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Book Ein Volk in Waffen, by the Famed Sven Hedin (Item PERS 4-1; GOR 9-6)
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| DESCRIPTION: This book, which is a concise history of the German nation at war, is from the personal library that Hermann Göring maintained at the Obersalzberg above Bertesgaden. This book with several others was obtained at a Frankfurt, Germany book fair. It bears Göring’s personal ex libris card that is seen inside the front pages. The bookplate shows the triumphant knight St. George slaying the dragon. In the upper-right corner is the Göring family’s crest; the armored arm holding the ring. About the equestrian figure are the words that appear in clouds: Ehre=”Honor,” Freiheit=”Freedom,” Wahrheit=”Truth,” Brot=”Bread.” Then is says “Aus der Bücherei HERMANN GÖRING.” (“From the book collection of Herman Göring.”) The book has 534 pages of text and pictures of Germany at war, 1914-1915. It was published in the second year of the terrible fratricidal war in Leipzig and dedicated to Dem Deutschen Heer, (The German Army). Sven Hedin, the author, was a famed Swedish explorer, geographer, and geopolitician with many amazing discoveries involved with Pamir, the Taklimakan Desert, the ancient Silk Road, and the Himalayas. He was a 100 percent Germanophile since his days of study in Berlin. He was a strong advocate of an alliance of Sweden and Germany in the First World War and this book was written to promote this concept and desire. Hedin always thought that Soviet Russia posed a great threat to the west and this is part of the reason he supported Germany in both wars. Hedin received support from the German airline Lufthansa in his central Asian mapping expeditions and his book Germany and World Peace was funded by the German government. Hedin fully supported Hitler and the NSDAP. He met Hermann Göring during several missions to Germany and was often a guest at Carinhalle. He was an avid supporter of Hitler and in 1945, when interrogated, he would not deny his support of or denigrate the Führer or the NSDAP agenda. He was not of course the only prominent figure who supported Germany. The Nobel Prize writer Knut Hamsun was arrested several times after the war and put before a real Star Chamber court for his opinions. Sven Hedin died on November 26, 1952. He was the greatest of the great explorers and writers. It is only natural that Hermann Göring would have this pro-German literary treasure on his shelf. The book is in fine condition except for a map in the rear that is loose. The book measures 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches.
PRICE: $395.00
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Five Photographs of Hans Frank and Family (Item PERS 4-2)
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a group of five original pictures of Hans Frank and his family. The pictures were found in Tegernsee in the Bertesgaden area where his home was located. He was, of course, a lawyer and eventually rose to be the personal legal advisor to Hitler. He had served in the Freikorps and joined the German Workers’ Party in 1919. This soon evolved into the NSDAP. He actually took part in the famous Beer Hall Putsch. In 1933 Hitler appointed him Minister of Justice in Bavaria. Later he won an election to the Reichstag as a National Socialist representative in 1930. In 1931 the Führer designated Frank as a Reichsleiter and in 1933 was appointed Bavarian Minister of Justice and Reich Commissioner and Reformer of the NS legal system. In 1934 he aspired to Reich minister without portfolio—the high point of his political career. He then was appointed President of the German Academy of Law in 1939. Then in the same year (the beginning of WWII) he became the governor-general of the general government for the occupied Polish territories. He was granted the SS rank of Obergruppenführer. I wall only say that he was an able administrator much more can be found on the internet. He was captured by American troops at Tegernsee. He was not a Hermann Göring at Nuremberg, that is for sure, but we must remember the dire threats made by the allied interrogators against the families of those incarcerated there. He, like the others, at least tried to indict the Russians, especially for crimes that made the alleged NS excesses seem mild. But this was of no avail and he went to the gallows bravely. The pictures are really snapshot types (nonprofessional) probably shot by family members or friends. A couple of them even have the ragged edges that were usual in photo developing of the 1930s. The one of Frank with his wife and daughter is nice as a typical Bavarian country scene with the shuttered windows. Behind Frank is dressed as the typical Bavarian Burger in Lederhosen. Another scene shows him with the family dog on his lap, while the children are seen with an elderly lady, who might be their grandmother. Typical Bavarian houses are seen in some of the photos. Three of the photographs are in the 4 1/2 x 3-inch size and two are 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches in size. All are clear except for the one showing two women in dirndls that were typical of the area. These photos came from the home of a relative whom we met while in Tegernsee. They will remain however ‘unnamed.’ We can guarantee their authenticity 100 percent with certification letter.
