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Lot 294

PRINCE AUGUST-WILHELM OF PRUSSIA (1887 - 1949) Fourth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, against his father's will, he joined the "dangerous, revolutionary" NSDAP on April 1, 1930 and was used as a propaganda tool. Useless after Hitler's rise to power, he was denounced for making derogatory remarks about Goebbels and as the Russians closed in, he fled until captured by Americans. Died while awaiting trial by the Soviets. Rare S.P. in S.A. uniform, 4 x 5 3/4 in. b/w, a chest, up pose signed: 'Heil Hitler! August Wilhelm Prinz v. Preussen S.A. Grup Dortmund 7.12.35.' Fine.

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Lot 303

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 surrenedered, 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. Very rare A.L.S. written while a prisoner awaiting trial at Nuremberg, 1p. 12mo., July 15, 1946, in German and in pencil to Dr. Alfred Seidl. his legal counsel. In full: 'Dr. Seidl, Please bring me a book about constitutional law. Hess 15.7.46'. Wrinkled with a few marginal tears, else very good. Particularly interesting as Hess feigned amnesia during the entire trial in an attempt to avoid a death sentence. His Nuremberg writings are excessively rare!

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Lot 31

ADOLF HITLER'S COPY OF HOFFMANN'S 'MIT HIMMLER IN POLEN' Adolf Hitler's personal copy of the specially-bound collection of Heinrich Hoffmann photographs: 'Mit Hitler in Polen', by Heinrich Hoffmann and Wilhelm Keitel (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte-Verlag), 1939, 94pp. 4to., a collection of propaganda and documentary photographs chronicling the German invasion of Poland and its aftermath. Includes many images of Hitler touring the carnage he had created. Bound in pebbled red leather boards with a large gilt eagle, swastika and title on the front cover. The verso of the cover bears an authentic example of Hitler's engraved bookplate, indicating that this book most likely came from the Chancellery or the Berghof. The lower part of the cover and spine bear a significant burn, damage possibly incurred at the Chancellery of Berghoff during the bombings and fires at those places. A rare printing - we have seen only one other, and it too emanated from the Chancellery.

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Lot 327

VLADIMIR 'POPSKI' PENIAKOFF 1897 – 15 May 1951) was the founder and commanding officer of No. 1 Demolition Squadron, PPA, colloquially known as 'Popski's Private Army', during World War II. 'Popski's Private Army' was one of several raiding units formed in the Western Desert specifically to attack Rommel's fuel supplies, in support of Montgomery’s offensive at El Alamein. It also served with great effect in Italy and in Normandy. Very rare ink signature 'Popski London 9th August 1950' on a small white card. Light crease affects the date, else fine.

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Lot 338

(1903 - 1989) Nazi jurist, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, police chief and Gestapo leader. Most remembered as civilian administrator of occupied France and Denmark. Rare T.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Paris, Nov. 15, 1940 to KURT DALUEGE (1897-1946) who has also docketed and dated the letter at upper-right. Best, who is leaving the RSHA in France due to a conflict with Himmler and Heydrich, thanks Daluege for his camaraderie and '...trustful relationship which is one of the few positive experiences to remember...' and sends Daluege his paper: 'The German Police', which contributed to the end of his career with the RSHA. File holes and a few marginal chips and tears, else very good. Very rare in this position!

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Lot 34

(IWO JIMA FLAG RAISERS) IRA H. HAYES (1923 - 1955) U.S. Marine during World War II. A Pima Indian, Hayes enlisted in the Marines on August 26, 1941, and, after recruit training, volunteered to become a Paramarine. He fought in the Bougainville and Iwo Jima campaigns, and was one of the six flag raisers immortalized in the iconic photograph by Joe Rosenthal. Suffering from PTSD, he would die from exposure and alcohol poisoning. Fine content A.L.S. signed twice, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], May 23, 1953 to Major Ralph Wray who was involved in the dedication of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington which includes a statue representation of Rosenthal's photograph. In part: '...I'm now making my home in Chicago. I'm now working for International Harvester. Could you help me in securing Discharge papers for me, as I lost my original ones. My serial number is 448803...' Hayes signs at conclusion and again writes his name and mailing address at bottom. Very good condition. Hayes is rare in any form.

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Lot 356

30TH SS WAFFEN-GRENADIER (RUSSIAN NO. 2) DIVISION DOCUMENT Rare document from the infamous SS 30th Waffen-Grenadier (Russ. No. 2) Division, 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p.], Sep. 15, 1944, signed by SS-Sturmbannfuhrer WILHELM HOFFMANN (b. 1890), a former Hamburg police official and cavalryman. The document certifies that a radioman had been issued a neglected radio by members of the regiment and had had it repaired at his own expense. Very good. The 30th SS Waffen-Grenadiers was formerly a Schuma battalion of collaborators and traitors, the majority Russians (with German officers), and it also included Belorussians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Tatars, Poles and at least one Czech. The division suffered from low morale and repeated desertions, and on 27 August 1944 mutineers killed all the German officers and NCOs they could find before the insurrection was put down. The remainder of the division was sent to France, and the Resistance were informed about the poor morale and equipment of the division - they promptly began making attacks on the troops. It suffered large losses, both in the fighting and through desertions. Soldiers of the division killed 39 civilians in Etobon, France on 27 September 1944 in retaliation.

