Documents

Original Third Reich award certificate dated 21 May 1939, granting the Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter, 3rd Class to Babette Koch, née Ott, of Vorbach. A striking early Mother’s Cross document featuring the official period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath the title “Der Führer und Reichskanzler,” together with an additional handwritten countersignature at lower right.

Original German WWII award certificate dated 30 January 1944, granting the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse to Reichsbahnsekretär Eduard Weber of Oebisfelde. A highly displayable Third Reich document featuring the official period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath “Der Führer,” together with an additional handwritten countersignature at lower right.

Original German WWII award document dated 1 September 1941 for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse, issued to Franz Plschockt of Hamburg. The document prominently bears the period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath “Der Führer,” making it a particularly striking Third Reich administrative and militaria collectible.

Original 1942 Kriegsmarine promotion patent issued to Korvettenkapitän Johannes Schur, promoting him to Fregattenkapitän effective 1 April 1942. The document is dated Führerhauptquartier, 15 April 1942, bears a facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler and an original handwritten signature of Großadmiral Erich Raeder. Accompanied by its official presentation folder and an original August 1942 forwarding letter from the Küstenschutzflottille Ostland.

Original German wartime letter dated 5 February 1941 from Dr. Ing. Otto Reuleaux of Vereinigte Leichtmetall-Werke, Hannover-Linden, to Obermeister J. Vaassen at the Leichtmetall-Büro Paris. The letter concerns the award and dispatch of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz, refers to a Luftwaffe presentation by Major von Unger and remarkably mentions a separate award certificate “signed by the Führer.” Hand-signed in ink by Reuleaux.

Original WWII German Wehrpass and matching Gesundheitsbuch belonging to Georg Bierfelder of Forchheim, born in 1896. The matched WWII German document group retains his original photograph, signature, military stamps, 1937 and 1943 examination entries, 1940 discharge as Gefreiter and medical documentation extending into 1944.

Original WWII German Wehrpass belonging to Berlin-born Paul Beese, with original identification photograph, handwritten signature, Wehrbezirkskommando Berlin I registration, 1937 Musterung entry, official Wehrmacht stamps and dated wartime entries extending into 1944.

Original WWII German Wehrmacht Wehrpass issued to Wilhelm Hack in Fürth in 1940, retaining his original identification photograph, official military stamps, handwritten entries, Erkennungsmarke reference to Stamm-Kompanie Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 42, late-war 1944 security entries and an associated Verwendungskarte.

Rare matched pair of original WWII psychological-warfare leaflets: an Allied US/GB-ZG61A.1944 Passierschein / Safe Conduct pass bearing the printed facsimile signature of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, together with the German Skorpion counter-propaganda version that copied the Allied design, altered its surrender message and answered it with the famous “Dear Friends” text.

Original WWII German Wehrpass issued to Willi Geller in Hannover in 1938, retaining his original portrait photograph, handwritten personal details, official military stamps and reserve classifications from 1942 and 1944.

Original first-pattern Deutsches Reich Arbeitsbuch belonging to Wilhelm Hils of Karlsruhe, with handwritten personal details and employment records including the municipal cemetery administration and post-war entries extending into the late 1940s.

Original WWII German Wehrpass of Heinrich Brockmöller, issued in Hamburg in 1940, with photograph, Landwehr I classification and rare accompanying Wehrpass-Notiz papers documenting his UK indispensable-worker status.

Original WWII German Heer Wehrpass for Johann Georg Zingler, born 1895, with Landwehr I classification, wartime fitness entries and official Ehingen military-office stamps dated 1937–1944.

Original German Arbeitsbuch issued to Werner Schmidt in 1938 by the Arbeitsamt Ludwigshafen, Speyer branch, with handwritten personal details, vocational information and period official stamps.

Original German Arbeitsbuch issued to Georg Ziegler, with handwritten personal details, employment records and period administrative markings. Civil labour documentation from Nazi Germany and the WWII era.

Original WWII German Wehrpass issued to Peter Bränd in Duisburg in 1939, retaining his photograph, personal details, official stamps and military-unit entries including Pionier-Bataillon 660 through 1944.

