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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AND DOUGLAS MACARTHURA likely unique photograph signed by the two military leaders who were arguably the most importantgenerals of the last century, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER and DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. The two menwere the de facto supreme Allied leaders in their respective theaters, with Eisenhower serving as SupremeCommander, Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, and MacArthur as Supreme Commander, SouthwestPacific Area. The 10" x 7 1/2" b/w image shows the two in the rear seat of a car, Eisenhower in an "Ike"jacket and smiling broadly, MacArthur in a trenchcoat and more serious, with happy soldiers looking intothe vehicle's windows. The photo, taken during a post-war visit by Eisenhower to Tokyo, bears thebackstamp of MacArthur's personal photographer, Tom L. Shafer. The image bears negligible losses at itsupper corners and a miniscule chip at top margin, but is otherwise in very good condition, set atop a mountand into a wood frame with photographer's credit visible through a window on verso. This same piece soldtwo times at auction years ago, for $19,000 and $34,000.

$15,000-20,000

7.HEINRICH HIMMLER(1900 - 1945) Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for theconstruction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose atNuremburg. HIMMLER GATHERS SLAVE LABOR FOR FRITZ SAUCKEL Highly-important initialedretained copy of a T.L.S. "H H" in typical green indelible pencil, 1p. large 4to., "Field Headquarters", Dec.12, 1942 to FRITZ SAUCKEL (1894-1946), Gauleiter of Thuringia and the General Plenipotentiary forLabor Deployment. In small part: "...In the part of France which has not been occupied until now, there are3-400 000 Spanish republicans and 5-600 000 anti-Nazi Italians, with the exception of a limited number ofleading truly dangerous communist minds, who would be suitable for labor...I want to draw your attentionto this possibility of obtaining a considerable number of workers. Furthermore, there are 80 000 Polesfrom whom we can also recruit...I have instructed Higher-SS and Police Leader of France,SS-Braigadefuhrer Oberg, to support your people by every means whatsoever to obtain those workers..."At the top, Himmler writes "Wolff", forwarding the letter to KARL WOLFF (1906-1975), Colonel-generalin the Waffen-SS and liason officer for Himmler with Hitler. File holes an a spot at left margin, else nearfine. These potential laborers, political and military enemies who fled occupied Poland and fascist Spainand Italy, were undoubtedly used a slave laborers by Sauckel who desperaely needed bodies to replacemanpower lost to conscription. Indeed, Sauckel's desperate need for replacement labor led to to the French"Law of 4 September 1942" required all able-bodied men aged 18 to 50 and single women aged 21 to 35 to"be subject to do any work that the Government deems necessary." On Jan. 1, 1943 Sauckel ordered, inaddition to the 240,000 French workers already in Germany, a further quota of 250,000 men to bedispatched by mid-March.

$2,000-3,000

8.HEINRICH HIMMLER DOCUMENT GROUPING OF HANS KEMPINHANS KEMPIN (1913 - 1992) Waffen-SS combat and training officer who served in the SS-StandarteDeutschland, SS-Regiment Der Führer and later commanded the 547. Volksgrenadier-Division, 38.SS-Grenadierdivision Nibelungen, 32.SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division 30.Januar, and the Waffen-SSUnterführerschule in Laibach. He held more senior commands, including two divisions and two trainingschools, than any other SS officer school graduate. Important grouping of five documents pertaining toKempin's career in the SS, includes: HEINRICH HIMMLER, D.S. on "Der Reichsfuhrer-SS" letterhead,1p. 4to., "Fuhrerheadquarters", Oct. 13, 1941, the promotion of Kempin to the rank of SS-Sturmbannfuhrerin the Waffen-SS; AUGUST HEISSMEYER (1897-1979) General of the SS and Inspector ofConcentration Camps, jailed as a war criminal, his April 30, 1936 promotion of Kempin to the rank ofSS-Obersturmbannfuhrer (stamped signature) along with May 20, 1935 promotion of Kempin to the rankof SS-Untersturmfuhrer, hand-signed, both on letterhead of the Reichsfuhrer-

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Alexander Historical AuctionsSS; a 1p. 24mo. handwritten acknowledgement that the bearer had been promoted to SS-Obersturmfuhrer,Apr.20,1936; WALTER SCHMIDT (1917-2000) Waffen-SS officer and recipient of the Knights Crosswith Oak Leaves, promotion of Kempin to SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer on Der Reichsfuhrer-SS letterhead,Berlin, June 30, 1939; and a late 1987 A.L.S. in German penned on a greeting card to "Mr. Verges", verylikely Jacques Verges, French lawyer who defended war criminals and militants, including Holocaustdenier Roger Garaudy, Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sáncheza.k.a. "Carlos the Jackal".

$1,500-2,000

24.MITSUO FUCHIDA(1902 - 1976) Japanese naval air officer who commanded and personally led the first wave of the attack onPearl Harbor; he also helped develop the disastrous attack on Midway. Fine content partly-printed D.S.,1p. 4to. [n.p., n.d.], in full: "I certify that I, Mitsuo Fuchida, led the aerial attack at Pearl Harbor onSunday, December 7, 1941 at 7:49 A.M. I was a Commander in the Japanesse [sic] Naval Air Force. Theorder to attack came from Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Our flight which originated in 6 Aircraft Carriers,consisted of 360 planes. We were Level Bomber section of the Akagi Squadron of the First Air fleet, theJapanesse [sic] Imperial Navy". Fuchida signs at the conclusion in blue ink, adding the rank of captain.This piece is especially enticing in that Fuchida also executes several elements of the statement in his ownhand, including the time of the attack, Yamamoto's name, the number of aircraft carriers and planes, andthe name of his carrier. Folds, else very good.

$1,000-1,500

32.HARRY TRUMAN(1884 - 1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War IIand through the rebuilding of Europe under the Marshall Plan and the Korean War. Rare typed D.S. "HarryTruman" as President, 1p. 4to.,on White House Letterhead., Washington, [n.d., c. April 1946] awarding a"CITATION FOR THE LEGION OF MERIT Degree of Legionnaire" unto "Guards Colonel Boris IlitchMutovin, Red Army, displayed exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstandingservices from 17 June to 1 October 1945 as head of the Political Section of the 116th Guards InfantryDivision of the XXXIII Russian Guards Infantry Corps.">" Accompanied by Mutovin's offical citationdocument, signed by Secretary of War, ROBERT P. PATTERSON, 1p. oblong folio, Washington, May22, 1946. Together, two pieces in fine condition.

$600-700

38.ADOLF HEUSINGER(1887-1982) German chief of operations of the Army High Command. Stood to the right of Hitler duringthe unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1944. Later became armed forces chairman for NATO. T.L.S. inEnglish, 1p. 4to., Washington, Nov. 5, 1963, to Dr. Charles B. Burdick. Heusinger responds to Burdick'sinquiries regarding German plans to attack Gibraltar, in part: "...I do not recall that there was anyconsideration of an internal explosion in Gibraltar and I never heard of this before. - Furthermore, I do notknow who served in General [Erwin von] Lahousen's office..."Signed at the conclusion in blue ink. Folds,staple at the upper left corner, else very good.

$150-200

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ADOLF HEUSINGER(1887-1982) German chief of operations of the Army High Command. Stood to the right of Hitler duringthe unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1944. Later became armed forces chairman for NATO. T.L.S., 1p.4to., Cologne, April 13, 1965, to Dr. Charles B. Burdick. Heusinger apologizes for being unable to meetBurdick on a previously arranged date, as he will be in Greece at the time. He hopes that Burdick will havetime to visit him after he returns. Signed boldly at the conclusion in blue ink. Folds, else very good.

$100-150

52.ALFRED FRAUENFELD(1898 - 1977) Austrian Nazi leader. An engineer by occupation, he was associated with the pro-NaziGermany wing of Austrian Nazism. Partly-printed D.S. as Generalkommissar of Crimea, 1p. 8vo.,Melitopol, Jan. 30, 1943, an award of the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords to a man in hiscommand. Very good.

$750-1,000

53.ARTHUR BEAMONT(1890 - 1978) American naval officer and official artist of the U.S. Fleet serving in an official capacityuntil his death. Signed chromolithograph "Task Force (U.S.S. Cleveland)", 12" x 9 1/2" (sight), inscribedand signed in black indelible pencil in the lower margin: "To Comdr Leyden with best regards ArthurBeaumont". Nicely matted and set in a gilt wood frame, very good. Exhibition history: Intrepid Sea AirSpace Museum, 1995-2007. Provenance: The War Museum, New York.

$100-150

54.ARTHUR BEAMONT(1890 - 1978) American naval officer and official artist of the U.S. Fleet serving in an official capacityuntil his death. Signed chromolithograph "Sea Terrier (Destroyer Escort), 11" x 8 3/4" (sight), inscribedand signed in black indelible pencil in the lower margin: "To Comdr Leyden with best regards ArthurBeaumont". Nicely matted and framed, very good. Exhibition history: Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum,1995-2007. Provenance: The War Museum, New York.

$100-150

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"SCHWESTER PIA"(1885-1981) Born Eleonore Baur, senior Nazi figure and the only woman to have participated in theMunich Beer Hall Putsch. Played a major role in the construction and administration of Dachau. S.P., 4" x5 1/2" b/w, a chest-up view of Pia with her Blood Order medal displayed prominently or her chest. Signedbeneath the image in blue ink, with a typed identification label in German affixed to the verso. Very good.

$200-300

60.ARNO BREKER(1900 - 1991) German sculptor, best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, which were endorsedby Nazis as the antithesis of so-called "degenerate art". More than 90% of his public work was destroyedby the Allies after the war. S.P. 11 ¾" x 15 ½" b/w, a detail from his 1939 sculpture "Eos", boldly signedin black ink. Fine.

$400-600

61.ARNO BREKER(1900 - 1991) German sculptor, best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, which were endorsedby Nazis as the antithesis of so-called "degenerate art". More than 90% of his public work was destroyedby the Allies after the war. S.P. 11 ¾" x 15 ½" b/w, a detail from his sculpture "Kameraden", boldly signedin black ink. Fine. The dramatic sculpture depicts a standing caped man, defiant in his expression,supporting his clearly grievously wounded comrade-in-arms who is unconscious and rests in his friendsarms. The original sculpture was commissioned by Albert Speer in 1940, intended for inclusion in a 240meter frieze at a proposed Soldatenhalle in Hitler's rebuilt Berlin. A large plaster cast was displayed in theGreat German Art Exhibition in 1940, from which this photo likely originated.

$400-600

62.ARNO BREKER(1900 - 1991) German sculptor, best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, which were endorsedby Nazis as the antithesis of so-called "degenerate art". More than 90% of his public work was destroyedby the Allies after the war. S.P. 11 ¾" x 15 ½" b/w, an image of his 1943 sculpture "Flora", boldly signedin black ink. Fine.

$400-600

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ARNO BREKER(1900 - 1991) German sculptor, best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, which were endorsedby Nazis as the antithesis of so-called "degenerate art". More than 90% of his public work was destroyedby the Allies after the war. S.P. 11 ¾" x 15 ½" b/w, his 1939 sculpture "Der Kunder", boldly signed inblack ink. Fine.

$400-600

71.BRUNO STRECKENBACH(1902-1977) SS-Gruppenführer, head of Administration and Personnel Department of the Reich MainSecurity Office. He was responsible for many thousands of murders committed by Nazi mobile killingsquads known as Einsatzgruppen. Signed book, "Neues Sozialversicherungsrecht in der Ostmark" ("NewSocial Insurance Law in the Austria"), by Reinhard Jakob (Vienna: Carl Ueberrauters Verlag), 1939,365pp. 8vo., signed by Streckenbach on the front pastedown in blue ink, along with five other soldiers,adding a dedication to: "Our Comrade, SS-Scharfuhrer Karl Eckel, Christmas 1943, SS-Flak-Abt. 8".Another dedication appears on the opposite flyleaf. Some bumping to the corners and toning at the pageedges, else very good.

$400-500

82.JAMES H. DOOLITTLE(1896-1993) American aviation pioneer, commander of the Doolittle Raid against Tokyo. S.P., 8 ½" x 11½", color, a chest up view of Doolittle in full uniform much later in life. Signed at upper right corner. Fine.

$100-150

104.ERICH VON DEM BACH1899 - 1972) German SS-Obergruppenführer, his proposal to Hitler resulted in the opening of Auschwitz,a mass-murderer who received command of all anti-partisan actions in Belgium, Belarus, France, theNetherlands, Norway, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, and parts of the Bia?ystok area. In exchange for his testimonyagainst his former superiors at the Nuremberg Trials, von dem Bach never faced trial for any war crimes.T.L.S. on his rubber-stamped official field letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Mogilew, Feb. 25, 1943 toSS-Generalmajor and Police Gen. Ernst Rode. Von Dem Bach thanks his friend for having sentcongratulations upon the latter's receipt of the German Cross in Gold. He continues, asking for Rode'scooperation in the proposed separation of several SS administrative departments, to allow more effectiveaction to be taken against partisans in teh area of Minsk. He adds: "I have a faithful loyal comrade in you!"At top, Rode himself initials his receipt of the letter. File holes at left margin, else very good. ERNSTRODE (1894-1955) German Generalmajor of the Schutzpolizei and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS,complicit in the murder of civilians and execution of partisans in Warsaw.

$1,200-1,500

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ERICH-HEINRICH CLOSSNER(1888-1976) Wehrmacht infantry general, recipient of the Knight's Cross. Printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.],Dec. 4, 1942, an award certificate granting the War Merit Cross, Second Class with Swords to WolfgangSpichtinger, signed at the conclusion in black ink. Folds, minor damp stains and minor chipping at theedges, else very good.

$100-150

106.ERNST BUSCH(1885 - 1945) German field marshal, served under List during the invasion of Poland and the followingyear led the German 16th Army during the Western Offensive. Defeated in Russia, he was sacked byHitler, recalled to defend against Montgomery's advance, and died in a POW camp after capture. TypedD.S. in pencil, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Jan. 2, 1942, agreeing to a recommendation that the Knights Cross beawarded to HUBERT MICKLEY (1918-1944). In part: "...on Ocober 18, 1941...with disregard of his ownperson, by himself, destroyed an enemy tank with hand weapons...and he played an important part in thearresting of the Russian attack...". Mickey would be awarded his Knights Cross, and receive his OakLeaves on Aug. 4, 1944. He would be killed at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.

$200-300

113.FRANZ HALDER(1884 -1972) One-time German chief of staff until transferred to the reserves by Hitler due to policydisputes. Suspected of plotting against Hitler's life in 1944, he was interned at Flossenburg until his rescueby the Allies. A.L.S. on a postcard signed on recto and verso, Aschau, 1965, sending the address of fellowgeneral Erich von Manstein. Very good.

$100-150

114.FRANZ MATTENKLOTT(1884-1954) German infantry general of the Wehrmacht, recipient of the Knight's Cross. Implicated, butnever convicted of war crimes on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. Printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Bug River,Ukraine, Aug. 18, 1941, an award certificate granting the Iron Cross, Second Class to Alois Hammerle,signed at the conclusion by Mattenklott in black ink. Slight soiling, else very good. Also presented is aprinted Christmas card, 2pp. 4to., given to the troops of Mattenklott's 72nd Infantry Division, bearing hisportrait on the front and a Christmas greeting with his printed signature on the verso.

$150-200

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FRIEDRICH HOSSBACH(1894 - 1980) Hitler's Wehrmacht Adjutant and lieutenant general whose notes, the "Hossbach protocol"were used at Nuremberg to show the aggressive intentions of the Nazi government. T.L.S. on his personalletterhead, 1p. 4to., Gottingen, Mar. 9, 1969 to an American history professor thanking him for his letter,adding that he is unable to find their earlier correspondence and asking that questions asked of him bere-sent. Fine.

$100-150

120.FRIEDRICH VON SCOTTI(1889-1969) Wehrmacht Lieutenant-General, recipient of the Knight's Cross. Printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., "Inthe field", Sep. 10, 1942, an award certificate granting the Iron Cross, 2nd Class to Gustav Reuter, signedat the conclusion by von Scotti in blue ink. Folds, else very good. WITH: A printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., "In thefield", March 17, 1944, awarding the Wound badge in Black to Reuter, signed at the conclusion byartillery general WILHELM BERLIN (1889-1987). Folds, else every good. Also present are a printedblack-bordered death notice and a newspaper obituary for Reuter, giving his date of death as August 12,1944.

$150-200

122.GEORG VON KUCHLER(1881 - 1968) German field marshal who led the drive of the 18th Army to take Paris and raise theswastika over the Eiffel Tower. Briefly imprisoned for war crimes. S.P. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" b/w, a Hoffmannphoto in uniform from the chest, up, boldly signed adding rank. Addressed on verso and marked as beingsent via Feldpost but bearing no other markings. Fine.

$200-300

127.GEORGE VON KUCHLER(1881-1968) German Field Marshal and war criminal during the Second World War, recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. A.N.S. in black ink on a taupe notecard, 2pp. oblong12mo., Garmisch, Feb. 21, 1954, to a Mr. Moller. Von Kuchler states, after careful consideration, that hewould rather not provide documents related to his military career. He concludes with a reassurance that hethinks highly of Mr. Moller. Fine.

$150-200

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GERHARD ENGEL(1906 - 1976) German general who commanded several divisions after serving as an adjutant to AdolfHitler, participating in action at Aachen, the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, and in the battle ofHalbe. A recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Typed D.S., 4pp. legal folio, [Nuremberg, ca.Feb. 24, 1947], a transcript of Engel's testimony in the trial of Luftwaffe Gen. Erhard Milch for war crimeswhose trial started Nov. 14, 1946. Signed at the head by Engel who was also being held by the Allies at thetime. Eroded paperclip stains, minor damp stains not affecting legibility, else very good. Milch wasconvicted on two of three counts and sentenced to life imprisonment. The sentence was commuted by JohnJ. McCloy, High Commissioner of Germany, to 15 years and Milch was paroled in June 1954.

$200-300

136.HANS KREBS(1888 - 1947) Ethnic German Nazi Party member and SS-Brigadeführer from Czechoslovakia. From 1938to 1945 he was government president in Aussig, later becoming the Reichsgau Sudetenland. Krebs wasexecuted in Prague 1947. Fine association T.L.S. on his Regierungspraesident Aussig letterhead, 1p. 4to.,Aussig, Nov. 15, 1940 to an unnamed SS-Gruppenfuhrer. Krebs thanks his correspondent forcongratulations upon his promotion to SS-Brigadefuhrer, adding: "...I am proud that the Reichsfuhrer-SSawarded my work for Fuhrer and Reich and my fight to keep the ideas of the Fuhrer pure. I alsoacknowledge...your constant support of my requests and recommendations, especially at the time of theliberation of my Sudeten German homeland...". File holes in left margin, else very good.

$250-350

147.HELMUTH BEUKEMANN(1894-1981) Wehrmacht lieutenant-general, recipient of the Knight's Cross. I.S.P., 4" x 6" b/w, a waist-upview of Beukemann in uniform in the field, signed and inscribed at bottom right in violet ink, adding hisrank. Mounting remnant on the verso, else very good.

$100-150

150.HERSHEL WILLIAMS(b. 1923) Medal of Honor recipient for his actions at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. S.P. 8½" x 11", b/w, an aerial view of the island of Iwo Jima, upon which Williams marks an "X" in blue ink toshow his location. At bottom right, he signs in blue ink adding "USMC". Fine.

$60-80

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HORST VON MELLENTHIN(1898-1977) Highly decorated Wehrmacht artillery general, recipient of the Knight's Cross with OakLeaves. T.L.S. "H. von Mellenthin", 1p. 4to., Wiesbaden, Jan. 8, 1964, to Dr. Charles B. Burdick.Mellenthin expresses his enthusiasm for assisting American historians researching the Wehrmacht, andgives a brief summary of his service record. He states that he does not have any specific informationregarding German plans to invade Gibraltar, although he did hear some loose talk of such plans among theArmy High Command. He promises that he will attempt to contact other individuals in his acquaintancewho may have further knowledge. Signed at the conclusion in blue ink. Folds, file holes at left margin, elsevery good.

$150-200

153.HUSBAND E. KIMMEL(1882-1968) American admiral and Commander of the Pacific Fleet when it was attacked by the Japaneseat Pearl Harbor. Kimmel was consequently dismissed. He fought the charges for years, claiming thatRoosevelt had prior knowledge of the attack. Signature on a card which includes his name and rank incalligraphy. Fine.

$150-200

155.IVAN MAISKY(1884 - 1975) Soviet diplomat, historian and politician, notable as the Soviet Union's Ambassador to theUnited Kingdom during much of the Second World War. S.P. as Russian Ambassador to the UnitedKingdom, 7 ¾" x 6" b/w showing Maisky seated at his desk, signed and dated March 25, 1937 in London.Contrast fair, else fine.

$100-150

159.JOHANN LUDWIG GRAF SCHWERIN VON KROSIGK(1887-1977) Minister of Finance of Germany from 1932 to 1945 and Leading Minister of the GermanReich (Chancellor) in May 1945. Return address on the detached flap of an air mail envelope, approx. 21/2" x 6 1/4", executing his name "Graf Schwerin von Krosigk", and adding his address. Folds andchipping at the torn edge, else very good. Also present is a photocopied letter transmitting the item to ourconsignor, providing provenance.

$60-80

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JOHANN MICKL(1893-1945) Austrian-born lieutenant-general of the Wehrmacht, recipient of the Knight's Cross with OakLeaves, killed by Yugoslav partisans at the end of the war. Partly-printed D.S. in Croatian and German, 1p.oblong 8vo., [n.p.], Dec. 20, 1944, granting the Austro-Hungarian Medal for Bravery in Silver to JohannWotzlaw for his part in defending a bridgehead against enemy attack, allowing a convoy of vehicles topass through. Signed at the conclusion by Mickl in green indelible pencil. Signature rather faint, else verygood.

$200-300

164.JONATHAN WAINWRIGHT(1883 - 1953) American general who defended Bataan and Corregidor after MacArthur's withdrawal earlyin World War II. I.S.P. "Skinny Wainwright", 8 1/2" x 12 1/2" b/w, a full-frontal seated view ofWainwright, inscribed: "To my dearest friend Fred O'Donnell, Skinny Wainwright". Signature andinscription are somewhat light, else very good.

$150-200

166.JOSEF SCHREIBER(1919-1945) Recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. S.P., 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" b/w, a chest-up viewof Schreiber on a Hoffman real-photo postcard, signed at the bottom left in blue ink. Signature a tad light,else very good.

$300-400

185.LENI RIEFENSTAHL(1902 - 2003) German film director, an intimate friend of Hitler who filmed the propaganda classic,Triumph of the Will. S.P., 4" x 6" color, a chest-up view of the director later in life, signed beneath theimage in black ink. Fine.

$100-150

193.MARTIN HARLINGHAUSEN(1902-1986) Luftwaffe commander during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with OakLeaves. T.L.S. "Harlinghausen", 1p. 4to., Gutersloh, June 27, 1967, to Dr. Charles B. Burdick.Harlinghausen thanks Burdick for his previous correspondence, and transmits his resume and two photosfor Burdick to use in his history classes. One photo was taken in 1943 during his service in World War II,while the other was taken in 1961, while Harlinghausen was involved with the Bundeswehr.Harlinghausen credits the Bundeswehr with fostering a good relationship between him and the U.S.Army's Historical Divisions, and he suggests that Burdick consult those divisions for the wealth ofinformation contributed by imprisoned German soldiers at the end of the war. Signed at the conclusion inblue ink. Folds, file holes at the left margin, else very good. WITH: T.L.S. "Harlinghausen", 1p. 4to.,Gutersloh, Aug. 17, 1967, also to Burdick. Harlinghausen thanks Burdick

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Alexander Historical Auctionsfor helping him decide to share his experiences with the Luftwaff. He states that he could not make up hismind to do so before this point because so many participants in the war are still affected by the "...violentevents and their consequences". As a result he states: "...Too many distorted images are produced by theseparticipants' memory". Harlinghausen regrets that he is not a gifted writer, and believes that, even whenhistorical accuracy is important, events need to be represented in a form that is enjoyable to the reader. Onthe other hand, Harlinghausen understands that it is impossible to convey historical information solelythrough preserved documents, since the perceptions and worldview of the participants remain hidden. AsBurdick is an American professor who did not directly experience the war, Harlinghousen states that hewould appreciate Burdick's comments on his personal memoirs. Signed at the conclusion in blue ink. folds,file holes at the left margin, else very good. WITH: Typed document, 4pp. 4to., Harlinghousen'stransmitted copy of his resume, outlining his education, military career in the pre-war Reichsmarine and inthe Luftwaffe, his various promotions, his service in Spain, Africa, Denmark Norway, and Sicily, hispost-war imprisonment, his work for the lumber company W. Ruhenstith Gmbh, his work with theBundeswehr, and his military awards, as well as personal biographical information. Folds, file holes at leftmargin, else very good. Three pieces.

$150-200

194.MARTIN HARLINGHAUSEN(1902-1986) Luftwaffe commander during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with OakLeaves. T.L.S. "Harlinghausen", 1p. 4to., Gutersloh, Feb. 17, 1967, to Dr. Charles B. Burdick.Harlinghausen outlines his time spent as a Luftwaffe commander in Tunisia and Sicily, and relates that heheard in passing of plans for a German invasion of Spain and Gibraltar. However, he was not involved increating or executing these plans, and cannot provide Burdick with any accurate information of thesubject. He recommends that Burdick contact general Walter Warlimont, who may be able to give himbetter information. Signed boldly at the conclusion in blue ink. Folds, file holes at the left margin, elsevery good. WITH: T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Gutersloh, Jan. 7, 1983, again to Burdick. Harlinghausen transfers ashort report on Luftwaffe commands in the Adriatic (not present), which he had written on the behalf of afilm production company interested in making a film about Rommel. Harlinghausen believe that this filmwill never be made, as the army general who had been advising the producers had died the summer before.He concludes by wishing Burdick and his family the best in the New Year. Signed at the conclusion inblue ink, with a handwritten post-script. Very good. Also present is a typed translation of this secondletter. $150-200

195.MARTIN HARLINGHAUSEN(1902 - 1986) Luftwaffe commander and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Pair of signeditems, includes a war-date postcard image signed in blue indelible pencil. Sold with an A.L.S. on hisletterhead, 1p. 4to., Gutersloh, June 28, 1984 in English to a lady: "...I am an old man, 82 years. I believenot to be a hero, I have done only my duty for my land. Your other German friends Hrabak, Rall andWiese were in the war fighter pilots, I was general staff officer...I have sunken 23 ships...". Fine.

$75-100

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MAX PEMSEL(1897-1985) German lieutenant general, awarded the Knight's Cross, coordinated the first Germanresponse to the D-Day landings. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Munich, Feb. 29, 1964 to an American history professor.In part: "...I regret that I cannot help you. I was with the 1st Mountain Division only until October, 1939. Ispoke to...my successor and learned that you already spoke to him. I don't know anybody else who wouldbe able to report about the preparations for an attack on Gibralter...". File holes else fine.

$150-200

206.OTTO WEIDINGER(1914 - 1990) Waffen-SS Obersturmbannfuhrer and commander of the regiment "Der Fuhrer" and 2nd SSDivision "Das Reich", implicated in the Oradour massacre in France in June 1944. T.L.S. on"Regiments-Kameradschaft DF" letterhead, 1p. 4to., Aalen, Nov. 1, 1972 to the son of a veteran, in part: "...The regiments meeting is now two weeks past, again a special experience. I was happy about yourattendance and the kind words you gave about your father. Royalties of 102.75 DM will be transferred toyour account for the third quarter 1972. At the 17. Regiment 'DF' meeting we gave you a savings book ofover DM 1300. Please let me know the exact number..." Weidinger continues with suggestions how to bestinvest the funds. Also present are two hand-written speeches, one 4pp. 4to., and the other 3pp. 4to.,delivered by the recipient of Weidinger's letter to the veterans at an organization meeting. Fine.