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Lot 357

30TH SS WAFFEN-GRENADIER (RUSSIAN NO. 2) DIVISION DOCUMENTS A fascinating pair of rare documents issued by the same officer on the same day to the same SS man, promotions in both the SS and the police issued by SS-Sturmbannfuhrer WILHELM HOFFMANN (b. 1890), a former Hamburg police official and cavalryman. Both documents, each 1p. 4to., were issued in France on Nov. 9, 1944. The first, issued by Schuma-Brigade-Polizei Battalion 60 and Polizei Battalion 57 promotes Oskar Rodler to the rank of Hauptwachtmeister and Junker for his 'courage and bravery demonstrated during front line operations before the enemy...' The second document is a promotion issued in the name of the infamous SS 30th Waffen-Grenadier (Russ. No. 2) Division. It promotes Rodler to the rank of SS-Standartenfuhrer as well as Hauptwachtmeister and Junker, for the same reasons as stated in the first promotion. Both documents bear file holes, else very good. The 30th SS Waffen-Grenadiers was formerly a Schuma battalion of collaborators and traitors, the majority Russians (with German officers), and it also included Belorussians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Tatars, Poles and at least one Czech. The division suffered from low morale and repeated desertions, and on 27 August 1944 mutineers killed all the German officers and NCOs they could find before the insurrection was put down. The remainder of the division was sent to France, and the Resistance were informed about the poor morale and equipment of the division - they promptly began making attacks on the troops. It suffered large losses, both in the fighting and through desertions. Soldiers of the division killed 39 civilians in Etobon, France on 27 September 1944 in retaliation.

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Lot 37

MIHAI ANTONESCU PRESENTATION SPEECH TO ADOLF HITLER MIHAI ANTONESCU (1904 - 1946) Romanian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during World War II. Antonescu approved the slaughter of Jews in Bessarabia and Bukovina, and the deportation of the survivors to concentration camps in Transnistria. Found guilty of war crimes. He was executed by a firing squad. ANTONESCU PRESENTS ADOLF HILTER WITJH HIS BOUND SPEECH JOINING THE AXIS POWERS Rare and fine association presentation signed book given to Adolf Hitler. The publication is printed in German: 'Rumaniens Heiliger Krieg' ('Romania''s Holy War'), [Bucharest: State Press], 22pp. 8vo., comprising the text of Antonescu's speech to the nation on June 22, 1941 as Romania entered the war on the side of the Axis. The entire front flyleaf is filled with Antonescu's inscription to Hitler, in part: '...Your Excellency, the Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, the creator of a new Europe, as a sign of the unwavering trust of Romania and its great, victorious past in defending civilization and the founding of a new world order, with the deepest expression of esteem...Mihai Antonescu. Bound in navy blue leather with an embossed cross on the cover and gilt title, in very fine condition. Antonescu's speech was given the same day that Hitler launched BARBAROSSA, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Under dictator Ion Antonescu, the country officially joining the Axis powers on Nov. 23, 1940. As a member of the Axis, Romania joined the invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 - the same day as Mihai''s speech printed in this volume. Romania provided equipment and oil to Nazi Germany as well as more troops to the Eastern Front than all the other allies of Germany combined. The book was obtained by an American Army Air Corps lieutenant colonel at war's end.

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Lot 438

'JUD SUSS' FILM PROGRAM A rare printed program from the notorious propaganda film 'Jew Suss' commissioned by Joseph Goebbels and completed in 1940. The movie played on basic Nazi stereotypes of Jews having hooked noses and being materialistic, immoral, cunning, untrustworthy and physically unattractive. The main character, a Jew, unsuccessfully pursues and then rapes a non-Jewish woman, who then commits suicide. He is executed, and all Jews are expelled from the state. The film was a huge success in Germany, having over 20 million views. The program is 8pp. 11.5 X 8.75 in., Berlin, 1940, released as an issue of the magazine 'Illustrierter Film-Kurier', lists cast members and gives a synopsis of the film, with several scenes depicted within including the title character pursuing his 'prey'. Very light folds, else fine.

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Lot 442

'THE ETERNAL JEW' FILM PROGRAM A rare printed program from the notorious propaganda film 'Der Ewige Jude' ('The Wandering Jew', later retitled 'The Eternal Jew'), a 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda film, presented as a documentary. The film was directed by Fritz Hippler at the insistence of Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. The film consists of feature and documentary footage combined with materials filmed shortly after the Nazi occupation of Poland. The program is 8pp. 11.5 x 8.75 in., Berlin, 1940, released as an issue of the magazine 'Illustrierter Film-Kurier'. Actor Peter Lorre, in character as the child molester in the film 'M', is inexplicably featured on the cover (he was also Jewish), and the program is filled with photographs of orthodox Jews, with an African carving included for 'comparison'. A really vile and amateurish rag which further incited persecution of Germany's Jews.

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Lot 450

ANTI-SEMITIC NAZI ISSUED MEDAL ‘WHAT ARE OUR ENEMIES FIGHTING FOR?’ Rare medal, 1.5 in. dia., bearing imagery, in relief, of a German soldier and hard-working men encircled by the writing: ‘Greater Germany fights for peace against the shameful Treaty of Versailles’. The medal also displays the national eagle and the year ‘1939’. On the reverse it reads: ‘What are our enemies fighting for?’, beneath an anti-Semitic depiction of a Jewish man, money bag, and bombs. Although we are unsure what this is made of, it is a type of soft metal that has been painted over. In very fine condition.

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Lot 452

ANTI-SEMITIC U.S. ONE DOLLAR BILL Anti-Semitic German propaganda in the form of a two-sided U.S. one dollar bill. This item would be thrown about the streets, and when picked-up, the bill would fold open to 12.25 x 2.75, the text within containing a vile attack on U.S. Treasurer Henry Morgenthau, Jr. and Jews in general. In part: '...the Jew MORGENTHAU, junior, related to the great sharks of international finance...THIS MONEY IS JEWISH!...This money has value only if it is signed MORGENTHAU...THIS DOLLAR PAID FOR THE JEWISH WAR...Money has no smell...BUT THE JEW HAS ONE!...' Tiny repair to one fold, else very good. The Nazis went to great lengths to demonize Jews not only in Germany but in occupied countries as well. Rare!

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Lot 459

BUCHENWALD SS CLOTHING TAG Rare stamped aluminum 'bekleidungsmarke' (clothing tag) embossed: '5/3 SS [T].ST 122 MANTEL SCHWARZ', used to inventory a black SS overcoat, presumably used by guards at the camp. 1 5/8 in. tall, somewhat eroded.