PRICE: $350.00; for all five of them
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Document signed by Gottlob Berger chief of staff of the Waffen SS (Item PERS 4-3; WAF 10-1) |
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| DESCRIPTION: Gottlob Berger July 16, 1896 through January 5, 1975.
The man was a famous SS Obergruppenfuhrer. He was the head man in the maintenance of prisoner of war camps up until Germany surrendered. He was astounding intelligent and being always a really reasonable officer and he was responsible for several different offices. He seriously protected those soldiers in Waffen SS uniform whether German or not, and he did his duty with great dedication. He was the supreme NS patriot and Himmler considered him as a trusted and steady advisor. He was twice badly burned during air raids. Like it was with most German families he suffered great losses during the Allied terror raids in 1943 his oldest son was killed in action in the Bloody Charkov battle while serving as an officer in the Waffen SS, and his son-in-law Andrews Schmidt who was Volksdeutsch leader in Romania disappeared forever in the Soviet Union at the end of the war Oberstgruppenfuhrer Berger was indicted for various war crimes at the Nürnberg Star chamber court and spent many years in the infamous Landsburg prison. When he was laid to the eternal rest on January 11, 1975 the ceremony was attended by family, friends, and several hundred former Waffen SS soldiers to whom he dedicated so much of his life. Many of them were former volunteers from Germanic lands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, and some of the Funeral Wreath’s proclaimed "Unser Ehre Heist Treue"
(Our honor is loyalty!)
The document is dated November 28, 1942 and it originates in the office of the Reichsfuhrer SS in Berlin with the subject "Aufnahman in die "Algemeine SS"
Sondentrage record or recording of the Gen. SS. as special application from the Reichsfuhrer SS. “The chief of the head office and acquisition office III 1 A/az. 9 b/3.10.41 VOM 3.10 1941. 12 Special chiefs of the head office and leaders of the SS Oberabschnitte (special SS district)
It seems to be a letter confirming transfer of new members of the general SS into the Waffen SS . It has the typical approval stamp and other important sections of the SS Oberabschnite. Includes the Stabsfuhrer of the Allgemeine SS in the district. This signature is not legible but he was an SS Sturmbannfuhrer. The frame is 21.5 x 19.5 the actual document is 8x10 there is a picture of Gottlob Berger attached but unlike this actual document this is a facsimile. The document is with his actual hand written signature.
The document is carefully framed in museum safe presentation preservation with acid free matting and museum grade non glare class. The frame is of the finest quality and actually lends itself to the quality of that era. A great historical treasure in a fitting memorial to a great commander of the elite Waffen SS.
PRICE: $1,650.00 |
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Speer's signature in red |
Speer's signature in red |
Speer's signature |
Another Speer signature |
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A Memo from Albert Speer December 1943 (Item PER 4-5) |
DESCRIPTION: This is a “Schnellbrief” (memo) sent from the office of the General Building Inspector for the Reich Head Office who was none other than Albert Speer. The letter regards an official transfer for Chief Engineer Schwarz from the city of Pinsk in Poland.
The letter is to the Minister for Transportation (Minister Dr. Erhardt) who was in Berlin at #8 Wilhelmstrasse under this it is marked “Regarding Chief Engineer Schwarz and the body of the letter reads:
“We are in contact with Chief Engineer Schwarz in Pinsk for several weeks now regarding his transfer to the Department. We are still interested that Schwarz will take this position we ask you to release him now from his present duties.
We strongly believe that you are aware of our present struggle on the eastern front and we therefore assume, you will part with Schwarz and that you have another person to fill in his present position. “Transport Fleet Speer” is essential for armament transport and war production and we need qualified personnel at all times, here at home and outside Germany. We had been in contact with Schwarz before you took up your present position and Mr. Schwarz agreed then to this transfer providing of course if the Minister gives his permission.
We urge you to free Schwarz now for our position as Chief Engineer.”
The letter is signed by a Staff Member of Speer’s office. But since the letter is essentially from Albert Speer in that the directive emits from his auspices, it had to be approved by Speer himself and he signs it in hand under the stamp of the Reichsverkehrs-minister (east). Speer signs it in red pencil as was his wont to do. Himmler always signed in green pencil and Speer chose red. Goring used blue. This was done so that the approval of content is assured to be in orchestration with the wishes of the Chief Official himself.
Speers signature is shown in the Charles Hamilton book “Leaders and personalities of the third Reich” pages 126 and 127. The letter is dated Dec. 1st, 1943 and sent from the Templehof airport office Transport Fleet Speer (“Transportflotte Speer) is mentioned in several places on the internet and was an essential program necessary to the war effort especially on the eastern front. So, the letter has important implications and is a document well worth preservation. It has been very professionally framed with museum style handling. Non-glare glass and acid free matting has been carefully applied. The frame measures 2 ½ by 20. The document measures 7 ½ x 11. A nice plaque is mounted as well with explanation of the documents meaning this is a truly important message from the past that needs to be preserved in our opinion it was not essentially a German struggle but rather a European engagement against the Communist menace that even today seeks world domination although under different names and “different places.”