$200-300

219.SEMION BUDENNY(1883 - 1973) Soviet field marshal and Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front. An inept leader,Budenny allowed Von Rundstedt's army to divide and nearly destroy his command. Manuscript D.S., 4pp.4to., 1949-50, an attestation as to the military qualities of the head of a military headquarters in Kiev. Alsosigned by ANDREY GRECHKO (1903-1976) as commander of troops in Kiev. Very good. Grechko was aSoviet general who desperately resisted the German advance in the south, liberated Kiev and the Ukraineand occupied Prague.

$150-200

220.THEODOR BUSSE(1897-1986) German officer and Knights Cross recipient. Busse commended the 121st Infantry Divisionand I Army Corps, and during the last five months of the war, he commanded the 9th Army which was bythen part of Army Group Vistula. Busse led his men with distinction at Seelow Heights and the Battle ofthe Oder-Neisse. T.L.S. "Busse", 1p. 4to., Bonn, July 7, 1964, to Dr. Charles B. Burdick. Busse apologizesthat he does not have enough specific knowledge about German plans for an invasion of Gibraltar toanswer Burdick's questions, and suggests that he contact General of the Infantry Otto Wohler. Busse alsoprovides Burdick with Wohler's address. Signed at the conclusion in blue ink. Folds, file holes at the leftmargin, else very good.

$150-200

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VASILI DEGTYARYOVDesigner in 1928 of the light machine gun which bears his name and which remained in the Soviet arsenaluntil the 1960s. Typed D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., 1944, asks the head of the 1st Import Department of ForeignTrade of the USSR to purchase for him two cameras. File holes in left margin, else fine.

$100-150

224.VIKTOR LUTZEExcellent I.S.P. 9 1/2" x 11 3/4" b/w, a fine close-up portrait in uniform bearing a lengthy inscription to hisfriend and comrade: "My old fighting comrade Obergruppenfuhrer [Theodor] Oppermann...in old S.A.comradeship in memory of the fight in Hannover..." Lutze has boldly signed in the white bottom margin.Regrettably, a vandal folded the margins, a clean (repaired) slit exists between the white lower margin andthe image, and the inscription has been written in pencil on the right margin, but much of this damagecould be easily and inexpensively repaired by a competent restorer.

$300-400

231.WALTHER VON BRAUCHITSCH(1881-1948) German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army in the early years ofWorld War II. D.S. "von Brauchitsch", 1p. oblong 8vo., a very rare Special Honor Roll certificate,awarded to an Oberleutnant Kruse in France on May 20, 1940, for "... particular appreciation forprominent achievements on the battlefield". This certificate was not accompanied by a physical medal, butcould be recorded in the recipient's soldbuch or wehrpass. Approximately 1,322 of these certificates wereawarded, with 35 going to Waffen-SS personnel, 20 to entire units, and the balance to Wehrmacht soldiers.They were signed by von Brauchitsch until December of 1941, when Adolf Hitler named himselfCommander in Chief. Signed boldly at the bottom in black ink. Chipped at the upper corners, else verygood.

$500-700

234.WERNER ROELL(1914 - 2008) Major in the Luftwaffe and a recipient of the Knight's Cross. Large group of post-warautograph material to friends in the U.S., includes seven T.L.S.'s, most on his letterhead, a few signed withhis first name, all ca. early 1990s, along with three brief A.L.S.s, two signed in full. Content largelyfriendly, discussing his book projects, manuscripts, visits, etc. Very good.

$100-150

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WILHELM LIST(1880 - 1971) German field marshal and ardent Hitler supporter, led the 14th Army in Poland, the 12thArmy in the Balkans, and as field marshal commanded Army Group A on the Russian front. Scarce S.P. 4"x 6" b/w, a reproduction of an artist's portrait of List signed post-war in blue ink at bottom. A war-timestamp is affixed at bottom as well. Very good.

$200-300

243.WOLFGANG LUTH(1913-1945) German U-boat ace with 46 "kills", accidentally shot and killed by a German sentry. Luth wasgiven the last state funeral of the Third Reich, the only U-boat commander to be so honored. A scarcevolume from his personal library, "Von Potsdam Nach Doorn" by Graft Ernst zu Reventlow (Berlin: M. A.Klieber Verlag), 1940. 494pp. 8vo. Signed "Wolfgang Luth 1941" in pencil of the front flyleaf, as was hiscustom. Scattered foxing, else very good. Reventlow was a rabid anti-Semite and headed the anti-clericaland anti-Christian German Faith Movement.

$250-350

256.(WINSTON CHURCHILL AND FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT)

Signed lithograph, 11" x 15 1/2", depicts Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt seated before him,signed at bottom by the artist, SARAH CHURCHILL (1914-1982), Churchill's daughter, an actress andWAAF during World War II. With a blind-embossed image of Churchill ofeering his "V" hand sign. Fine.

$150-200

261.AMERICAN ENGINEERS' MAP OF THE UTAH BEACH REGION, APRIL, 1944Excellent military map titled "STE. MARIE DU MONT" and showing the region including UTAH beachand the immediate surrounding towns and villages, dated at top: "SECOND EDITION (APR. 1944). Themap, prepared by the 660th U.S. Engineers, shows some elevations, with streets and structures, offshorebanks, rivers and streams, etc. Other locations involved in the battle are included, such as la Houssaye andSt. Martin de Varreville, just east of Ste. Mere Eglise. The map is from the estate of Brice W. Rhyne of the8th Regiment who landed at UTAH, sold with a transcript of his May, 1945 recollection of the landing andaftermath. Very good.

$700-800

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JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR AND KOREAN "COMFORT WOMEN" P.O.W. CAMPDRAWINGSAn extraordinary grouping of 18 portraits hand-drawn and watercolor wash portrait sketches of Korean"comfort women", Japanese P.O.W.s, and Burmese nurses, 10" x 7" and smaller, most from Camp Ledoand Myitkyina, Burma, ca. 1944. The drawings, which exaggerate some features of these unfortunates,include seven "comfort women", six Japanese P.O.W.s, and five other women including two Seagravenurses and a Singalese woman. Overall very good. The Korean "comfort girls" were recruited by Japaneseagents with promises of employment in army hospitals and high pay. Nearly 800 such women were sodeceived and sent to villages near Japanese army camps where they were placed on strict schedules"serving" their clients. Post-war, these women were shunned, shamed and ignored by their countrymen athome.

$4,000-6,000

268.KNIGHTS CROSS RECOMMENDATION FOR SS-OBERFUHRER HERMANN PRIESSRare, fine content typed D.S. (signed carbon), "Headquarters O.K.H.", 4pp.4to., [Berlin], Apr. 24, 1943,the recommendation that Waffen-SS Obefuhrer HERMANN PRIESS, SS Panzergrenadier Div."Totenkopf", be awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. The document cites his actions: "...by theclosing of the ring around Demjansk by the Russians on 3.2..42... Priess took over as artillerycommander... the available combined batteries of the Group Eicke... Priess with his great experience... andweek-long attacks by the Russians... destroyed the enemy... due to his leadership... they did not lose a footof the 41 km. front held by Group Eicke... and held Fortress Demjansk...". Approved and signed atconclusion by RUDOLF SCHMUNDT (1896 - 1944), General and Chief Adjutant of the Wehrmacht and aclose friend of Hitler, mortally wounded in the July 20, 1944 bomb attempt on Hitler's life. The first pageof the citation bears an ink notation that the Knights Cross: "...was awarded by the Fuhrer 28.4.43...". Fileholes and a vertical plit between leaves, else very good. Sold with a period 5" x 7" photo with papercaption on verso showing Priess with Knights Cross, Oak Leaves and Swords. HERMANN PRIESS(1901–1985) was the commander of 3rd SS Division Totenkopf following the death of Theodor Eicke inFebruary 1943. He would also receive Oak Leaves and Swords. Post-war, Priess was imprisoned forcomplicity in the murder of American prisoners at Malmedy.

$2,000-3,000

270.K.I.A. SS SOLDIER'S DOCUMENT GROUPGroup of six documents, all related to SS soldier Josef Holzinger, includes: Holzinger's SS identificationcard, 1p. 12mo., dated Sep. 15, 1938, listing Holzinger's birth date and rank of "SS-Mann"", and featuringhis photograph and the facsimile signature of Heinrich Himmler; a typed document, signed in facsimile,1p. 4to., Linz, June 17, 1939, assigning Holzinger to the SS-Totenkopfverbande, with an ink note on theverso indicating that he was sent to the SS-TV training camp at Dachau. The document also threatensconsequences for failing to report for duty. Old cello tape repairs on the verso, else very good; a typedD.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., Jan. 29, 1940, certifying that Holzinger is qualified to service category III vehicles,signed by an SS Obersturmfuhrer; a T.L.S., 1p. 4to. "In the Field", Jan. 25, 1945, to Gisela Holzinger,Josef's sister, notifying her that Josef was killed in action by shrapnel from a grenade during combat northof Warsaw on Oct. 15, 1944. The letter, written in response to an inquiry from Gisela, states that he diedpeacefully and was an exemplary soldier. Old cello tape repairs on the verso, else very good; and a deathnotice card and funeral announcement card, each bearing a black border and Holzinger's portrait. Thedeath notice lists his date of death, while the funeral announcement lists his surviving family.

$1,200-1,500

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1933 NAZI PARTY POLLING RESULTS AND VOTING DOCUMENTSExcellent lot of material directly relating to the 1933 German national elections which further enhancedthe Nazi Party voting block in the Reichstag and which were the last free elections in Germany beforeWorld War II. This grouping was owned by the head of a Berlin voting district, one Robert Schwerk. Itincludes: five tally sheets showing NSDAP candidates with commanding leads over their politicaladversaries; a list of members of the 1936 Reichstag; a notice on where to vote, a pass to the "House of theReichspresident"; a sample invitation to the Mar. 21, 1933 opening of the Reichstag, and a documentdeputizing a poll worker. Overall very good.

$300-400

272A.U.S. NAVY PACIFIC WAR ARCHIVE OF NAVY CHIEF ENGINEER NORMAN R. JOHNSONExcellent, extensive grouping related to the far-reaching World War II service of U.S. Navy sailor NormanR. Johnson, who served throughout the war in the Pacific aboard the USS DETROIT, PLUNGER,PIGEON, POMPANO, WHITLEY, BROOKS, ALCHIBA, WANDANK, HENDERSON, OTUS,SNAPPER, HOLLAND, and DAVIS. Career sailor Johnson, a chief engineer, took part in the desperatedefense of Bataan during the collapse of the Philippines, and was an active participant at Iwo Jima, landingand evacuating Marines during the invasion. Included in this historic grouping is Johnson's hand-writtentwo-year diary in a 12mo. notebook detailing Johnson's service, 1940-42. The diary is mostly a daily log ofthe ship's position and any notable events. The first historic event to be recorded comes on Dec. 7, 1941,with Johnson's ship, the minesweeper USS PIGEON, anchored at the Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines.That date bears the entry: "war declared by the Nippers", with the American declaration of war duly notedthe day after. On the 10th, Johnson notes that the naval yard is "bombed out", with the ship relocating toManila Bay. On December 21, the ship relocates again, this time to the vicinity of Corregidor. All thewhile, Johnson records daily air raids, with as many as eight taking place each day. On Jan. 15, Johnsonmakes the following tongue-in-cheek entry: "Contemplated Cable to States - Dear Uncle [Sam], Pleasesend us another plane, the one we have is almost worn out". From January to March of 1942, the PIGEONwas heavily involved in the defense of Bataan, as one of the few ships available to the forces stationedthere. She salvaged fuel from sunken ships, stole Japanese mines and ammunition, refueled submarinesand gunboats operating covertly in the area and shot down at least four Japanese aircraft. On April 1,Johnson notes: "...Night and day bombing of Corregador & Marevelis [sic]". The entry for the 5th reads:"We are supposed to give up or else tonite", while the ninth reads: "The Army on Batan [sic] is cracking -Situation is in doubt - shelled from Cab", reflecting the increasingly desperate situation faced by thedefenders. On the 10th, Johnson is evacuated to Australia aboard the submarine USS SNAPPER; Bataanhad fallen to the Japanese the day before, leaving only the defenders of Corregidor to hold out until May 6.The PIGEON would be sunk two days prior, on the 4th. WITH: another diary, executed in an 8vo.notebook, detailing Johnson's service aboard the attack cargo ship USS WHITLEY from September 1944to the end of the war in August, 1945. The diary opens with the commissioning of the WHITLEY atOakland on Sep. 21, 1944, and mostly consists of records of the ship's daily location. Certain importantevents, however, are treated with much greater narrative detail. Most notably, Johnson notes the arrival ofhis ship at Saipan on Feb. 12, 1945, where he and his crewmates are occupied with "rehearsal" andwaiting. The entry for the 16th reveals what they are rehearsing for: "Underway for Iwo Jima". On thepage opposite, Johnson executes a sketch of the island as viewed from the east, labeling the air strip, thelanding beach, and Mt. Suribachi as "Hot Rock". On the 19th, the invasion of the island is launched: "0900Troops landed on beach at Iwo Jima - Tough - Mortar fire". During the invasion, the WHITLEY landedelements of the 5th Marine Division, remaining in the vicinity of the island for eight days. On the 21st,Johnson notes that the ship embarks battle casualties; air raids are noted from that date to the 24th. On the23rd, Johnson notes: "Flag raised on Hot Rock", marking the iconic raising of the flag by Marines overMt. Suribachi. Following the battle, the ship continues to travel around the theater, making calls atGuadalcanal, Tulagi, San Francisco, Saipan, and Pearl Harbor, among others. Johnson notes that hemarries his wife, Billie, at Aberdeen, Washington on May 26. The next major event is recorded beginningAug. 12, with the brief entry: "V-J?" The 13th and the 14th bear the entries: "Japan Will Surrender" and"Japan Surrenders", while the 15th bears a longer note: "The war is over - submitted request for dischargeas per AlNav. #196 - 59 points". The last entries are made for the4 16th and 17th: "Packed Up" and"Transferred". At the bottom of the page, Johnson writes, no doubt very happily: "The End". While brief,the entries made in these diaries provide an evocative and personal view of some of the most historic andcelebrated

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$700-900

276.AMERICAN SOLDIER'S LATE-WAR DIARYAmerican soldier's late-war diary from his combat experiences in Germany and Czechoslovakia, Nov. 26,1944 until early June, 1945, about 25pp. 8vo., bound. Brief entries from this unknown soldier (probably anengineer), most only a line or two, but mention all cities he passes through, combat encounters and thosefriends killed in action whose names are preceded by a black cross. In part: "...moving to newposition...across the Moselle...got German lighting system working...417th boys taken prisoner by SStyroops talked themselves out of it brought in bunches of troops along with captors...two men in 417thkilled...getting set to move across the Rhine...[Cross] Sgt. Ichici, sniper near Holstein...about 2000prisoners in convoys...SS troops in PW cage, Gen. Rheinhardt captured Gestapo, 5th man incommand...town not cleared of snipers...40 German tanks retake Mulhausen...304th Infantry retaketown...15 tanks still on the loose...took Salerno and load of dead into QM...Blackout on all 3rd armymoves...Junkers '88' shot down...bodies all torn apart, arms, legs, guts all over the place...Burgo[meister] ofChemnitz killed by inf. col. for lying to him...SS troops...killed a lot of refugees...". Such diaries were notallowed and are rarely seen. $250-350

277.AMERICAN SOLDIER'S SOUTH PACIFIC DRAWINGS AND SCRAP BOOKBound 4to. scrap book with green leather covers, with the title "Scrap Book" in gilt on the front, and withthe black ink inscription "U.S. Army, 1942, Feb. 19th, Bill's Scrap Book". The seventeen or so pagesbound within the album are blank, but tucked inside the album are a number of items, including elevenmonochrome facsimile reproductions of works by noted war artist Frede Vidar, each approx. 4to. size,depicting a variety of scenes from the war in the South Pacific, including dead Japanese soldiers, jungleencampments, American patrols, landing craft crewmen, and aircraft wreckage. Of these, three have beencolorized with watercolor paint, likely by the soldier to whom the scrapbook belonged. Also present aresix monochrome facsimile reproductions of similar works by other war

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$400-600

279.BRITISH FLIGHT MECHANIC'S STUDY BOOKExcellent war-date British flight mechanic's handwritten course book from a 17-week course given at RAFCamp Halton, approx. 200pp. 8vo., heavily illustrated by the unidentified mechanic. Virtually every topicis covered in the text to which the student has added dozens of his own illustrations. These include, insmall part: tools and their care, safety precaustions, the Hurricane hydraulic system and control system, theBristol hydraulic system, trim tab controls, Blenheim starting, fueling, aerodrome organization, generalmaintenance, salvage, body skins and repairs, parachutes, picketing, and much more, all neatly penned andin great detail. In a red bound "RAF" notebook. Edges of notebook worn, contents very good.

$300-400

280.BRITISH WAR OFFICE 1943 MAP OF CHERBOURGD-Day related map "Cherbourg", 30 1/2" x 20 1/2", a topographical and road map showing the Cherbourgand points due east contained within "Lambert Zone I (Red)". The map was prepared by the British WarOffice, 1943 and includes the crucial road from St. Pierre-Eglise which Americans captured, preventingGerman relief of Cherbourg and Normandy. SOLD WITH: a map from the same source, September, 1943,24 1/2" x 19", showing the town of St. Pierre-Eglise. Marginal chip, toned spot. Two pieces. The map isfrom the estate of Brice W. Rhyne of the 8th Regiment who landed at UTAH, sold with a transcript of hisMay, 1945 recollection of the landing and aftermath. The 8th also participated in the liberation ofCherbourg.

$100-150

282.CITY OF KIEL WILL CARE FOR THE DAUGHTER OF A SOLDIER KILLED DURINGOPERATION BARBAROSSAMost unusual D.S., 9 1/2" x 13 1/4" vellum, Kiel, Oct. 17, 1941, in which the city promises to care forIngrid, the daughter of Corporal Herbert Petersen, who had been killed in action in Luga, Russia, duringOperation Barbarossa on Aug. 11, 1941. The document reads, in part: "The City of Kiel sees this in thistask their duty to provide his daughter with all of the advice and supervision of a father until the age ofmajority..." The document bears a heavy wax seal with the emblem of Kiel, and is mounted in acloth-covered board binding, with the gilt coat of arms of Kiel on the cover. Slight splitting at the base ofthe spine of the folder, else very good.

$500-600

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DOCUMENT ARCHIVE FOR RUSSIAN GUARDS LT. COL. VITALY EFIMOVExcellent archive of award certificates, all granted to Guards Lt. Col. Vitaly Efimov of the 61st Army ofthe Soviet Ground Forces. The group includes ten award documents, of which six measure 8" x 10 3/4"and feature a portrait of Stalin at the top, with an image of a Soviet soldier with a Red Army flag atop ahammer and sickle-emblazoned shield, with a scene of advancing Soviet soldiers and tanks in thebackground. The remaining four certificates measure 7" x 9 1/2", and also feature a portrait of Stalin at thetop, with a graphic depiction of a street battle in a German city at the bottom. Each of these certificateshonors Efimov for his actions in a variety of battles in the advance to Berlin, including Dresden, Warsaw,and Riga, and for the defense of the Vistula and Oder rivers. One example reads: " By Order of theSupreme Commanding Marshall of the Soviet Union Stalin, on 16 January 1945, with a Debt of Gratitudefor your Military Acts in the Glorious Escalated Defense of the West Bank of the Vistula River south ofWarsaw." All bear Efimov's hand-written name and rank in ink at the top, and all are printed in red ink,signed by an officer and stamped with the State Seal. Also present is a printed D.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p.], June 9,1945, again addressed to Efimov, in full: "In the battles with German Fascist invaders, you went to victoryby the heroic and glorious path. Combat banners of our units are covered with glory that will never tarnish.Units of our army have brilliantly accomplished the tasks set by the command and in unrelenting fightsfrom Moscow to the Elba river have added new pages to the book of history of our valorous Red Army. Ithank you for your good service in the headquarters of the 61st Army. The Military Council expresses itsconfidence that you, good son of the Soviet Motherland, will further honorably conduct your duty ofstrengthening the might and power of our Socialist state in any of the Motherland's assignments being anexample of Bolshevik vigilance, self-discipline, and culture, worthy bearer of our army traditions." Thisdocument is signed by Gen. PAVEL BELOV (1897-1963), commander of the 61st Army, Col.Zhelobanov, member of the Military Council for the 61st Army, and Lt. Gen. ALEKSANDRPULKO-DMITRIEV (1893-1962), Headquarters commander for the 61st Army. Lastly, the group includesa formal D.S., 2pp. 4to., [n.p.], Oct. 5, 1984, in both Ukrainian and Russian, an award certificate to Efimovfrom the Supreme Council of the Ukranian Socialist Republic: "For Activity & Participation in the GreatPolitically Fertile Work with Youth". The document is placed within a red leather folder with gilt lettering,and is accompanied by a medal. Present with the group are translations of selected documents, Efimov'sservice record (in Russian), and bios of Belov. Very good.

$200-300

284.DUTCH P.O.W. CORRESPONDENCELot of two German military correspondence postcards for use by Allied prisoners and those in occupiedcountries, sent between Sgt. G. L. Groeneveld at Stalag 369 near Krakow and his mother in Arnhem. Onecard is sent by the son on Mar. 17, 1943, and a response from the mother is dated Feb. 24, 1944. Shewrites from Arnhem, which would be the scene of battle six months hence.

$100-150

285.FILE OF S. A. MEMBER GEORG GOEGELEINLot of eight documents concerning the membership in, and duties of S.A. member Georg Goegelin.Included is his "fragebogen", Dec. 17, 1936 setting forth his biographical details, membership in theNSDAP, NSKK and S.A., and names, birthplaces and religions of parents, grandparents, etc. to prove hehas no Jewish ancestors; marriage application setting forth his wife's family's religious background; July16, 1935 confirmation from the NSKK that he has passed Master Craftsman certification; 1936 letter ofrecommendation from the NSKK re: Goegelein's work for the City of Koblenz; an NSKK listing of battlefought by Goegelein in World War I; two 1936 NSKK letters certifying that the man had originally joinedthe S.A. in 1929 an joined the NSKK IN 1931; NSKK letter confirm Goegelein's service as founder andplatoon leader of civil defense in Koblenz, also founding the "Reichsflagge" unit of the S.A. in that city;and a 1936 letter confirming his membership in the NSDAP, no. 672 202. Fine.

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$200-300

287.GERMAN MOTHER'S CROSS LISTTyped D.S., 6pp. legal folio, Falkenau, Feb. 28, 1945, a list of 33 mothers to be awarded the Honor Crossfor the German Mother, 2nd Class. The women are listed by name, along with maiden name, town, placeof birth, date, address, and number of children to date which in most cases was six or seven. One motherhad eight children, but her name is crossed out - likely due to death (by exhaustion?). Very good.

$100-150

288.GERMAN P.O.W. CAMP LETTERSGood lot of five letters from Allied prisoners held in German P.O.W. camps, includes four letters fromPolish officers held at Woldenburg (Oflag II-C), two sent to Krakau, one to West Prussia, and one sent toLitzmannstadt, all with censor's stamps, 1942-45, and one letter from Stalag II-D, Oct. 20, 1942, a Polishofficer's letter to a Polish address. Untranslated, generally very good.

$60-80

295.LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROBERT LEYDR. ROBERT LEY Official typed (carbon) copy of the last will of Dr. Robert Ley, 7pp. 4to., Cologne,Jan. 18, 1945. Ley leaves his various land holdings and proceeds from his D.A.F. life insurance policy tohis several children. Ley also makes provision for his mistress Madeleine Wanderer whom he believes iscarrying his child who will be named Rolf-Robert Ley. He asks that he be buried on the Ley farm next tohis deceased wife Inga and asks for no mourning. He adds: "…I am obliged to the beautiful women, whohave embellished my life so much…I ask the Fuhrer who already is godfather to my children…to becomegodfather to my youngest son…I figure the net value of the inheritance to be 1.000.000RM…" Sold with aU.S. Army Finance and Property Control letter of transmittal, Berlin, Jan. 10, 1946, also a carbon. Ley'sbody was burned and his ashes secretly disposed of.

$300-400

298.MAP OF VALOGNES, FRANCE - DECIMATED ON D-DAYBritish War Office 1943 map of Valognes, France, 34 1/2" x 22", showing the ill-fated townalong with theregion about fifty miles surrounding. Folds, quite soiled from use. From a veteran of the 8th InfantryRegiment. Valognes was decimated by Allied bombs on D-Day and several days thereafter. On June 20th,elements of the 8th Infantry Regiment, en route to Cherbourg, made their way through the ruins of thetown which would later serve as a communications hub. The map is from the estate of Brice W. Rhyne ofthe 8th Regiment who landed at UTAH, sold with a transcript of his May, 1945 recollection of the landingand aftermath. The 8th passed through the town, and this map was likely

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$200-300

299.ORTSPOLIZEI ADMINISTRATION DOCUMENT GROUPINGLot of three documents concerning Ortspolizeiverwalter Dr. Erich Eggermann. These include Eggermann'sN.S.D.A.P. "Ausweis fur Politische Leiter", 5 1/4" x 4", issued May 8, 1939; his "Dienstausweis"6" x 41/4", issued July 29, 1938 and validated every year through 1941; his "Deutsches Turn undSportabzeichen" handbook, ca. 1927, and a membership card. Very good.

$500-600

301.R.A.D. URKUNDE AWARD DOCUMENTSLot of three Reichsarbeitsdienst "urkunde" documents, all to have been issued from Vienna, in blank. Fine.

$150-200

308.VIENNA SS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BLUEPRINTPeriod copy of an original blueprint for the new SS headquarters in Vienna, 48" x 20", originally drawn inVienna on May 12, 1938. The imposing structure is shown in a front view as seen from the parade groundsin 1:200 scale. The drawing was issued by the SS New Buildings department and was intended to besigned by an officer. Fine. The building was completed by the SS in 1940 and called "KaserneWien-Schönbrunn". After the end of the war, it became home to British troops and later the Austrian armymoved in. Today it remains a base for that army.

$200-300

309.WEHRMACHT ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL MUST REPORT FOR FRONT-LINE DUTYTyped D.S. stamped "Geheim" ("Confidential") at the top, 2pp. 4to., Vienna, June 22, 1944, to the Chief ofArmy Equipment and the Commander-in-Chief of the Army Reserve. The document orders that allWehrmacht officials on the reserve list born between 1908 and 1911 who are deemed fit for duty mustimmediately be made available for military service. They will be assigned to army district commands assoldiers. According to the agreement with the Chief of Army Equipment and Commander-in-Chief of theArmy Reserve and the Personnel Office of the Wehrmacht, some recruits may be accepted as officercadets. After training, the responsible deputy of the General Command will decide if a particular recruitshould receive officer training. Where appropriate, military salaries for Wehrmacht officials will beterminated. All selected officials are to be released from the Wehrmachtbeamten Corps and their fileserased. The released officials are permitted to keep their current rank, but must add "retired" to it, and arenot entitled to wear their former uniform. The verso of the document applies these mandates to a specificofficial, Chief Paymaster of the Reserve Johannes Hebenstrei, born Aug. 22, 1908. He is to be immediatelytransferred to Military District Administration IV in Dresden, where he will receive further assignment. hewill be replaced by Franz Waloueh, effective July 3, 1944 (the day of Hebenstrei's departure). Signed atthe conclusion by the

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Alexander Historical AuctionsWehrkreisintendant (a civilian official in the Quartermaster General's department with a rank equivalent tobrigadier general) in black ink. Folds, with a 4" horizontal split along one fold, else very good.