Original WWII German Kriegsmarine-marked Wehrpass with owner photograph, personal details, Wehrbezirkskommando Minden stamp dated 21 July 1943 and handwritten wartime entries extending into 1944.

Original Benito Mussolini autograph on a clipped signature card, offered with an oval portrait photograph and display mount. A collector-focused presentation piece connected to Fascist Italy and WWII-era historical collecting.

Original 1938 Gau Essen Wochenspruch der NSDAP poster quoting Rudolf Hess, personally signed in ink and dated 1 July 1938. An unusual pre-war autograph and propaganda-document crossover piece.

Original Third Reich appointment certificate dated 20 April 1938, formally promoting German civil servant Karl Passarge from Regierungsrat to Oberregierungsrat. Presented in its period embossed folder, the document bears an original ink signature of Dr. Joseph Goebbels, a facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler, blind-embossed Reich eagle insignia and elaborate period typography. A substantial and historically traceable German government document.

Original period German group photograph mounted on presentation board and dated 18 October 1935, featuring a handwritten dedication ending with “Glück und Segen” and a signature reading “J. Goebbels,” both attributed to Joseph Goebbels. A historically significant autograph-related piece from the pre-war Third Reich period, preserved in original aged condition.

Large original WWII German military press archive containing numerous period newspaper and magazine clippings, illustrated sheets, portraits, aviation material, collector notes and reference documents focused especially on the Luftwaffe, Knight’s Cross recipients and prominent wartime commanders, with visible material relating to Marseille, Rommel, Mölders, Galland and other German military personalities.

Original WWII-era German private scrapbook containing numerous mounted wartime newspaper and magazine clippings, period photographic images, portraits and handwritten biographical notes focused on Luftwaffe personalities and the North African campaign, including material naming Werner Mölders, Erwin Rommel and Herbert Ihlefeld.

Two original WWII German newspapers dated 1939 and 1941: a Völkischer Beobachter Norddeutsche Ausgabe and Chemnitzer Tageszeitung. Period wartime press with front-page headlines, photographs, advertisements and extensive original content.

Original September 1936 issue of Volk und Rasse, published in Munich during the Berlin Olympic year, together with an original Es leben die Soldaten Luftwaffe song sheet, Folge 31. Two original period publications offered for historical collecting.

Original July 1937 issue of Der Schulungsbrief, IV Jahrgang, 7. Folge, published for the NSDAP training apparatus. Period German political publication titled Anti-Liberalismus des 19. Jahrhunderts. Authenticity guaranteed.

Original 1938 German illustrated propaganda brochure “Führer, wir danken Dir!”, produced for the 10 April plebiscite following the annexation of Austria. Large-format period publication with extensive photographic content.

Original 1930s German document lot comprising a 1939 NSDAP Auslands-Organisation Rückwanderer-Ausweis and a DLRG lifesaving certificate with photograph, signatures and period stamps.

Original WWII German Arbeitsbuch with period employment entries, handwritten annotations, signatures and official stamps. A genuine civilian employment record from 1930s–40s Germany.

Original WWII German Arbeitsbuch issued under the 1935 employment-record system, with handwritten owner details and multiple employment entries, including later postwar use. Authentic period document.

Original Imperial German Militärpass issued to Emil Ernst Ludwig Opitz, with handwritten military service entries beginning in 1897 and later WWI-related annotations, including Füsilier-Regiment von Steinmetz Nr. 37.

Original handwritten Fritz Darges autograph on a clipped paper fragment, mounted on an older card section and displayed with a black-and-white reference portrait. Darges served as Hitler’s personal SS adjutant during WWII. Authenticity guaranteed.

Original matching German military document set issued to Adolf Fieg, comprising an Imperial-era Militärpass from the First World War period and a WWII Heer Wehrpass. The Wehrpass retains his portrait, personal information, military registration stamps from 1939 and 1940, signatures and an entry for the German West Wall Medal.

Original period cut signature of Viktor Lutze, successor to Ernst Röhm as Chief of Staff of the SA. The autograph is executed in dark ink on a small paper fragment, framed with black card and mounted on a torn vintage album leaf. The reverse retains handwritten collector identification linking the signature to Lutze. A scarce German political autograph from the pre-1945 period.