PRICE: $1.850.00 |

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Signed Letter Sent to Heinrich Himmler from Reinhard Heydrich (Item PER 4-6, SS 34-2, HH 4-8) |
DESCRIPTION: This is absolutely incredible. Probably the best document from Heydrich and Himmler ever found or offered. It is addressed from ‘The chef der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD’ who of course is none other than Reinhard Heydrich with address in Berlin at the Prinz-Albrectstrasse.
It is addressed to the Reichsfuhrer SS and Chef Der Deutschen Polizei. Heinrich Himmler the body of it translates to:“Please see enclosed two copies of letters from SS Brigadefuhrer Dr. Best addressed to me. I conferred with Dr. Best in Paris only in official matters. A personal discussion regarding (our) the Reichsfuhrer’s decisions have been postponed to a later date.” Signed… Heydrich with a “Heil Hitler.” One small thing that we find utterly fascinating concerns the official stamp. Either Heydrich himself or a secretary in the S.D. headquarters made the mistake of stamping it upside down. Now if it was done inadvertently by Heydrich, well, so be it! But if done by a member of his staff I am sure there was “hell to pay” when it reached Himmler!! In the received stamp at the top of the page is a notation with a 79 and the initials of Heinrich Himmler certifying that he received it; this is done in green pencil as this was invariably the way Himmler signed these documents “THEN NOTE:” - -if you look at the offending seal you will see that Himmler makes a notation with a large green check mark with the famous pencil, showing that he is aware of this grievous mistake. This makes for a most interesting document outside the norms of history.
This is about as official as it can get also and is a communication between two of the most important persons of the Third Reich. They don’t come any better than this one! They really don’t! By far the best clear, concise and extremely important SS directive that we have ever had the pleasure of presenting. The document has been professionally framed with museum precision with non-glare glass and special acid free matting. The beautiful frame measures 13 ½ x 17 ¼. The actual document is 8 x 9 ½.
PRICE: $2,850.00 this is extremely reasonable for such a prodigiously important piece of the fascinating history of those turbulent times. |
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Professor Troost's ring
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His wife, Gerdy's, ring
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Professor Troost's ring
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Gerdy Troost's ring
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Silver Marks
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Professor Troost's ring
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Gerdy Troost's ring
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Silver marks on Gerdy's ring
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Professor Troost
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Professor Troost with Hitler
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Frau Troost at Museum
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Frau Troost at Museum with the Führer
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Haus der Deutschen Kunst
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Inside "Haus"
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Memorial by Professor Troost
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Führerbau by Professor Troost
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Party Building by Professor Troost
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The Signet Ring
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The Fabulous Rings Presented to Professor Paul Ludwig Troost
and His Wife, Gerdy Troost (Item PERS 4-7 & ART 15-9) |
DESCRIPTION: This is an incredible offering that we are very proud to bring to you; the beautiful personal finger rings having belonged to the famed Professor Paul Ludwig Troost and Frau Gerdy Troost, his wife. Professor Troost was the Third Reich’s Master Architect who was a personal friend to Adolf Hitler and his chief architect before Albert Speer. He was the designer of much of the grand buildings of the N.S Reich. He was born on August 17 1878 in Elberfeld, Westfalia.
Troost belonged to a school of architects, who even before 1914, reacted sharply against the highly ornamental Jugendstil and advocated a restrained lean architectural approach almost devoid of ornamentation.
Troost graduated from designing steamship décor before WW I and the fittings for elegant transatlantic liners like the Europa to a style that combined Spartan Traditionalism with elements of modernity.
Before 1933 he did not belong to the leading group of German architects. He became Hitler’s foremost architect whose Neo-Classical style became for a time the official architecture of the Third Reich.
His work filled Hitler with enthusiasm as the Professor planned and built state and municipal offices throughout Germany.
In the autumn of 1933 he was commissioned to rebuild and refurnish the Chancellery residence in Berlin. Along with other architects, Troost built many of the typical N.S. buildings that still miraculously survive today.
We say miraculous because the “Bundes government liberals” who strive for “political correctness” (Marxism) and are doing their level best to destroy and remove every inch of any edifice that the Führer might have walked into or out of.
His works in this period include new administrative offices, social buildings for workers and bridges across the main highways.