$100-150

311.CHINESE POSTER DEPICTS THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI AND VICTORY OVERTHE JAPANESELarge and visually striking Chinese poster, "Majestic Scenes of Valiant Servicemen Annihilating theEnemy", 30 1/2" x 21", printed circa 1945, comprised of five color illustrations of Japanese defeats at thehands of American and Chinese forces. The top image depicts a group of Chinese Nationalist fighteraircraft attacking and destroying Japanese bombers, with the caption: "Glorious Merit Our AircraftRendered Above Stilwell Road", the main ground supply route between India, Burma, and China. Theimage on the left side of the poster depicts a group of Nationalist planes bombing and destroying aJapanese battleship, with the caption: "The Doomsday of Japan's Battleship Mutsu", which exploded andsank in Hiroshima Bay in 1943, from unknown causes. The image on the right side of the poster depictsthree American soldiers advancing over the bloody corpses of Japanese soldiers, with the caption:"Annihilating the Enemy at Nanjing River", near the border between China and Burma. The bottom imagedepicts a Japanese tank and riflemen being overrun by American tanks and infantry, with the caption: "TheVictory of the Burma-Yunnan Campaign". The most striking image of all, however, is that at the center ofthe poster, which depicts the base of a mushroom cloud rising over the city of Nagasaki, with thesilhouette of the American B-29 "Bock's Car" in the distance, with an inset image of the bomb descendingto earth via parachute. This poster is a rare instance of a Chinese illustration celebrating American effortsto aid the Chinese military in the final stages of the war. The title is printed at the top of the poster in red.The poster is toned throughout, and bears scattered pinholes at each corner, with subsequent paper loss,patched on the verso with archival tape. The poster also bears scattered foxing and damp spots throughout,none of which detracts from the drama of the scenes presented. From a single collection obtained entirelyin China pre-2000. $6,000-8,000

313."THE PICTORIAL OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S PATRIOTIC SELF-DEFENSE IN EASTERN CHINABATTLEFIELD DURING THE FIRST YEAR"Rare Chinese commemorative publication, "The Pictorial of the Chinese People's Patriotic Self-Defense inEastern China Battlefield During the First Year", ([n.p.]: The Mass Daily Newspaper Publishing House),1946, 92pp. 4to., bound in the Chinese style with cord at the right edge. The publication presents hundredsof black and white photographs and illustrations depicting the struggle between the forces of theGovernment of China, led by Chiang Kai-Shek, and those of the Communist Party of China, under MaoZedong. It also illustrates the first year of the civil war from the perspective of the Communist forces, andpresents many views of soldiers in action and on the march; their rifles, machine guns, artillery, and tanks;their commanders and notable personalities, including a full-page image of Mao; field hospitals and thewounded, and the aftermath of battle, including civilian and military casualties. The cover features avibrant color illustration of two CPC soldiers, with rifles and dressed in regular and irregular uniforms.The cover also bears an ink stamp, identifying the publication as the property of "The Library of Shan XiMiddle School"; this stamp also appears on an inside page. The publication bears toning and soiling, withsome damp stains and minor paper loss, and appears to be missing the back cover. From a single collectionobtained entirely in China pre-2000.

$1,200-1,500

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PRESIDENTIAL PRESENTATION COPY OF HITLER'S MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, POLITICALTESTAMENT, AND PRIVATE WILLAn excessively rare contemporary presentation album containing full-size photo reproductions of AdolfHitler's political testament, his certificate of marriage and his private will, along related correspondence,full translations, and a copy of the original presentation letter sent by Secretary of State Robert Patterson toPresident Harry Truman on March 19, 1946 when Patterson presented the documents to Truman forreview. This album, 12" x 14 1/2", is bound in pebbled black leather with the cover bearing a gilt Germannational eagle with swastika, Hitler's name, and the contents of the album. Within are photographicreproductions on heavy semi-gloss paper of the exact same contents as the original album of thesedocuments recovered in 1946 in Germany. In addition to the aforementioned three documents, there is alsoa desperate letter from Martin Bormann to Adm. Karl Doniotz stating: "Since all or Divisions failed toappear our situation seems beyond hope. The Fuhrer dictated last might the attached political testament...".Secretary of War Robert Patterson's letter to Truman briefly describes the documents and suggests thatthey be displayed at the library of Congress. In fine to very fine condition. We can find no other examplesof this high-quality presentation anywhere in any auction or bookseller records. The originals of thesedocuments were spirited out of the Chancellery to be delivered to Admiral Doenitz and Field MarshalFerdinand Schoerner, commander of the Army Group Center in Bohemia. The delivery failed when thewar ended and the couriers returned to their homes, hiding the documents nearby. They were soonidentified, captured, and the documents were recovered. The Hitler documents went on exhibit at theNational Archives on April 26, 1946, less than a year after they had been created in the bunker in Berlin.Clearly an extraordinarily rare publication, possibly unique.

$2,000-3,000

317.BANNED "STALINGRAD" POSTCARDExtremely rare German-issue "Stalingrad " postcard. This is perhaps the rarest of all Third Reichpostcards, and the original version 4" x 5 3/4" with the proper "Tag der Wehrmacht 1943" title on theverso. This card was printed to give support to von Paulus' besieged 6th Army. Following the devastatingGerman defeat at Stalingrad, the card was was removed from circulation. The card ironically reads "TheFuhrer Commands, We Follow". A satirical copy of this card was created in 1944 to mock Hitler - thosepossessing it obviously faced harsh punishment. Lightly abraded at top center and mounting remnants onverso, else very good.

$800-1,200

326."JAGDLICHES BRAUCHTUM - "HUNTING TRADITIONS"Scarce German book: "Jagdliches Brauchtum" ("Hunting Tradition"), (Berlin: Verlags Paul Parey), 1936.134pp. 8vo. in green cloth with white titles and emblem of the "Deutscher Jagerschaft" which includes aswastika also present on the cover and title page. Text includes hunting terms, clothes, treatment of game,post-hunt meal, superstition, and much more. Fine.

$150-200

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"ROBBER STATE ENGLAND" CIGARETTE CARDSGood group of 75 "cigarette cards", each 6 3/4" x 4 3/4", in three sets of 25, with one set in color, and theremainder b/w. These cards are part of a complete set of 122 cards entitled "Raubstaat England" ("RobberState England"), published by Cigaretten-Bilderdienst of Hamburg in 1941. They were intended to bepasted into the cigarette book of the same name, a Third Reich-era propaganda publication containingillustrations, maps, and photographs showcasing English brutality and barbarity throughout history, withspecial attention paid to colonial rule in India and Ireland, slavery, military conquests, and the EnglishCivil War. Each set is packaged in its original brown paper envelope, each of which are moderatelychipped and torn, with the cards themselves in very good condition.

$100-150

340."TURNFEST-ILLUSTRIERTE" MAGAZINE COMPILATIONBound softcover compilation of eight issues of the German athletic magazine "Turnfest-Illustrierte"("Gymnastics Festival Illustrated"), covering the 1933 "Deutschen Turnfest" ("German GymnasticsFestival") in Stuttgart. True to its name, the compilation is very thoroughly illustrated with sepiaphotographs of a wide variety of men's and women's track and field events, including races, shootingevents, vaulting, gymnastic routines, shot put, fencing, swimming, rowing, and others, as well asceremonial processions, rallies featuring Nazi leaders, and maps and photos of the event venues. Alsofeatured are numerous cartoons and advertisements for swimsuits, footwear, beauty products, and muchelse. The Deutsches Turnfest was first held in 1860, and continues to be held to this day. During the ThirdReich era, it was used primarily for political propaganda purposes. The covers bear some chipping andwear, else very good.

$60-80

344.ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND ORDNANCE SCHOOL ARCHIVELarge collection of World War II-era mimeographed documents and manuals, approx. 400pp., allbelonging to a William J. Sullivan and related to his training at the Ordnance School at the AberdeenProving Ground in Maryland, circa 1943. The archive includes data sheets for the U.S. Army's standardpistols, revolvers, rifles, submachine guns and machine guns, including the Colt M1911, the M1 Garand,the M1903 Springfield, the Thompson submachine gun, and the Browning M2. Specific troubleshootinginstructions for the M1911, the M1 Carbine, the M1928 Thompson, and the Army's .30 and .50 calibermachine guns are also present. Other illustrated manuals present address the identification of small armsammunition, military rockets, explosive shells, the storage of ammunition, and much else. Documentspresent address the organization of ordnance disposal units and storage areas, and property accountingprocedures, as well as Sullivan's knowledge assessment sheets and his handwritten notes and diagrams onruled notebook paper. Also present is a printed manual, 16pp. 4to., giving directions on the best methodsto destroy weapons to prevent their capture, as well as a second printed 16pp. 4to. on the recovery andevacuation of damaged vehicles and other equipment, and a third manual on the "Responsibilities andOperations of the Ordnance Light Maintenance Company", all printed by the Reproduction Plant at theAberdeen Proving Ground. Lastly, the archive features two items alluding to Sullivan's late-war service inIndia. The first is a typed history of the Roman Catholic Choir of the Military Chapel at the 20th GeneralHospital in Assam, India, listing Sullivan as a tenor, while the second is a souvenir booklet celebrating thehomeward-bound voyage of discharged soldiers from Karachi, India to Seattle, dated Jan. 29, 1946. Itopens with a basic explanation of atomic energy and its potential use as both a fuel source and a weapon,and continues with a "G.I. Bill of Rights", explaining education and unemployment benefits available toreturning soldiers. A wealth of weapons information. Very good overall.

$400-500

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AFRIKA KORPS SOLDIER'S PHOTOS AND LETTERS AS P.O.W.Grouping of items from Augustin Amann, an apparent member of the Afrika Korps eventually captured byAmerican forces. Included are about 75 photographs, the vast majority of which were taken during hisservice in Africa, various sizes up to 3" x 5", largely photos of towns, some devastated, fieldemplacements, villages and locals, portraits of Amann and his comrades, and other non-combat images.Also included are five letters penned by Amann to family members in Germany from June, 1944 toJanuary, 1945, all in German and untranslated but certainly of routing content. All have been written onP.O.W. letterheads from camps in Texas and New Mexico and censored both in the U.S. and Germany.

$300-400

353.ALLIED PROPAGANDA ATTACKS GERHARD WILCKTwo propaganda leaflets, identical but in Greman and English respectively and probably from anAmerican propaganda headquarters file, each 5 1/4" x 8 1/4" and picturing Col. Gerhard Wilck(1898-1985) who stubbornly defended Aachen but finally disobeyed Hitler's orders and surrendered alongwith over 3,000 of his man. The leaflet, aimed at civilians, first describes Wilck as essentially a butcherwho sacrificed the lives of soldiers and civilians in a useless defense of the city, and then surrenderedhimself to live peacefully at a British POW camp. The verso instructs civilians (in other cities) to discusswith soldiers that resistance to the Allied advance is useless, urges people to protect their property fromlooters and those who would destroy utilities (read: German soldiers), and suggests that they unite withsimilar thinkers as Allies approach their city. Fine.

$100-150

362.ARNO BREKER AND OTHER SCULPTORS PHOTO BOOKSGood group of two softbound books, containing images of works of sculpture reflecting the neoclassicalaesthetic of the Third Reich, includes: "Arno Breker", (Konigsberg: Kanter-Verlag), 1943, 62pp. 12mo.,collecting images of 60 works by Breker, including portraits of Albert Speer, Paul von Hindenburg,Richard Wagner, and others, in addition to more mythological and symbolic figures. One page featuringthe first two photos of the series is missing, and likely featured a depiction of Hitler. Other works withexplicit Third Reich connections, such as a bust of Albert Speer and statues commissioned for the NSDAPrally grounds at Nuremburg, have had their titles obliterated, indicating that the missing page may havebeen intentionally removed by an anti-Fascist owner. The covering of the spine if missing, and the bindingis split and held together with cello tape, with some chipping to the front cover, else very good. WITH:"Junge Bildhauer Unserer Zeit" ("Young Sculptors of Our Time"), (Konigsberg: Kanter-Verlag), 1940,62pp. 12mo., collecting 60 of monumental and neoclassical sculpture by artists in favor with the NSDAP,including Anton Grauel, Hermann Zettlitzer, Rudolf Leptien, Rudolf Agricola, and Arno Breker. Thecovering of the spine is partially missing, with some chipping and soiling to the covers, else very good.Both books are marked "Feldpostaugabe" ("field post production"), indicating that they were publishedspecifically for distribution to Wehrmacht soldiers in the field.

$150-200

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ART COLLECTION SOLD FOR THE V.D.A.Gold embossed album "School Collection for the V.D.A.", used to raise funds for foreign-domiciledGermans. The album contains 30 color postcard reproductions of some excellent examples of wartimeGerman art, all by Willrich, including Erwin Rommel, a series of "Men of the Front", Germans in foreignlands, Himmler, marches and rallies, etc. Fine condition,

$250-350

380.GERMAN PLANE SPOTTER'S HANDBOOKUncommon publication: "Kriegsflugzeuge", 1942, 160pp. small 8vo., with a color cover illustration ofGerman bombers attacking an industrial area. The contents include photos and descriptions of Allied andAxis aircraft of al types. Very good.

$150-200

384.HISTORY OF THE S.A.: "THE MEN IN THE BROWN SHIRTS"Rare history of the Sturmabteilung, or S.A., "Manner im Braunhemd" ("The Men in the Brown Shirts"), bySturmhauptfuhrer Karl W. H. Koch (Berlin: Herbert Stubenrauch Verlagsbuchhandlung), 1936. Firstedition, 326pp. 4to., in brown cloth with brown title. With a foreword by S.A. leader Viktor Lutze, this isthe revised second edition of "Das Ehrenbuch der S.A.", the "honor book" of the SA which set forth thehistory of the storm troopers. The illustrated book is divided into 20 chapters which examine the origins ofthe SA and the growth in membership, street battles against the Communists, life in the SA, reports fromthe time when the SA was declared illegal in Germany, Hitler's victory in 1933, much more. Fine, in dustjacket.

$500-600

385.HITLER YOUTH BOOKSLot of two books marketed towards members of the Hitler Youth, includes: "Das Fliegerbuch derDeutschen Jugend" (Reutlingen: Ensslin & Laiblins Verlagsbuchhandlung), 1940, 298pp. 8vo., featuringnumerous black & white photographs and illustrations. The book charts the history of German aviation,including World War I, gliders, Lufthansa, the development of zeppelins and helicopters, and theHindenburg disaster. It was intended to encourage Hitler Youth members to join the Luftwaffe. Bearssome foxing, no jacket, else very good. WITH: "'Neue Geist - Neue Zeit" (Munich: Verlag Franz EherNachf) 1937, 266pp. 4to., a collection of stories for HJ and BDM members, edited by Inge Wessel, sisterof Nazi martyr Horst Wessel. Liberally illustrated with monochrome line drawings, bears some foxing andtoning, else very good.

$100-150

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HITLER YOUTH PROPAGANDA SLIDESHOWSGood group of four "Bildbung fur die Schulung der Hitler-Jugend" ("Pictures for the Education of theHitler Youth") propaganda slideshows, each consisting of approx. 20 positive prints on a reel of 35mmfilm. The first, entitled "Deutsche Vorgeschicht - eine Verpflichtung" ("German Prehistory - AnObligation") gives an overview of archaeological excavations that conform with the NSDAP's ideals ofAryan superiority, and features images of Hitler Youth members conducting excavations and examiningartifacts, with one using his HJ knife to clean an excavated object. The next presentation, entitled "An DerDeutschen Westgrenze" ("On the German West Border") gives an overview of Germany's relations with itswestern neighbors, especially France, and discusses the French Revolution, the Franco-Prussian War andWorld War I, before concluding with a celebration of the invasion of France in May of 1940. The thirdpresentation, entitled "Ostpreussen Brucke und Bollwerk" ("East Prussia: Bridge and Bulwark"), brieflyexamines the history and culture of East Prussia, with emphasis on how it has benefitted under the ThirdReich, and features views of the Tannenberg Memorial, at that time the tomb of Paul von Hindenburg. Thefinal strip of film is not labeled as a "Bildbung fur die Schulung der Hitler-Jugend", and appears toreproduce pages from a book on archaeology, depicting German artifacts and pre-historical ways of life.The four presentations are housed in a period metal film canister, onto which the title "Nazi Film" has beenscratched. Each film strip bears minor chipping at each end, but the presentations themselves are intact.Very good.

$150-250

392.HITLER YOUTH PROPAGANDA SLIDESHOWS ON GERMAN CONQUESTSGood group of three "Bildung fur die Schulung der Hitler-Jugend" ("Pictures for the Education of theHitler Youth") propaganda slideshows, each consisting of approx. 20 positive prints on a reel of 35mmfilm. The first, entitled "Der Balkan-Feldzug" ("The Balkan Campaign"), describes the German invasion ofYugoslavia in April of 1941, and the German participation in Italy's invasion of Greece. The slides includeimages of German planes flying over the Acropolis, scuttled Greek ships, Stukas dive-bombing Belgrade,and more. The second presentation, entitled "Der Feldzug im Norden" ("The Campaign in the North"),describes the invasions of Denmark and Norway, it showcases the preparations made by Germany for theinvasions, the use of "Fallschrimjager" (paratroopers), the naval engagements that marked the invasion ofNorway, and the destructive aftermath of the battle. The presentation closes with a message from Hitler,congratulating his troops and offering the nation's thanks. The final presentation, entitled "Die grosseSchlacht in Frankreich" ("The Great Battle in France") , describes the German invasion of that country,with special emphasis placed on the overwhelming superiority of German weapons and manpower,including a derogatory depiction of French African colonial troops. The presentation concludes withphotographs taken during the French surrender ceremony aboard the same railcar where the Germans hadsurrendered at the end of World War I. Each film strip bears minor chipping at each end, but thepresentations themselves are intact. Very good.

$150-250

400.OIL PAINTING OF AN AMERICAN SUBMARINELarge, framed oil-on-canvas painting, 29 1/2" x 25", a full-length depiction of an American submarine,submerged and firing a torpedo at an unseen foe. Several Japanese flags are painted on her conning tower,indicating "kills", and several sharks swim above. The painting is signed "H. Peterson" at lower left.Accompanying this painting is a print, 23 1/4" x 18 3/4", entitled "Pride of the Fleet" and depicting a verysimilar scene to the painting, albeit with a higher degree of detail. The painting reproduced by this print issigned "Wright", and was published by the Electric Boat Company of New York. It is our belief, given thedifferent signatures and the higher quality of work seen in the print, that "H. Peterson" executed his oilpainting as a copy of the promotional image released by the Electric Boat Company. The painting showsfour small holes near the upper edge, with some minor scuffs,

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Alexander Historical Auctionsand the print shows some toning and some chips at the left edge, else very good.

$300-400

401.ORDER FOR THE REGISTRATION OF GERMAN NATIONALS IN UKRAINEPrinted document 7pp. 4to., Rowno (Rivne), Ukraine, Mar. 1, 1943, "Order of the Reich Commissioner ofUkraine". Printed in German, it instructs German citizens on how to conduct themselves in occupiedeastern territories, including registering with the police within three days of arrival, reporting children upto the age of 15, making sure service officers wear a uniform, and so forth. The Reich Commissariat ofUkraine was a civilian occupation regime whose tasks included maintaining peace within the region andexploitation of persons and resources for the benefit of Germany. Light wear, toned a bit, very good.

$150-200

403.PRE-WAR EDITION OF "MEIN KAMPF" IN ITALIANScarce pre-war Italian edition edition of Hitler's political treatise "Mein Kampf", namely "La MiaBattaglia", (Milan: Valentino Bompiani), 1934. Frontis portrait of Hitler in brownshirt uniform, 432 pp,8vo., uncut, with paper dust jacket bearing red NSDAP flags. Dust jacket bears a few small tears at spineedge, else very good.

$150-200

405.SAFE CONDUCT PASSESLot of two safe conduct passes printed in Russian and dropped on Russian soldiers with the hope that theywould surrender themselves to German military forces. Of course, the fate of such prisoners was usuallydeath. Water-stained.

$100-150

407.SKETCH OF A BRITISH COLONIAL P.O.W. BY HANS VOLKMAROriginal sketch in graphite, 10" x 14 1/2", a chest-up portrait of a British colonial soldier, possibly aNepalese Gurkha, with a "Brodie"-style helmet. Obviously sketched from life, this portrait likely depicts aP.O.W. captured by the Germans during the North Africa campaign. The sketch is signed and dated atlower left: "Hans Volkmar 42". HANS VOLKMAR (1919-1987) was an official combat artist on ErwinRommel's staff from 1941 to 1943. The sketch shows one spot of soiling and a pin hole at the lower rightcorner, else very good to fine.

$250-350

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SOUTH PACIFIC DOGFIGHT ORIGINAL DRAWINGOriginal war-date color pastel drawing, 10 1/2" x 14 1/2" (sight), a depiction of a Japanese D3A "Val"dive bomber, on fire and under attack by an American P-40 fighter over a Pacific atoll. Other planes,American and Japanese, are visible in the background. The illustration is signed at the bottom "BradfordB.", adding the date "'44". The drawing is matted in blue and shrink-wrapped, very good.

$150-250

419.U-96 "DAS BOOT" MASCOT PAINTINGVery well-executed original painting on what appears to be the inside of a detached book cover, 8 3/4" x 51/2", depicts the sawfish emblem of the 9th U-Boat Flotilla beneath which appears a watercolor painting ofU-96 on calm seas at dusk. Fine condition. The history of U-96 served as the basis for the immenselypopular war film "Das Boot".

$300-400

421.U.S. ARMY PARACHUTE TROOPS ENVELOPESGood lot of eight 7" x 4". "U.S. Army Parachute Troops" envelopes, each bearing an image of U.S.Paratroopers preparing to land and gather their parachutes. Very good.

$75-100

422.U.S.S. CALLAWAY DAMAGE CONTROL GUIDEUSS CALLAWAY (APA-35) was a Bayfield class attack transport that served with the US Navy duringWorld War II. She landed troops at Kwajalein and Saipan, returning laden with caualties to Pearl. Sheagain landed troops at Guadalcanal and at Leyte. During the Lingayen assault on Jan. 8, 1945 a kamikazestruck the vessel's bridge resulting in the deaths of 29, with 22 wounded, but brilliant damage controlefforts saved the vessel. She returned to action to land men at Iwo Jima. A crucial relic from this heroicvessel, the bound Navy publication "DAMAGE CONTROL", issued by the Naval Training School,Philadelphia, May, 1944. 252pp. woth 108pp. appendix, illustrated. Paper covers with a replica of theRevolutionary War flag reading: "Don't Give Up the Ship". The book was found with two documentswithin, one a transmittal letter from the Navy Training School, sending this guide to the CALLAWAY,stamped as received onboard July 23, 1944, along with the typed text of a message sent to the vessel, July13, 1945 discussing personnel transfers. Very good. Also present are four book from one "G. E. Trester",likely the commander of the vessel, titles including ca. 1920s copies of "Practical Seamandship", "TheNaval Artificer's Manual", "Standard Seamanship for the Merchant Service" and a latter TransportationCorps School issue: "Stevedoring Temporary Expedients and Improvisations". These last four items are infair to poor condition. $200-300

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U.S.S. NEW JERSEY EPHEMERALot of three items, a period postcard of the original USS New Jersey battleship, includes a 1p. 8vo. printednotice of the launching on Dec. 8, 1942, one year after Pearl Harbor, and a commemorative postal coverhonoring the launch, Dec. 8, 1942.

$60-80

424.U.S.S. WHITESIDE SOUVENIR LOGMimeographed souvenir publication, 20pp. 8vo., a "logbook" chronicling the travels of the attack cargoship USS WHITESIDE during her first year of service, from her commissioning on Sep. 11, 1944, to Sep.11, 1945, after the end of World War II. The pamphlet opens with a brief note from the ship's commander,C. P. Woodson, thanking the five crewmen involved in its publication "... for their voluntary and unstintedefforts in producing this historical record of the U.S.S. WHITESIDE, for the entertainment and pleasure oftheir shipmates...". Each of the thirty-five entries marks an important date in the ship's tour of duty, usuallyin a tongue-in-cheek manner, including her commissioning, her presence in Tokyo Bay during theJapanese surrender, the "ceremony" celebrating her first crossing of the equator, her participation in thelandings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and her collision with her fellow attack transport USS Bayfield. Oneexample reads: "November 24, 1944, arrived Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands, at 1540, and discharged ourcargo. The Jap sneak attack on Pearl Harbor took place December 7th, 1941, and most of the damage hadbeen repaired when this second attack by the WHITESIDE crew, almost three years later, cut the wideswath through shore patrol, bars, and Waikiki beach..." Most pages bear simple, yet often humorous linedrawings, and the two center pages feature a large, hand-drawn map of the Pacific, tracing theWHITESIDE's journey from California to Hawaii, Eniwetok, Saipan, Guadalcanal, Ulithi, Leyte, IwoJima, Okinawa, and Japan. The cover bears a caricature of the ship itself, trailed by two landing craft. It islikely that this represents the only surviving example of this ship-published pamphlet. Vertical fold downthe center, else fine. $100-150

425.UKRAINIAN PRO-GERMAN BROADSIDEScarce World War II anti-Soviet broadside, 23" x 18", printed in red and black inks with the left half inGerman and right half in Ukrainian, titled: "Bauern und Betriebsleiter! ("Farmers and Factory Workers!"),and urging them to put aside Bolshevism and instead sell their wheat to the Germans thus not only feedingtheir occupiers but starving fellow Russians as well. Folds, a small tear at right margin, overall very goodcondition.

$100-150

429.SIEGE OF SHANGHAI PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, 1937Excessively rare album of 110 gelatin silver prints mounted on black paper album pages documenting theaerial bombardment of Shanghai, Chinese resistance, Western ships in the harbor and Japanese troopswithin the city. A printed list of the photos is bound within the album, identifying each image. The 9 1/4" x6 1/4" album is bound in black cardboard and cord with the silver printed cover illustration showing anaircraft carrier, Japanese planes and bombs raining down upon the city. The photographs, taken byprofessional local photographer An Fong, show the slow destruction of the besieged city, and includes fivespectacular night-time prints in red showing the city burning. The photos include images of mobilizedChinese troops, the harbor, entrenchments, wrecked hospitals and other buildings, dead soldiers andcivilians, and eerie red photos showing the city in flames at night.

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Alexander Historical AuctionsFine condition. The publication of this album in English indicates that it was made for overseasconsumption, to shock foreigners into supporting the Chinese in the defense of their homeland. An Fongoperated studios in Shanghai and Wei Hai Wei, and is also known for his savage album, "The Rape ofNanking" which further exposed Japanese atrocities to the west.

$10,000-12,000

434.KARL DONITZ HOSPITAL VISIT PHOTO ALBUMPhoto album prepared on the occasion of Donitz's visit to a Kriegsmarine hospital. The 13 1/4" x 9 1/2"cloth-bound album bears initials "E P" on the cover. Within there are twenty-three 7" x 5" b/w photosshowing Donitz being greeted by a senior officer before an honor guard, making the rounds of hospitalbeds with one sailor with an amputated leg shown nearby, others on crutches saluting the departingadmiral, etc. At the rear of the album there are an additional 15 small photographs depicting patients inphysical therapy and being observed and met by Donitz, the admiral and other officers strolling thegrounds, an exterior view of the facility, etc. Thirty-eight photographs in all, set on pages with photomounts. Very good.

$400-500

441.ALBUM OF A BRITISH OFFICER IN NORTH AFRICADisbound pages of an autograph album compiles by a British officer in North Africa, about 45 captionedphotos,most 2" x 3", in the desert training, with a broken-down vehicle, his tent, beside a British tank inthe desert, on leave in Heliopolis and Alexandria, with family, etc. Only a few of the images are relateddirectly to service in the field.