Original WWII German press photograph associated with Luftwaffe Generaloberst Alexander Löhr. The reverse carries period editorial markings, a “Mil. u. pol. nicht zensiert” press-control stamp and a faint pencil signature attributed to Löhr. A scarce historical photograph connected with Luftflotte 4, the Balkan campaign and German military operations in Southeastern Europe.

Period cut signature attributed to Baldur von Schirach, handwritten in dark ink and dated 1935. The autograph reads “v. Schirach” and is mounted on black card inside a modern clear acrylic display, accompanied by a separate printed reference portrait. A distinctive pre-WWII German political autograph connected with the leader of the Hitler Youth and later Reich Governor of Vienna.

Original 1941 WWII German Wehrpass, marked Zweitschrift, issued to Jakob Otto Habel. Includes portrait photograph, signatures, official stamps and an accompanying 1941 Schützen-Ersatz-Bataillon 13 wartime leave document.

Four original period documents for Reichsbahn employee Eduard Weber, 1934–1941, including a 1941 promotion certificate with an original Walter Bürger signature, plus two clearly identified facsimile signatures and a 1934 award certificate.

Four original German POW documents relating to Günther Weber, including a 1948 Marbury Hall Camp testimonial, Allied discharge certificate, thumbprint, Münsterlager stamps and British categorisation paper.

Original 4×6 portrait photograph of Simon Wiesenthal, credited to Kjartan Bjelland and hand-signed across the lower margin. A historically significant autograph connected with Holocaust remembrance and postwar justice.

Original German 1936 Olympic Commemorative Medal with its named award certificate to student Ernst Fischer, dated Berlin, 1 July 1937. Certificate bears the period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler.

Original pencil cut signature of Kurt Daluege, mounted on black card and accompanied by a period German newspaper clipping announcing his award of the Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords. The autograph is written on lined period paper and retains a bold, distinctive form. A scarce WWII German political and police autograph display with direct historical context.

Period cut signature attributed to Ernst Röhm, Chief of Staff of the SA, executed in red coloured pencil on an aged paper fragment. The autograph has been mounted on black card and is displayed beside a separate historical reference portrait. A scarce pre-WWII German political autograph connected with the Röhm Purge and the Night of the Long Knives.

Original WWII North Africa grouping to Bernhard Hessing: Italo-German Africa Campaign Medal with named 1942 medal certificate and 1943 Ärmelband Afrika award document.

Original cut signature attributed to Ernst Röhm, executed in bold black ink on a small period paper fragment. The autograph is protected inside a modern clear acrylic display and presented beside a separate historical reference portrait. A scarce pre-WWII German political autograph connected with the former Chief of Staff of the SA and the 1934 Röhm Purge.

Original provisional award certificate for the Spanish Cross in Silver, issued in Berlin on 31 May 1939 and named to a German Hauptmann whose handwritten name appears to read Reinhard Henning. The document bears an Oberkommando der Wehrmacht stamp, handwritten signature and administrative details relating to the later issue of the definitive certificate.

Pair of original German Festpostkarten produced for the 1935 Nuremberg Rally, held from 10 to 16 September. Both cards are postally used and retain period handwritten messages, commemorative postage stamps and special event cancellations. One example bears the complete 6 and 12 Pfennig stamp set, while the second carries the 6 Pfennig issue.

Original filled-in German Ahnenpass belonging to Manfred Jung, born in Geisweid in 1927. The ancestry booklet retains his identification photograph, handwritten signature, completed family-tree chart and numerous genealogical entries. It is accompanied by an official 1938 birth certificate bearing a Klafeld registry seal and revenue stamp.

Original and coherent German personal archive belonging to Wilhelm Ludwig Kappler of Karlsruhe, born in 1897. The group includes his photograph-bearing Wehrpass and Arbeitsbuch, a filled-in Ahnenpass, two 1944 air-raid victim identification cards, civil and church certificates, genealogical records, official stamps and handwritten entries. A substantial WWII German document group tracing one civilian’s military registration, technical employment, ancestry and experience of the bombing war.

Original one-page political document dated 24 September 1938 and personally signed in ink by Martin Bormann. Issued from the Munich office of the Deputy Führer and addressed to the NSDAP parliamentary group in Berlin, the letter concerns former Reichstag deputy Otto Hergt and confirms that no adverse political or personal information had become known about him. Complete with official letterhead, embossed seal, archival folds and a prominent Bormann signature.

