eighty full color plates of tables, uniforms, awards, banners, etc. and includes as well many dozens of black and white and color illustrations. Every topic is covered, including the party's history, symbols, administration, racial theories, etc. Spine worn and split at edges, ownership signature within, pages lightly toned.
748    OTTO MEISSNER EPHEMERA GROUPING    "OTTO MEISSNER EPHEMERA GROUPING 
<br /> Good lot of 15 pieces of ephemera relating to German Reichsminister Otto Meissner, includes: A.L. (unsigned), 1p. 8vo., [n.p., ] July 1, 1932[?], to OSWALD VON HOYNINGEN-HUENE, German Ambassador to Portugal from 1934 to 1944 who served alongside Meissner on Paul von Hindenburg's staff, written in pencil on the back of a calendar page, untranslated, fine; a telegram from Meissner, 1p. 8vo., 1938, Berlin, thanking 'Baron Huene' for his congratulations, fine; and 13 clippings, mostly newspaper clippings in German, one showcasing Hitler congratulating Meissner on his birthday and another concerning his award of the Gold Party Badge. Fine. 
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749    POST-WAR REPORTS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS (6)    "
 Grouping of six Allied reports and reference materials, most published shortly after the end of World War II, includes: 'The First Army in Europe' by Elbridge Colby (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office), 1969. 189pp. 8vo. A history of the 1st U.S. Army of World War II, and ordered to be printed by the U.S. Senate with an introduction by Senator STROM THURMOND, a member of the 1st Army Veteran's Association. Slight damp stain at bottom, not affecting the contents; 'The Battle of Normandy (June-August 1944)' by Captain A. Barjaud (Le Mans: Jean Martin Printing Company), 1964. 78pp. 4to., with 'Exposition Permanente Du Debarquement' inkstamp on the title page; 'The Invasion of Western Europe: Part 1 (6 June to 31 December 1944)' (West Point, NY: Department of Military Art and Engraving), 1946. 86 pages of text with 17 foldout military maps, 8vo.; 'The Invasion of Western Europe: Part 2 (January to May 1945)' (West Point, NY: Department of Military Art and Engraving), 1946. 56 pages of text with 18 foldout military maps, 8vo.; 'Report by The Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945' (London: His Majesty's Stationary Office), 1946. 149pp. 8vo.; and '1940 Dunkirk Veterans Association Journal', Vol. 28, No. 3, published in 1984. 59pp. 8vo. Generally very good, except where noted. "
750    PRO-ANSCHLUSS BROADSIDE    "
 German broadside praising Adolf Hitler and the 1938 Anschluss, 8.5 x 12 in., depicting a Anschluss ballot with an 'x' in the 'yes' circle, reminding voters to bring their Identification documents on voting day, and notably stating: 'With the addition of a cross to the larger circle with the heading 'YES'...you give yours to the Fuhrer...YES for the reconstruction of Austria...YES to acquire work and bread... YES for hundreds of thousands of fellow co-workers...YES to eliminate misery and need.' Horizontal fold, one horizontal crease, some light spots of foxing. Parliamentary elections were held in Germany and Austria on Apr. 10, 1938, and turnout in the election was officially 99.5% with 98.9% voting 'yes'. "
751    REINHARD HEYDRICH DECLARES MARTIAL LAW IN THE PROTECTORATE OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA    "
 Rare original Third Reich printed broadside in German and Czech, 24.5 x 37 in., Prague, Sep. 28, 1941, declaring a 'civilian state of emergency' and martial law for the citizens of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, in German-occupied Czechoslovakia. The order prohibits actions that disturb public life or the economy, bans the possession of firearms and ammunition by the populace, and severely limits public gatherings and meetings. The announcement is signed at the conclusion in type by REINHARD HEYDRICH (1904-1942), who was named Deputy Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia the previous day. Heydrich's brutal measures would garner him the nickname 'the Butcher of Prague', largely leading to his assassination in 1942 by Czech commandos. Clearly vintage pinholes at the corners, suggesting its previous display. Original folds, four vertical rows of file holes extending the length of the document, some edgewear to bottom edge. Still very good condition, content largely unimpacted. "