$100-150

453.GERMAN OFFICERS IN FRANCELot of 34 original photographs, each about 3" x 4", depicting groups of high-ranking German officers atleisure, meeting on a balcony and at an outdoor meal, very likely in FGrance. Mounted to album pages,worth a bit of research. Fine.

$100-150

455.GERMAN PHOTO MISCELLANYLarge lot of images, includes 24 postcard photos and postcards including Erwin Rommel (3), Hitler(canceled at his birth place on his birthday, Apr. 20, 1938), portraits of Goring, Paulus, and Mussolini,Ski-jager troops, a Tiger tank, Himmler's 1944 Christmas card (poss. replica, file holes), the "WilhelmGustloff", L.A.H. standard, aerial attack on an Allied sub, etc., plus about 150 "cigarette book" photos,varies subjects, unmounted. Very good.

$150-200

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GERMAN SOLDIER'S "STERBEBILD" AND ORIGINAL PHOTO USED TO CREATE IT"Sterbebild" are printed memorial cards issued upon the death of German soldiers, generally includingtheir birth and death dates, military rank and affiliation, photograph and place of death. A pair of "deathcards" issued for Gefr. Georg Wintermeir, killed in action in the west on Nov. 4, 1944. Also included is aperiod postcard photo with the same photo used in the memorial card, and another postcard sent to hisbrother with a note on verso signed by the unfortunate soldier, 1944. Four pieces.

$100-150

458.GERMAN SOLDIERS PHOTOGRAPHSGood lot of nine b/w photographs, 8" x 10" and smaller, depicting soldiers in the Luftwaffe and Heer. Twophotos are formal, chest-up portraits of a Luftwaffe member and another soldier, both in uniform. Theremainder are casual snapshots, depicting a soldier with his German Shepherd, another in the turret of atank, a third holding a baby, and others. The largest depicts two shirtless soldiers digging by the roadside,while a tank crew watches in the background. Very good.

$40-60

461.GERMANS WITH CAPTURED RUSSIAN BANNEROriginal photograph, 2 1/2" x 4", shows three German soldiers admiring a captured Russian militarybanner. A note on the verso reads: "Russia" and is dated Sep. 2, 1941. Very good.

$100-150

463.HARRY TRUMAN AND U.S. NAVY VESSELSFine grouping of ten large period photographs featuring images of various U.S. Navy vessels, and twoshowing President Harry Truman. The images, half colorized and average size about 10" x 13", depictTruman being piped aboard and addressing cadets, with the balance showing a carrier, battleships,cruisers, destroyers, mine sweepers, etc. Very good.

$60-80

464.HEER HAND-COLORED PHOTOGRAPHFine original matte finish portrait of a Wehrmacht soldier, 7" x 9", showing the young man in a chest, uppose. The image has been expertly hand-colored by the photographer. Set in a period frame.

$30-40

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JAPANESE DEAD IN THE SOUTH PACIFICPhoto album ID'ed to an American Army soldier containing about forty 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" often graphicphotographs of death and destruction in the South Pacific. The photos, period copies of images madeavailable to G.I.s, have scenes of landing ships, beachheads, refugees, Japanese prisoners, combat photos,and a good many showing Japanese military dead. Fine.

$200-300

475.PANZER-JAGER "DEATH CARD" AND PHOTO"Sterbebild", or "death cards", are printed memorial cards issued upon the death of German soldiers,generally including their birth and death dates, military rank and affiliation, photograph and place of death.Offered here is the cardissued on the death of Schutze Willi Mundy, 2pp. 2 1/2" x 4 1/4", killed in theUkraine in 1942. Also presnt is a postcard photo of Mundy which bears the same photo as that used in thedeath card.

$100-150

478.PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FRENCH SURRENDER AT COMPIEGNEOn June 22, 1940 an armistice between Germany and France was signed at Compiègne, France. Followingthe decisive German victory in the Battle of France (10 May–21 June 1940), this armistice established aGerman occupation zone in Northern and Western France that encompassed all English Channel andAtlantic Ocean ports and left the remainder "free" to be governed by the French. Hitler deliberately choseCompiègne Forest due to its symbolic role as the site of the 1918 Armistice with Germany that endedWorld War I. Offered here are over 100 images, each 3 3/4" x 2 1/2", very clean semi-gloss photocopies(the only set known) showing the proceedings before the surrender, the signing in the rail car, and Hitlerand other top level Nazi officers celebrating the surrender and touring the area. Sold with a copy of a letterfrom COL. LESLIE E. JACOBY (b. 1900), a West Point graduate who was commander of thedistinguished 5th Tank Destroyer Group. His unit left Munich on May 5th and made directly forBerchtesgaden where it arrived the day after the town was taken. On an envelope from Hitler's adjutant'soffice, on May 6, 1945 Jacoby writes his parents describing the photos and sending them home as asouvenir, describing them as "the most valuable item". The location of the original photos is unknown.

$200-300

483.PUNISHMENT FOR A HITLER YOUTHLot of six photographs taken by American Sgt. H. B. Nester, all about 3 1/4" x 2 1/2", Hollenstedt,mid-1945, shows a teenage boy and in one image, two adults, all being forced to dig graves as"punishment for stealing food". Nester identifies the youth as "Hitler Youth". Also present is an unrelatedphoto "liberated" by Nester showing a Hitler Youth in uniform, with a photo of Nester behind two twin .50caliber mounted machine guns.

$60-80

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SS-MANNSCHAFT BRENARD FREESEMANN PHOTO GROUPINGGroup of about fifty small (2" x 3") candid photographs attributed to SS-Mannschaft Bernard Freesemann(1920-1945). The images show Freesemann in a large variety of settings, from the time he was a memberof the Hitler Youth until a uniformed member of the SS, with members of the BDM, in family settings,with a young lady whom it seems he married, and more. No combat images.

$200-300

489.U-BOAT PHOTOGRAPHSLot of nine original photographs of U-boats, most about 3" x 5", interior and exterior images and crewmen,includes one marked "U-805". Very good.

$150-200

491.U.S.S. NEUENDORF CREWMAN'S PHOTO ALBUMUSS Neuendorf (DE-200), a Buckley-class destroyer escort, was commissioned Oct. 18, 1943. Active inescort duty in the South Pacific, the vessel's crew trained intensively for the invasion of the Philippineswhere she conducted ASW and HUK patrols, served radar picket duty, and escorted the tankers onrefueling missions. Fine crewman's photo album (disbound), contains 45 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" photos, largelygroup shots of fellow crewmen but also burning ships in the distance, shore leave, etc., 1944 shipboardThanksgiving menu, and four pieces of Japanese occupation currency. Overall very good.

$100-150

494.WEHRMACHT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE FRONTGreat lot of about 150 photographs taken by Wehrmacht soldiers at the front, from France to the EasternFront, most about 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" b/w. A wide variety of images, including artillery and machine gunemplacements, removal of wounded from the field, troop and artillery movements, enemy dead, campscenes, advancement under fire, and much more. Overall very good to fine.

$400-500

495."HERE IS THE CULPRIT" ANTI-SEMITIC POSTER1941 Yugoslavian anti-Semitic poster by artist "Homil", 16 1/2" x 22 3/4" Beraneck, Belgrade, depicts acaricature of a Jewish financier with a Star of David watch fob peering at the viewer from behind British,Soviet and American flag. Captioned at the bottom: "Here is the culprit!". Folds, a few small tape repairson verso, else fine.

$1,500-2,000

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"HIS WEAPONS: DEMOCRACY, MASONRY, CAPITALISM AND COMMUNISM"YOGOSLAVIAN ANTI-SEMITIC POSTER1941 Yugoslavian anti-Semitic poster, 19" x 27 1/2", (Beraneck, Belgrade), depicts a caricature of aleering Jewish fiddler feverishly playing above the skulls and bones of his implied victims. Captioned atthe center: "His weapons: Democracy, Masonry, Capitalism and Communism lead to death" Folds, a fewsmall tape repairs on verso, else fine.

$1,200-1,500

498.THE JEW BALANCES ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL ATOP THE WORLD - YUGOSLAVIANANTI-SEMITIC POSTER1941 Yugoslavian anti-Semitic poster, 19 1/2" x 27", (Beraneck, Belgrade), depicts a caricature of asneering Jew balancing Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt atop the earth, with an appropriatewarning printed on the margins. Folds, a few small tape repairs on verso, else fine.

$1,500-2,500

499."COME AND SEE THE ANTI-MASONIC EXHIBITION" - YUGOSLAVIAN ANTI-SEMITIC POSTER1941 Yugoslavian anti-Semitic poster, 18 1/2" x 27 3/4", Beraneck, Belgrade, depicts a caricature of a Jewcontrolling the spinning of the earth on its axis as easily as he spins his own finger above it. Captioned atbottom: Come and see the Anti-Masonic Exhibition. The Jewish dream of being the power of the world, isnow disappearing under the attack from finally-awakened nationalism." Folds, a few small tape repairs onverso, else fine.

$1,200-1,500

500."THE JEW'S ARSENAL..." - YUGOSLAVIAN ANTI-SEMITIC POSTER1941 Yugoslavian anti-Semitic poster, 19" x 27", (Beraneck, Belgrade), depicts a caricature of a toothless,angry Jew, his forelocks transformed into four snakes bearing images of Freemasonry, the dollar, and theU.S.S.R. Captioned at bottom: "THE JEW'S ARSENAL: DEMOCRACY, FREEMASONRY,COMMUNISM CAPITALISM". Folds, a few small tape repairs on verso, else fine.

$1,400-1,600

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"THE PRESS IN THE U.S.A. IS 97% IN JEWISH HANDS" - YUGOSLAVIAN ANTI-SEMITICPOSTER1941 Yugoslavian anti-Semitic poster, 15 1/2" x 21 3/4", (Beraneck, Belgrade), depicts an unknown manin a suit, clearly intended to be perceived as a Jew, bursting out of the front page of the New York Times.Captioned at the bottom: "THE PRESS IN THE USA IS 97% IN JEWISH HANDS" Folds, a few smalltape repairs on verso, else fine.

$1,000-1,500

503.FINANCE IN THE U.S.A. IS 98% IN JEWISH HANDS" - YUGOSLAVIAN ANTI-SEMITIC POSTER1941 Yugoslavian anti-Semitic poster, 16" x 22", (Beraneck, Belgrade), depicts an Roosevelt's Secretaryof the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. smiling as a Jewish caricature of "Uncle Sam" unloads coins beforehim onto a desk already heavily-laden with riches. Morgenthau's "shadow" has been drawn to show anunflattering "Jewish" nose. Captioned at the top: "FINANCE IN THE USA is 97% in Jewish hands" Folds,a small tape repair on verso, else fine.

$1,500-2,000

504."THE WORK OF JEWS" - YUGOSLAVIAN ANTI-SEMITIC POSTER1941 Yugoslavian anti-Semitic poster, 19" x 27", Beraneck, Belgrade, depicts a caricature of a Jewishbusinessman with a gold Star of David pendant seated atop a pile of fabric, barrels and crates which arecrushing laborers and other civilians beneath them. The crates and barrels are variously marked with theircontents and "Cartel" indicating that Jews were fixing prices. Captioned at the bottom: "THE WORK OFJEWS". Fine condition.

$1,000-1,500

508.VALENTIN SCHAEFER SACHSENHAUSEN PRISONER DOCUMENT GROUPINGLarge grouping of material concerning the incarceration at Sachsenhausen of police inspector and latermayor of Bingen, Germany, Valentin Schaefer. Included is a typed D.S., 1p. 8vo., K. Z. Sachsenhausen,Apr. 1, 1943 to Schaefer's wife assuring her that her husband is healthy and will receive the medicine heneeds from the campdispensary. A second document, also from Sachsenhausen, is dated Nov. 24, 1944and is signed by ANTON KAINDL (1902 - 1948) SS-Standartenführer and commandant of theSachsenhausen concentration camp from 1942-1945. Convicted by the Soviets, he was sent to a gulagwhere he perished. Kaindl declares that Schaefer has not arrived at the camp in transport from policeheadquarters in Darmstadt, as expected. These two documents are accompanied by a 7" x 2" cloth patchwhich bears the stenciled number "62881" and a red triangle (for political prisoners), presumbly cut fromShaefer's concentration camp uniform. Also present is a great deal of additional ephemera, includingShaefer's wartime and postwar identity papers; a list of his possessions when admitted at Sachsenhausen;14 letters on Sachsenhausen letterhead sent by Shaefer to his family; telegrams to his wife; 1914-15 policeidentity cards; his family tree prepared for examination by the authorities, with photos; and other post-warpapers including seven travel permits. Overall very good.

$1,500-2,000

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ARDEATINE CAVES MASSACRE EXHUMATION SKETCHESDOCUMENTING THE MASSACRE OF ITALIAN HOSTAGES Group of eight ink sketches, sevenmeasuring 12 3/4" x 16 1/2" (sight), and one 19 1/2" x 13" (sight), documenting the exhumation andidentification of the victims of the Ardeatine Caves Massacre in 1944. Seven of the eyewitness sketchesare executed on acetate paper, matted and mounted on paperboard, while the eighth is executed on heavyart paper. The sketches, undertaken by an unknown Italian artist, depict the original disposition of thecorpses inside the cave, the removal of the bodies by Italian workers, the blessing of the victims by aCatholic priest, the staging of film equipment in the cave, the filming and documentation of the crimescene, military officials viewing the scene, the transportation of the bodies to an identification area, andthe identification of one body by chief pathologist Attio Ascarelli, as grieving family members look on.Four of the sketches are titled "Fosse Ardeatine" and dated "Agosto 944" (1944) beneath the mount. Themassacre, committed on March 24, 1944, was carried out in retribution for a partisan bombing attackwhich killed 28 SS policemen. Hitler personally authorized the order for retaliatory executions, and 335Italians, including Jews, Communists, resistance fighters, and a Catholic priest, were shot in the back ofthe head at close range inside the caves. After the massacre, the caves were sealed with explosives, only tobe discovered after the Allied liberation of Rome in the summer of 1944. Film footage of the exhumationprocess, depicted in these sketches, was instrumental in the 1948 trial of Herbert Kappler, the head of theGerman security forces in Rome who ordered the murders. This footage is available online through thewebsite of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The sketches bear some toning, and one bearsa small tear on its face, but they remain a vivid testimony to one brutal event in a vast and vicious conflict.Also present is a hardbound book, "Eye Witness", edited by Robert Spiers Benjamin (New York: AllianceBook Corporation), 1940, 306pp. 8vo., an anthology of dispatches on various topics by members of theOverseas Press Club of America. The dust jacket, covers, and interior pages bear nine ink stampsindicating that it was once part of the collection of Mussolini's Royal Ministry of Culture. The book waspresent with the sketches when they were discovered by our consignor.

$3,000-4,000

513."DER STURMER" ANTI-SEMITIC ASHTRAYAn insulting anti-Semitic ashtray given as a gift by Julius Streicher's newspaper "Der Sturmer". The brownporcelain ashtray, 5 3/4" diameter, bears at center in high relief a caricature of a grimacing Jew, typical ofthe artwork found in Streicher's many publications. Rare!

$1,000-1,500

514."THE JEWS' WHO'S WHO"Especially rare British anti-Semitic book, "The Jews' Who's Who", compiled by Henry Hamilton Beamish(London: The Judaic Publishing Co.), 1920. Pictorial double-page front endpapers. 8vo, 255 pp.;publisher's red cloth titled on front, spine and rear covers, binding a bit rubbed, rear end-papers with innerhinge repaired. With the ink stamp of seller Beamish on title page, two ownership signatures within. Firstedition of this especially rare compilation regarding Jewish influence on global politics and economy,mainly promoting as fact that Jews are gaining control over the British economy. It contains achronological description of "The Jew Conquest of England" and a list of Jewish economists whichincludes their supposed income. Other chapters are titled "Our Jew-dominated Press", "Honored Jews andTitled Aliens", "Jew Conquerors of France", etc. Henry Hamilton Beamish (1893-1948) was an Irish-bornleading British anti-Semite. He founded "The Britons" as a propaganda organization and became involvedin local politics on an anti-immigrant platform. He was among the earliest developers of the MadagascarPlan for Jewish deportation to Palestine and claimed to have influenced Adolf Hitler. For a time he servedas Vice-President of the Imperial Fascist League. He settled in Southern Rhodesia but was eventuallyinterned for his pro-Nazi sentiments.

$1,000-1,500

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521.WAR CRIMINAL WILHELM AVIENY DOCUMENTS GROUPINGWILHELM AVIENY (b. 1897) German banker, industrial manager, and SS Obersturmbannführer. Avienyoversaw the seizure of all Jewish property in Hesse, and oversaw the delivery of French, Belgian andRussian P.O.W.s to Opel for use as slave labor. Important group of three war-date documents, includes:KARL WOLFF (1906-1975) Colonel-general in the Waffen-SS and liason officer for Himmler with Hitler,T.L.S. on Reichsfuhrer-SS letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Berlin, May 3, 1939 to the SS personnel officeadvising the various ranks held by Avieny in the SS and dates of his promotion, including his service inthe Race and Resettlement Office; RICHARD HILDEBRANDT (1897-1952) SS-Obergruppenführer andchief of the SS Office of Race and Resettlement, a war criminal executed, partly-printed D.S., 1p. large4to., [n.p.], May 1, 1936, notice that a hearing had been held concerning Avieny's promotion within the SSand no concerns were voiced; and a T.L.S. by WILHELM AVIENY on his letterhead, 1p. 4to., Wiesbaden,Nov. 13, 1937 asking an SS district leader to allow him leave for training. Three pieces, very good.

$500-600

524."THE ETERNAL JEW"Rare anti-Semitic publication, "Der Ewige Jude" ("The Eternal Jew"), (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP,Franz Eher Nachf.), 1938, 128pp. 4to., heavily illustrated with 267 sometimes unflattering photographs ofprominent Jews from Germany and elsewhere both in formal portraits and candid shots. Among thosefeatured are Charlie Chaplin, Franz Werfel, Nathan Rothschild, Gustav Mahler, Karl Marx, Theodor Herzl,Jacob Epstein, Max Reinhardt, Anton Rubinstein, Moses Mendelssohn, and so on. All images arecaptioned with propagandistic text. That beneath the image of sculptor Jacob Epstein reads:"Neanderthalic art. In sculpture even more than painting, Jews display their absolute lack of talent. To getthe attention that their vanity demands, they turn primitive. Here, Jacob Epstein-London looks thoughtfullyat his disgusting work of a pregnant idiot (1931), which he calls 'Genesis'..." On the acclaimed actorCharlie Chaplin, the text declares: "Along with Jackie Coogan, who also came from the East (JacobCohen), their tear-jerking comedy makes poverty both pitiable and laughable, reaching the tear ducts of theinnocent viewers. The slapstick gang of this flat-footed, clumsy, impoverished yet eternally generous manwith the huge shoes was a sensation for the non-Jews. Flat-footed but noble - that is Charlie Chaplin'sformula..." Racism runs alongside anti-Semitism in such captions beneath Black musicians in a nightclub:"The Jew in his element: With Blacks in a Parisian night club. The Jew brings people the glittering worldof perversion as a way of unnerving and enslaving them. He seems to worry as little about it as the ratsworry about the plague they carry..." Much more of this rhetoric within. Wear to cover and edges, overallvery good condition. $800-1,200

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"ANTISEMITISM OF THE WORLD IN WORDS AND PICTURES"Anti-semitic book "Antisemitism of the World in Words and Pictures", by Dr. Robert Korber and Prof. Dr.Theodor Bugel (Vienna: Oesterreiche Berlags. M. O. Groh) 1936. 272pp. large 8vo. green cloth with gilttitle, very good condition. The book, dedicated to propagandist Julius Streicher and his "tireless anddedicated struggle against the Jews", purports to provide a historical background for the currentpersecution of Jews in Germany and Austria. Among sources and incidents cited is the expulsion of theJews from Egypt, Henry Ford's publication of "The International Jew", Jews on Wall Street, etc., with"scholarly" articles on anti-Semitism in ancient Rome, Middle Ages, in Africa, America and Germany. Thebook concludes with the usual photos and descriptions of prominent Jews, comparing them with theNordic ideal, images of deviant art, debauchery brought on by Jewish profiteers, and so on. Most copies ofthis propaganda were destroyed in the post-war years - this copy remains as evidence.

$350-450

535."HANDBOOK FOR THE JEWISH QUESTION" FROM A HITLER YOUTH SCHOOLAnti-Semitic publication: "Handbuch der Judenfrage" ("Handbook for the Jerwish Question") by TheodorFritsch (Leipzig: Hammer Verlag), 1935. 576pp. 8vo., in light green cloth with green title. Covers lightlysoiled. The front flyleaf and title page both bear ink stamps from the library of the "Adolf Hitler-Schule" inFlensburg. These schools boarded select members of the Hitler Youth for education in Nazi ideology withthe aim of having them placed in administrative positions. The text of this book stes forth information onthe size of the Jewish communities of individual cities, controversial excerpts from the Talmud, theanti-Semitic program of the Nazi Party, a list of anti-Semitic bookstores, publishers and magazines,"Jew-free" shops, Catholic-regional newspapers chosen for their anti-Semitism, condemnation ofChristianity and particularly of Catholicism ( "in its substance Jewish"), and much more.

$400-600

536."JEWS ARE LOOKING AT YOU"Soft-cover anti-Semitic book, "Juden Sehen Dich An" ("Jews are Looking at You"), by Johann von Leers,(Berlin: NS-Druck und Verlag), 95pp. 8vo. Johann von Leers was a high ranking official in JosephGoebbels' propaganda ministry. The book is a typical anti-Semitic tract, and contains photographicportraits of many notable Jews, including Rosa Luxemburg, Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Karl Marx,and Magnus Hirschfeld. The portraits are not particularly defamatory, but very derogatory caricatures ofJews appear on the front cover and the last page. Dust cover is trimmed to two pieces, held together with aplastic cover, else very good.

$400-600

538."THE AMERICAN RIDDLE"Anti-American propaganda booklet, "Den Amerikanske Gaade" ("The American Riddle"), by TheodorSeibert, [Antikva], 86pp., 5 3/4" x 8". Seibert was a correspondent for the Nazi party newspaper"Volkischer Beobachter", and an avid anti-Semitic propagandist. The book, printed in Danish, describesthe ways in which the American government under Roosevelt was secretly controlled by Jewish andCommunist forces. Fine.

$150-200

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539."THE HANDBOOK OF THE JEWISH QUESTION"Anti-Semitic text, "Handbuch der Judenfrage" ("Handbook of the Jewish Question"), by Theodor Fritsch(Leipzig: Hammer-Verlag), 1923, 500pp. 12mo., an uncommon edition featuring a color illustration of asnake constricting the earth on the cover. Fritsch (1852-1933) was an anti-Semitic German politicalscientist. A great promulgator of the concept of the "Aryan Race" and supporter of anti-Semitism withinthe political realm, he penned this influential book in 1893 and by the end of World War II it had beenread by millions. Some wear to the spine and corners, else very good.

$300-400

545.GERMAN EDUCATIONAL TEXTS WITH RACIAL CONTENTGerman middle school textbook, "Lebenskunde fur Mittelschulen" by Ernst Kruse and Paul Wiedow(Reichenberg: Sudetendeutscher Verlag Franz Kraus), 1942, 148pp. 8vo. The primary subject of the bookis the history and application of genealogy, cell theory, and genetics. These ideas are extrapolated to relateto human racial theory. Of particular interest is a section entitled: "The Human Being as a Member of HisRace". This section details the racial theory of the Nazi government of Germany, and includes subsectionsregarding the dangers of miscegenation with various races. The section on the Jews begins: "Significantlylarger than the risk posed by the Gypsies is the danger to our people presented by Judaism..." These pointsare illustrated through unflattering photographs and illustrations, including a map of the United Statesshowing areas in which miscegenation is illegal. The cover features a photograph of a Deutsches Jungvolkmember with his trumpet. Bears some water damage, with moderate staining, else very good. Alsoincluded is a Deutsches Jungvolk educational publication entitled "Rasse die Jungenschaft" containing 21loose-leaf pages containing songs and essays on various subjects, including racial theory. Of particularinterest is a passage which urges readers not to ostracize their peers without traditionally Nordic features,such as blond hair and blue eyes. The pages are contained within a 4to. folder with an image of a rank ofHitler Youth on the cover. Spine partially split, else very good. Two pieces.

$200-300

546.GERMAN PROPAGANDA PROMOTES FORCED FRENCH LABORAn incredible piece of propaganda, a bound approx. 50pp. 8vo. illustrated book promoting the benefits ofwhat was actually labor in France forced upon French citizens. The book, titled "Work-life A SensationalReport" shows a Frenchman with beret smiling and gesturing outside a German factory. The text assuresteh French of treatment of the same quality as that afforded German workers, pay scales, and so on, withphotographs of clean, barracks-style housing, ample meals, happy workers at machine lathes, health care,leisure, and so on. In reality, actual living conditions didn't approach those presented here. Some soiling tocovers, otherwise very good. Sold with an unrelated 12pp. 8vo. fold-out brochure, 1918, explaining thecauses of World War I and how peace may be made and continued. Two pieces.

$150-200

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"DAS SCHWARZE KORPS" SS NEWSPAPER WITH ANTI-SEMITIC CARTOONSS newspaper "Der Schwarze Korps", Berlin, July 8, 1943, 8pp. folio, the front page bearing a cartoonshowing a caricature of a Jew pressing bottons controlling robots labeled "USA...GB...USSR" and bearingfaces of the leaders of those nations. Tape backs a weak fold not affecting cartoon.

$100-150

550."JEWS AND AMERICANS, KINGS OF NORTH AFRICA"Vichy French anti-Semitic pamphlet, "Juifs et Americains: Rois de l'Afrique du Nord" ("Jews andAmericans: Kings of North Africa"), by Andre Chaumet (Paris: Editions du C.E.A.), 1943, 48pp. 8vo., aconspiracy theorist screed exposing the alleged Jewish influence on American foreign and military policy,especially as it related to the recent Allied invasion of North Africa. The cover illustration depicts NewYork mayor Fiorello LaGuardia speaking into President Roosevelt's ear from within a Star of David. Bearssome damage to the cover image, as well as expected age wear, else very good.

$200-300

553."THE JEWS IN THE USA"Anti-Semitic and anti-American propaganda magazine, "Die Juden in USA" ("The Jews in the USA"), byHans Diebow, [Berlin: Zentralverlag der NSDAP], 1941. 64pp., 6 3/4" x 9 1/2". Magazine with the coverdepicting New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia feasting at a picnic. The cover story on LaGuardia, whosemother was a Jew, bears photos comparing him to a grinning chimp, with additional attacks on otherprominent Jews including Felix Frankfurter, Albert Einstein, David O. Selznick, Henry Morgenthau, andmany others, all heavily illustrated. Light wear to cover, else fine. Crease in the middle of the front cover,light staining throughout. Very good.

$200-300

554."THE JEWISH PERIL"Anti-Semitic French publication, "Le Peril Juif" ("The Jewish Peril") (Paris: Office de PropagandaNationale), 1934. 94 pp., 4 3/4" x 7 1/4", softcover. The cover illustration depicts a hairy spider bearing acaricature of a Jew for its head, its legs encircling the earth. The book contains the complete text in Frenchof an "official" version of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", the fictional piece of propaganda thatalleged a Jewish plot to dominate the world. Interestingly, some of the source material for the Protocolsoriginated from a French parody of the 1800s. Some toning, minor splitting and wear to the spine, elsevery good. French official anti-Semitic publications are quite rare!