One of the many structures he planned before his death was “Der Haus der Deutschen Kunst” (The House of German Art). It was intended to be a great temple for the true, eternal art of the German people.
It was a good example of the imitation of the classical forms that prevailed in monumental public buildings during the Third Reich.
Hitler’s relationship to Troost was that of a pupil to an admired teacher according to Albert Speer who later became Hitler’s favorite architect.
The Führer would impatiently greet Troost with the words; “I can't wait, Herr Professor, is there anything new? Let’s see it!” Troost would then lay out his latest plans and sketches. Hitler frequently would declare according to Speer that he "first learned what architecture was from Troost."
The architect's death on March 21, 1934 after a severe illness was to Hitler a painful blow, but Hitler remained close to his widow, Frau Gerdy Troost, whose architectural taste frequently coincided with his own, which made her (in Speer's words) a kind of arbiter of art in Munich.
Troost was buried in the Nordfriedhof Cemetery in Munich.
Hitler posthumously awarded Troost the German National Prize for the Arts and Sciences in 1936.
Speer - - “What Dietrich Eckart was to the Führer for the exchange of ideas of world politics, Professor Troost was for wonderful architecture."
The Führer during his great speech at the cultural meeting at the Reichparteitag of 1935 delivered a memorial to professor Troost which could not have been a more beautiful tribute to a great architect of our times. Hitler said, "We should be filled with happy pride that through a strange fate Germany possessed the greatest architect since Schinkel, for the New Reich and for the movement, he erected his first and unfortunately his only tremendous works in stone as monuments of true Germanic and Teutonic purity!”
After Professor Troost's premature death, his wife, Gerdy Troost, quite ably took up his work. She had finished school in 1920 when she met Dr. Professor Troost. She moved to Munich with him in 1924 and they married one year later. In 1930, she met Adolf Hitler for the first time through her husband's work. Herr Troost planned numerous constructions for the remaking of Munich, “the capital of the movement,” and in 1934, together with Professor Lenord Gall, she oversaw the continuing construction of the “Haus Der Deutschen Kunst” (The House of German Art) and the renovation of the Konigsplatz. The Führerbau, The Parteibau and the Temples of the Fallen -- all of these were designed by her late husband, Paul Ludwig Troost, and she resolved to bring them to conclusion for the glory of the German Reich but also as a lasting memorial to the work of her beloved husband.
In 1935 she was named a member of the “Haus Der Deutschen Kunst” and in 1939 of the advisory council of Bavaria Film Inc. In 1937, she had been nominated as a professor by the Chancellor of the German Reich, Adolf Hitler. Until the end of the war, she belonged to Hitler’s closest circle of friends, as had been her late husband.
Both the Professor and his beloved wife were adored always by the people of Munich and highly appreciated by the Mayor and the city council for their artistic betterment of the “Hauptstadt der Bewegung” (Head City of the Movement). Thus each of them at different times were honored with the official bestowal of various official gifts but none of these were as important or as appreciated as the Honor Rings (Ehrenringe) of the city of Munich. This is a very rarely presented ring. The city of Munich elders would be petitioned to give its approval before the Lord Mayor (Oberburgermeister) was permitted to award this sign of honor. Therefore, not many of these rings were ever in circulation. The ring has the depiction of the Reichsadler (eagle) that hovers over the “Munchner Kindle” or Munich child. The child is traditional and dates back to 1239 or so. The child is always depicted as a monk with open hood. Early impressions always show the little monk with outstretched fingers on one hand and a book in the other. The kindle stands before the city gate section known as the Karlstor. The ring presented to Professor Troost is a much larger version than the one given to Frau Troost and is of a somewhat different construction. The silver mark is clearly marked inside the shank. The setting is extremely classic with the Munich symbol raised on a platform with beautiful pierced supports seen to be open at its ends. Quite a heavy piece of jewelry and absolutely gorgeous.
No. 1 Professor Troost's GOLDEN HONORARY RING OF THE CITY OF MUNICH. These rings are gold plated silver with 835 Hallmark. They are quite heavy. Professor Troost's ring, for example, weighs 20g.
No. 2 Frau Troost's GOLDEN HONORARY RING OF THE CITY OF MUNICH. This Honor ring is quite a bit smaller and does not have the pierced supports that are open at the ends but like her husband's ring, it has the beautiful scene of the Kindle standing in front of the gate and it of course has the Third Reich eagle hovering in the air above. It is quite a beautiful piece of jewelry on its own.