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Lot 464

CZECH 'MAUTHAUSEN' ILLUSTRATED BOOK Rare illustrated book 'Mauthausen', published in Prague very soon after the camp's liberation, approx. 80pp. 4to. in beige cloth boards with brown titles, and with rare illustrated duct jacket. The book is an illustrated examination of the camp with photos during its operation by the SS and shortly after its liberation by the Americans in 1945. Many graphic images including gas chambers, firing squad locations, bodies and mass graves, fortifications and defenses, etc. Very good, the dust jacket bearing some marginal tears and wear.

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Lot 466

DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAP PRISONER'S LETTERS (5) Lot of five Dachau 3K concentration camp prisoner's letter, each 4pp. 8vo. on official camp correspondence form with printed rules for outgoing mail, with censor's stamps, September-November, 1940. Venzel[?] Tranczynski, Prisoner No. 19902, Block 11, writes family members in German. Untranslated. Fine. The '3K' denotes the Landsberg labor camp, run by the SS. As such letters are usually sold individually, letter groups from the same prisoner are quite rare.

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Lot 469

GHETTO JEWISH POLICE HAT BADGE Rare relic from the Czestochowa (Poland) Jewish ghetto, a Jewish 'Ordnungsdienst' hat badge. The 1-1/2in. dia. hexagonal brass badge has a screw thread and brass backing plate. The design on the badge comprises a Star of David picked out in blue enamel/paint with inscription: 'ORDNUNGSDIENST. StUZBA PORZAOKOWA. R Alt Tsch R St Cz'. The circular screw-on backing reads: "L Olslewski GRAWER WARSZAWA" Very good, and, unlike most offered, this example is absolutely authentic and in every respect identical to one held by the Imperial War Museum. Ghetto self-governing councils were ordered to organize ghetto police forces known as the Jewish Ghetto Police ('Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst'). Their duties included policing the ghetto perimeters to ensure that no one left or entered the ghetto without the correct permits. This badge was part of the uniform worn by these police in Czestochowa, just north of Katowice.

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Lot 494

GERMAN HEER FALLSCHIRMJAGER BADGE BY JUNCKER Absolutely pristine, gorgeous German Heer Fallshirmjager Badge in its original presentation case. This first version of the Type 2 C. E. Juncker badge is constructed of a cast aluminum silvered eagle with a gilded aluminum wreath, the eagle fixed to the badge with two rivets. It bears a barrel hinge and the proper 'C' type catch. This was the first production of the Type 2 made completely of aluminum by its only known maker. Instituted in 1937, the aluminum version was discontinued that same year. This badge was completely discontinued when the Heer fallschirmjager troops were absorbed/replaced by their Luftwaffe counterparts. The finish to the front of the badge is 98% intact, and any defects are virtually indistinguishable to the naked eye. The badge is sold complete with the original presentation case with gold embossed name of the award, its push-button release and hinge fully intact and operational. 54mm tall, 41mm wide. This example, likely unrivaled on the market, was originally sold to our consignor in 2008 by Wolfe-Hardin and a copy of Stephen Wolfe's letter sent with the badge to the purchaser is included. An exquisite - and very rare badge, in top condition.

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Lot 495

NAZI 'OLD GUARD' COMMEMORATIVE BADGE A most attractive and rare silver commemorative badge given by Gauleiter of Gau Dusseldorf Friedrich-Karl Florian (1894-1975), a silver-framed agate badge reading in relief on the bezel: 'Westmarkfahrt 1938 Alte Garde' The bezel surrounds a piece of striated brown agate with an applied silver swastika. The reverse bears an attachment pin and purity stamp '830'. mark of fineness "835" at back. The 'Altegarde', or 'old guard' is a term referring to the earliest members of the Nazi Party, i.e. those who joined it before the Reichstag 1930 German federal election, with many belonging to the party as early as its first foundation in 1919–1923. These men were Hitler's most ardent early supporters. Excessively rare.

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Lot 497

14TH WAFFEN GRENADIER DIVISION (1ST GALICIEN) SLEEVE INSIGNIA Rare 14th Waffen-Grenadier Division 'Galizien' of the Waffen-SS (Ukrainian Nr.1) uniform-removed sleeve insignia, a yellow rampant lion on a blue shield-shaped field, 2.75 in. tall, still zig-zag machine stitched to a section of field gray uniform cloth. Very good.

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Lot 511

BLUE STAR PINS (22) Fine collection of 22 Blue Star pins, most from World War II, some quite rare including examples for two, three and four sons in military service, all in fine condition.

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Lot 535

Good lot of six German tinnies includes: Porta Nigra (corroded), 1934 Tag der Arbeit; Gau Munsterland 1934 (solid back, possible repro); early and rare Handwerk Handel Koln, 1934, 1935 Hitler Youth pin, maker marked, and Luftschutz Tut Not (discolored, lacks pin). Sold as a lot.

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Lot 581

Rare Volkswagen plant groundbreaking tinnie, reads: 'GRUNDSTEIN LEGUNG DES VOLKSWAGENWERKES MAI 1938' and showing the iconic 'bug', with original pin back. Oxidized, as is almost always the case with this badge.

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Lot 625

WEHRMACHT GENERAL’S VISOR CAP A rare German Heer general’s visor cap. The green wool cap has a darker green side band, and is piped in gold braided wire perfectly joined at the rear of the cap. At center, the cap has a gilt wreath of oak leaves surrounding the national tri-color cockade. The peak of the cap bears a gilded German national eagle. A gilt cord chinstrap is also affixed over the black leather visor, held by a gilt button on either side. A tan sweatband lines the interior, marked 'Erel Stirnschutz'. The fully intact celluloid diamond-shaped sweat shield also bears the maker’s brand. 'Erel' was and still is one of the highest quality brands available. This cap is in near perfect condition.