$500-700

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ANTI-SEMITIC AMERICAN NEWSPAPERSPair of anti-Semitic American newspapers of the 1930's, includes: "American Gentile", 16pp. folio, Vol. I.No. 24, July, 1936 praising Spanish nationalists, with much content attacking Jews and with insultingcaricatures, some taken from "Der Sturmer"; with a letter from "Right Cause Publishing Co.", Mar. 10,1939 stating that the paper is no longer published and offering other titles; with "The Free American", 6pp.folio, New York, Dec. 4, 1941 (three days before the attack on Pearl Harbor). Both papers are brittle andhave substantial splits. Sold with an unrelated copy of the SS newspaper "Der Schwarze Korps, 24pp.folio, Feb. 23, 1939, some anit-Semitic content, as always.

$150-200

564."DER STURMER" BEER STEINThird Reich-era stoneware beer stein, 7" x 4" dia., bearing the phrase: "Trau keinem Fuchs auf grunerHeid/Und keinem Jud bei seinem Eid" ("Trust no fox in the green meadow/And no Jew on his oath"),above the city name "Nurnberg". This title is shared by the anti-Semitic children's book published byJulius Streicher's Sturmer-Verlag. The stein is further decorated with an image of an outraged hunterrefusing to sell a rabbit to a rabbinical figure, as a fox with exaggerated Semitic features peers out frombehind the altar. The measurement "1 L[iter]" is incised near the mouth. The metal cover is missing, andthe handle has been repaired, else very good.

$400-600

566.ANTI-SEMITIC METAL STATUETTEMetal figurine, 5" tall, depicting a rotund Jewish man with an oversized nose, with his thumbs hooked inhis suspenders. The figure stands on a metal base, upon which is inscribed the phrase: "Now Vot AboutIt". Very good.

$300-400

567.ANTI-SEMITIC BOTTLE STOPPERPainted plaster bottle stopper, approx. 4 1/2" tall, in the form of a smiling man with an oversized florid rednose. The cork base bears an original paper label reading: "A Kinkee-Bee Character" and "Made inEngland". A pouring spout runs from the base of the cork to the crown of the figure's hat. Minor chippingto the paint, else very good.

$100-150

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ANTI-SEMITIC WOODEN PIPE AND HOLDERCirca 1920 carved wooden pipe and holder, 6 1/4" tall together, in the form of a robed man in a tall hatewith an oversized nose. The figures head, bearing inset glass eyes, is detachable, revealing a wooden pipestem with a yellow composition mouthpiece. The figure bears no markings, and appears to be unused.Very good.

$150-200

569.ANTI-SEMITIC FIGURAL PIPE BOWLCarved wooden pipe bowl, approx. 3 1/2" long, in the form of a scowling man with a very large curvednose. The figure bears one inset blue glass eye, with the second eye missing. The pipe stem is also missing,and the inside of the bowl bears a buildup of tobacco residue. Very good.

$150-200

571.ANTI-SEMITIC BRASS ASHTRAY OF A JEW WITH "HORNS"Anti-Semitic ashtray, 4 1/2" x 5 1/4, in brass, depicting a derogatory caricature of a Jewish man witheyeglasses and a large nose, upon which smoking materials can be extinguished. Manufactured in Europeduring the first half of the twentieth century, possibly during the Third Reich era. Some tarnish, else verygood.

$700-800

572.ANTI-SEMITIC PAGE TURNERCarved wood page turner, 16 3/4" x 1 1/2", with a flat pointed blade and a handle in the form of agrotesque figure with a long pointed nose, a lolling tongue and a devilish grin. The eyes are tiny beads ofinlaid glass. The piece bears a fine dark patina, worn at the tip from use. Very good.

$300-400

581.LITOMERICE GUARD IS CLEARED FOR DUTYScarce D.S., 1p. 8vo. on "Gauleitung Sudetenland" letterhead, Reichenberg, Jan. 21, 1943, to theProsecutor General of the Special Court in Litomerice/Prague. The document concerns Master Sgt. OthmarPremus, born 5.11.1898, and states that there are no objections to his promotion. The letter is stamped bythe Litomerice prosecutor's office. With mailing envelope. This Gestapo "special court" tried over 1,800cases in 1942 alone, almost all victims charged with espionage or high treason, and almost all executed.There was also a camp at Litomerice called Arbeitslager Leitmeritz or SS Kommando B 5. Over 18,300inmates passed through the camp, and most were worked to death.

$100-150

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PRISONER'S ENAMELED STEEL MESS BOWL FROM MAJDANEKRare relic from the Nazi concentration camp at Majdanek (or "Maidanek") at Lublin, Poland, an enameledsteel bowl used by prisoners there to take their meals. The gray and white speckled bowl, in excavatedcondition, measures 9" across the top edge. The bottom bears red letters in slight relief painted on the bowlat the time the item was glazed (and beneath the glazing): "Kgl Waffen SS Lublin". The lettering is anabbreviation for: "Kriegsgefangenlager der Waffen SS in Lublin", or essentially "Prisoner of War Camp ofthe Waffen-SS Lublin". Majdanek was originally intended to be a P.O.W. camp. Work on the campcommenced in October 1941 with the levelling of the ground for the first five rectangular compounds,initially undertaken by a group of Polish prisoners of war of Jewish extraction, brought to the building siteeach day from the labour camp in Lipowa Street. Also in that month, about 2,000 Soviet prisoners of warwere transferred there from Chelm and kept outdoors. Gassings began in mid-1942.

$800-1,200

589.SACHSENHAUSEN PRISONER'S LETTERSachsenhausen prisoner's letter on prison camp official letter form, 2pp. 8vo., Feb. 9, 1941. FranzSzymanski writes his wife in Lublin, generally routine stating that he is healthy and sending his greeting tohis children. He regrets that his wife must get by on her own, and asks how his business is faring withouthim. Very good.

$100-150

606.UNIFORM, RIBBONS, PINS AND RELICS OF SUBMARINE CAPT. ARTHUR F. RAWSON, JR.ARTHUR F. RAWSON (b. 1919) Career U.S. Navy officer, graduated U.S. Naval Academy 1942,Executive Officer aboard USS BOARFISH and captain, USS HAMMERHEAD from May, 1945 until theend of the war. Excecutive officer USS CAIMAN and USS GABEZON during Korean War, commanderUSS CONGER, later attached to NATO. An excellent grouping of material belonging to Rawson, much ofit from his World War II service. Present is Rawson's captain's uniform, named to him in the pocket withmaker's label from "U.S.Navy Naval Uniform Shop Brooklyn, N.Y.", fine condition with gold-platedsterling submariner's pin by maker H&H, submariner's combat pin with one riveted gold star, and fifteenmounted ribbons from World War II through Vietnam. Also included are some very significant keepsakesfrom Rawson's career. These include: a silver presentation napkin ring from the USS BOARFISH toRawson, one side bearing the vessel name, a submariner's dolphins and a two-patrol combat submarinesymbol, the reverse showing Rawson's name and the dates of his service aboard the sub, which includedthe destruction of two Japanese cargo ships; WITH a similar presentation napkin ring from his serviceaboard the USS HAMMERHEAD with (detached) submariner's dolphins, from his service during the sub'slast war patrol which also resulted in the sinking of two ships, with a second napkin ring from theHAMMERHEAD which also has the name of the USS CONGER engraved on the reverse, with Rawson'sdates of service; WITH a 2 ½" x 5" brass plate from one of the "21" SUBMERGED" torpedo tubes aboardthe USS HAMMERHEAD, made by Electric Boat in Groton, Ct.; two metal plates from the submarineUSS CABEZON aboard which Rawson patrolled the straits between Japan and Russia, includes a Mark 33torpedo "ordnance alteration" plate and an air system plate. Finally, there are seven various membershipcards, almost all service-related. A great grouping!

$1,000-1,500

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GERMAN POLICE WRAP IN ITALIAN CAMOUFLAGEMost unusual German polizei wrap in Italian camouflage pattern. The wrap, lightly used, has a five-buttonfront closure with a deep well pocket on the left chest. A non-com's epaulettes with one pip each are sewnto the shoulders and they show the same wear from use and washing as the rest of the wrap. The left sleevebears a machine-sewn green cloth police patch. Within, this wrap bears various control numbers, themaker's name "Reitz", and "Po 1943 7. Kp." indicating a production date of 1943. Very light wear, elsesuperb condition.

$1,200-1,500

608.KRIEGSMARINE OFFICER'S NON-DRESS "BROWNS" OFFICE TUNICPrivate purchase 1940 pattern light brown ribbed cotton twill Kriegsmarine tunic featuring a vertical, fourbutton front closure and a lay down collar. The left fold back lapel has an additional buttonhole. The tunichas four pleated front pockets with scalloped button down flaps, and the right breast has two small verticaland one horizontal thread loops securing a breast eagle. The straight cut sleeves have simulated Frenchcuffs. The tunic has small opened slashes at each shoulder seam which accommodate removable"pass-through" shoulder boards (studs on one are broken). The unlined interior has a small, whitecardstock label with black print stapled in place: "F. Engel", and sizing. The closing buttons, made byOverhoff, are all the bright, fire gilt alloy type and feature a fouled anchor. The upper two pocket buttonsare very good, while the lower buttons may be replacements. Some water stains at bottom (which mayhave affected the buttons), else very good.

$750-1,000

617.GERMAN LATE-WAR M44 NON-COM TUNICGermany army M44 non0commissioned officer's tunic, a typical late-war "rough" field-grey wool. ABeVo cloth eagle and swastika insignai is machine sewn to the right chest, and there are two slip-onshoulder boards made of the same material ale present, piped in white denoting an infantry affiliation.Gray metal buttons, all original, close the tunic, four pockets, and cuffs. Several sewn "rings" for medalsare present, and they show some use. Within, the jacket is half-lined in green cotton and bears amanufacturer's stamp and size "44" stamp. One interior collar button lacking, else in excellent condition,no damage evident.

$400-600

623.(ZEMKE'S WOLF PACK) ARMY AIR FORCE A-4 FLYING SUITAmerican aviator's olive drab A-4 flight suit, issued to a member of "Zemke's Wolf Pack", the 56th FighterGroup. These flight suits were introduced in the 1930's and were standard issue throughout the early yearsof the war, up to 1940. Label inside the collar identifies it as being a size 36, and property of the US ArmyAir Force. In very good condition. From the extensive collection of 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th FighterGroup ace FRED J. CHRISTENSON (1921-2006). Christenson collected these items during his servicewith "Zemke's Wolf Pack", the nickname given the famous 56th Fighter Group. Hubert A. "Hub" Zemkecommanded the group, composed of P-47s which closely escorted American bombers. While underZemke's command (he would be later captured), the 56th FG claimed over 500 of the eventual 665.5German aircraft the group destroyed. Christenson himself shot down 21.5 aircraft, once downing sixplanes in less than two minutes. With a copy of a reunion flyer, patch, and paperwork from the 2006 saleof Christenson's collection.

$150-200

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629.BUND DEUTSCHER MADEL JACKETBDM member's brown velveteen "kletterjacke" (climbing jacket), featuring four chest pockets withbuttoned flap closures, with a fifth hidden away inside, and five buttons securing the front. The garmentbears an embroidered cloth Hitler Youth insignia patch on the left sleeve. The lining of the jacket bearsseveral large holes and tears, else very good.

$150-200

641.HITLER YOUTH SWIM TRUNKSRare pair of black cotton Hitler Youth swim shorts with white trim, 30" waist with white ties. The rear ofthe suit bears a black cloth tag with the Roman numeral "IV" Some adhesive residue, likely from display,else very good.

$150-200

644.U.S. NAVAL AVIATOR'S DRESS UNIFORMWorld War II-era navy blue wool U.S. Navy dress uniform jacket and trousers. The jacket bears goldbullion Naval Aviator's wings on the left breast, with gold Lt. Commander's insignia on both cuffs. Theinside pocket bears a manufacturer's label from "Corry Uniforms - White & White" in Pensacola, while alabel inside the pocket bears the name of the owner and size 38-regular. The double-breasted jacket bearssix Navy eagle buttons. The trousers include their original webbed belt, and bear no markings. Both piecesfine.

$100-150

646.U.S. NAVY ENLISTED MACHINIST'S MATE UNIFORMDark blue wool U.S. Navy winter dress uniform, with a "ruptured duck" patch bearing the rank insignia ofa Machinist's Mate, Third Class on the left shoulder. The outline of an anchor has been stitched inside thecollar in yellow thread with a small hidden pocket in the center. A second hidden pocket with zipperclosure is located inside the right breast. The jumper is accompanied by a pair of dark blue wool dresspants, with the front flap secured by 14 black composite buttons, all decorated with an anchor. Thetrousers feature two hip pockets, one with zipper closure, and are laced in the rear. Also present is a darkblue wool Navy flat hat, with a tally ribbon bearing the legend "U.S. Navy" in green. The initials "WJP"are punched out on the sweatband. The three pieces are very good to fine.

$60-80

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U.S. NAVY LIEUTENANT UNIFORM, BRIDGE COAT, AND VISORComplete World War II uniform for a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, includes: Visor cap, markedsize 7 1/8, manufactured under the "Zephyr" brand by Bancroft. The sweat shield is marked as being soldby All-Bilt Uniforms of New York, and bears an label identifying the owner as Lt. (JG) D.W.Summerhayes of the United States Naval Reserve. The visor itself bears an oak leaf pattern in bullion, witha metal United States Navy badge at the front. WITH: United States Navy dress uniform jacket,double-breasted with six gilt buttons with USN insignia at front. The cuffs each bear three bullion stripeswith a star, indicating a rank of Commander. Within, the jacket bears the maker's label of the BarryMowery Co. of Detroit, with a fabric label within the inside pocket identifying the owner as J.T, Lauder. Apair of shoulder boards, bearing the same rank insignia, are located within the pocket. WITH: UnitedStates navy dress uniform trousers, unmarked but for several laundry stamps within. WITH: United StatesNavy bridge coat, with a metal oak cluster badge at each shoulder, again indicating the rank ofcommander. All pieces very good to fine. $150-200

648.WEHRMACHT "FRANKENSTEIN" WINTER OVERBOOTSLarge pair of "Frankenstein"-style felt and leather overboots with wooden soles, designed to be used byWehrmacht sentries in winter weather, The boots are designed to fit over the standard-issue leather boots,and are secured by two buckles on each. The wooden soles of each are fitted with hobnails at the toe andheel for added traction, and are size-stamped "28 R" or "L" on the instep. A maker's label is sewn into thetop of each boot, although the name is indistinct. Some wear and stiffness to the leather, else very good.

$200-300

650.WORLD WAR II ARMY AIR CORPS UNIFORMArmy Air Corps O.D. wool shirt and pants ID'd to one C. M. Roach. Moderate moth nips to shirt. From thepersonal collection of World War II and Civil War historian Michael Miner.

$40-60

651.REENACTOR'S JAPANESE NAVY LANDING FORCES PETTY OFFICER'S CAP AND JACKETReproduction I.J.N. landing force officer's jacket and visor cap, fine condition and ideal for use in adisplay.

$100-150

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GERMAN GENERAL'S M43 WINTER CAPGerman army general's M43 with bullion eagle and cockade. The cap features gold crown piping joined atthe rear with an officer's aluminum eagle and bullion cockade which was standard for general ranks upuntil January, 1943. This cap is constructed of heavyweight high-quality doeskin wool and has matchinggold pebbled aluminum buttons. The interior is lined with green-gray, ribbed artificial silk, with size "57"stamped in gold. In near mint condition inside and out.

$3,000-4,000

654.GERMAN CAVALRY OFFICER'S "CRUSHER" VISOR WITH TRADITIONS BADGEGerman army "crusher"-type cavalry visor, blue wool body with black side band, both trimmed withyellow piping. The cap bears a slightly-puckered flexible black leather visor with an officer's doublebraided metallic chin strap secured to the visor with two silver pebbled aluminum buttons. The front of thecap bears a sewn embroidered metallic eagle emblem with aluminum cockade which is likewisesurrounded by silver bullion oak leaves. Between the two, the visor's owner placed a brass Prussian"traditions" pin. Within, the cap is lined in gray rayon with a brown leather sweatband, lacks the celluloidsweat protector. In overall fine condition.

$1,500-2,000

656.GERMAN POLIZEI M43 WITH EDELWEISS INSIGNIAGerman polizei M43 wool cap, heavy wool body with hexagonal patch with national eagle and cockadesewn to the front of the cap. A period patch has been sewn to the right side of the cap which wasapparently damaged by a burn at some point in time. The left side of the cap bears a silver and goldedelweiss emblem stitiched to the hat in five places. Within, the sweatband shows much wear from use butremains completely intact, as is the lining. Stamped with size by maker "E. J. Trimborn".

$1,200-1,400

659.EARLY BAHNSCHUTZ OFFICER'S VISOR CAPEarly Bahnschutz (railroad security) officer's visor hat. This rare hat has the first pattern officer's insigniawhich has a smaller and thinner wreath. The hat has red crown and cap band piping and a dark blue woolupper body. The blue upper body displays light mothing but is otherwise very good. The cap band is blacksilk, and is very good but for a frayed spot at the back of the cap. The aluminum chin cords are of thestandard officer variety and are very slightly worn near the ends, otherwise very good. The interior is linedwith orange oilcloth and stamped "Reichsbahnschutz" and with size 56. The sweatband is coated paper andis torn in a few places. Overall very good.

$700-800

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FORESTRY OFFICIAL'S VISOR CAPForestry officer's visor hat by Cottbus constructed of dark green gabardine with dark green piping. Thishat features a hand- embroidered aluminum wire kokarde on the green wool side band, and theshort-winged political style eagle retains virtually all of the original frosting. The aluminum officer's chincords are secured to the cap by pebbled aluminum buttons. The top and underside of the black visor are inas-new condition. The interior features the maker's name "Cottbus" on the celluloid sweat diamond. Thesweatband is artificial leather using pressed paper, and it was torn at the front and bears a contemporaryrepair. The lining is artificial silk and displays light wear.

$600-800

664.LUFTWAFFE OFFICER'S M43 FIELD CAPLuftwaffe officer's M43 hat with two-piece hand-sewn embroidered insignia. The aluminumfactory-applied crown piping is fine and butts perfectly at the rear of the cap. The fold-down side panelsare joined by two enlisted pebbled aluminum buttons. The exterior Luftwaffe blue wool is in excellentcondition being free of any damage. The interior is lined with blue-gray cotton rayon fabric. The lining hasseparated from the bottom edge of the hat in several areas revealing the underlying material. There is anofficer's partial leather sweatband at the front that displays light contemporary wear from use. The lining isstamped size 58, with additional stamped and handwritten marks which are illegible. Overall very good,clearly a late-war hat.

$500-600

665.EARLY GERMAN SIGNALS NCO/ENLISTED VISOR CAPEarly German army "Nachtrichten" (signals) NCO or enlisted man's visor hat, unit marked. The hatfeatures a lemon yellow crown and cap band piping indicating attachment to a signals unit. The upperbody is high quality doeskin wool is in excellent condition displaying normal wear and age and no mothdamage. The insignia is matching early nickel silver. The dark green wool felt side band is likewise free ofmothing. The interior is lined with copper brown artificial silk at the crown showing some sweat stains.The celluloid sweat diamond is incomplete and maker mark present faded with age. The leather sweatbandis complete and free of separations. The underside of the sweatband is unit stamped with "Gepruft 3/NA"

$500-600

674.GERMAN ARMY SIGNALS VISOR CAPArmy signals ("nachtrichten") NCO/enlisted man's visor cap with gray-green body and dark green sideband, both piped in yellow indicating the wearer's attachment to a signals unit. The matching wehrmachteagle and kokarde are of the the standard aluminum variety. The ribbed tricot wool material is in verygood condition having minor mothing that does not detract from the overall appearance of the hat. Thegreen felt wool side band is free of mothing. The patent leather chin is almost free of any wear or crazing.The interior of the cap is of copper brown cotton fabric and has a size 55 stamp. The original celluloidsweat diamond is missing. The artificial leather sweatband is made of oilcloth and shows wear from use.Overall very good.

$400-500

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GERMAN CUSTOMS ENLISTED MAN'S VISOR CAPGerman Customs enlisted man's visor cap, gray-green wool body with dark green side band. The hat ispiped in dark green which also denotes the wearer's customs affiliation. The stylized customs eagle andwreath are aluminum, the wreath encircling a standard aluminum cockade. The upper hat body has acouple of very minor moth nips near the top front crown which do not detract appreciably from the overallappearance. The dark green wool felt capband is in excellent condition being free of any damage. Theblack patent leather chin strap shows normal age crazing in a few places, and is size stamped "56 ½". Thefull leather sweatband is unmarked and shows light use. Overall very good.

$300-400

677.GERMAN NCO/ENLISTED MAN'S M43 FIELD CAPAbsolutely mint condition NCO/enlisted ranks M43 "einheitsfeldmutze" hat. This hat features factorymachine-sewn trapezoid national eagle and cockade insignia at front. The field gray wool body is in mintun-issued condition, and under the fold-down side panels are the strips of rayon intended as pass-throughsfor the panels when folded down to protect the ears from the cold. The interior is fully lined withgreen/gray rayon, stamped with the size "58". Very fine.

$450-550

679.GERMAN VETERANS' ASSOCIATION VISOR CAPGerman Veterans' Association ("Soldatenbund") enlisted man's visor hat. The dark blue wool hat featuresthe Soldatenbund eagle with crossed swords, Iron Cross and swastika pinned at front, just above analuminum cockade and oak leaf wreath and the central iron cross in the eagle. The sideband showsalternating images of the organization's emblem and a mobile swastika. The black leather chinstrap issecured to the capband with two black enameled buttons. Within, the cap is lined with purple cloth whichalso bears the Soldatenbund emblem, and a paper tag under the leather sweatband indicates official issueby that organization. Rare and near mint.

$200-300

681.HITLER YOUTH CAPScarce navy blue wool Hitler Youth cap, 11" long, marked within in ink: "H. Schmidt VI Schotten". Threesmall moth holes, else very good.

$150-200

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JAPANESE ARMY FIELD CAPJapanese army field cap, dark green wool with mesh lining and cloth sweatband. Three ventilation holesare fitted to each side, along with a gold metal wire star insignia sewn to the front, and size adjustmentstring tie at rear. Sweatband chipped a bit and torn, otherwise in unissued state.

$200-300

691.OFFICER'S OVERSEAS CAP, MOTORIZED HEER DIVISIONOverseas-style military cap, or "Feldmutze", approx. 12" x 4", of gray-green wool with silver piping,bearing at the front the insignia of an officer of a mechanized infantry division, a rose pink "waffenfarbe"piping, with a Wehrmacht cockade and a national eagle patch. The cap appears unworn, and bears anindistinct size stamp within. Fine.

$300-400

699.SS DEUTSCHLAND REGIMENT COLLAR TABRare SS Deutschland Regiment collar tab, 2 1/8" long, embroidered in silver flat wire with silver wire andblack thread piping. The tab has the typical SS runes commonly seen, but also bear the Standarten number"1" indicating affiliation with the Regiment Deutschland. A paper RZM SS tag remains affized to thereverse of the tab. In fine condition. In May, 1940 Himmler ordered that the numbers of the Standarten beremoved from uniform SS collar tabs, thus this tab predates that order.

$2,000-3,000

701.KNIGHT'S CROSS OF THE WAR MERIT CROSS WITHOUT SWORDSKnight's Cross of the War Merit Cross Without Swords by Deschler & Sohn, with original worn neckribbon and tie. This pristine award bears Deschler's "1" stamp as well as a "900" purity stamp on thebottom of the lower arm. A superior example, in mint condition. The Knight's Cross of the War MeritCross Without Swords was instituted on August 19, 1940 and was awarded for outsanding military orcivilian merit not involving front line combat service.

$3,000-4,000

704.SS "DEUTSCHLAND" DIVISION CUFF TITLEWaffen-SS " Deutschland" Division cuff title, white thread wrapped with silver comprising theembroidery, with bands of similar thread at top and bottom of the 18" cuff title. The cuff bears arectangular patch covering the reverse of the embroidery to avoid snagging and pulling, and both ends ofthe 19" cuff title are turned and finished. Very good.

$1,500-2,500

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SS "THURINGEN" DIVISION CUFF TITLEWaffen-SS "Thuringen" Division cuff title, white thread wrapped with silver comprising the embroidery,with bands of similar thread at top and bottom of the 16" cuff title. The band is cut at one end, rolled andfinished at the other.Some of the silver border threads on the bottom have been pulled, still overall verygood.

$1,500-2,000

706.SS "LANGEMARCK" DIVISION CUFF TITLEWaffen SS " Langemarck" Division cuff title, white thread embroidered lettering on a 16 1/4" x 1 1/8"black backing with silver wire trim. Finished at one end, Paper RZM label remains attached. Flemish SSvolunteers originally formed the SS Freiw. Sturmbrigade "Langemarck", which later became the 27.SSFreiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Langemarck.

$1,500-2,500

709.PANZER EM/NCO COLLAR TABSPanzer enlisted man or NCO's collar tabs, each 3" long, very lightly ribbed black tricot base with pinkpiping, an aluminum "totenkopf" affixed to each with three aluminum tabs. The reverse of the tabs revealsconstruction and materials fully commensurate with other authentic examples, the black fabric on oneopened to reveal the coarse jute-like backing expected on these insignia.

$700-900

717.1914 IRON CROSS CLASPSLot of two identical silver clasps, "Wiederholungsspange 1914" to the iron cross 1870, each 1 1/4" longwith two pins on the reverse, a black enamel 1914 Iron Cross appearing on the front of the pin. One pin ismarked by maker "Joh. Wagner & Sohn", the second is also marked but indistinguishable. Sold with a tinysilver pin being a reproduction of a War Merit Cross, marked on the reverse by a British silversmith. Threepieces.

$150-200

728.GERMAN FOUR YEAR SERVICE MEDALGerman Four Years Faithful Service Medal, strung by a veteran with black and white ribbons. Very good.

$75-100

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PANZER TROOPS MARKSMAN LANYARD SHIELDPanzer troops marksmanship lanyard insignia, depicts a tank and national eagle with swastika, 2 1/4" tallwith two pins on the reverse. Very good.

$100-150

756.SUDETENLAND MEDAL WITH PRAGUE CASTLE BARSudetenland Medal, ribbon and Prague Castle Bar, overall in very good condition. This medal wasawarded to all German and Sudeten State officials and members of the Wehrmacht and SS who marchedinto the Sudetenland. Later it was awarded to military personnel participating in the occupation of theremnants of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939. The Prague Castle Bar was awarded to those who took anactive part in the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

$200-300

764.WWII RUSSIAN BADGESLot of four Soviet WWII badges and medals. Includes a Capture of Budapest medal, an Order of the RedBanner of Labor medal, a Capture of Konigsberg medal, and an Excellent Driver badge. All are very goodto fine.

$200-300

765.WWII RUSSIAN BADGESLot of three Soviet WWII medals and badges. Includes a Medal for Valor, a Defense of the Arctic medal,and a General's hat badge. All are very good to fine.

$200-300

766.WWII RUSSIAN MEDAL/BADGESLot of two Soviet WWII decorations. Includes an Excellent Mortar Specialist badge and a Liberation ofBelgrade medal. Both are very good to fine.

$250-350

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SS OFFICER'S COLLAR TAB, STANDARTEN NUMBER REMOVEDRare SS officer's collar tab, 2 1/8" long, embroidered in silver flat wire with silver wire and black threadpiping. There is a line of zizag stitching at right, apparently where a Standarten number had been removed.In fine condition. In May, 1940 Himmler ordered that the numbers of the Standarten be removed fromuniform SS collar tabs. This collar tab is one such example.

$2,000-3,000

770.23. SS VOLUNTEER PANZERGRENADIER DIVISION NEDERLAND COLLAR TABScarce SS uniform collar tab of the 23. SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland, 2 1/8" long,apparently removed from a uniform. Worn a bit.