No.3 Frau Troost's Onyx Signet Ring. Along with these two magnificent rings was a beautiful onyx ring that belonged to Frau Troost. It is a beautifully designed silver ring (835) with an onyx top with the GT monogram for “Gerdy Troost.” The design is simple but elegant for an elegant lady. Without a doubt, this shows very fine jeweler's craftsmanship. Weight 9g with dimensions 30mm x 20mm.
How these rings fell into the hands of a famed Munich auction house, we cannot venture a guess but they are decidedly original and precious and will be featured in a soon to be published book on Rings of the German Reich. In 1950, during Germany’s “de-nazification” phase, Frau Troost was sentenced not to work for 10 years and was fined 500 Deutschemarks...Why? Well she was a friend of Adolf Hitler! Later she again took up her beloved work. She always stood up for her convictions as a German patriot totally unrepentant as to her admiration and respect for her Fuhrer and the N.S. Movement. She was always an upstanding (real) German and a worthy artist. Adolf Hitler once said in 1942 “I have known four exemplary women: Frau Troost, Frau Wagner, Frau Scholz Klink and Leni Riesenstahl." So it is a fact that hardly any finger rings could be more historically important than these two pieces. Pricey? Well, that can be expected when considering an investment in something as important as this. Remember, not only are they gorgeous, but the issuance was as we have stated, extremely limited as far as the honor rings are concerned, but here we have two of the most important jewelry pieces of the Third Reich.
PRICE: $12,500.00 (Sold as a pair only) |
Presentation |
States that it is for members only |
Poem by Roth, hand signed |
Alfred Roth, author |
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Founding members |
Members who are NSDAP |
Heydrich |
Streicher |
Eckart |
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Hermann |
Germany Awake! |
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The new German money? |
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Book: Aus Der Kampfzeit Des Deutschvolkifschen
Schutze und Trutzbundes
Signed by the Author (Item PERS 4-8 & GEN 14-6) |
DESCRIPTION: Here is possibly the most rare book we have ever offered. It is an original edition of the Shutze und Trutzbund. This title translates to the German Nationalist Defense and Defiance Confederation, a Pan-German umbrella organization for extreme right-wing groups which used the swastika as their symbol. Adolf Hitler gave one of his earliest speeches at the Schutz und Trutzbund meeting in Munich. It was the first time he had appeared on such a stage and the first time he had tasted the addictive rush of adrenaline at facing a very large audience. The group was considered the elite organization within Pre-N.S. Germany and its membership was a who’s who in Germanys Nationalist activists. Dietrich Eckart, Reinhard Heydrich, Bernard Rust, Gottfried Feder, Julius Streicher, Kurt Daleuge, Fritz Saukel, Karl Kaufmann and a host of other important names were on the membership roster. The organization was heavily anti-semitic and it sprang up in the wake of the failed communist Revolution of 1918. The group had the view that the Jews had conspired with Bolshevik traitors in trying to subject their Fatherland to Communist rule. The group was formed in 1919. This organization revived the ritual murder accusation as well as re-printing Rohling’s “Talumud-jude.” The book has 44 pages only, but they are packed with text (German) and remarkable pictures that are not seen in other books, contemporary or antique. It has pictures showing the early forms of the swastika and anti-semitic handbills of the time. A great picture of a statue of Hermann the Liberator with Dietrich Eckart's “Deutschland Erwache” slogan on its base. Loads of anti-communist material and pictures of the leading members of the bund -- three pages full (about 60 members shown). The book was published in 1939 so it is basically a history of the Schutze und Trutzbund and its work and accomplishments. It measures 8 ½" x 12". The cover has the symbols of the organization. The book is written and assembled by Alfred Roth and is signed and dedicated by him. It surely was a very limited edition and most probably was only given to actual members. At the back of the front page there is a special presentation line that reads "this edition was specially produced for the herein named Gefolgsmann (supporter or comrade) and then his name is written within a lined space, Franz Steus Wirdt, and under this is the facsimile signature of Alfred Roth who was the Hauptgeschaftsfuhrer (business manager) of the Schutze and Trutzbund. Roth was the Chief Administrator of the organization. He was actually the man who founded the Schutze und Trutzbund. He was considered the foremost expert in the Reich on the “Judenfrage” -- the Jewish question. He was the one who coined the phrase, “Der Juden ist Unser Ungluck!” (The Jew is our misfortune.)