752    REINHARD HEYDRICH'S 'CHANGES IN OUR STRUGGLE'    "
 Superb publication of SS-Gruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich's vitreolic article: 'Changes in Our Struggle' (Munich: Franz Ehere Nachfolger), 1935. 20pp. 12mo., as originally published in 'Das Schwarze Korps' - the official newspaper of the SS. The article bears typically anti-Semitic and anti-communist content, and has thus been broken down into chapters, including 'The Enemy We Can See', 'The Political Misuse of the Churches', 'The Jews', and 'The Hidden Enemy'. Heydrich concludes: 'We, the SS, want to be the ideological shock troop and the protective squadron of the Fuehrer's idea and...an internal political protective corps of the National Socialist state.' The publication bears black covers, with silver titles and double 'sig' runes on the front cover. Two underlines present on one page, else near fine condition. "
753    ROBBER STATE ENGLAND CIGARETTE CARDS    "
 Good group of 44 &quot;cigarette cards&quot;, each 6.75 x 4.75 in., part of a complete set of 122 cards entitled 'Raubstaat England' ('Robber State England'), published by Cigaretten-Bilderdienst of Hamburg in 1941. They were intended to be pasted into the cigarette book of the same name, a Third Reich-era propaganda publication containing illustrations, maps, and photographs showcasing English brutality and barbarity throughout history, with special attention paid to colonial rule in India and Ireland, slavery, military conquests, and the English Civil War. Very good overall. "
754    'SMASH THE WAR TREATY BETWEEN U.S. AND CHIANG KAI SHEK!'    "
 An especially fierce and graphic anti-American poster: 'Smash the War Treaty Between U.S. and Chiang Kai Shek, Resolutely Liberate Taiwan!', 30.5 x 21 in., published by the North East Pictorial Publishing House and printed by the same establishment, January, 1955. Very rare first edition, first printing. The most striking image on the poster is a resolute Chinese soldier preparing to impale an American military figure resembling Douglas MacArthur and Chiang Kai-shek just as they are about to sign a defense treaty. Eight other cartoons appear at right showing Lyndon Johnson in military uniform abusing his new ally, an American officer in lockstep with a Japanese soldier's ghost, Americans bombing China, and so on. The poster was at one time split along two folds and repaired with cello tape - it should be properly restored and is in otherwise very good condition. One of the most impressive posters we've seen. From a single collection obtained entirely in China pre-2000. "
755    SOVIET ORDER FOR THE SURRENDER OF GERMAN TROOPS    "
 Great broadside issued by Soviet Commander-in-Chief of the 4th Ukrainian Front Andrey Yeryomenko, 1p. 8vo., published May 8, 1945, an forceful appeal to German troops to lay down their arms after the surrender of the German High Command. In part: 'On May 1, 1945, the High Command of the German Wehrmacht signed the unconditional military surrender of all German troops...soldiers, officers and generals must cease all acts of war...I warn: if [you] do not comply with my demand to stop the war...I will issue the order to remove all remnants of the German troops facing my troops, and to destroy [you]...' Lightly toned, else fine. "
756    STEREOSCOPIC BOOK: 'GREATER GERMANY'S REBIRTH'    "
 Great stereoscopic book: 'Grossdeutschlands Wiedergeburt: Weltgeschichtliche Stunden an der Donau' ('Greater Germany's Rebirth: Globally Historical Hours on the Donau') by Dr. Karl Bartz, 1938. 87pp. 4to. with red boards and gilt titles. Sold with included viewer and 100 stereoscopic photos by Heinrich Hoffmann. Spine damaged and reinforced by clear tape, though the binding remains intact. The viewer and slides are in very good condition. "
757    THE FIRST 'GAZETTE OF THE ALLIED MISSION FOR AUSTRIA'    "
 First issue of the 'Gazette of the Allied Mission for Austria', 80pp, 4to., Vienna, Sep. 11, 1945, covering the period December, 1945 to January, 1946, printed in Russian, English, French and German. The Gazette was an official publication of the four occupiers of Austria and it reproduced official proclamations, laws, directives, etc. for issuance to government officials and &quot;Forces of Occupation&quot;. Gen. Mark Clark was the American representative to the Allied Council, and diplomat John Ernhardt, ex-Consul to Hamburg, was his advisor who owned this copy. This edition sets forth the proclamation of occupation, the communique issued after the council's first meeting, re-establishment of various freedoms, restoration of services, new laws, etc. A rare publication. Very good. "