$200-300

773.DUTCH SS COLLAR TABSDutch SS-Standartenfuhrer collar tabs, hand-embroidered, 2" x 1 1/2" with one tab bearing a paper labelon the verso. In excellent condition, and quite rare!

$300-400

774.GERMAN SHOULDER BOARDSLot of three different German shoulder boards, cut from uniforms.

$75-100

775.GERMAN ARMY SHOULDER BOARDSLort of three pairs of shoulder boards, includes an unissued set of boards for a Medical Staff member, stillwithin original paper wrapper, with two additional unidentified sets. Offered as-is.

$150-200

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DEUTSCHES JUNGVOLK SHOULDER STRAPSLot of two unpaired DJ shoulder straps, each 4 1/4" long, both of black fabric, one bearing the whitestitched numeral "83", and the other bearing "565". The "565" strap bears a paper RZM label on the verso.Both straps have been cut from uniforms at the wide ends, else very good.

$100-150

789.HITLER YOUTH SHOULDER STRAPBlack cloth shoulder strap, 4" x 1 1/4", with pink piping and the pink stitched numeral: "324", with twobrass "pips" secured with split pins. The strap is somewhat soiled and shows honest wear, but is entirelyintact. Very good.

$100-150

802.LUFTWAFFE "FLIEGER" SHOULDER STRAPSGood group of two pairs of Luftwaffe flight personnel slip-on type shoulder straps, the first 4 1/4" x 13/4", of blue-grey wool construction, with yellow "waffenfarbe" piping, indicating that the wearer wasenlisted flight personnel. The pair is slightly mismatched, with one featuring a rayon backing, instead ofthe cotton found on the other. The second pair, also 4 1/4" x 1 3/4", is the same as above, but withnarrower underside straps and with a band of silver piping on the upper surface, indicating that the wearerwas a non-commissioned officer. Both very good.

$150-200

809.POLITICAL LEADERS BELTGerman political leader's belt, 1938, two-pronged buckle with stippled surface, 41 1/2" long, the leatherembossed with the year of production. Very good.

$150-200

821.FELDGENDARMERIE TROPICAL SHOULDER STRAPSCloth button-on should straps for the tropical uniform of a member of the German Feldgendarmerie. Fine.

$100-150

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OFFICER'S PANZER WRAP SHOULDER BOARDSPair of shoulder boards intended for a Panzer officer's "wrap", of short jacket. The 4" long semi-rigidboards have the traditional gold ribbon about the edge with a double strand of joined silver ribbon whichapparently replaced the two silver "pips" usually attached to the boards. A heavy felt button-on tab is sewnon the underside. Apparently unissued, very good.

$250-350

824.SS "FLORIAN GEYER" DIVISION CUFF TITLEWaffen SS 8th Kavallerie Division "Florian Geyer" cuff title, white thread embroidered letters with bandsof silver metal-covered thread at top and bottom of the 19 1/2" band. Rolled and finished at both ends.Very good.

$1,500-2,000

826.DUTCH SS SLEEVE RAUTEBlack felt diamond-shaped sleeve insignia, 2 1/2" x 3", depicting the SS "sig" runes in silver metal thread,with silver and black piping. A paper RZM tag is present on the reverse. This insignia was worn on thesleeves of Dutch SS officers. Fine.

$600-700

827.SS TOTENKOPF VERTICAL COLLAR TABBlack felt collar tab, 2 1/4" x 1 1/2", depicting a left-facing "totenkopf" in silver metal thread, with blackand silver piping around the edge, worn by an SS-Totenkopf NCO. The reverse bears the remnants of apaper RZM tag. Fine.

$1,500-2,000

828.LEIBSTANDARTE ADOLF HITLER SHOULDER STRAPSMatched pair of black felt shoulder straps, each 4" x 1 3/4", both bearing the monogram "LAH", forLeibstandarte Adolf Hitler, embroidered in white thread, with black and silver wire piping around theedges. Fine.

$1,500-1,800

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ALLGEMEINE-SS "OST" COLLAR TABBlack felt collar tab, 1 3/4" x 2 1/2", with the word "Ost" in Sutterlin script embroidered in silver thread,and silver and black piping about the edges. This collar tab was worn by NCO's of the SS- Oberabschnittfrom 1936 to 1936, when the Sutterlin script was replaced with Gothic script. Piping slightly loose, elsevery good.

$1,500-2,500

830.NSDAP KREIS ABSCHNITTSLEITER COLLAR TABSMatched pair of brown velvet collar tabs, each 2 3/4" x 2", each bearing a single gold oak leaf and a graymetal national eagle, with white piping. The left-hand tab bears a paper RZM label on the reverse. Fine.

$350-450

831.WAFFEN-SS PANZER HAT PATCHTrapezoidal black felt patch, approx. 2" x 2 3/4", depicting a death's head beneath a national eagle in silverthread. The patch was taken from an M43 hat worn by Waffen-SS Panzer crew, and bears associatedthread remnants, else fine.

$350-550

832.SS STURMBANNFUHRER COLLAR TABSMatched pair of black felt collar tabs, each 2 1/4" x 1 1/2", the left tab bearing four gray metal rank pips,and the right tab blank. Both tabs bear silver wire piping. Fine

$650-850

833.WEHRMACHT PROPAGANDA COMPANY CUFF TITLEBlack felt cuff title, approx. 19 3/4" x 1 1/2", with the legend "Propagandakompanie" embroidered in greythread, worn by soldiers in the Wehrmacht assigned to propaganda duties. Unissued, fine.

$300-400

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SS STURMBANNFUHRER COLLAR TABBlack felt collar tab, 1 1/2" x 2 1/4", with four gray metal pips, indicating the rank of Sturmbannfuhrer inthe SS. The tab bears braided silver piping at the edges. Piping loosening slightly, else very good.

$500-700

837.EARLY SS-TOTENKOPF COLLAR TABBlack felt collar tab, 1 3/4" x 2 1/2", bearing an early version of the famous "death's head" insignia abovethe numeral "11", both embroidered in silver bullion thread. The edges are outlined in braided black andsilver piping. This tab was intended to by worn by a Waffen-SS enlisted man or NCO. Fine.

$1,500-2,000

838.SS-TOTENKOPF CONCENTRATION CAMP COLLAR TABRare black felt collar tab, 1 3/4" x 2 1/4", with letter "K" in Germanic script embroidered in brown thread.This insignia stood for "Konzentrationslager", and identified SS-Totenkopfverband personnel assigned toconcentration camps until it was discontinued in 1937. The edges are outlined with braided silver metaland black fabric piping. Fine.

$1,500-2,000

839.SS DACHAU TRAINING CAMP COLLAR TABRare detachable black felt collar tab, 1 3/4" x 2 3/4", on a metal backing fitted with four screw-tippedposts, to facilitate removal. A Germanic letter "U" is embroidered on the face in silver metal thread, andthe edges are outlined with braided silver and black piping. This tab would have been worn on the whitesummer uniform of SS personnel stationed at the "Ubungslager", or training camp, at Dachau. Fine.

$1,500-2,000

840.SS PANZERGRENADIER SHOULDER BOARDSingle slip-on shoulder board, 1 1/4" x 4", consisting of braided silver cord atop a green waffenfarbe, allon a black wool backing, as worn by panzergrenadiers, with gold two split-pin pips attached indicating therank of hauptsturmfuhrer. Minor moth damage to the waffenfarbe, else very good.

$500-700

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WAFFEN-SS PIONEER'S SHOULDER BOARDSPair of slip-on shoulder boards, each 1 1/4" x 4", consisting of braided silver cord over a blackwaffenfarbe, on a black felt backing, with two bronze split-pin pips affixed to each, indicating the rank ofhauptsturmfuhrer. These boards would have been worn by a member of a pioneer, or combat engineer,outfit. Some fraying to the cords, else very good.

$250-350

842.WAFFEN-SS TOTENKOPF COLLAR TABRare black felt collar tab, 1 3/4" x 2 1/4", intended to be worn on the left lapel, with an embroideredinward-facing death's head insignia in silver bullion thread. The edges are outlined with braided silvermetal piping. Fine.

$2,000-2,500

843.WEHRMACHT GENERALLEUTNANT'S SHOULDER BOARDGerman Wehrmacht shoulder board, 1 1/2" x 3 3/4", consisting of braided gold and silver interwoven cordon a red felt wool backing, with a single large burnished split-pin pip, indicating the rank ofGeneralleutnant. Appears to have been cut from a uniform, else very good to fine.

$500-700

844.SS-SD UNTERSTURMFUHRER'S COLLAR TABS ON COLLAR REMNANTSPair of black wool collar tabs, each 1 3/4" x 2 1/4", each affixed to an approx. 3" x 4" section of greenwool uniform lapel. The left tab is black felt with braided silver thread piping, while the right bears threegrey metal split-pin pips, indicating a rank of Untersturmfuhrer, and is piped in the same manner. TheSicherheitsdienst, or SD, was the intelligence arm of the SS. Very good.

$500-600

845.SS-TOTENKOPF CONCENTRATION CAMP SHOULDER BOARDSPair of shoulder boards, 1 1/4" x 4 1/2", consisting of braided silver cord atop a light-brown waffenfarbe,on a black wool felt backing. Each board bears a single grey metal split-pin pip, indicating a rank ofObersturmfuhrer. These boards would have been worn by SS personnel assigned to concentration camps,and appear to have been cut from a uniform. Some wear, else very good.

$1,000-1,500

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SS-TOTENKOPF COLLAR TABBlack felt wool shoulder tab, 1 1/2" x 2", bearing a death's head insignia in silver bullion thread, with theedges outlined with braided silver piping. Bears the remnants of a paper RZM label on the reverse. Fine.

$1,500-2,000

849.N.S.D.A.P. KREIS HAUPTGEMEINESCHAFTSLEITER COLLAR TABSPair of brown velvet collar tabs, each 2" x 2 3/4", each bearing a gilded metal political eagle above foursplit-pin pips, each with a tiny political eagle on the face. The brown velvet backing is further decoratedwith a gold and brown ribbon along the bottom, and the edges are outlined with white piping. The left tabbears a paper RZM label on the reverse. These collar tabs would have been worn by aHauptgemeineschaftsleiter, or Head Community Leader, within the NSDAP. Some of the pips areoxidized, else very good.

$350-450

850.GAU BADEN HONOR BADGERare metal badge, 1 1/4" x 1 3/4", a Gau Baden Honor Badge. The badge features a chromed stylizedpolitical eagle within an oval wreath, with the legend "Gau Baden" applied at the bottom in black enamel.The reverse bears the makers mark: "FR. Klett Karlsruhe". Gau badges were political awards given by theGauleiter of a given district in recognition of a variety of achievements in the service of the NSDAP. Verygood to fine.

$900-1,100

863.HITLER YOUTH ARMBANDRed cotton armband, approx. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4", with an applied white band and an embroidered whitediamond with a mobile swastika, also embroidered. Bears a dark stain on the face, else very good.

$100-150

864."DEUTSCHE WEHRMACHT" ARMBANDYellow cotton armband, 6 3/4" x 3 3/4", expertly embroidered with the title "Deutsche Wehrmacht" inblack thread. These armbands were typically worn by civilian employees of the Wehrmacht. Lightlysoiled, else fine.

$100-150

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N.S.D.A.P. ARMBANDRed cotton armband, 3 3/4" x 7 1/4", bearing an expertly embroidered black mobile swastika within awhite circle. Lightly soiled, else fine.

$100-150

870.UNTEROFFIZIERSCHULE CUFF TITLEGreen cloth cuff title with army "Unteroffizierschule" woven BeVo style in silver thread, 16 1/2" x 1 1/4",very good.

$200-300

872.GESCHWADER HINDENBURG CUFF TITLECuff title from the Luftwaffe squadron "Geschwader Hindenburg", 17 1/4" x 1 1/2", black wool with whiteembroidered lettering. A few moth holes, still quite good. The squadron was a Luftwaffe bomber unitwhich used Heinkel He 111 and later Heinkel He 177 bombers. It participated heavily in the attacks on theLow Countries and in the Battle of Britain.

$150-200

873.AFRIKA CORPS CUFF TITLEFine, original "Afrika Korps" cuff title, 17 1/4" x 1 1/4", consisting of a dark green cotton center stripewith diagonally-ribbed aluminum flat-wire edge trim, and tan rayon borders at the top and bottom edges.The central stripe features the legend "AFRIKAKORPS" in Latin block letters, machine woven inaluminum flat-wire thread. All letters are of the correct size, proportion and placement, and the weavespattern on the reverse is the correct tight "herringbone". In fine, unissued condition.

$200-300

879.SPANISH CROSS IN SILVER WITH SWORDSPin-back metal, approx. 2 1/4" square, a Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords, awarded to German soldierssent to fight for the nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War. The Luftwaffe-style eagles areseparately soldered to the medal, as is the central disk. This disk and the arms of the cross both bear sharpand detailed stippling. The reverse is marked "L/13", indicating that the award was manufactured by PaulMeybauer. The silver version of this award was granted to soldiers who took part in decisive battles or hadconsiderable fighting experience. Very good.

$1,500-1,700

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OCCUPIED POLAND "OST" SLEEVE TITLEVery rare brown wool sleeve title, 17 1/2" x 1", with the legend "OST" hand-embroidered in yellowthread, and the edges outlined with gold piping. A paper SA RZM label is affixed to the reverse, notoriginal to the piece. This cufftitle was intended to be worn with the brown service uniform by seniorThird Reich government officials assigned to temporary duty in occupied Poland. This particular examplewas featured in "In the Service of the Reich", by John Angolia (San Jose: R. James Bender), 1995, page155. Fine.

$600-900

885.SS MOUNTAIN TROOPS I.D. DISKMetal soldier's identification disk, 2 3/4" x 2", bearing the stamped legend: "SS-Geb. Jag. A. U. E. Batl. 6"on each half of the face, with "1490" on the reverse. The "SS-Geb. Jag." stands for "SS-Gebirgsjager", andindicates that the bearer was a member of a Waffen-SS mountain infantry division. In good excavatedcondition.

$200-300

886.SS SIGNALMAN'S I.D. DISKMetal soldier's identification disk, 2 3/4" x 2", bearing the stamped legend: "16440 SS-Nachr. Ers. Rgt."on each half. The "SS-Nachr." stands for "SS-Nachtrichten", and indicates that the bearer was a signalman,while the "Er. Rgt." stands for "Erstaz Regiment", indicating that he was a reservist. In good excavatedcondition.

$200-300

889.WACHGRUPPE NORDLAND I.D. DISKMetal I.D. disk, 2 3/4" x 2", bearing the identification "Wachgruppe Nordland", with the serial number"301". Wachgruppe Nordland was a privately raised Flemish guard company of about four or five hundredmen, primarily tasked with guarding Luftwaffe installations around Antwerp. Very good.

$200-300

909.JAPANESE BAYONETJapanese World War II-era Type 30 sword bayonet, 15 1/2" blade, 20" overall, with wood grips and acurved quillion. The tang markings indicate that it was produced by the National Denki company under thesupervision of the Kokura Arsenal. The end of the pommel bears the serial number. The blade is fullyblued. The blade bears slight running marks, the handle shows minor wear from use, and the metalscabbard bears some oxidation and scratches, else very good. The Type 30 was used with the Arisaka Type30, Type 38, and Type 99 rifles, and was in service from the Russo Japanese war to the end of World WarII.

$150-200

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910.JAPANESE BAYONETJapanese World War II-era Type 30 sword bayonet, 15 1/2" blade, 20" overall, with wood grips securedwith oval washers, and a curved quillion. The tang markings indicate that it was produced by either theTokyo Arsenal or the Kokura Arsenal, who used the same mark during different periods. The end of thepommel bears the serial number. The blade is bright. The blade bears noticeable run marks, the handleshows minor wear from use, and the metal scabbard bears some oxidation and scratches, else very good.The Type 30 was used with the Arisaka Type 30, Type 38, and Type 99 rifles, and was in service from theRusso Japanese war to the end of World War II.

$150-200

911.JAPANESE BAYONETJapanese World War II-era Type 30 sword bayonet, 15 1/2" blade, 20" overall, with wood grips securedwith oval washers, and a straight quillion. The tang markings indicate that it was produced by the ToyodaAutomatic Loom Works under the supervision of the Nagoya Arsenal. The end of the pommel bears theserial number. The blade is fully blued. The blade bears noticeable run marks, the handle shows minorwear from use, and the metal scabbard bears some oxidation and scratches, else very good. The Type 30was used with the Arisaka Type 30, Type 38, and Type 99 rifles, and was in service from the RussoJapanese war to the end of World War II.

$150-200

915.LUFTWAFFE "TEAR DROP" SWORD HANGERS (2)Lot of two Luftwaffe sword hangers, leather, 8" long overall with metal snaps, each ink-stamped by makeron reverse: "Varkaufs-Abteilung der Luftwaffe", Berlin. Some oxidation, very good.

$150-200

924.M38 FALLSCHIRMJAGER HELMETLate war German Fallschirmjager helmet. Original gray-black paint with single slot screw heads. Thescrews appear to have perhaps been removed once though the liner appears unmolested. But for normalwear and tear, the shell and its paint are in much better condition than normally seen. Within, the linershows comparatively light wear with all ink markings fully legible including size 57 liner, 68 shell. Chinand rear support straps are completely intact and supple showing only normal dust and some surfacecrazing here and there. The helmet remains unmarred, and is stamped "4185" on the inside brim. LackingLuftwaffe eagle decal. Overall very good.

$3,000-4,000

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925.SS M40 DOUBLE-DECAL HELMET BY QUISTDouble-decal M40 SS helmet by noted maker Quist. The comparatively rough-surfaced slate-gray helmetbears a party shield decal to the left side, with the remnants of a second pattern SS decal affixed to theright side. The failure of these decals is often attributed to the surface applied to the helmet by Quist.Within, the helmet has an eight-finger leather liner marked with size "57", and the original draw string isstill present. Remnants of the leather chin strap remain attached to the bails. The right side of the apron isstamped by the maker: "Q64", with the production number: "6481" appearing at the rear". Due to thedamaged decal, estimated accordingly.

$2,500-3,500

927.M44/45 HELMET WITH WIRE BASKETExcessively rare German M45 combat helmet with wire net, the last example of the Third Reich's combathelmet. This example has been identified as a M45-B model due to the M44 liner system present, and adistinct characteristic of these late war helmets is the lack of ventilation holes. The helmet features a darkrough textured field gray paint finish with twisted wire criss-crossing the shell. The interior features amuch simplified liner having no band for attachment but instead relying upon the three rivets attached tothe shell for support. The low-quality cowhide liner is stamped with size "57" and it also bears the originaldrawstring. The rear of the interior apron is stamped "hkp64" along with the batch number "5032". Theblack leather chinstrap is also present, stamped "44". Very rare.

$2,000-3,000

930.CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED SAND-FINISH M40 HELMETArmy re-issued M40 single decal camouflage helmet, formerly issued to the Waffen SS. This helmetfeatures a hand-painted light green semi-textured tropical camouflage finish leaving the Wehrmacht eagledecal exposed. On the opposite side of the helmet is the area where one can see the remainin "shadow" ofwhere there was once an SS runes decal. The interior bears a somewhat worn eight finger liner with theoriginal tie and chin strap. The left side of the apron is stamped "ET64" while the rear shows the batchnumber as "711. 43". The owner also had applied his intials to the rear apron: "E. D.".

$1,500-2,500

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TRANSITIONAL DOUBLE-DECAL AUSTRIAN M1917 HELMETAustrian steel M1917 combat helmet, requisitioned for use by the German Heer due to the ease with whichthe shell could be fitted with the M1931 liner system. The helmet bears a smooth dark green finish overall,with a national eagle decal on the left-hand side, and a German tricolor on the left. Both decals bear slightchipping and wear, as does the exterior finish. The top of the crown is heat-stamped "736". The interior isfitted with a light brown eight-fingered liner, showing thorough wear and size stamped "57". The numeral"57" is also stamped in black ink inside the crown; no other markings are apparent. The original darkbrown leather chin strap is present, intact, and secured over the rim. A fine example of a transitionalhelmet, showing only slight wear overall.

$1,500-2,000

937.FRENCH MILICE HELMETEspecially rare French helmet issued to a member of the Milice (militia), the political paramilitaryorganization created in 1943 by the Vichy regime (with German aid) to help fight against the FrenchResistance. The organization also participated in summary executions and assassinations, and helped toround up Jews and resistants in France for deportation. The helmet, essentially of the design issued toFrench army soldiers, is painted a flat black. Attached to the front of the helmet is the emblem of theorganization, a Greek letter "gamma" fairly crudely fabricated aluminum badge with black paintedbackground, possibly very early or regionally made. Within, the helmet has a rubberized liner and thecomplete original brown leather chin strap. In very good condition. A particularly rare item from thiscollaborationist organization.

$750-900

938.M1C PARATROOPER'S HELMET WITH CAMOUFLAGE NETTINGUnited States Army M1C steel helmet shell and liner, designed specifically for use by paratroopers. Theswivel-bale shell of the helmet bears no heat stamp, but has a sewn-in webbing chinstrap with a claspmarked with an anchor. The exterior is covered with a taupe cotton camouflage web, and is painted arelatively light shade of green with a fine sand finish. The interior of the liner bears the manufacturer'smark of the Westinghouse Company, and bears snaps allowing it to be secured inside the shell. Thewebbing nape support and headband adjustment appear to be of the post-war style (circa Korean War), andare likely replacements. The liner's leather chinstrap is broken, and the liner webbing, headband, andleather chin cup are all original and show honest wear. Very good.

$700-800

940.AMERICAN M-1 HELMETUnited States Army M1 steel helmet shell and liner. The shell features swivel strap bales and a seam at thefront, identifying it as a mid-World War II example. The interior of the liner bears a mark identifying themanufacturer as the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, and an open grommet hole at the front. Theheadband appears to be a slightly later replacement, and features a Korean War-era adjustment strap at therear. The crown support webbing has been secured by a piece of compression bandage, and two straps aretorn. The washers are well oxidized, the liner and shell chin straps are both missing, and the shell showsconsiderable oxidation, else very good.

$100-150

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EARLY AMERICAN COMBAT HELMET WITH INTERWAR MOSQUITO NETTINGVery early World War II American M1917A1 soldier's helmet with interwar mosquito netting. The helmet,similar to those worn in the defense of Wake and Midway Islands, has a dark green coarse sand paintedfinish. The original canvas chin strap passes through fixed bales. The brown leather liner with padded topis also complete and bears the ink-stamped names of two previous owners. The helmet is accompanied bya 20" fully-enclosed sleeve of black mosquito netting to protect the wearer's face and neck. Two canvastabs would be tied to the uniform at one end, and a drawstring brought up and secured about the helmet.The tabs are maker stamped by "J. K. Tavior Mfg. Co. Boston Depot". One hole in the netting, and a tearat the tabs, still 95% intact.

$200-300

947.GLADIATOR-STYLE HELMET WITH SA INSIGNIAMild steel "gladiator"-style helmet, with two sets of ventilation holes on each side, ear cut-outs in thetwo-piece apron, and a beaded crown. The exterior bears a dark-green finish overall, with a slightly askewnational eagle decal on the left-hand side, and the insignia of the Sturmabteilung, or SA, on the right. Theexterior shows some wear and scratches, with resultant oxidation to the exposed underlying metal. Thechin strap, strap bales, and liner are all absent, and no stamps are apparent on the interior. The inside of thecrown shows more noticeable oxidation, else very good. A rare helmet in any condition.

$400-600

951.NAMED KRIEGSMARINE M42 HELMETGerman steel M42 combat helmet, identifiable as such by the lack of the rolled rim seen in earlier models.The helmet has been refinished and reissued by the Kriegsmarine, and bears a dark gray sand finish on theexterior, with a smooth finish within. The finish bears minor abrasions and slight chipping from perioduse. A Kriegsmarine-style decal is affixed to the left-hand side, bearing some chipping and retaining about60% of its original area. The interior is fitted with a light-brown leather liner, worn and size-stamped. Theoriginal leather chin strap is present. A previous owner has inscribed his name, "Nagel", in white paintinside the visor. A heat-stamped number appears at the inside rear, possibly "1357". The helmet showsperiod wear and tear overall, else very good.

$500-600

956.LUFTWAFFE SINGLE-DECAL M40 HELMETLuftwaffe simgle decalhelmet, paint generally very good with a 90%+ complete white Luftwaffe eagledecal affixed to the left side. The liner is a bit worn at the lower edge, but otherwise completely intact withall eight fingers, tie, and chin strap present. Helmet apron is stamped "9800" at rear and "SE66" on right.

$700-800

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M40 HELMET WITH TROPICAL FINISHGerman steel M40 combat helmet, identifiable by the embossed ventilation holes at the temples. Thehelmet is finished overall in light tan, moderately chipped and worn throughout, indicating tropical issue,with considerable spots of oxidation at the inner and outer rims. The interior is fitted with a brown leathereight-fingered liner, well-worn from use but entirely intact. The rear inner rim is heat-stamped "TN499"and faintly, "Q64", the latter indicating that it was manufactured by Quist. The chin strap is absent, and nodecals are present. The helmet shows honest wear and tear throughout, else very good.

$800-1,000

962.M40 SINGLE-DECAL HELMETGerman steel M40 combat helmet, identifiable as such by the embossed ventilation holes at the temples.The helmet is finished field-gray overall, with a single national eagle decal affixed to the left-hand side.The finish is well-worn overall, with large areas of oxidation throughout. The decal is similarly well-worn,retaining approx. 60% of its original area. The interior is fitted with a brown leather liner and chin strap,both somewhat stiff but intact. The inside rim is stamped "IN148" and "Q64", the latter indicating that itwas manufactured by Quist. As mentioned, the helmet bears honest wear and oxidation throughout, but hasnot been altered or disfigured in any way. Very good.

$500-600

963.NAMED DOUBLE-DECAL M35 HELMETSteel Heer M35 helmet, identifiable as such by the riveted ventilation holes at the temples. The exterior ofthe helmet shows a dark field-gray finish overall, and bears a national eagle decal on the left-hand side,and a German tricolor on the right. The former shows extensive wear and cracking, while the latter is soworn as to be all but indistinguishable. The overall exterior shows scratches and wear from age and use.The interior is fitted with a brown leather eight-fingered liner, with the numbers "4621" and "ET64"heat-stamped inside the rim, the latter indicating that it was manufactured by the Eisenhuttenwerke atThale. Inside the rear rim, a former owner has added his name "Uffz. Tornow" in white paint. The originalleather chin strap is present and secured over the rim, although it is almost detached near the left-handswivel. Shows heavy but expected wear from age and use, very good.

$600-800

964.RE-ISSUED M40 HELMETGerman steel M40 combat helmet, identifiable as such by the embossed ventilation holes at the temples.The helmet is sand-finished in medium green overall; the interior of the helmet shows a much darker andwell-worn field-gray finish, indicating that this helmet was refinished and reissued during its service life.A pristine national eagle decal is present on the left-hand side. The interior is fitted with a well worn butperfectly intact brown leather liner and chin strap. The inside rim is heat-stamped "5180" and "ET64", thelatter indicating that it was manufactured by the Eisenhuttenwerke at Thale. The interior bears expectedage wear overall, while the exterior shows a few scattered scratches and blemishes to the finish, else verygood.

$2,000-3,000

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FRENCH M26 "ADRIAN" HELMETWorld War II-era M26 "Adrian" helmet, with a metal comb affixed to the crown with four pins, and withthe insignia of the French artillery service - a flaming bomb with the initials "RF" (Republique Francaise)in front of two crossed cannons - on a circular disk at the front. The interior features an intact six-fingerblack leather liner, padded with felt and mounted on four square metal struts, and secured at the center byan adjustable cord. The helmet is painted olive green throughout. The leather chinstrap is missing, severalof the clips securing the liner are absent, ant the helmet bears some surface oxidation, else very good.

