Documents

Original Third Reich Arbeitsbuch for a German worker, with period employment entries, Arbeitsamt stamps and the original Merkblatt für Arbeitsbuchinhaber und Betriebsführer. Mid-1930s civil labour document.

Original WWII German Wehrpass issued as a 1943 Zweitschrift to Rudolf Klinger, born 1913, with original portrait photograph and matching Luftschutz typhus-vaccination certificate.g

Mixed German historical document collection spanning c.1901–1949, with Imperial Arbeitsbuch, Reichspost Postsparbuch marked British Zone, 1942 Kärntner Volksbund card, genealogy, association booklets and WWII U.S. passes.

Four original Third Reich tax documents from Bavaria, 1937, including ministry correspondence, Nuremberg tax notices, official stamps and a Reich service-postage card relating to house-tax matters in Stein bei Nürnberg.

Original Karl Wolff signed letter from Himmler’s Personal Staff, dated Berlin 11 August 1938 and addressed to SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger. Hand-signed in ink with SS-Hauptamt receiving stamp.

Original 1937 German Olympic Decoration document awarding the 2nd Class to Schutzpolizei Captain Michael Finken for services connected with the 1936 Olympic Games. With embossed seal and period Adolf Hitler facsimile signature.

Original Ernst Röhm autograph on a handwritten 1926 Salzburg postcard to Franz Kugler, retaining Röhm’s full pencil signature, period Austrian stamp and postal cancellations.

Original Third Reich Arbeitsbuch issued by Arbeitsamt Rheine in 1940 to Rosa Höltermann of Emsdetten, with complete personal details, official stamps and agricultural self-employment entry.

Original German Arbeitsbuch 1935 issued by Arbeitsamt Bielefeld to Heinz Ramsbrock, documenting his commercial apprenticeship and later employment with Gebr. Knöngel Feinkost-Großhandlung.

Original early-type Adam Opel Arbeitsbuch belonging to Peter Fellner, with multiple Adam Opel A.G. Rüsselsheim stamps and employment records documenting welding and skilled metalwork during the 1930s.

Mixed German document archive dated 1911–1967, including 1941 Deutsche Arbeitsfront correspondence, business records, certificates and academic material.

Original WWII German Wehrpass and family estate for a Gefreiter of the 256th Infantry Division, with Ostmedaille, Eastern Front campaign and wound entries, death notification, photographs and ephemera.

Original WWII German document collection centred on Third Reich administrative, military and propaganda material. Highlights include a handwritten “2nd U-boat Training Course K.G. 106” notebook, Deutsches Reich Arbeitsbuch with entries from 1936–1940, German Labour Front employment papers, a 1934 Zeitschrift der Akademie für Deutsches Recht, 1941 Deutschland muss leben school publication, six period collector photographs and further civil documents.

Original WWII German document archive containing a large assortment of identification papers, administrative documents, ration and insurance cards, correspondence and wartime material. Highlights include a 1943 Wehrmacht training certificate, 1938 Third Reich correspondence, wartime stamped documents, original dust goggles in their cardboard sleeve, and a bilingual German-Russian occupation identity card dated August 1945. The wider archive spans approximately 1908–1967.

Original WWII German Wehrpass archive combining a photograph Wehrpass with detailed 1939–1940 Heer service entries, a WWI Militärpass recording combat in 1917–1918, and a substantial family Feldpost correspondence from 1940–1943. The group documents military service across two World Wars, including service connected with Poland, period unit stamps, occupation-era markings, handwritten entries, letters, envelopes and postal cancellations.

Original WWII German document collection comprising 10 period documents from a Saxon family, spanning 1909–1963 and centred on the Third Reich and Second World War era. Highlights include a 1936 Deutsches Reich passport with photographs, Deutsche Arbeitsfront membership book with contribution stamps, Arbeitsbuch records, wartime clothing documentation, photographic identification papers and associated post-war documents. A coherent historical archive from Schmalzgrube and Annaberg in Saxony.

Original WWII-era German “Meine Dienstzeit” military photo album containing approximately 160 period black-and-white photographs, including around 88 military images related to the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, uniforms, winter service, military groups, technical subjects and wartime graves, together with numerous private photographs.

Dark brown album with silver Meine Dienstzeit lettering and applied metal Stahlhelm decoration. An extensive visual archive documenting German military and everyday life around the Second World War.

Original three-page typed document signed by Otto Skorzeny, dated Madrid, 2 November 1972, containing his personal corrections to passages dealing directly with his experiences during the Second World War.

Headed “Corrections of My Memoirs”, the pages reference the Waffen-SS, Abwehr, RSHA, Walter Schellenberg, Skorzeny’s wartime promotion, his special battalion and his Knight’s Cross. The final page bears a large handwritten Otto Skorzeny signature. Includes original airmail envelope addressed to R. James Bender Publishing in California.

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.