758    THE PRIVATE LIFE OF...HITLER!    "
 A particularly cheesy movie poster advertising the long-forgotten 1962 film 'Hitler'. The large poster, 40&quot; x 76&quot;, shows Hitler (as played by well-respected star Richard Basehart) slapping a scantily-clad woman as another smug, equally scantily-clad woman looks on approvingly (the film depicts the women as Geli Raubal and Eva Braun!). The text reads, in part: 'THE PRIVATE LIFE OF...HITLER Revealed for the first time! SEE IT ALL...in the shocking personal story of HITLER!'. A two-sheet poster, bears a small well-repaired tear at top, light toned water staining at bottom which hardly detracts from this masterpiece. The film, which Basehart actually spent a good amount of time preparing for, was filled with factual errors including Hitler ordering Geli's murder and Claus von Stauffenberg being hanged (versus shot) Interestingly, John Banner (&quot;Sergeant Schultz&quot;) portrayed Gregor Strasser but was unable to save the production. "
759    THIRD REICH EXECUTES CZECH 'SABOTEUR'    "
 Cautionary German broadside, 29 x 18.5 in., written in both German and Czech, declaring the execution of one Czech citizen 'Osvald Stratil' -- tried for attempted theft and sabotage for cutting the Wehrmacht's communication cable. The poster, issued in Brunn on Aug. 20, 1941, also notes that his collaborators were sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment. Signed in type at bottom by 'Wehrmachtgericht Mahren'. Folds, some creases, else fine. Posters like these were placed throughout Czechoslovakia to discourage rebellion and misbehavior. "
760    THIRD REICH REGULATES 'SABOTAGE' IN THE PROTECTORATE OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA    "
 Rare original Third Reich printed broadside in German and Czech on very thin paper, 24.5 x 37 in., Prague, Aug. 26, 1939, implementing regulations about 'sabotage' within the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, in German-occupied Czechoslovakia. Most notably, the document declares the conditions of sabotage to be 'any disruption to public life or the economy', and orders these cases to be handled by German military courts, authorizing these courts to issue executions in 'serious cases' and to seize assets in every case. The upper-half is signed in type by KONSTANTIN VON NEURATH, the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia before Reinhard Heydrich's appointment, while the lower-half is signed in type by WILHELM KEITEL as Chief of the Armed Forces. Some folds, creases, and cockling, else fine condition. "
761    U.S.S. WASP SHIPBOARD-PRINTED NEWSPAPERS    "
 Good lot of three newspapers printed aboard the USS WASP, includes: a V-J newspaper, 14pp. 4to., shows a bare-chested seaman standing over Japan beneath the headline: 'VICTORY'. Within is a message from Capt. W. G. Switzer, along with the texts of Truman's V-J Proclamation, MacArthur's speech given at the surrender, a summary of the growth of the Navy, steps leading to the surrender, and the WASP's contributions. The second paper is 'The Stinger', Vol. 1, No. 1, 12pp. 4to., July, 1945. The illustrated paper reports on the change of command, lists those being awarded medals, and articles about ship's chaplain, band, Marines guard, with a pin-up of Lana Turner. With a two-page post-war handout from the Naval Air Station, Squantum with an article on the WASP and CAG 86. Very good. "
762    VOLKSSTURM FIELD MANUAL    "
 Very scarce late-war Third Reich pamhplet, 'Ein Volk steht auf! Kernpunkte fur den Volkssturmmann' ('A People Rises Up! Key Points for the Volkssturm Soldier'), (Potsdam: Ludwig Voggenreiter Verlag), January 1945, 10pp. 12mo., giving very basic combat instruction for members of the 'Volkssturm', the national militia established by the NSDAP during the last months of World War II. The manual offers a crash-course in the proper uses of terrain, camouflage, navigation, misdirection and ambush tactics in slowing the tide of the Allied invasion into German territory, accompanied by thirteen illustrations and diagrams. Shows some splits to the folds and small chips to the edges, else very good. "