$100-150

988.UNIDENTIFIED MILITARY HELMETUnusual, unidentified military helmet, sharing the same shape as the Japanese M30 and the Swedish M26,but with the four square metal struts that make up the liner system of the French M26 "Adrian". Numeroussmall holes and vents are present in the shell, and the leather liner itself is missing. Sold as-is.

$100-150

1006.HITLER YOUTH FLAGLarge rayon Hitler Youth flag, approx. 9' 7" x 5', constructed of three joined red and white bands, with anapplied white diamond with a mobile swastika at the center. Two metal clips are present at the hoist. Theflag is soiled, and bears several larger holes, else very good.

$300-400

1043.THE LAST AMERICAN FLAG TO LEAVE WAKE ISLAND BEFORE ITS CONQUEST BY JAPANAn extremely important relic of the Pacific Theater of World War II, a wool American flag, 5' by approx.7'1", flown over Pan American Airways' Wake Island office when the island was attacked by Japaneseaircraft on December 8, 1941, signaling the start of the Battle of Wake Island. The flag was manufacturedby Annin and Co. of New York, under the "Sterling brand name, and is so marked on the sewn-in hoist.Each stripe is a separate piece of fabric sewn together to form the main body of the flag, with the blueupper canton consisting of yet another separate piece. Each of the forty-eight white stars is in turn sewnonto the canton. The hoist bears two metal grommets at the top and bottom, into which have been insertedtwo metal split rings. The corners of the flag at the hoist have an additional sewn-in triangularreinforcement. The colors of the red stripes are somewhat faded in places, and show some soiling, and theends of the fly are frayed, with the loss of several inches of their length, and with the individual stripescoming a bitunsewn. The condition is entirely indicative of its age, as is the wool construction, which waslargely phased out beginning in 1939. It would not have been unusual for a civilian enterprise such as PanAm to have used a commercially-available flag such as this in its overseas installations. The first Japaneseair raid on Wake took place just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, although it is recorded as occurringon December 8 due to the International Date Line. A flight of 36 Mitsubishi G3M3 bombers destroyedeight of Wake's complement of twelve F4F Wildcat fighters. Pan Am's Philippine Clipper had recentlyarrived and was preparing to evacuate the company's personnel when the raid occurred. It was slightlydamaged by Japanese machine gun fire, but was still able to evacuate all but two of the Pan Am passengersand personnel. The only personal item removed from the item on this flight was this flag, which was flownover Pan Am's

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Alexander Historical Auctionsadministration building, making it the last American flag to leave the island in American hands. Leftbehind on the island were forty-five Chamorro (indigenous people of the Mariana Islands) employees ofPan Am, as well as the island's complement of Marines and a number of civilian civil engineers. Thedefenders of the island would hold out against the Japanese until December 23, repelling two more airraids and an amphibious assault, surrendering after exhausting nearly all of their ammunition. This flagwas given by the crew of the Philippine Clipper to William Van Dusen, then Pan Am's public relationsdirector. Van Dusen's estate later presented the flag to noted aviation collector and historian Don Thomas,who allowed it to be displayed at the St. Petersburg Museum of History in Florida. In 2004, the flag waspurchased from Thomas by Jon E. Krupnick, who featured it in his book "Pan Am's Pacific Pioneers - TheRest of the Story", where it was pictured along with an image of the Pan Am station over which it onceflew. Finally, the flag was purchased from Krupnick in 2004 by our consignor. Present with the flag is aletter between Krupnick and our consignor, attesting to the above chain of ownership, a second letter fromKrupnick describing Thomas's acquisition of the flag fromVan Dusen's widow in greater detail, aphotocopy of the check used to purchase the flag from Krupnick, and several pages of excerpts fromKrupnick's book. All things considered, the flag presented here is an important and evocative relic of oneof the United States's darkest hours, at the immediate outbreak of a war for which we were unprepared andunder-equipped, but which would cement our position as a world power.

$12,000-15,000

1048.ADOLF WAGNER ANTIQUE SILVER SERVING PLATTER, GIFTED TO ADOLF HITLERAntique silver serving platter with scalloped edges, 17 ½ x 10 ¾", with an engraved national eagle andstatic swastika appearing on one raised edge. The platter is marked on the bottom by noted silversmith"[Eduard] WOLLENWEBER" with a "13" above the hallmark. The platter was recovered by COL.LESLIE E. JACOBY (b. 1900), a West Point graduate who was commander of the distinguished 5th TankDestroyer Group. His unit left Munich on May 5th and made directly for Berchtesgaden where it arrivedthe day after the town was taken. Much provenance accompanies this relic, including: signed original 2001letter of provenance from Jacoby's son stating that the platter was recovered at Berchtesgaden, copies ofletters from Jacoby on letterhead captured from Bormann and Blomberg in which Jacoby described eventsleading up to and during his time at Berchtesgaden, copies of "capture" papers showing Jacoby's sendingrelics home, and much more. Adolf Wagner, a very frequent visitor to the Berghof, died from the effects ofa stroke on April 12, 1944 and Hitler made a rare public appearance to attend his funeral. Wagner likelygifted this platter to Hitler early in their long-time friendship.

$1,500-2,000

1051.DUNKIRK EVACUATION - H.M.S. MEDWAY QUEEN COMPASS AND AZIMUTH CIRCLEA superb relic from the crucial early-war evacuation of the besieged British Expeditionary Force fromFrance, the separately cased Admiralty-issued compass and azimuth circle issued by the Royal Navy to thepaddle steamer H.M.S. MEDWAY QUEEN, a "little ship" which earned the nickname "The Heroine ofDunkirk". The battleship-gray compass is fitted within a 11" x 11" x 8" mahogany box which has beenadapted to fit the compass. The compass, a three-way gimballed type, requires fluid but may still beoperable. When we removed the compass from the box, a pencil note became visible in the in the bottomof the box: "Ships compass which was on board during [?] many trips to Dunkirk when she rescued manytroops from the French beaches 26/8/64". Additionally, a small brass plaque crudely stamped: "DUNKIRK1940" has been affixed to the underside of the case lid. "Medway Queen" has also been written in ink nextto the brass plaque. Externally, the case base the painted with the model number of the original compassheld within, prior to the evacuation. Also present is the cased azimuth circle which accompanied thecompass, "Pattern 1950" in a 9 3/4" x 9 3/4 x 5 1/2" case. This case also bears a metal plaque: "DUNKIRK1940 MEDWAY QUEEEN" and likewise has the vessel's name penned upon the lid. Finally, included is acolor postcard of the vessel, and a 72pp. illustrated book issued by the vessel's preservation organizationdescribing the ship's history. Four

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Alexander Historical Auctionspieces. The Medway Queen was built in 1924 for river and Thames Estuary service. In 1939 she evacuatedKent children from Gravesend to East Anglia, and was later refitted with her aft modified to takeminesweeping gear. In October 1940 Operation Dynamo was launched to rescue the retreating BritishArmy soldiers from Dunkirk in northern France. HMS Medway Queen became part of the flotilla of "littleships". The vessel was fitted with a 12-pounder gun and two machine guns. On her first trip, soldiers weretaken off the beaches in lifeboats and ferried to the ship. On her return to Dover, her arrival coincidingwith an air raid. She shot down a German aircraft outside the harbor, and rescued survivors from afoundering vessel. On her second trip she took the soldiers directly off the beach, and on later trips, theMedway Queen penetrated the damaged Dunkerque port and took off men from a concrete jetty. On June3, Medway Queen made her seventh trip. She was at the mole in Dunkirk when an explosion smashed herstarboard paddle box. She finally limped back to Dover with 400 French soldiers on board. MedwayQueen gained four awards for gallantry, having shot down three enemy aircraft, making seven crossingsand rescuing 7,000 men. The vessel today lies in drydock, preserved as a historical treasure from the waryears. Provenance: From the collection of the late Malcolm Smith, the long-time assistant secretary to theBattle of Britain Association; The War Museum.

$1,200-1,500

1055.110TH FIELD ARTILLERY HEADQUARTERS GUIDON, LIKELY FLOWN ON OMAHA BEACHJUNE 6, 1944Guidon of the headquarters of the 110th Field Artillery, 29th Infantry Division. This "swallow-tail" cottonguidon measures is 29" long, 21" along the hoist. Both sides of the guidon have white crossed cannonssewn thereto, indicating an artillery affiliation, along with lettering: "110" and "HQ". There are a few smallvery scattered moth nips, else very good. This flag was kept by Col. Stratford E. McKenrick (1913-1992)who was a senior member of the headquarters staff of the 110th Field Artillery, 29th Infantry Division. OnJune 6, 1944 McKenrick and elements of that division landed on one of the "Fox" landing zones onOmaha Beach to establish observation points and offload ammunition. The ammunition was soon struckby enemy fire, forcing McKenrick's contingent to temporarily withdraw. This guidon would almostcertainly have accompanied McKenrich at the time of his landing, and was undoubtedly with theheadquarters when it landed in its entirety the next day, June 7, 1944. With letter of provenance from theofficer's daughter, the consignor. $2,500-3,500

1056.R.A.F. 332 SQUADRON (NORWEGIAN) FLAGA superb D-Day and defense of Britain relic, the flag of RAF 332 Squadron (Norwegian) which played aprominent role in offensive and defensive operations from Britain and France from January, 1942 until theend of the war. This large flag measures 7' 9" x 5' 7" and is constructed of separate pieces of blue, whiteand red cloth. The hoist also has a length of hemp rope and a closed brass loop sewn within white canvas.The outer corners of the flag are worn and rounded from obvious extended time flown. The upper-leftcorner of the flag has been professionally painted with the squadron number "332" in 4" tall gold lettersoutlined in black. An evocative relic in very good condition. No.332 (Norwegian) Squadron was a fightersquadron that served with Fighter Command until 1943 and then with 2nd Tactical Air Force. It wasformed at Catterick in January 1942, and with sister Squadron 331 formed a wing based at North Weald.The two took part in offensive sweeps over France, and in the Dieppe raid in August 1942. In 1944, thesquadron was used to provide fighter cover for the D-Day landings, and it was moved to Normandy inmid-August. It soon flew armed reconnaissance missions in support of the advancing armies, and thenattacked enemy transport and communications in Germany until the end of the war.

$1,000-1,500

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FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY OF HITLER EDITION OF "MEIN KAMPF"Scarce special edition of "Mein Kampf", by Adolf Hitler (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP), 1939,705pp. sm. 4to., published to celebrate Hitler's 50th birthday. The volume features the ex-libris bookplateof the "Gastehaus des Reichs", otherwise known as Bellevue Palace in Berlin, which was used as a guesthouse for the Nazi government, and which is now the official residence of the President of Germany. Thevolume is bound in dark blue leather boards, with a gilt sword above the title on the cover, and a giltcircular swastika above the title on the spine. Fine condition.

$1,500-2,000

1058.ITALIAN SS LEATHER PORTFOLIO AND BLOTTERAn impressive high-ranking Italian fascist leader's leather portfolio and blotter. The very impressive pairof items includes 14" x 18" (closed) leather-covered rigid writing portfolio with an Italian republicanfascist emblem of an eagle with fasces on the textured brown leather cover. The cover is attached withleather tabs to a steel rod which serves as the spine of th eportfolio. Within and on the back cover, allsurfaces are covered in single layers of smooth brown leather. Also present is the 6 1/2" x 3 1/4" handblotter with the maker's name and "Milan". Leather worn and damaged in a few places, still quite good andthe first such blotter we've seen.

$750-1,000

1066."EIN PFERDEBUCH" TAKEN FROM THE REICHS CHANCELLERYBook taken from the Reichs Chancellery library, "Ein Pferdebuch" ("A Horse Book"), by Hein Gorny(Munich: F. Bruckmann KG), 1938, 127pp. 4to., a collection of the New Objectivist photographer'simages of horses. Bound in maroon cloth boards. Moderate warping and water stains to front and backcovers, spine split at the title page, several loose pages throughout, else good. Gorny was barred frommilitary service in World War II due to his refusal to divorce his Jewish wife, making it rather ironic thatthis book should find its way into Hitler's Reichs Chancellery. Our consignor's father was the chief ofstaff, American Headquarters, Berlin Air Command from June to August, 1945. During this period, he hadthe opportunity to "liberate" several volumes from the Reichschancellery, specifically Hitler's offices andthose adjoining. This example is one of those volumes. With a copy of the consignor's notarized letter ofprovenance.

$800-1,200

1072.A BOOK FROM ADOLF HITLER'S LIBRARYA book from Adolf Hitler's personal library and bearing his personal bookplate. The book is"Hindenburg-Denkmal fur das deutsche Volk" ("Hindenburg Memorial for the German People") by PaulLindenburg (Berlin: Vaterlandischer Verlag), 1922. 488pp. 10 1/2" x 13 3/4" with pictorial and gilt-titledcloth cover. An elaborate, heavily-illustrated tribute to Hindenburg. The front pastedown bears Hitler'sbookplate which bears his name, "Ex Libris", and shows a national eagle, swastika, and oak leaves. Fine.

$800-1,200

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A BOOK ON THE ROMAN EMPIRE, TAKEN FROM THE REICHS CHANCELLERYBook taken from the Reichs Chancellery library, "Augustus - Ausstellung zur Verherrlichung desRoemischen Weltreiches" ["Augustus - Exhibition for the Glory of the Roman Empire"], (Rome: CasaEditrice C. Colombo), 1937, 175pp. 12mo., a catalog to accompany the two-thousand year anniversary ofthe birth of the Roman Emperor Augustus. Includes numerous photographs and text explanations to theartifacts, statues, models, and other exhibits featured in the celebration. Bound in red leather board, verygood. Our consignor's father was the chief of staff, American Headquarters, Berlin Air Command fromJune to August, 1945. During this period, he had the opportunity to "liberate" several volumes from theReichschancellery, specifically Hitler's offices and those adjoining. This example is one of those volumes.With consignor's notarized letter of provenance.

$750-1,000

1083.ALLIED DELEGATION PLACECARDS FROM NUREMBERG TRIALSPair of purported printed stand-up table placecards for the "FRENCH DELEGATION" and "SOVIETDELEGATION", each 6" x 3". Sold with a Petrovice, Czechoslovakia A.D.S., 1p.oblong 8vo., Dec. 18,1946 mentioning the American prosecutor at Nuremberg, Telford Taylor, several times. Untranslated,found with the placecards. With an 8" x 10" photo of the trials in session.

$200-300

1086.AMERICAN CIVILIAN GAS MASKAmerican M1A2-1-1 noncombatant gas mask, size medium adult. The mask consists of a olive-drabrubberized body, with yellow plastic lenses. A canister filter with printed instructions is mounted at themouth, and a single exhale valve is placed beneath the chin. The mask is stored in a green canvas satchel,printed with the U.S. Chemical Division logo and the size information. Also present is the originalcardboard shipping carton with printed instructions. In fine, unissued condition.

$100-150

1089.AMERICAN SOLDIER'S SOUVENIR SOUTH PACIFIC DUGOUT CANOEWooden dugout canoe, approx. 97" x 14", hand-carved from a single log, with upturned ends and adzemarkings visible throughout. The canoe was acquired as a souvenir during World War II by George P.Frech of the 377th Transportation, Harbor Draft, and Maintenance Battalion. To facilitate sending it home,Frech had cut the canoe into two pieces, and secured the open ends of each half with wooden planks. Bothhalves of the canoe are addressed from Frech to his wife, once on each side in white paint: "To: Mrs. Geo.P. Frech, 302 Eddy Rd., Cleveland, 8, Ohio", and: "From: T/5 Geo P. Frech, 377th Harbor Craft Co., APO,565% PM, San Francisco, Calif." Another hand, likely that of a postal worker, has added a second addressin black graphite: "Forward to: Route 6, Box [?], Cambridge, Ohio". Large patches of grey paint have beenadded to the sides of the canoe, to allow the addresses to be applied with greater ease. A paper label hasbeen affixed to each half, although both are so faded as to be indistinguishable. The canoe retains itsoutrigger, although this has also been cut in half for shipping, as well as the framework used to mount it,consisting of sharpened stakes lashed together with plant fibers, although these are in a state ofdisassembly as well. Lastly, two broad wooden paddles bearing attractive and figurative carvings arepresent. The canoe itself has had an approx 25" section broken off of the top of one gunwale, with severalother large cracks following the grain of the wood, else very good. Although records on this unit are scant,we do know that the 377th spent the last year or so of World War II in the Philippines, so it is possible thatthe canoe was acquired there,

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$500-700

1091.AMERICAN TRENCH ART ASHTRAYHand-made trench art ashtray, 6" tall by 3 1/4" dia., consisting of a brass 75mm artillery shell casing, cutdown to 1 1/2" above the base, with a complete .50 caliber round attached vertically at the base by a screwthrough the primer hole. The tip of the projectile is also drilled though, possibly as a match holder. Thework appears to be rather rough, further indicating that it was done in the field. Bears an expected patina tothe brass, very good.

$100-150

1092.ANTI-CHURCHILL PIGGY BANKPainted terra-cotta piggy bank, approx. 8 1/2" tall, depicting British Prime Minister Winston Churchillsquatting with his pants around his legs, with his expression matching the task at hand. A large slot forcoins is cut into the figures back, and the piece is unmarked. Shows some minor chipping to the paintsoverall, else very good.

$400-600

1102.CHURCHILL CARICATURE STATUEFine porcelain statuette, 7 3/4" tall, depicting a caricature of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill,with top hat, walking stick and cigar. The figure is marked on the base: "'Our Gang' Copyright/The Boss",with the maker's mark "The Bovey Pottery Devon England", indicating that the piece was manufacturedcirca 1945. The glaze shows some fine crackling overall, else very good to fine.

$150-200

1103.CHURCHILL VICTORY DRINKING MUGExcellent figurative ceramic mug, approx. 6" x 4 1/2" dia. glazed green overall, depicting a large barrelinscribed with the phrase "Roll out the Barrel", a favorite drinking song of Winston Churchill's. Thehandle of the mug, fittingly, is formed by a standing figure of Churchill. The piece is unmarked, but wasalmost certainly manufactured in England during or immediately after World War II. Fine cracklingoverall, else very good to fine.

$100-150

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1118.GERMAN AIRCRAFT SERVICE HATCHAluminum "wartungklappe" (service hatch), 6 1/4" dia., of the type found on a variety of Luftwaffeaircraft, including the Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters, and the Ju 88 light bomber. The hatch retains its originalwhite or sand-colored paint, as well as its access latch assembly. The hatches would commonly be foundon the underside of the wings or fuselage of the aircraft, where they would provide access to hydraulic orelectronic components, weapons, oxygen tanks, or landing gear, among other uses. The paint of the surfaceis scratched and worn throughout, and the aluminum bears minor oxidation, else very good.

$200-300

1121.GERMAN BREAD PLATEHand-carved wood German bread plate, 13 1/4" diameter, the edge bearing block letters (in German):"HONOR THE EARTH THAT FEEDS US". Two crossed ears of wheat appear in relief at bottom. Fine.

$150-200

1124.GERMAN FLAK BINOCULARSGerman World War II-era "flakfernrohr" binoculars, approx. 14" x 8" x 6 1/2", used by anti-aircraft guncrews to spot targets. The binoculars are marked "D.F. 10x80 dkl 'KF' 17917" on the right prism housing,indicating that they are manufactured by Schneider of Bad Kreuznach and have a 10x80 magnificationfactor. A rubber face mask protects the individually-adjustable eyepieces, while a knob on the top adjuststhe eyepieces to the width of the user's eyes. A second knob cycles through a selection of filters, to be usedin various lighting situations. The optics are in good shape, with only minor interior dust and nodiscoloration. The lens hoods, tripod, and case are all absent, and the dark finish has been worn through inseveral spots, exposing the red primer beneath, else very good.

$700-800

1127.GERMAN GAS MASKGerman gas mask with filter system, model RL1 38/4 with Waffenamt, a full head mask with attachedfilter. Straps are made of the same rubber material as the mask. Uncommon

$100-150

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GERMAN MAP CASEMap case, 7 1/2" x 11" stipled black leather, with pencil holders outside, two compartments within. Allstraps present, in good condition . Marked: "LLK 1944" on reverse of flap. Very good.

$100-150

1131.HANS FRANK'S COPY OF "GERMAN SCULPTURE OF OUR TIME"Hans Frank's person copy of "Deutsche Plastik Unserer Zeit" ("German Sculpture in Our Time"), (Munich:Verlag Otto Schönstein), 1942. Hardcover, 120 pp. 4to. Light brown paper boards with silver lettering onfront cover and spine. The first marbled page bears Frank's distinctive 4" x 6 7/8" personal bookplatepicturing Hephaestus hammering lightning bolts, Frank's name at bottom along with the name of theprinter, Ludwig Hohlwich, Munich. The book contains 135 stereographs and a black viewer stereoscoperesting inside the front and rear covers. The impressive survey of sculpture in the Third Reich covers awide range of subjects, including male and female nudes, busts of important figures including Hitler,military figures, animals, etc. which were created for display at official buildings, including the ReichsChancellery, Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht buildings, the Reichsbank, Ordensburgen of the NSDAP, theFeldherrnhalle,the parade grounds at Nuremberg, the Berlin Olympic Stadium, etc. Many of thephotographs were also taken at the House of German Art in Munich, established to counter "degenerateart". Photos also accompany the text within which elaborates on the artists, including Georg Kolbe, ArnoBreker, Josef Thorak and Adolf Wamper. Frank himself made efforts to establish state museums in Polandearly in the war, and considered himself a patron of the arts. Fine condition. Sold with a damaged periodpress photo of Frank. $1,000-1,500

1136.HERMANN GORING LOBSTER PICKSilver lobster pick, 7 1/4" long, bearing the coat of arms of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goring, with a fistgripping a ring, at the base of the handle. The item bears the hallmark of French maker Emile Puiforcat,and is believed to have been commissioned for Goring's 50th birthday. The silverware was collected byHerman Smith, a mess sergeant who served in the 101st Airborne Division under General Maxwell Taylor.His unit made their headquarters at field marshal Wilhelm Keitel's summer headquarters at Berchtesgaden,and used the 48-person silver service, liberated from Goring's nearby hunting lodge, to entertainhigh-ranking army officers, including Dwight Eisenhower. Very good.

$300-400

1140.HITLER PRESENTATION PORTRAIT PLAQUEFine 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" copper-plated plaque bearing a left-side profile of Adolf Hitler above his quote inrelief: "The prerequisite for a deed is the will and the courage for truthfulness" which itself has beenplaced above a swastika. The verso indicates that this plaque was the first such image of Hitler to beapproved by him and the government. This was a special officially recognized NSDAP non-portable awardpresented to middle ranking political and state officials in recognition of special achievement.

$300-400

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HITLER YOUTH DRUM AND DRUM STICKSHitler Youth drum, 13" diameter, 6 ¼" tall, wood rims painted with the saw-tooth black and white designof the Hitler Youth. Most hardware is present, skins top and bottom have been replaced with modernmaterial. A pair of H.J. drumsticks is also present. Typical wear and tear, still very good.

$250-350

1143.HITLER YOUTH DRUM HANGERDJ/HJ drum hanger, 5 1/2" long with a 3" leather belt loop, in the shape of an eagle cast from brass, withtwo curved steel hooks pinned to the reverse and hanging down on either side of the tail. The belt loop isattached above the eagle's head by a hinged swivel loop. Bears expected age wear, else very good.

$150-200

1148.JAPANESE BODY FLAG, NATIONAL FLAGS, CURRRENCY AND DOCUMENTS CAPTURED ONOKINAWAA large grouping of items captured by U.S. Marine Corps artilleryman Verner F. Thomas, attached to the2nd Defense Battalion, Special Weapons Group. These battalions were charged with coastal defense ofvarious naval bases in the Pacific to repel landing forces. In late 1944, the 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 16thAntiaircraft Artillery (formerly Defense) Battalions prepared to invade the Japanese Home Islands. Theylanded on Okinawa in April, 1945 and became engaged in combat with the entrenched Japanese defenders.Included in Thomas' grouping is: one of his USMC collar insignia; a 29" x 34" Japanese "good luck" bodyflag, a silk national flag bearing inked nationalistic slogans and exhortations, with an old display cardfound with the flag stating it had been recovered in a "banzai" charge; a similar silk flag, 27" x 36",unmarked; a 48" x 64" period national flag, cotton, with leather reinforcements and sturdy cotton ties attop and bottom of the hoist, unused; a Japanese sailor's personal effects including naval service hand book,pay book[?], blank diary and notebook, and a photo of the sailor and two other sailor; and most interesting,a 11" x 6" x 3 ¼" wood box with metal handle containing within perhaps 500 or more unissued 50 centavoand one peso Japanese occupation banknotes intended for use in the Philippine Islands. An intriguinggrouping with a tale to tell. $600-700

1151.JAPANESE 1,000 STITCH BELT, GOOD LUCK FLAG, AND TEMPLE FLAGGood lot of three Japanese World War II relics, includes: silk sash, approx. 43" x 6 1/2", a "senninbari", orone-thousand stitch belt, printed with an image of a tiger and with a rising sun in the form of 1,000 redprinted dots. The piece also bears a black ink signature, very good. WITH: silk Japanese "meatball" flag,29 1/2" x 42 1/2", bearing slogans in black ink, wishing the bearer, a Take Isamu, good luck. Very good.WITH: white cloth banner, 36 1/2" x 18", topped with the printed images of the Japanese national"meatball" and the military "rising sun" symbol. Beneath these symbols are a variety of slogans in blackink. Bears small pin holes throughout, else very good.

$250-350

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JAPANESE AIRCRAFT COMPASSJapanese Type 98 "Kou" model compass, approx. 4 1/2" x 4" dia., manufactured by the Tokyo AeroIndicator Co. Compasses of this type were used in the Ki-43 "Oscar", Ki-61 "Tony", and Ki-84 "Frank"fighters. The dial of the compass is marked on the edge, and is read edge-on through a square window. Itbears a metal manufacturer's tag mounted to the top, with the serial number "92283". The fluid has longdrained out of the instrument, else very good.

$600-800

1153.JAPANESE NAVAL COMPASSWorld War II-era metal-cased Japanese naval compass, 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" dia., with a glass dome base and ametal maker's tag in Japanese affixed to the side. The compass has long since been emptied of its fluid. Itis housed in a dovetail-jointed wood box with a broken webbing carrying strap, bearing a Japaneseinscription in black ink on the lid. Bears expected age wear, else very good.

$250-350

1156.JAPANESE BUGLERare brass Japanese military bugle, 13" long overall with chained mouthpiece, the body partilly wrappedin hand-sewn black cloth. The brass just beneath the mouthpiece is stamped with a chrysanthemum andseveral Japanese characters. Sone dings, oxidized.

$200-300

1162.JAPANESE FLAG FROM NEW GUINEA WITH ALLIED PATCHESJapanese national flag, 32" x 30" rayon and of apparant wartime construction with leather tabs at the topand bottom of the hoist, decorated with various patches and insignia of American and British regimentsand air corps which served in the Far East, most likely New Guinea. Nine vintage patches have beenhand-sewn to the flag, including 5th Air Force, 11th Air Force, AAF Far East Forces, 7th Cavalry, etc. ARangers patch originally at the center of the flag has been removed, else very good.

$300-400

1164.JAPANESE GAS MASK MH-179Rare unissued Japanese MH-179 gas mask and carrying bag, unissued with cloth and paper labels intact,rubberized parts intact and supple. Straps are perfect.

$300-400

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KPM PORCELAIN CELEBRATES BERLIN'S FOUNDINGBisque porcelain plaque by KPM, 4 5/8" x 2 1/2" x 3/8", bears the seal of the City of Berlin with the dates"1237 - 1937" at bottom, the verso reading "With thanks and commemorating the Reichs capital 1937".Issued on the 700th anniversary of the city. In original (damaged) presentation box.