Across from the presentation page is a tone poem hand written by Roth himself and he signed it in 31.12.1942. It goes like this:
Deutschland Den Deutschen
War unser ruf
Der Dion Drittes Reich
Den Boden Schuf
Deutschland Kien Deutschland
Das Judengeschrei
Mach hete die Welt
Vom Judenjoch Frei
Germany for the Germans
Was Our Desire
He who created the Third Reich
Gave us back the land
Germany “My Germany”
The Jews all wail
Please make this world free
of all Jews
We can’t stress how important this early book truly is. The Shutze und Truzbundes, The Thule Society, the Freikorps were truly the vanguard of National Socialism. Had they not paved the way so to speak, the party of Adolf Hitler might never have made it. We can’t imagine anything so prodigiously important unless it be a signed edition of Mein Kampf. But it is even more rare than that...this is for the true educated Germanophile who will be most fortunate to procure it. This is truly a historical treasure almost beyond belief
PRICE: $8,000.00 Worth ever so much more really! |
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A Calendar from 1941 with Pictures and Text about the Most Important NSDAP Leaders (PERS 4-9) |
DESCRIPTION: Here are 93 or so leaders covered including Hitler, Goring, Goebbels, Himmler, Frank Von Schirach, Raeder, Frick, Telshow, and a bevy of other officials of Party and Wehrmacht. Measures 10" x 7" and is in remarkable condition except that a small section of the back cover is missing. This is a very rare item and worthy of a great book collection.
PRICE: $385.00
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2nd half of document |
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Daluege Signature |
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Daluege at SS Rally |
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Police General with Heydrich |
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Police General |
Kurt Daluege SS Gruppenführer – A Letter to SS Gruppenführer Heydrich -1941 (Item PERS 4-10 & SS 34-9) |
DESCRIPTION: This is a very rare communication between Kurt Daluege, who in 1942 was an SS Gruppenführer. (Later SS Obergruppenführer and Generaloberst Der Polizei on April 20 1942.) Daluege was one of the most powerful leaders of the Third Reich (born Sept 15 1897) and the son of a Prussian State Official in the small Silesian town of Kreuzburg. He entered the Imperial German Army in 1916 and served with the 7th Guard Regiment West. During his service, he was severely wounded a number of times (declared 25% disabled and also decorated for extremely brave action in the face of the enemy). After the war he became leader of a Freikorp detachment called Selbstschutz Oberschlesien (SSOS) in Upper Silesia which was engaged in combat with the Poles in that region. In 1921, he became active in the Freikorps Rossbach. Two years later Daluege joined the NSDAP and in 1926 the Sturmabteilung (SA) eventually becoming the leader of Berlin’s SA and Goebbel’s Deputy Gauletier, a deputy Party leader in Berlin. In July 1930, Daluege in accordance with Hitler’s wishes, resigned from the SA and joined the Schutzstaffel (SS) with the rank of SS Oberführer in 1932 He became an NSDAP delegate in the Prussian State Parliament and in November 1932 was elected to the Reichstag for the Berlin Ost electoral district, a seat he retained until 1945. At the same time Hermann Goring moved him to the Prussian Ministry of the Interior where he took over the Police force in 1936. In the same year he was appointed by Wilhelm Frick, the Chief of the Ordnungspolizei, (ORPO) which gave him administrative authority over most of the uniformed police in N.S. Germany. He commanded the Ordnungspolizei for the rest of the war reaching the rank of SS Obergruppenführer und Generaloberst Der Polizei. Following the British murder of Reinhard Heydrich, Daluege also served as the deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. He had won the following awards:
The Knights Cross with swords
The German Cross in silver
The Golden N.S. Party Badge
The 1918 Iron cross 2nd Class
The War Merit Cross with Swords
The wound badge (1918)
The Anschluss Medal (1938)
The Sudentenland Medal with Prague Bar
The Memel Medal (1939)
The NSDAP long SVCE Award in silver (1941)
The Cross of Honor 1929
The SS Totenkopf Honor ring (1939)
The Danzig Cross (1939) the Order of the Crown of Italy--Grand Cross (1938)
Much more can be seen on the internet about Daluege but most of it is purposely derogatory to a great extent. It is simply the victors who write their own history, but are in good position to write whatever they want about the vanquished. Kurt Deluege was hanged by the Czechs for war crimes. He was dragged, hardly conscious to the makeshift gallows and they managed to strangle him to death for 25 minutes. These are the same Czechs who perpetrated horrible atrocities against the German soldiers and civilians after the wars conclusion. Go to Google and search: The Atrocities and crimes committed against Germans in and after 1945. The author refers to horror upon horror! You will be sickened if you are at all human. “War is war!” But post-war killings are revengeful vicious murder usually perpetrated by the lowest fowl criminals imaginable!