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Lot 627

13TH SS DIVISION HANDSCHAR FEZ Rare field gray fez worn by the personnel of the 13th Waffen SS Gebirgs Division 'Handschar'. The fez is fabricated from fur felt with a small tassel at top, the original long, black hanging tassel lost but easily replaced. The insignia is comprised of machine-woven SS eagle and totenkopf which are machine sewn to the fez, black thread on the outside, beige thread within. The interior has a mottled brown leather sweatband which is machine sewn to the cap. In very good condition.

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Lot 629

AFRIKA KORPS PIONIER OVERSEAS CAP Rare and highly desirable Afrika Korps Pionier's overseas cap, tropical eagle cap emblem machine sewn above matching cockade. The cockade in turn is surrounded by inverted black 'V' piping indicating that the wearer was a member of the Pioniers, the engineers branch of the Wehrmacht. The cap is lined in red cloth and ink stamps within show the maker as 'Willy Sprengpfen Mutzenfabrik', along with a size ink stamp of '56' and a manufacture date of '1942'.

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Lot 643

UNIFORM AND RELIC GROUPING OF A LEDO ROAD C.B.I. VETERAN World War II uniform, map, medals and 'blood chit' grouping of Lt. Robert Finkel, 181st Signal Repair Co., 4011 Signal Battalion, which was crucial in the operation of the important Ledo Road. The Ledo Road was an all-weather overland route between India and China, built during World War II to enable the Allies to deliver supplies to China, after the Japanese cut off the Burma Road in 1942. Of the 1,726 kilometres long road, 1,033 kilometres are in Burma and 632 kilometres in China with the remainder in India. The road was constructed in record time during the autumn of 1943. Included in this grouping is: Finkel's dress uniform jacket and garrison cap, silver wire sewn-in Signal Corps and U.S. insignia, theater-made cloth and wire C.B.I. patch on left shoulder, and a very rare Ledo Road theater-made cloth shoulder patch on right; a special wall hanging medal plaque with five medals with four ribbons, lieutenant's bar, and Meritorious Service ribbon, including U.S. China War Memorial Medal (numbered), American Campaign Medal, Asian-Pacific Campaign medal, Good Conduct Medal, and a World War II Victory Medal. The plaque with an engraved plate citing Finkel's war service record; a lucite tablet encasing Finkel's chest ribbons, second lieutenant's bar and Signal Corps insignia; and Finkel's 'blood chit', 10.5 x 8.75, silk multi-part construction displaying flags of USA and the Republic of China, along with with C.B.I. insignia and handwritten text in Chinese: 'Americans who came to China to help win the war soldiers and civilians united together to save and protect. 34th year of Republic of China', on a wooden plaque with perspex cover. Of particular interest is a blueprint map of the Ledo Road, from Kunming (China) to Ledo (India) through Burma, 31 x 17 in., signed 'Lt. Finkel' at lower right, annotated with gas depots at Waingmow and Mangshih, stamped 'SECRET' in two places. Mounted, a closed, clean tear from left margin, else very good. Robert Finkel enlisted in the Army Signal Corps in Los Angeles in April 1942, and was sent to the South Asian Theater after training. In late 1944 he joined the 4011th Signal battalion. He saw action in the field from January to September 1945, was promoted to Second Lieutenant, and received a Unit Citation and two Bronze Battle Stars. After the war back in Los Angeles, he had a career as a TV producer and director, including The Eddie Fisher Show, Bob Newhart Show, Andy Williams Show, and many more, and famously produced a TV comeback concert for Elvis Presley in 1968.

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Lot 651

Third Reich 'Reichsdienstflagge' or 'State service flag', 42 x 30 in., of a red cotton bunting material, clamp-dyed and stamped, showing the typical political style swastika within a white disk with swastika arms intersecting with a black printed border on the edge of the white disk disk area. A national eagle is placed in the upper left canton. Attached to the upper right corner is the original price tag from 1938, a mere '20,80' DM. Oddly, this particular flag shows no evidence of an attachment device ever being present. No pole pocket, or webbing, or lanyards are present, although it is hemmed on all four sides. Excellent display size for a State Service Flag that is seldomly seen. A very rare and unusual flag in fine condition.

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Lot 778

ADOLF HITLER CANDY DISH A rare Hitler relic, a crystal candy dish from his personal set of informal glassware, recovered by an American soldier from the Berghof. The dish, identical in style and design to stemware we have offered from the same source, measure 5 in. wide at top and 3 in. tall. It bears Hitler's 'A H' monogram with a national eagle engraved and gilded at three places on the body. The top of the bowl bears a 1/4 in. wide band of gilding as well. Some of the gilding is faded, overall fine. From a 25+ year Midwest collection.

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Lot 789

BERGHOF PHOTOGRAPHS IN NUREMBURG JUDGES SOUVENIR ALBUM Fine photograph album containing 23 photographs of Hitler's Bavarian residence, the Berghof, 21 of which show the structure prior to its destruction at war's end. The 8.5 x 6 in. album is titled: 'Souvenir of The Eagle's Nest' and was likely produced locally, immediately after the war as a souvenir for the Nuremburg judges, MP's, and other VIP's visiting the area. This example matches a Library of Congress example, held in their rare books collection, stating the purpose for this exact style souvenir album with same identically sequenced photos. The album opens with a 9.5 x 3 in. two-piece photo showing the Berghof and SS barracks just behind it. Opposite it, an edelweiss flower is attached. The photos are all captioned in English and show approaches to the residence, the Kelsteinhaus with various interior and exterior images, and the Berghof showing exterior views and principal rooms including Hitler's office. The last two photos show the structure in ruins. Overall very good.