763    WANTED POSTER FOR ONE OF REINHARD HEYDRICH'S ASSASSINS    "
 Very rare Third Reich 'wanted' poster in German and Czech, 18.5 x 12.5 in., Prague, May 28, 1942, issuing a 100,000 kronen bounty for any information on JOSEF VALCIK (1914 - 1942), one of the conspirators in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. The poster bears his portrait, a description of his particulars, and a signature in type by SS-Standartenfuhrer HANS ULRICH GESCHKE as the Head of the Gestapo in Prague. Valcik was placed on look-out duty during the assassination, stationed 100 meters north of the main two assassins when Heydrich had been killed. In a later six-hour firefight with 750 SS soldiers, Valcik and four co-conspirators committed suicide in the crypt of a Prague church. German officials, filled with rage, sent fourteen members of his family to Mauthausen Concentration Camp, where they all perished. The poster itself refers to a 'Miroslav' Valcik; this is likely an error by German officials, as we are entirely confident it refers to Josef Valcik after just minutes of research, particularly his portrait. Folds, some damp stains, else very good. "
764    WARDATE BRITISH PROPAGANDA BOOKS (3)    "
 Good lot of three propaganda books printed in Britain during the early years of the war, includes two copies of 'Front Line 1940-41: The Official Story of the Civil Defense of Britain' (London: His Majesty's Stationary Office), 1942. 158pp. 8vo. Each well-illustrated, showing British civilians sleeping in subway stations, buildings and warehouses reduced to rubble, various civil defense workers, etc. One remains in fairly good condition, save for dislocated covers; the other is notably worn and significantly damaged, with some pages adhered together towards the top-right edge and a large split down the front cover. WITH: 'Bomber Command: The Air Ministry Account of Bomber Command's Offensive Against the Axis' (London: His Majesty's Stationary Office), 1941. 129pp. 8vo. Well-illustrated, with many b/w images, especially aerial views of various cities. Slightly worn to the spine, small surface creases to the covers, else very good to fine. "
765    WEIMAR REPUBLIC STOCK CERTIFICATES (5)    "
 Good dealer's lot of five unissued 'Bayerische Getreidekreditbank Aktiengesellschaft' stock certificates, each dated June 10, 1923 from Munich, and accompanied by a separate sheet of ten coupons, each dated from 1924 to 1933. Certificates and coupon sheets bear matching serial numbers. Fine condition. "
766    WINTERHILFSWERK BOOKS AND CARDS (47)    "
 Large lot of Wintershilfswerk donation giveaway items, includes 26 small 'Der Fuhrer' bound booklets, along with 20 small Knights Cross biographical booklets. Also included is a worn flip book showing Hitler speaking. Very good. "
767    WORLD WAR II MARINE CORPS POSTER: 'LET'S GO!'    "
 Great World War II propaganda poster, 28 x 40 in., showing a rifle-bearing U.S. marine in uniform, beneath the exhortation 'LET'S GO!' and above a blue block with white text, which reads 'U.S. Marines'. The bottom-left bears the publication information: 'MCPB 104205 8-17-45 5M. 436 PB'. Slightly ragged left edge, else fine condition. "
768    WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA POSTER    "
 Great American World War II propaganda poster, 30 x 40 in., featuring a central depiction of a soldier, a worker and a sailor standing together set against a yellow background, with the white stylized text 'MEN WORKING TOGETHER' appearing at top and bottom. The bottom-right bears the seal and label of the Division of Information, Office of Emergency Management, while the bottom-left bears the U.S. Government Printing Office - 1941'. Tiny holes at top-right corner, slight tear at left margin, else very good. "
769    WORLD WAR II RATIONING POSTER: 'SAVE YOUR TIRES'    "
 American World War II rationing poster, 28.5 x 41 in., showing two military vehicles beneath the title: 'Defense Needs Rubber: Save Your Tires'. The lower-half is captioned: 'Your Part: Get the Most Out of Your Tires. Ask Attendant to Tell You How.' The bottom-left bears the seal and label of the Division of Information, Office of Emergency Management, while the bottom-right bears the publication line: 'U.S. Government Printing Office - 1941'. Notable tears and chips to the bottom edge, estimated accordingly. 

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