$100-150

1171.LUFTWAFFE GARMENT BAGScarce Luftwaffe officer's garment bag, 24" x 17" Luftwaffe gray cloth with leather carrying handle andaffixed to the rigid bottom as well. The bad is fitted with three zippers, still operable, which when openedreveal within a cloth compartment which closes with two leather straps, and several cloth ties at the top ofthe bag. Maker's ink stamp shows a 1938 date of production.

$250-350

1172.LUFTWAFFE K33 FLIGHT HELMETGerman Luftwaffe K33 winter flight helmet, constructed of brown leather with a white fleece lining. Anembroidered cloth label is sewn into the interior, and reads: "Striegel & Wagner Rom. Ges.Lichtenfels/Bayer. Ostmark". The label is also six-stamped "58". The underside of the leather chin strap isstamped "L.B.A. (S)43", in black ink. The leather exterior shows expected signs of use and wear, else verygood.

$300-400

1173.LUFTWAFFE LKPS101 SUMMER FLIGHT HELMETLuftwaffe summer flight helmet Model LKpS101, tan cloth, silk lined, the earphones leather covered onthe exterior and fitted with wool rings for comfort on the interior. Earphones and integral Bakelite Mi4bthroat microphone rig with cord complete with end plug. Ca. 1937, made by Siemens. There is no sign ofmoth damage or repair, but there is wear and soiling from honest use.

$400-500

1187.NSDAP FUNERAL SASHRed rayon banner, 77" x 5 1/4", with a white paper disk with a printed mobile swastika at each end. Eachend also features a 1 1/2" silver metallic fringe. The sash is stained throughout, with several holes along itslength and on one swastika disk, good to very good.

$300-400

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OMAHA BEACH RELICSLot of three relics recovered from Omaha Beach by an American official of the Office of HomelandSecurity at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels and a "digger" in his spare time. Includes an explosives fuse,ring, and a smaller piece of unidentified metal. Very good. From the official's estate, with a copy of hisbusiness card.

$100-150

1205.SOVIET AIRMAN'S FLYING GOGGLESPair of Soviet flying goggles, approx. 7" x 3", with a red elastic headband and grey rubber eyepieces withpresumably custom red felt padding sewn and glued thereto. The eyepieces bear markings in Cyrillic, andthe headband is attached to the frame by means of metal split rings. Bears expected age wear, but allcomponents are intact and undamaged. Very good.

$200-300

1206.SS ESTONIAN LEGION RINGVery rare silver Estonian Legion ring, issued to members of that military unit within the Waffen SSVerfügungstruppe and consisting of Estonian soldiers. This ring, similar in several respects to the SSTotenkopf ring, bears an arm with upraised sword on a shield at front, surrounded by severalindistinguishable symbols. Within the band are two hallmarks, as well as evidence that the band wasprofessionally resized at some point in time. Worn a bit, still very good. Ex: Hermann Historica. TheEstonian Legion was announced on August 28, 1942 by the German occupying powers and formallyestablished on October 1, 1942. Its members, under German command, fought largely in the Ukraine.

$800-1,200

1209.TANK ASSAULT BADGE SILVER RINGCommercially-made silver ring incorporating the design of the German Tank Assault Badge with oakleaves on either side, appears well-worn and possibly of wartime manufacture.

$150-200

1223.U.S.N. AIRCRAFT BOMB AND DEPTH CHARGE RACKRelic from a war-time Navy aircraft, a bomb rack from which was suspended a bomb or depth chargewhile the aircraft was in flight to its target. The side of the unit is embossed: "NAVY BUR. OFAERO...RACK-BOMB", further noting that the rack had a capacity of 100 to 1,600 pounds. The 23 1/2"steel fixture has two clamps at bottom and an electrical connection leading to a switch within which wouldopen the clamps when desired, releasing the explosive. Should the electronics fail, there are two cableattachments at top permitting manual release. Fine condition, ready for use. Exhibition History: TheMariner's Museum. Newport News "Carriers, Codes and Silent Ships", 1996. Provenance: TIME-LIFECollection, The War Museum.

$100-150

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1225.WEHRMACHT BREAD BAGOlive-green canvas bread bag, approx. 11 1/2" x 10" closed, of the type used by the German Wehrmachtthroughout World War II. The large flap at the opening is secured by two leather straps and accompanyingtin buttons. Two leather-reinforced loops and a belt hook at the top allow the bag to be carried on a belt,while two pairs of metal "D"-rings allow a shoulder strap to be fitted (not present). The interior consists ofone large compartment, and no markings are present. Some drying and cracking to the leather components,else very good.

$100-150

1229.U.S. NAVY PRACTICE BOMBCast-iron An-Mk23 practice bomb, 8 1/4" long by 2" dia., used by the U.S. Navy to practice low-level ordive-bombing procedures against land targets during World War II. The center of the bomb consists of ahollow cavity, which would have held a specially-designed 10-gauge shotgun shell and a dye marker,which would detonate upon impact, allowing observers to determine its accuracy. The end of the bombbears four fins, and the model and serial numbers are stamped into the sides. No detonator or dye packet ispresent. Light oxidation, else very good.

$100-150

1234.JAPANESE TYPE 92 MACHINE GUN AMMO STRIPAmmunition strip for a Japanese World War II-era Type 92 heavy machine gun, consisting of thirty7.7x58mm Arisaka rifle rounds, secured in a semi-flexible brass holder, approx. 16 1/2" x 3 1/4" overall.This strip would be loaded into the weapon from the left-hand side and then feed through as the weaponwas fired, being ejected out the other side when all rounds were expended. The strip is packaged in itsoriginal holder of cloth-covered paperboard, which bears the remnants of an original paper seal with anidentifying stamp in Japanese. Notable oxidation appears on the bullets, cases and the brass holder. Sold asa relic only ammunition shipping rules apply.

$150-200

1250."DEUTSCHLANDS HEER UND FLOTTE IN WORT UND BILD. GERMANY'S ARMY AND NAVYBY PEN AND PICTURE"A spectacular book, printed by The Werner Company, (Ohio), 1900. First edition, hardcover. Text inGerman and English, with one column on each page devoted to each. Original pictorial cloth, 17 1/2" x 131/2", 181 pp., with 42 fine, bright chromolithographic plates of military uniforms, ships, and troops onparade, drilling, on horseback, reconnoitering and scouting, bivouacking, in the field and barracks,engineering -- in short, these are far more than static costume illustrations but rather ones that depict actionscenes. Publisher Werner was a leading German American publisher in the late

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Alexander Historical Auctionsnineteenth century that began by publishing a German newspaper in the U.S. This bilingual publicationwas perhaps the company's most opulent book and clearly was aimed at appealing to the patriotism of theimmigrant community well before the First World War squelched this type of fervor. A beautifulpresentation in extra fine condition.

$750-850

1253.U.S. ARMY ENGINEER'S WORLD WAR I NOTEBOOKSPair of bound notebooks, each approx. 144pp. 8vo., belonging to Sgt. H.D. Hayes of the 101st EngineerBattalion. Notes inside the front cover of each notebook tell us that Hayes trained at the U.S. NavalAcademy from 1914-1916, and at the Allied Expeditionary Force training ground at Gondrecourt in 1917,before attending the Army Engineer School in 1918. These notebooks likely date from this latter posting,as both contain copious notes on various engineering topics, including pontoon and traditional bridges,trenches, obstacles, gun emplacements, communications, supply requisitions, types of artillery fire andprojectiles, and how to build defenses against them. All of these topics are accompanied by copious penciland ink illustrations and diagrams, most notably a series of very detailed profile views of nine types oftrenches. Several tactical subjects are also featured, including notes on artillery which feature insights suchas: "Counter Preparation: Shell with 75's, T.M's the Boche [German] trenches & lines of communication.Big guns, counter battery work, communications, attacks on villages. To kill Boche inside of his trenches... Barrage on Boche when they leave their trenches in 'No Man's Land'. Barrage only used when you haveBoche in the open..." Hayes records his name several times in each book, and accompanying the lot is areal-photo postcard depicting Hayes in uniform. Both bear expected age wear, else very good.

$500-700

1255.WORLD WAR I REPORTER'S NOTEBOOKManuscript journal, approx. 60pp. 8vo., a notebook bound in red card boards, containing a report, writtenby an unnamed British journalist, of the situation of the war in France around the time of the Battle of theSomme in 1916. The first twenty pages contain the writer's brief notes, recording the places he visited andthe sights he saw during his tour. The remaining pages appear to contain the draft of a newspaper report,assembling the details the writer witnessed into a narrative format. Every other page of this draft is a copyof the previous one, made with carbon paper. The writer describes his journey across the channel to Calais,and from there to the British Army camp at Beaumarais, where he observes bakeries staffed by Chineselaborers, ordnance storage areas and other depots. He describes a lecture given by a French officer, whichexplains the motivations of France and her tactical choices at the start of the war, as well as the necessityof relocating the majority of her industrial infrastructure away from areas under German occupation. Henext describes travelling to the town of Arque and visiting an airfield there, where he interviews thecommander "... who informed us his men & himself were responsible for 28 Bosche machines in afortnight, 11 of which were the day before & in addition he himself had brought down two that verymorning...". Travelling to the site of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, he describes the scene that greets him: "...The place is one mass of shell holes and trenches where bones and sculls [sic] can be seen. Also thecrosses which are the graves of the British soldiers ... we had a good view of Noulette ... Gavendry,Grenay, Leavin and Souchey which was taken & retaken 12 times. Of course there is scarcely one stone onanother in these villages. I saw several sculls & skeleton feet projecting from the ground. Devastationeverywhere, & not a civilian inhabitant..." He also drafts an introduction for his essay, which includes thefollowing admonition: "... We here on our island home are sometimes apt to get careless & not considerwhat the boys on sea or land are doing for us, & some allow their selfish nature to get the better of them &strive to make profit out of this terrible war by going on strike & hold up the munitions of war & herebyendanger the lives of those at the front & hence their brothers & wives at home..." The journal is writtenentirely in pencil, and bears expected age wear, else very good and completely legible.

$500-700

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1257.149TH FIELD ARTILLERY (ILLINOIS) HISTORYScarce unit history of Battery "C", 149th Field Artillery (1st Illinois F. A.), , Gunthorp-Warren PrintingCo., 1930, 254pp. 4to. A lengthy history of the distinguished battery, part of the 42nd "Rainbow" Division,which saw action at St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne, with fold-out photos of battery members, maps,illustrations, etc. Very good.

$100-150

1258.AMERICAN LEGION SUITCASEMetal suitcase, 24" x 15" x 9", secured with brass clasps and leather straps, and decorated with a numberof travel stickers. These include three circular stickers, 6" diameter, designated the suitcase as belonging toan attendee of the 1927 American Legion National Convention in Paris, France. The stickers are chippedand faded, the suitcase is dented and scratched, the handle is missing and the leather straps are broken. Fairoverall.

$40-60

1259.AUSTRIAN WORLD WAR I PHOTO ARCHIVEGood group of ten second-generation photographs, all between 2" x 2 3/4" and 5 1/2" x 3 1/2", alldepicting various scenes of World War I from the Austrian perspective. The views featured here includesoldiers milking cows and operating a field post office, group shots of units in the trenches and, possiblyas prisoners, a supply rain, two views of destroyed houses, and casualties partially buried in a collapsedtrench. The most interesting image appears to depict two men in civilian clothing, possibly Italian partisansor collaborators, hanging from trees, with a large group of civilians and Austrian soldiers looking on. Onephoto postcard is dated Nov. 1916 on the verso. Several images show chipping at the edges, with minortoning, else very good.

$150-200

1260.CAPTURE AND SINKING OF U-58 BY THE SS FANNINGScarce lithograph of a photograph of the crew of the German submarine U-58 and an American boardingcrew shortly after the vessel's surrender on Nov. 17, 1917. The 20" x 16" presentation "THE NAVY'SFIRST U-BOAT CAPTURE" was clearly issued during the war and is set into a period frame. Somesoiling else very good. USS Fanning and her sister destroyer USS Nicholson patrolled the eastern watersof the Atlantic on convoy and rescue duty. On Nov. 17, 1917 the sub's periscope was spotted and thevessel was forced to the surface following a depth charge run and shelling. The crew surrendered and thevessel was subsequently scuttled. Provenance: The War Museum.

$150-200

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1262A.PHOTO AND LETTER ALBUM OF A.E.F. SOLDIER RICHARD MCMENAMYA diverse, fascinating grouping of material assembles within a 9" x 7" photo album by A.E.F. soldierRichard McMenamy. Included are approx. twenty original photos, various sizes, some good viewsincluding German prisoners, cemeteries, and "Death Valley" at Belleau Wood. Also present are threewonderful illustrated letters and three envelopes (also illustrated), all with brilliant caricatures byMcMenamy and sent to his wife, various documents, clippings and ticket stubs, and more. Overall verygood. McMenamy, attached to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, was later joined in Franceby his wife who was a YMCA volunteer.

$250-350

1263A.WORLD WAR I AMERICAN OFFICER'S PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, INCLUDING FITZSIMONSGENERAL HOSPITALPhotograph album attributed to a "Lieut. Lowe", 13 1/2" x 10" overall, containing within 140+ originalphotographs, various themes and locations. The album opens with nine 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" photos of the"Army Hospital Denver", officially Fitzsimons General Hospital, including nurses' quarters and staff, allprofessional-quality photos, including a tubercular patient working at the hospital. Eight more smallcandid photos also show hospital buildings and related scenes. Additional photos include an image of asoldier on his horse "Nigger", Pershing visiting the hospital, USS BEAVER with three subs tied alongside,USS OREGON, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. visiting the hospital, and so on. About half of the images arenon-military, but still of interest showing Yellowstone Park, the New Mexico desert, Normandy, and soon. Very good.

$200-300

1268.ORIENTEERING AND EVASION LECTURE POSTERSLot of five hand-drawn posters on brown paper, likely used to illustrate points made in speeches givenbefore soldiers, each about 17" x 34" or larger. Topis include: "Correst use of cover" showing how asoldier my observe the enemy from various positions without being detected; "Finding direction by watchand sun..." showing how one may determine north by various means; a larger poster illustrating varioustopographic terms; a poster showing how one may determine various distances; and a poster shopwingsoldiers advancing through a small village. A Pvt. Burton H. Matthews, the artist, signs most at bottom.Generally good to very good.

$150-200

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WORLD WAR I EASTERN FRONT PHOTO ALBUMLeather-bound photo album, 52pp. 4to., containing 87 photographs, the majority being real-photopostcards taken by German photographers on the Eastern Front during World War I. Scenes depictedinclude German soldiers in dress uniform and combat gear, with rifles, greatcoats and pickelhaube helmetsin evidence, horse-drawn munitions and artillery trains, artillery pieces, the hanging of a Russian spy,Orthodox churches, damaged buildings, a German field kitchen, Russian fortifications, many images ofRussian civilians, and most interestingly, group photos of German soldiers with Russian civilians. Whilemany of these images appear to be commercially released, the group portraits appear to be personal prints,and as such are rare images. Also present are six CDV's, each 2" x 4 1/2", each depicting a German soldierin dress uniform. The photos show some silvering and fading, but are on the whole very good.

$150-200

1272.

WORLD WAR I PHOTOS

Lot of five original photos, about 7" x 5", almost all Signal Corps or original images of American orBritish tanks on the move. With two unrelated 8" x 10" stills, probably from a WWI film.

$100-150

1275.ROYAL FLYING CORPS MK-I GOGGLESRare pair of ca. 1916 British Royal Flying Corps Mark I flying goggles, flass removable lenses with woolpadding, mounted to a brown leather wind screen with elastic strap. The elastic remains intact, and lensesare, but for a bit of crazing on the left lens, in fine condition.

$250-350

1281.IMPERIAL GERMAN ENLISTED MAN'S GREATCOATWorld War I-era Imperial German enlisted man's greatcoat, constructed of heavy field-gray wool felt. Thefront is closed by five metal shell buttons, each bearing an imperial crown, and a hook and eye closure atthe collar. The rear features a belt for size adjustment, and a vertical slit closed by three polished bonebuttons. The exterior of the coat bears two flap-covered diagonal slash pockets, with a third horizontalslash pocket in the white cloth interior lining. This lining is stamped "BA XVIII" over "1916" within ablack box, with "J.R. 118" in a separate box below. The lining is also size-stamped, and marked by themanufacturer: "Julius Buschhoff/Worms". This factory was established in 1888 but was ransacked andforced to close as a result of the "Kristallnacht" attacks in 1938, due to the owner's Jewish heritage. Theliner of the coat also bears the hand embroidered initials "H. T. " in red thread, with the remainder of eachname added in pencil. The first name is indistinct, but the surname appears to be "Tonner". The liner bearssome slight soiling, with minor scattered moth nips, else very good to fine.

$500-600

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BAVARIAN SOLDIER'S FIELD CAP WITH EDEWEISS PINBavarian soldier's field cap, wool body with red side band and red piping, metal imperial and Bavariancockades affixed at front with a period "Edelweiss" pin affixed to the left side. Lining stamped: "B.A.XVII16" indicating 1916 construction.

$400-600

1289.CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED M1917 HELMETSteel M1917 helmet, the standard issue for American soldiers during World War I. The original felt andleather padded liner is present but detached, and the leather chin strap is missing. Most interestingly, therim of the helmet is painted black, possibly with a layer of tape beneath. Three similar bands of green paintwith underlying tape cross over the crown, and a black band has been added to the underside of the frontof the rim. Many returning veterans painted their helmets with unit insignia and patriotic motifs at war'send, although the dull and abstracted pattern seen here would be very unusual, making it also possible,though unlikely, that the paint was added during the war as a crude means of camouflage. Very good.

$150-200

1295.GERMAN ARMY M1917 OFFICER'S VISOR CAPMint condition M1917 German officer's visor cap, royal blue upper body with red side band, piped in red.Two kockardes are affixed to the front of the cap, above a vulkan fiber visor. Within, this cap is fitted witha black satin liner and black leather sweatband which itself it trimmed with a white ribbon. One tiny mothhole on top of the blue body, else in exceptionally good condition.

$500-600

1296.GERMAN FIELD CAPFeldmutze, black body with red side band and red piping, German national cockade sewn to the front, justabove a brass eagle insignia which appears to have been reapplied. Black leather sweatband, unlined.

$300-400

1298.GERMAN M1910 OFFICER'S VISOR CAPGerman Model 1910 officer's visor cap, darl blue body and side band trimmed in red piping with a singlekockarde affixed above the leather brim. Within, the cap bears a mustard cotton lining imprinted with thename of the makler, "J. Greipl" in Munich, and a torn brown leather sweatband is also present. The top ofthe visor bears surface mothing only, otherwise this visor is in very good to fine condition.

$400-500

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1301.GERMAN M1917 OFFICER'S VISOR CAPM1917 German officer's visor cap, gray upper body with red side bands, piped in red. Two simplekockardes are heavy pressed paper visor. Within, the cap is fitted with a thin cotton mesh and faux brownleather sweatband. Clearly a theater-made example, or very late war. Worn and stained in places.

$200-300

1304.GERMAN SOLDIER'S FIELD CAPGerman soldier's cap, blue body with red piping and all-black cockade sewn to the front - likelysanitatspersonnel. The gray lining is stamped in black ink" B.J.A.G. 1918 g." and cap size "57". Finecondition.

$600-800

1311.M1917 HELMET WITH ALLIED POWERS FLAGSAmerican World War I-era steel M1917 helmet, painted at the front with an American Flag shield, flankedon either side by the flags of Great Britain and France. Returning soldiers painted their helmets in thismanner for the victory parades which took place across the country at war's end. The liner and chin strapare missing, as is the right-hand strap bale, and the exterior paint is lightly faded, else very good.

$200-300

1318.GERMAN MEDALS OF THE FIRST WORLD WARExtraordinary period display of nine medals issued by Germany during and immediately after World WarI. Included are: Wound Badges in Black, Silver, and Gold; Iron Cross, 2nd Class; Iron Cross, 1st Class(unmarked, screw-back); Baltic Cross (Freikorps issue, vaulted); and War Service Crosses, all threegrades. A great period piece!

$400-600

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WORLD WAR I IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASSPin-back medal, approx. 1 3/4" square, an Iron Cross, First Class bearing the date "1914" beneath the letter"W" on the face, indicating that it was awarded during World War I. The reverse of the bottom arm bears atiny numerical stamp, reading "L/52". The medal is vaulted, allowing a closer fit to the uniform tunic.Some wear, else very good.

$250-300

1327.MARINES CARTOGRAPHER A. N. CONNETT, JR. EQUIPMENT AND MAP GROUPINGLot of material from Marines cartographer A. N. Connett, Jr. Included is Connett's leather officer's belt, 2"wide, complete with snap-on leather sword hangers and cross-over chest strap; a leather tri-fold map case,15" x 10 1/2" overall, bears Connett's name and "New York" embossed in gold on the cover, blackstamped official military buttons, the carrying strap torn from the case, cover split at seams, a few otherflaws due to age; original drawing on tracing paper executed in various colors, 18" x 38", a map showingphysical features such as paved and dirt roads, rivers and streams, forests, and fields, and also showsboundaries between battalions, a "Line of Departure" from which American soldiers would presumablyadvance, the "Enemy Outpost Line", and the village of "Tissey" and the road to "Vezannes". This region issoutheast of Paris, therefore this map was used in maneuvers. Also present are two chain metal hangers,along with five pin-on and sewn-on ribbon bars which include the Legion of Merit, World War I VictoryMedal, American Campaign Medal (indicating his probable service in World War II), Navy and MarineCorps Commendation Medal, and others. $200-300

1330.TRENCH ARTTwo pieces of German trench art, includes: an iron worker's ashtray clearly fashioned from materials athand, probably in the trenches. The 6" wide ashtray has a frame made to resemble a horseshow ith nails,with an anvil at one end and two hammers attached with small chains. Small black painted laurel leavessurround the ashtray. Very good. SOLD WITH: a second item, a rather crudely cast aluminum replica of a1914 Iron Cross, 4" diamater, hand-painted. Two pieces.

$60-80

1334.IMPERIAL GERMAN NAVY OFFICER'S DAGGERRare Imperial German Navy officer's dagger with "elfenbein" grip by an undetermined maker. The grip, anextra cost option, bears uneven coloration due to age, an effect often seen with this type of material. Thepentagonal crown pommel nut retains exellent detail, as does the lower crossguard which displays a fouledanchor with capstans at either end. A German patent notice and number are engraved beneath thecrossguard. The full length 13 1/4 inch blade has etched panels that retain most of the original etcheddesign, though there is some minor loss from oxidation most obvious at near the top. The entire blade isnow clean and free of rust, displaing nicely. The scabbard has the entwined roped suspension bands and isof the "lightning bolt" style. It is in very good condition, quite straight and clean with but a single dent onthe obverse at mid-length. A gold bullion portepee, udoubtedly original, remains affixed to the dagger. Avertical crack runs the length of the grip. Overall very good to fine.

$1,000-1,500

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AERIAL BOMBRare World War I Allied aerial bomb, either inerted or used for practice. The 37" silver-painted steel bodyhas four swept-back fins and the nose unscrews to reveal the hollow cavity within. It also appears that thetail cone may also be removable as well. This relic may have been an actual bomb which was inerted, ormay have been used to train pilots in which case it would have been filled with sand or shot to similate thetrue wight of such an explosive. Ex: Bannerman's military surplus. Very good, certain to liven up anycollection of period ordnance...or your next pool party.

$500-600

1338.143RD INFANTRY OFFICER'S DUFFEL BAGA green oiled canvas duffel bad belonging to a captain serving in the 143rd Regiment of the A.E.F. Thebag is 24" wide, 28" tall (closed), and custom-lined much like carpet bags of the past, with various verticalsegments of leftover cotton fabric so that the officer's clothes would not become stained by the oilywaterproofing. The flap securing the bag has four slits which match four loops on trhe otehr side: a strapwould pass through securing the flap, and another strap passes arount the bag vertically. The bag bears thepainted identification: "A. A. NICHOSON CAPT. 143RD INF. E. CO." with the added notation tostevedores: "Stateroom" and the blazon of the regiment. Typical staining and wear from age and use. Aspart of the 72d Infantry Brigade, the 143rd went into the line on Oct. 3, 1917, relieving a regiment of theU. S. 2nd Division. They came under fire on Oct. 10th, and fought through several days of bitter battle togain the northern bank of the Aisne River by Oct. 12. The regiment was relieved from front line duty onOct. 28 having taken very substantial losses.

$150-200

1339.1918 WORLD WAR I GRENADE CARRIERUncommon U.S.-issued green canvas grenade carrying apron, 18" x 10 1/2" with ten pouches with snapclosures, neck strap and two chest straps, unissued. Verso is stamped by maker "George P. Doe[?] & Co.June 1918" with inspector's name. Very good.

$100-150

1343.CASED GAS MASK OF P.E. MONAGHAN, 316TH INFANTRYThe complete cased gas mask of American doughboy P.E. Monaghan of "Co. K 316 Inf." and so annotatedin ink by him on the back of the case. Although the black ink has faded in many places, we can make outthe following: "Arogone [sic] Montfaucon Sept. 26-30 St. Mihiel Verdun" followed by Monahan's name,comp[any and regiment. The carrying bag is ink-stamped within: "S-18-13". The gas mask and cylinderare still present, thought the mask itself is thoroughly decomposed. The original instruction booklet is alsostill enclosed. The 316th fought with great distinction. Capturing the town of Malancourt on 26 September1918, they assisted the 313th Infantry on the following day in taking Montfaucon-d'Argonne. The 79thDivision was relieved on Sep. 30 and transferred to the Troyon sector where they were harassed withmustard gas, shelling, and enemy trench and air raids but held the line. At the end of October, they wereordered to participate in the Meuse Argonne Offensive. On Nov. 1, they advanced and and by the 9th hadcaptured the towns of Crepion, Waville, and Moirey. The following day the unit captured BuissonChaumont, Hill 328. On Nov. 11, the 314th stopped firing at 11 a.m., at the time of the Armistice. By theend of the day, the 314th had made the greatest advance into German lines east of the Meuse River.

$200-300

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1344.EXPLODED SHELL CASING TRENCH ART LAMPAn unusual piece of trench art, a shattered 4" shell casing, origin unknown, which was fashioned at thetime or very shortly thereafter into a table lamp. The entire lamp is 24" long, and it could easily be fittedwith a new base and rewired for modern day use. The casing has been rubbed with an abrasive of sometype, but this could be polished away as well. This shell exploded outside the breech of a gun and verylikely killed anyone standing nearby. Ex: Bannerman's Military Surplus.

$200-300

1348.IMPERIAL GERMAN NAVY OFFICER'S DAGGERImperial German Navy officer's dagger with "elfenbein" grip by WKC. The grip, an extra cost option, hasaged very nicely to a creamy beige surface cracks typical to this material being evident. The pentagonalcrown pommel nut displays good detail though the cross at top has been hammered-down, and the risingarches above the crown signify this too was an extra cost option purchased by the owner of the dagger.The matching lower crossguard displays a fouled anchor with capstans at either end, and it also retainsmuch virtually all of its original sharp detail. The 13 1/2" blade has etched panels which remain 75%visible, the balance affected by surface pitting which has been cleaned and the entire blade is nowstabilized. The reverse rincasso displays the WKC knight's head and king's head maker's marks. Thescabbard has the entwined roped suspension bands and is of the "lightning bolt" style. It is straight butbears some dents at the ball-tipped end on both sides. The original leather cushioing washer remainspresent. All in all, a rare dagger in very good condition. A rare dagger, in good to very good condition.

$600-800

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