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Lot 792

EVA BRAUN GOLD CHARM Small yellow gold circular charm bearing Eva Braun's engraved 'butterfly' monogram which had been created for her by Minister of Armaments and Production Albert Speer. The 3/4 in. diameter charm bears engraving undertaken in the style and with skill most often associated with Eva Braun's jewelry. This type of Eva Braun charm is not especially rare, leading us to believe that Braun gifted it and others like it to friends and others as keepsakes and mementos. This exact charm can be seen in various reference books showing examples of Eva Braun personal jewelry that have been 'liberated'. From a 30+ year collection.

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Lot 795

FRITZ SAUCKEL CUTLERY SET A rare set of silver-plated cutlery once owned by the Gauleiter of Thuringia, Fritz Sauckel, varying sizes, comprised of two knives, four forks, and four spoons. Each piece bears a 'Thuringia eagle' in relief with one wing outstretched and a swastika on the handle. The reverse of each is stamped with the maker's mark 'Bruckmann' and a purity stamp of '90', with the exception of the knives which are purity stamped on the handle and have varying hallmarks. Some tarnished, but overall good. This pattern is illustrated in Yannes' comprehensive 'The Collector's Guide to Third Reich Tableware'. Ten items. FRITZ SAUCKEL (1894-1946) was the Nazi chief of slave labor recruitment who seized over five million workers and kept them under the vilest conditions. He was tried, convicted and hanged at Nuremberg.

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Lot 796

FRITZ SAUCKEL CUTLERY SET A rare set of silver-plated cutlery once owned by the Gauleiter of Thuringia, Fritz Sauckel, varying sizes, comprised a knife, four forks, and three spoons. Each piece bears a 'Thuringia eagle' in relief with one wing outstretched and a swastika on the handle. The reverse of each isstamped with the maker's mark 'Bruckmann' and a purity stamp of '90', with the exception of the knife which has purity stamped on the handle and a 'Night Rostend' hallmark. Some tarnished, but overall good. This pattern is illustrated in Yannes' comprehensive 'The Collector's Guide to Third Reich Tableware'. Eight items. FRITZ SAUCKEL (1894-1946) was the Nazi chief of slave labor recruitment who seized over five million workers and kept them under the vilest conditions. He was tried, convicted and hanged at Nuremberg.

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Lot 807

HITLER BODYGUARD BATTALION KNIFE Rare heavily silver-plated knife used by officer members of the Fuhrer-Begleit-Bataillon (FBB), the SS battalion tasked with personally protecting Adolf Hitler during his travels. The knife measures 6.5 in. long overall and bears a stainless steel blade. The end of the handle bears an engraved 'Fuhrer Standarte', which served as the brigade's standard: a static swastika surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves with four national eagles with swastikas - one positioned at each corner. The knife is hallmarked 'BSF 90' on the handle near the blade. Fine condition. The Fuhrer-Begleit-Bataillon was formed in June 1938 as Kommando Führerreise from 7. & 8. Kompanie of Infanterie-Regiment (mot) Grosdeutschland, it was redesignated Führer-Begleit-Kommando and on 1 October 1939 it was redesignated FBB. It was used to guard Hitler's military headquarters (as well as the railway tracks used by the Fuhrer trains) and to guard Hitler on visits outside Germany.

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Lot 809

JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP SILVER SOUP SPOON Rare sterling silver soup spoon from the home of Nazi Minister of Foreign Affairs JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP (1893-1946). The impressive 8.25 in. spoon bears Ribbentrop's family crest in high relief at the bottom of the handle. The reverse of the handle is hallmarked by makers Jacob Grimminger with a 900 purity stamp as well. Fine condition.

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Lot 810

PHOTO OF HEINRICH HIMMLER TAKEN FROM HIS OWN DESK Original, fine seated portrait of HEINRICH HIMMLER (1900-1945), taken from Himmler's desk at his home, most likely 'Lindenfycht' near the shore of the Tergensee, and sent home by a GI to his wife as a souvenir. The 7 x 9.25 in. b/w photograph is a rare image of Himmler seated with his hands in his lap, his face shown in profile. On the verso appears a Heinrich Hoffmann studio stamp. The American sergeant who took the photograph was apparently placed in charge of securing the Nazi's office. He writes on the verso: 'May 6, 1945 Germany To my wife Florrie - Taken from Himmler's desk at his home where old man Ducker now has his office - [Signed] F/Sgt. Ducker' The photo bears a horizontal crease, probably from having been folded for mailing, and small creases at the corners, else fine.

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Lot 815

Fine and quite rare example of the M-209, a portable, mechanical cipher machine used by the U.S. military in World War II. This example, a U.S. Navy model identical to that used by the Army, is 7 in. wide x 3 in. tall (cased), and it represents a brilliant achievement for pre-electronic technology. It used a wheel scheme like that of a telecipher machine, such as the Lorenz cypher or Germany's famous 'Enigma' machine. However, if a codebreaker got hold of two overlapping sequences, he could eventually break the code. By early 1943, German cryptanalysts were already able to read M-209 messages. This example, production date unknown, appears to be in perfect working order and still has a reel of tape fixed to the top cover. Setting screws are all present and apparently operable, paint in excellent condition. The source control stamp is found on the bottom at the top right corner: 'SC2233A'.

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Lot 816

SS PODIUM BANNER Rare and very desirable cotton SS podium banner, approx. 30 x 47 in., with two white SS runes sewn onto the center of a black field. A separately-sewn white border is applied to three sides of the banner, and the top edge is folded over and sewn to form a pole pocket allowing the banned to be suspended vertically. The bottom edge of the banner bears properly mounted 2 in. silver fringe that complies with all such SS banners of the period. The thick fabric used in the constuction of this banner differs from the standard barracks flags or trumpet banners, although it is obviously period, and does not glow under UV light. Also exhibits the proper two color stiching method seen in the other type SS Flags and banners. Indisputably authentic and has been checked out by several SS cloth experts. Fine condition, and quite a rarity.