Now, as to the document, it is a Communiqué sent to Reinhard Heydrich as Chief of the R.S.H.A and SD regarding problems in personal staffing of the SS. Only in Daluege’s high official capacity would he dare to criticize the Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler and that is just what he is essentially doing. It is also a good thing that Daluege and Heydrich were close friends. Otherwise, this would have been a very dangerous letter had it been passed on to Himmler. This makes it a very important and historically important communication. It is translated thusly:
Dear Heydrich!
I have read your letter with interest and I fully agree with your doubts.
I have written to SS Gruppenführer Wolff recently and I have sent in my complaint, that this mess in the personal staffing of the SS, can not go on as it is, and my reason given was, that the Wehrmacht only needs one Personal office, where as the SS has so many, they come up like mushrooms in a field. Every office has its own leader who makes decisions favoring his own needs. Plus the fact is, that the Reichsführer during visits to other Offices of the SS promotes people without informing us until we get the papers and have to accept a “fait accompli.”
Here is an example: SS Oberscharführer Wunsch of the SD was promoted (on site) recently by our Reichsführer on a visit to Elsass to Untersturmführer without informing the SS Personnel office.
Only the SS Oberabschnitt Westmark was informed and they in turn wrote to us that we should transfer SS Untersturmführer Wunsch to the Head office of the SD Westmark.
Dear Heydrich, I can obviously not advise you to alter these Orders but we must make sure that things like that go though the official instances, unless the SS Chief of personal is with the Reichsführer SS wherever he goes only then can I be held responsible and report myself to the Reichsführer SS.
- - - -Daluege
The document is measured in two parts for two pages (7" x 10" on the part 1 and 7" x 6 ½" on part 2. The beautiful frame measures 30" x 20". There are a couple of fine images of Deluege mounted as well. The framing was done in Museum approved preservative methodology using special acid free material and non-glare glass that repels sun damage. This is a document worthy of all these preservation techniques. A rare and prodigiously important piece of contemporary history of a turbulent time.
PRICE: A Bargain at $2,500.00 |
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Bavarian Police HQ,
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Gestapo HQ Berlin |
With Himmler |
Berlin Police 1933 |
Berlin Police 1936 |
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Large Silver Platter Presentation to Reinhard Heydrich 1934 (Item PER 4-11 & POL 3-3 & SS 35-4) |
DESCRIPTION: This is absolutely the finest Heydrich piece ever made available for the historic implications are ‘stupendous’ and far reaching. The year 1934: until that year the Geheime-Staatspolizei (Secret State Police) was a private organization (Gemeinschaft) within the Department 1-A of the Prussian Sate Police. It was established by Hermann Goring after Hitler gained power in 1933. In 1934, Goring under pressure from Heinrich Himmler agreed to grant control of this the aforementioned Dept 1-A to the SS.
In 1936 Reinhard Heydrich became head of the Gestapo as it had by then been named in the transformation in 1934. In the course of the changeover to the more effective Gestapo, Heydrich had worked diligently with Heinrich Muller and others to modernize the units and bring them to speed as the most competent and efficient criminal investigative agency in the world. During World War II, the Gestapo was expanded to around 45,000 members. Prior to 1934, Reinhard Heydrich was the Police Chief of Bavaria and Head of the Sicherheitsdienst- SD from 1931 to 1942 and head of the Gestapo from 1934 to 1936. The writing engraved on this wonderful piece presented to Heydrich as SS Gruppenführer reads in grateful thanks for his leading talent in the beginning of our organization in 1934 and it is from his loyal police officers. Heydrich was an SS Gruppenführer, in 1934 he was promoted to this austere rank after the ‘Night of the Long Knives’ June 30, 1934. So it is obvious that this platter was given during the most crucial time of N.S. destiny. The men presenting it called themselves a Gemeinshaft (organization) because the presentation was obviously made during that time that the change was being accomplised from Department 1-A to Gestapo. The platter is huge and entirely crafted from genuine silver (835 grade) and so marked with the moon, crown, and eagle logo as required. The platter measures 18" x 13 ½" . The edges are turned as fine German dining regulations demanded for elegant place settings. Below the eagle is the engraved statement ‘Meine Ehre Heisst Treue’ My Honor is Loyalty. The catch phrase of the SS and SS Police. These four words personify the SS organization and all of their agenda. It would be a real task to find something that is more historically important or more beautiful than this piece. The hand engraved eagle is the work of a master artist with each and every feather in minute detail. There were many eagles symbolizing various organizations within the Third Reich but none can compare with this special rendering for sheer glorious elegance. The engraving is so deep that you could slide your fingernail below each and every breast feather. This is National Socialist art personified !