Original German military appointment document dated 22 November 1934 and personally signed by Defence Minister Werner von Blomberg. Issued on official “Der Reichswehrminister” stationery, it assigns army chemist Dr.-Ing. Richard Scholle to the German Army administration and places him with military gas-protection training courses. A significant pre-WWII document from the final months of the Reichswehr.

Original German postcard handwritten and signed by Franz von Papen in Berlin on 28 February 1933, during his first month as Vice Chancellor in Adolf Hitler’s government. The card bears Papen’s printed Wilhelmstrasse address, Prussian State Ministry stamp, postage, postal markings and a large handwritten “F. v. Papen” signature. A historically significant autograph from a decisive date in the establishment of the Third Reich.

Original period black-and-white photographic image personally signed in blue ink by Josef “Sepp” Dietrich. The scene shows Dietrich standing directly behind Adolf Hitler beside a railway carriage, with Robert Ley apparently visible at the right. Dating from the 1936 Nuremberg Party Rally period, the image is mounted on grey card and preserved on a period album page.

Original WWII German judicial document dated 28 June 1940, issued by the Adjutant’s Office of the Reich Governor in Vienna and addressed to the Graz Regional Court. Signed by an official catalogued as Gauamtsleiter “Dietrich,” the letter concerns Otto Kortschak’s death sentence and a petition for clemency addressed to Adolf Hitler. The reverse bears an official reply from the Special Court in Graz dated 3 July 1940.

Original German military certificate dated 1 April 1936 and personally signed in graphite pencil by Erwin Rommel during his period as an instructor at the Potsdam War School. The document certifies that Major Dr. Dr. Mayer had provided genealogical evidence of ancestry extending to his grandparents. A rare pre-WWII autograph connected with the future commander of the 7th Panzer Division and Afrika Korps.

Original pre-WWII German political propaganda group comprising a marked 1938 Anschluss referendum ballot and a dark wooden “Deutschland wählt Hitler!” election pencil. The ballot asks voters to approve the annexation of Austria into the German Reich and support Adolf Hitler’s unified Reichstag list. A powerful historical set connected with Nazi expansion, political propaganda and the events that preceded the Second World War.

Original four-piece Third Reich political propaganda group comprising a marked 1936 Adolf Hitler Reichstag ballot, a “Deutschland wählt Hitler!” election pencil, a stylised “Ja” campaign stickpin and an “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer” Hitler portrait badge. An evocative pre-WWII collection documenting the propaganda, controlled elections and political consolidation of Nazi Germany.

Original pre-WWII German political propaganda set comprising a marked 1936 Adolf Hitler Reichstag ballot paper, a brown “Deutschland wählt Hitler!” election pencil and a dated “Ja – 12.11.1933” political badge. An evocative group documenting the propaganda, controlled elections and consolidation of the Third Reich before the Second World War.

Original pre-WWII German political propaganda group comprising a marked 1936 Adolf Hitler Reichstag ballot paper, a 1933 “Deutschland wählt Hitler!” election pencil, an “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer” Hitler portrait badge and a dated “Ja – 12.11.1933” referendum badge. A visually impressive historical set documenting the political consolidation of the Third Reich before the Second World War.

Original typed letter personally signed in ink by Marshal Philippe Pétain, dated 26 December 1934. Although written before the Second World War, the document is directly connected to one of the most controversial figures of WWII, who later became Head of the French State and leader of Vichy France. The letter concerns Pétain’s acceptance of a place on a memorial committee dedicated to French historian Camille Jullian. Accompanied by a separate historical photographic print associated with Pétain’s later political period.

Original wartime OKW administrative report copy dated 15 December 1944. This document concerns defensive fighting in the Kurland sector and references German military units noted for their conduct during the late-war Eastern Front campaign.

Original 1941 Wehrmacht internal-reference booklet, Heft 53: Schlag nach über die Sowjetunion. Produced for military use, it presents geographical, political, economic and military information about the Soviet Union from the perspective of the German wartime administration. A scarce and historically significant WWII paper artifact.