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Lot 819

GESTAPO IDENTIFICATION DISC Rare Gestapo identity disc believed to have been recovered from the charred ruins of the Gestapo headquarters on Albrechtstrasse after the fall of Berlin. This 2 x 1.5 in. late war example is made of highly-magnetic steel. It displays a national eagle with swastika on one side, with the reverse reading: 'GEHEIME STAATSPOLIZEI' and the Gestapo disc number '16293'. Although damaged and very corroded, details and lettering show this example to be original, comparing very favorably with authentic examples shown in 'Third Reich Warrant Discs' by expert Don Bible.

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Lot 820

SS STRASSBURG SOCCER TEAM TROPHY A rare and most interesting relic, the 1942 first place Alsace Provincial Championship soccer competition trophy awarded to the SS team from Strassburg (now Strasbourg, France). This incredible trophy stands 11.5 in. tall and 8 in. wide. It displays a wide ring of laurel leaves banded at the bottom, upon which rests a soccer ball bearing a gold-colored mobile swastika. This assemblage rests upon a base of concentric silver rings which in turn is affixed to a black painted metal base. The base bears a silver plate at front with eagle and swastika, engraved: 'GAUMEISTERSCHAFT-ELSASS 1942 1 PLATZ SS-SPORTGEMEINSCHAFT STRASSBURG'. Silver is tarnished a bit, the base scratched, else very good. One of the most unusual SS pieces we've ever seen. The SS Strassburg team was a regional first division team approved by Himmler himself and established in Elsass. Al members were from the SS, and in 1942 they took part in the Tschammerpokal tournament , predecessor to today's German Cup and went as far as the third round. With research information.

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Lot 825

'THE VOICE OF ANCESTORS' BY HEINRICH HIMMLER, OWNED BY AN EINSATZGRUPPE LEADER Rare book with an important association: 'Die Stimme der Ahnen' by 'Wulf Sorenson' (Berlin: Nordland Verlag), 1937. 60pp. sm. 8vo., beige cardboard boards. 'Wulf Sorenson' was a pen name widely attributed to Heinrich Himmler, though some believe the writer may have been Fritjof Fischer, owner of the anti-Semitic publishing house. The book is an essay expressing the significance of paganism and racial memory. Written in 1935, it is an incendiary call to action against Jews and a rejection of Judeo-Christian values in general ('...the depraved colored Hebrew rabble...') in favor of a return to the Nordic attitudes and bearing of the pre-Christian, Nordic man. The front flyleaf reads 'War New Year 1942' with a very faded but still legible presentation signature of SS-Obersturmfuhrer LUDWIG TEICHMANN (1909-1947). Teichmann led Eisatzgruppe E in Croatia and later administered police in Serbia. He was tried by a Yugoslav military court with 20 of his fellow murderers and was hanged in Belgrade on Jan. 24, 1947.

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Lot 837

AMERICAN SOUTH PACIFIC TRENCH ART Rare piece of American Pacific Theater trench art, a 3 5/8 in. diameter Japanese-marked shell casing shell sawed-down to 1 1/8 in. tall, with four other pieces pieces of the casing carefully cut around and bent from the casing to serve as cigarette rests. The side of the shell casing is lightly engraved: 'SOUTH PACIFIC' with an image of two palm trees and a beach. Very good.

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Lot 841

BRITISH FASCISTS PIN AND EPHEMERA A fine assemblage of material from the British fascist organizations, includes a rare numbered pin issued to members of the Imperial Fascist League, a British fascist political movement founded by Arnold Leese in 1929 after he broke away from the British Fascists. It included a blackshirted paramilitary arm called the Fascists Legion, modeled after the Italian Fascists. The group espoused antisemitism and the dominance of the 'Aryan race' in a 'Racial Fascist Corporate State', especially after Leese met Nazi Party propagandist Julius Streicher, the virulently racist publisher of Der Stürmer; the group later indirectly received funding from the Nazis. Although it had only between 150 and 500 members at maximum, its public profile was higher than its membership numbers would indicate. The pin is 1 in. in diameter, polished steel with black enameled face, bearing the 'F' emblem and a cross within a flower, surrounded by the motto: 'For King and Country'. The reverse bears a pin and catch, with membership number '36936' and maker's mark from 'Birmingham Medal Co.' Sold with ten pieces of propaganda issued by the Union of Fascists (B.U.F.), a British fascist political party formed in 1932 by Oswald Mosley. Mosley changed its name to the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists in 1936 and, in 1937, to the British Union. In 1939, following the start of the Second World War, the party was proscribed by the British government and in 1940 it was disbanded. The pieces, set in a frame, include 'The Fascist's Motto', 'The Labour-Communist Double-Cross', an anti-BBC text, etc. Overall very good.

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Lot 842

D.A.P. BRONZE EAGLE Rare, fine quality cast bronze first pattern eagle used by the D.A.P., 13.75 in. wide, 9 in. tall, nidely detailed. Unmarked. The German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, DAP) was a short-lived far-right political party established in Weimar Germany after World War I. It was the precursor of the Nazi Party.

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Lot 860

GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA SALAD SERVING FORK Rare salad serving fork from the Grafenworhr Training Area in Bavaria, near Nuremberg. The center was opened in 1907 and expanded under the Nazis to 90 sq. miles, then served as the largest American training base in Europe. The fork measures 8 in. long and the underside is engraved with an image of the facility's ornate water tower and the initials representing the name of the facility. The piece is also hallmarked 'WMF90-25' and '90' indicating heavy silver plating, with a waffenamt stamped thereon as well. Tarnished, else very good to fine. This same engraving appears on p. 220 of James A. Yannes definitive study 'The Collector's Guide to 3rd Reich Tableware', 2011.

