Paper Trails

This is a wonderful, original wartime log from a US prisoner of war camp in Garmisch Partenkirchen/Bavaria in 1947. Inside the book are handwritten, very rare dedications and signatures by well known German officials and high ranking SS officers. Konstantin Hierl, Theodor Tolsdorff , Sachsenheimer  and Pössinger to name a few. Many of them are still thinking that the Germans would win the final victory.

There are 40 pages with handwritten entries, a handpainted frontice page, book is roughly 8x9 inches, in overall excellent condition.

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This is a wonderful orgigiinal document dated 1926m where Paul Von Hindenburg, Otto Gessler and Hans Von Seeckt have signed a promotion document for Captain Wilke is allowed to wear the uniform of a Major and all the privaleges of it when going to the hospital stays.

Document is large, 10x12, signed very nicely by Hindenburg across the middle of the document.

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg , known universally as Paul von Hindenburg ( 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a Prussian-German field marshal, statesman, and politician, and served as the second President of Germany from 1925 to 1934.

Otto Karl Gessler (or Geßler) (February 6, 1875 – March 24, 1955) would be detained in a German Prison camp for the assassination attempt on Hitler in 1944.

Johannes Friedrich "Hans" von Seeckt (22 April 1866 – 27 December 1936) was a German military officer noted for his organization of the German Army  during the Weimar Republic.

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This is a wonderful, original book, Reichstagung in Nurnberg 1933 (3rd Reich Party Days in Nuremberg), signed in bold ink by Streicher in 1935.11.5" x 9". 258 pages. Many B&W photos. This is the official photo and text book issued each year to document the annual gathering of Hitler's political party. The book was republished in September 1934 with all photos and references to Ernst Rohm (who had been executed that July in the "Röhm-putsch") excised.

The book has wear to the outercover, no dust jacket, overall very good condition.

Julius Streicher (12 February 1885 – 16 October 1946) was a prominent Nazi prior to World War II. He was the founder and publisher of Der Stürmer newspaper, which became a central element of the Nazi propaganda machine. His publishing firm also released three anti-Semitic books for children, including the 1938 Der Giftpilz ("The Toadstool" or "The Poison-Mushroom"), one of the most widespread pieces of propaganda, which purported to warn about insidious dangers Jews posed by using the metaphor of an attractive yet deadly mushroom. After the war, he was convicted of crimes against humanity and executed.

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This document, dated 1943, Berlin, Ministry of the Interior, the Chancellor having no objections to a meeting, regarding a disadvantage for officers assigned to military service that are not of this generation.... hand signed by Heinrich Himmler. Signature is clearly hand written and guaranteed to be as such, not a facsimile or print. Document is 8x14, double sided, overall good condition.

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This is a wonderful original book, General Rommel's Infantrie greift an....Infanterie greift an (Infantry Attacks) is a classic German language book on military tactics written by Erwin Rommel about his experiences in World War I. The book was first published in 1937 when Rommel's rank was lieutenant colonel. This 11th hardcover edition of Infanterie greift an measures 5 x 73/8 inches, has 400 pages with 80 maps and illustrations. The author is referred to as General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel.

Book is signed by Rommel in violet pencil, dated July 24, 1942. Book has original dustjacket, overall fine condition.

Infantry Attacks (German: Infanterie greift an) is a classic book on military tactics written by Erwin Rommel about his experiences in World War I. At the time of the book's writing in the mid-1930s, Rommel's rank was lieutenant colonel. Rommel had planned to write a successor called Panzer greift an (in English: Tanks Attack) about tank warfare, and gathered much material during the North Africa Campaign. However, he was forced to commit suicide before completing this work.

Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German general and military theorist. Popularly known as the Desert Fox, he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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The M1917 featured a triangular stiletto blade, wooden grip, metal knuckle guard, and a rounded pommel. The M1917 proved unsatisfactory in service, and a slightly improved version, the M1918, was adopted within months.The top of the guard is is nicely marked: U.S.L.F. & C.1917 .

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