PRICE: $12,000.00 A brilliant investment |
Framed Document Signed by Dr. Wilhelm Frick (Item PERS 4-12)
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DESCRIPTION: This is a document of promotion for an official of the National Fire Department to higher office. It is ordered by and signed by Dr. Wilhelm Frick who was the Minister of the Interior in the 3rd Reich political apparatus. He joined the NSDAP in 1925. He took part in the Nov 9th. Putsch and at that time he was the Director of the Munich Kriminalpolizei. He was arrested and imprisoned for the Putsch. He served 15 months and was dismissed from his police position. He was elected to the Reichstag in May 1924. He then rose to posts of leadership in the NSDAP becoming Fractionsfuhrer in 1928. Frick was appointed Minister of the Interior and of Education in the state government of Thuringia during 1930-1931, being the first NSDAP member to hold any ministerial post in pre-Nazi Germany. When Adolf Hiter came to power in January 1933, Frick was appointed Minister of the Interior of the Reich, one of only three N.S. Members in the original Hitler cabinet. His power dramatically increased as a result of the Reichstag fire and the enabling Act of 1933. He was responsible for drafting many of the “Gleichschaltung” laws that consolidated the N.S. regime. Frick was intstrumental in passing laws restricting Jews from their usual directions within the system (the Nuremberg Laws). Frick took a leading part in Germany’s re-armament in violation of the terrible vindictive Versailles Treaty. He drafted laws introducing universal military conscription and extending the military service law to Austria after the Anschluss as well as to the annexed regions of Czechoslovakia. He actually tried to restrict the widespread use of “Protective Custody” orders that were used to send people to concentration camps but this was blocked by Heinrich Himmler. Frick's power was greatly reduced in 1936 when Adolf Hitler named Heinrich Himmler Chief of all German Police forces. Frick was appointed then to the post of Protector of Bohemia and Moravia in Prague. At the end of the war, Dr. Frick was arrested and tried before the “Star Chamber Court” at Nuremberg. For further information on the 45-46 Nuremberg Trials go on Google and type in Nuremberg the crime that will not die. You might find it interesting!At least it give another perspective. Dr. Frick was executed in grisly manner, strangling slowly. His last words were “long live eternal Germany!” The Frick document measures 26" x 17 ½" with its frame . The actual document is measured at 8" x 11". The document and the pictures are expertly matted and museum preservation methods have been used throughout. Non-glare museum glass was used. This is a very significant historical treasure at a very reasonable price.
PRICE: $985.00 |
Book: Deutschen Osten (The German East, Land of the Future) from the Library of Reinhard Heydrich (Item PERS 4-13) |
DESCRIPTION: This is a very important book from the library of a very important person -- SS Gruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich, but as important as he was he had the worst looking Ex Libris card of any of the N.S. leaders. For a man who was always uniformed neat to an extreme and was very photogenic it amazes us that his book mark would be so “atrocious” but this is it as offered here and 100% original. The plate is about 4 x 5 inches and depicts the Heydrich’s summer house built on Fehmarn, a picture of it is in the book. Titled Reinhard Heydrich, The Biography Volume 1 Road to War by Max Williams Ulric of England, Page 70. The picture actually appeared as an advertisement after the war when Heydrich's wife and daughter Marie were running the house as a pension. Lina Heydrich stood by her husband against world opinion always. She wrote several letters to an English lady who was doing a book on Reinhard Heydrich but the potential author decided to refrain from doing it due to fear that she would have to do it in the positive rather than negative text due to the gist of Lina’s letters of praise and defense of her husband. We bought copies of all of the correspondence from her (the British lady) and we turned them over to historian David Irving and I suppose they will turn up in some of his writings at some future date but he will also defame Heydrich in his Himmler biography. The book is rather a treasure on its own actually with great text and brilliant pictures of the old Eastern cities of the Germanic Reich and the plans to re-colonize the areas east of the Oder. The book is in fair shape with 144 pages (mostly pictorial). The pages at the last quarter of the book are a bit water stained but this is not very distracting at all! The cover is bruised and dented here and there but holding well! The sheer beauty of the eastern lands in natural settings and the artistic work of Teutonic genius shine forth brilliantly in this precious volume. The pictures of the peoples past in art and natural beauty is exemplary and at that time (1934 or 1935) reveal an exuberance in the thought and deed dedicated to this planned Teutonic Order that was to be brought to fruition (a dream interrupted by the horrible war that heinously beset them and the forced expulsion that so many millions of them suffered through at the hands of the victorious communist bandits.) So dear collector, this is truly an archival treasure and should be preserved.
PRICE: $750.00 |
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