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Lot 861

GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA TABLEWARE (2) Rare salad serving fork and spoon from the Grafenworhr Training Area in Bavaria, near Nuremberg. The center was opened in 1907 and expanded under the Nazis to 90 sq. miles, then served as the largest American training base in Europe. Each piece measures 8 in. long and the underside of each is engraved with an image of the facility's ornate water tower and the initials representing the name of the facility. Each piece is also hallmarked 'WMF90-25' and '90' indicating heavy silver plating, with a waffenamt stamped thereon as well. Tarnished, else very good to fine. This same engraving appears on p. 220 of James A. Yannes definitive study 'The Collector's Guide to 3rd Reich Tableware', 2011.

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Lot 869

Kriegsmarine-issue wristwatch. A manually wound movement wristwatch, with tan web and black buckle strap. Watch displays the original military style dial, bearing the markings 'K.M.' and '592' on the white toned face. Also present is a spider web shaped metal crystal protector secured in place by the wrist strap. This is an incredibly rare vintage 1930s German made watch for the Kriegsmarine, or German Navy. Known as the 'D' service wristwatch of the German Kriegsmarine, officers and sailors used this exact watch during WWII service. The entire watch is 100% original 1930-40’s production, with the exception of the cloth web wristband, apparently a 1960’s NATO production wristband. This watch has a beautiful original brass case with polished nickel silver plate finish, and a stainless-steel screw-back. The 1.25 in. dial is in excellent condition, showing only a few minor stains, but free of other damage. The main face displays the hour-digits, as well as a sub-dial displaying the seconds movement, inset at the six o'clock position. Both are clear and working. The seconds sub-dial, featured at the bottom of the face indicates this is an earlier production model. Luminous paint is present on steel baton hands and the hour indicators. Case is in excellent condition. Reverse of the case features the standard six indent screw back and shows the issue/serial number of '331595' and bears no other markings. During production of these watches, the German government gave contracts and the requirements for military style watches, to various watch companies. They in turn sometimes hired subcontractors to actually produce the watches, resulting in many of them never bearing a maker’s mark. This is one of those subcontract watches. In perfect working order. Overall, very good.

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Lot 870

GERMAN SS DOG MUZZLE Very rare SS-issue leather dog muzzle, ca. 1940s, leather straps with rivets at each junction, very sturdy and solid. The tightening strap is embossed with a distinct waffenamt and encircled SS runes, indicating official SS issue and use.

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Lot 886

OSWALD POHL 1944 CHRISTMAS PRESENTATION DISPLAY PLATE OSWALD POHL (1892 - 1951) Head of the Economic Office of the SS and ultimate overseer of the concentration camp system. It was Pohl who turned his victims' dental gold, eyeglasses, hair, etc. into cash for the SS, using the infamous 'Max Heiliger' Swiss accounts. Captured and executed in 1951. Rare and ironic Christmas gift given by murderer Pohl to his friends at Christmas, 1943, a white porcelain plate, 10 in. diameter, bears on the front a poem by Christian Friedrich Hebbel which is surrounded by various flowers:'From all the stars, flows a glorious blessing / So that tired strength can once more feel itself refreshing / Out of darkness moves the Lord, as far as he can, / And the threads which have been broken he is mending all again.' From Hebbel's 'The Consecration of the Night.' On the reverse is Pohl's dedication: '1944. Wishing You and Your Kindred a Blessed Yuletide and A Happy New Year. Pohl. S. S. - Obergruppenfuhrer and General of the Waffen S.S.' Fine condition.

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Lot 905

JAMES MCCUDDEN (1895 - 1918) English flying ace of World War I and among the most highly decorated airmen in British military history. On July 9, 1918, McCudden was killed in a flying accident when his aircraft crashed following an engine failure. At his death he had achieved 57 aerial victories. Just under two-thirds of his victims can be identified by name since a substantial proportion of his 'kills' were made over Allied-held territory. A DOUBLE VICTORY COMBAT REPORT Very rare and fine content war-date D.S. 'J.B. McCudden', 1p. 4to., [France], Jan. 30, 1918, a report from a 'Special Mission' in which McCudden achieved two 'kills'. In part: '...over Anneux...[I] fired a short burst from both guns at 50 yards range, when pieces that looked like three ply fell off E.A., who turned over to the left and went down in a vertical dive emitting smoke, absolutely out of control. Flew on behind a Pfalz who did not see me, fired a short burst from both guns, when E.A. went down in a spiral dive and I last saw him still out of control...' Nicely signed in ink, also signed by a squadron captain. Trimmed at margins, else very good. These would be McCudden's 45th and 46th kills, less than a month before his death.

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Lot 908

SHOLTO DOUGLAS (A. W. BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR COMBAT REPORT) SHOLTO DOUGLAS (1893 - 1969) Marshall of the R.A.F. After serving as a squadron commander during the First World War, he became Director of Staff Duties and then Assistant Chief of the Air Staff at the Air Ministry. During World War II, he served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command and Air Officer Commanding in Chief of RAF Middle East Command where he advocated Operation Accolade, a planned British amphibious assault on Rhodes and the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea. Very rare World War I-date D.S. as Commanding Major of the 84 Squadron, 1p. large 4to., [France], Aug. 8, 1918, a 'Combats in the Air' report in which A.W.B. Proctor, Captain. documents the attack, and shooting down, of two enemy ballons. South African ace Capt. A. W. BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR (1894-1921) South African member of the RFC, a recipient of the Victoria Cross who accumulated 54 'kills' by wars end, and was later killed in a training accident. In part: '...I observed 2 E. Balloons, altitude about 100 feet...I decided to attack...I opened fire at 100 yards and continued to fire until compelled to zoom the the balloon...I observed smoke curling up from the side of the balloon. Two minutes later the balloon burst into flames....' Signed by Douglas (also named in the combat report), at bottom as Major and Commander of 84 Squadron. Four file holes, lightly toned, else very good.

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Lot 913

Excellent and excessively rare post-World War I leaflet, 6 x 9 in., ca. 1919, thrown from police vehicles and horses by the Munich Auxiliary Police in the streets of Munich - a desperate attempt by the newly-formed Weimar Republic to prevent the street fighting of communists and the Freikorps in their attempt to gain government control of the country. The leaflet reads in full: 'To the people of Munich...The allies have taken 12 years of nightmare away from you. Diligently obey any order issued by the Allied Military Administration. Ensure peace and order until a new Bavarian government is established. Go about your daily work and be of good hope. Plunderers will be shot'. Signed in type at the conclusion by a police commissar. Some light wrinkles at lower-left, else fine.

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Lot 927

SILVER AIRSHIP PILOT WINGS A very rare silver badge issued to pilots of the U.S. Army's airship program in the 1930's, thru the first two years of the war. Wings are 1.5 in. long, circa 1930s, featuring a dirigible airship at the center of a pair of wings, with a wire pin back and rolling clasp on the reverse, and marked with a raised 'Sterling' hallmark. The U.S. Army Airship Program was used primarily for search and patrol operations in support of coastal fortifications and border patrols, and operated from 1908 to 1937. It is widely believed that there were only around 70 U.S. Army airship pilots in total. Slightly tarnished else very fine.

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Lot 932

M1892 Krag Rifle Bayonet with first pattern scabbard, some surface oxidation to the blade, one small; nick at the tip. No evidence of excessive sharpening. Wooden grips, one missing a section of wood at top. The blade is marked 'U.S.' on one side and dated '1896' on the other. Sold with the rare hook type scabbard.

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Lot 934

Superb, very early M1917 U.S. Remington Bayonet, U.S. marked with Ordnance Dept. stamp, maker-marked 'W' by Winchester, with very rare leather-covered scabbard with metal throat and tip, in excellent condition, with a hook for attachment to a leather frog. Fine condition.

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Lot 936

US Model 1917 Bolo Knife with Metal Scabbard, carved wood grip, the ricasso stamped 'U.S. MOD. 1917' and 'PLUMB PHILA 1918' Sold with the rare ribbed metal scabbard and even rarer leather web belt hanger. Blade retains 80% of original bluing. Two dents to scabbard, some paint chipping, else very good.

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Lot 943

U.S.M.C. FIELD JACKET Rare U.S. Marine Corps field jacket, olive drab cotton twill, five black-painted brass front buttons with USMC emblem, cloth shoulder straps, and patch pockets on the left and right breasts all of which are also secured with similar painted brass buttons. All buttons, flat type, are attached with nickle button springs. Collar is secured with two sets of collar hooks. Unlined, marked within with the owner's name 'J. R. DONNELL'. Clean, undamaged condition.

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Lot 944

1914 R.M.S. LUSITANIA SHIPBOARD DINNER MENU Printed dinner menu from the ill-fated passenger ship, R.M.S. LUSITANIA, 4pp. 5 x 7.25 in., Feb. 1, 1914, a 'sandwich board' design listing the evening's fare, probably for first class passengers, the reverse bearing an illustration of British and American flags, flowers, and the name 'Cunard Line'. Soiled a bit. Rare.

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Lot 962

SEXTIUS FRANCOIS DE MIOLLIS (1759 - 1828) French military officer serving in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. He served as sub-lieutenant under Rochambeau, his face disfigured at the siege of Yorktown. He headed the First National Battalion of volunteers of Bouches-du-Rhône. In the French Revolutionary Wars, he demonstrated skill and bravery often, becoming a brigadier general in 1796. Under Napoleon, he was deployed to Italy, taking part in the siege of Mantua and put in charge of the occupation of Tuscany. Rare manuscript L.S., 2pp. legal folio, Rome, Mar. 6, 1812, to the Governor General of Rome. De Miollis writes concerning 29 candidates in Corfu who wish to be sent to the Ecole des Sous Officiers at Fontainebleau. He advises that the Minister of War has written that the battalions of the regiment are too remote and that such a transfer is impractical. A few minor edge faults, else very good.

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Lot 965

A late model flintlock with exceptionally rare provenance. Federal contract issue U.S. model 1816 flintlock musket, .69 cal., with a round smoothbore browned barrel, length of 42 in., overall 57.5 in. long, bayonet lug mounted to the top. The barrel bears the cartouche 'LS', and 'US', designating the gun inspector as Luther Sage. Additionally stamped with correct 'P' cartouche, other cartouches are present on the stock, including 'LS' on the lower portion, and two additional cartouches on the side of the stock next to the trigger guard seemingly 'C' in a circle, and 'V'. The center of the flat lock plate is stamped 'M.T. WICKHAM' in an arc with 'US' over the top, and marked 'PHILA/1831' at the rear of the side plate behind the flintlock, indicating the musket was a later production of gun manufacturer, Marine T. Wickham in 1831. Wickham who was also a master armorer at Harpers Ferry Arsenal, produced approx. 16,600 of his own production guns between 1822 and 1837. Per our consignor the stock, lock, and barrel were recently inspected by master gunsmith, John Zimmerman in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia who also replaced the missing ram rod. A few minor dings and chips to the wood, with the expected scratches and wear to the metal parts. Overall, very good to fine condition for its age. By 1837 flintlocks were being phased out by the American military as the superior percussion firing system muskets and rifles were being phased in; therefore allowing the soldiers the opportunity to buy their service weapons for only a few dollars when mustering out of the military. This lot is accompanied by the pamphlet: 'Catalogue of the Adams Collection of Arms, Weapons, and Relics of American Wars' (New Jersey: Emmor K. Adams), 1918. 55pp. 8vo. The last few pages of the catalog display some damage, repaired with tape. This particular musket is featured in the catalog as item number 282. The musket was presented to the Adams Collection by Charles A. Fretz of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, stating it was used in the Mexican American War by his uncle, who then bought the musket when he left the military. With such amazing provenance this is quite a rare find, and a wonderful addition to any gun collection.

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