Documents

Original signed card by Simon Wiesenthal, dated 9 December 1976, with a small portrait photograph and typed name. A historically important autograph connected to Holocaust memory, justice, documentation and 20th-century human rights history.

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 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 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 Völkischer Beobachter Berlin edition newspaper dated Wednesday, 3 December 1941. This IIWW / WWII German newspaper includes wartime headlines connected with British prestige warfare, the Africa campaign, Crimea, Tobruk, Roosevelt, Finland, military photographs, Ritterkreuz references, cultural notes and period advertisements. Offered strictly as a historical collectible for research, documentation and preservation, with no political or ideological affiliation.

Original Völkischer Beobachter Berlin edition newspaper dated 6 November 1941. This IIWW / WWII German newspaper includes front-page wartime headlines, Eastern Front and Crimea-related coverage, photographs, political articles, advertisements and period printed material. Offered strictly as a historical collectible for research, documentation and preservation, with no political or ideological affiliation.

Original Völkischer Beobachter Berlin edition newspaper dated Monday, 20 October 1941. This IIWW / WWII German newspaper features major wartime headlines on the Eastern Front, Taganrog on the Sea of Azov, Waffen-SS operations, British wartime anxiety, Soviet losses, Ritterkreuz-related content, military photographs, naval references and period advertisements. Offered strictly as a historical collectible for research and preservation, with no political or ideological affiliation.

Original Völkischer Beobachter Berlin edition dated 30 October 1941. This IIWW / WWII German newspaper includes major wartime coverage on the Crimea campaign, Eastern Front operations, U-boat warfare, Leningrad, Ritterkreuz-related content, military photographs, propaganda articles, cultural sections, advertisements and civilian notices. Offered strictly as a historical collectible for research and preservation, with no political or ideological affiliation.

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 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 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.

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-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 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 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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

This Reinhard Heydrich signed Gestapo document is an original Secret State Police circular dated Berlin, 5 January 1937. Addressed to the heads of all State Police offices, it transmits official guidelines from the Reichsführer-SS and Chief of the German Police. The document bears Heydrich’s original handwritten signature and retains its Gestapo heading, routing details and period filing holes.

Original Richard Anton Christ document and medal estate, including Soldbuch, WWI and WWII paperwork, KVK2 award document, family records, postal service IDs and medals connected with his military and civil career.

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 named document estate of Rudolf Paret, Reichsbahn official, former SA Rottenführer and later Wehrmacht Obergefreiter connected to 2. Reserve Grenadier Battalion 465, Tarnopol, Galicia. Includes Reichsbahn promotion certificates, Dorpmüller signatures, Hitler facsimile, KVK2 document, photos, letters and missing-in-action paperwork.

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 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 Völkischer Beobachter Berlin edition dated Friday, 5 December 1941. This IIWW German newspaper includes a striking front page with the headline on Harold Ickes, a photograph of Göring and Marshal Pétain, reports on British fast boats in the Channel, North Africa, Tobruk, Bulgaria, Finland and wartime civilian advertisements. A period paper collectible offered strictly for historical study and responsible collecting.

Original Völkischer Beobachter 1941 Berlin edition, dated Saturday 18 October 1941, featuring a major Odessa headline, Eastern Front reports, maps, photographs, political articles, cultural sections, advertisements and wartime announcements. A historically significant IIWW German newspaper offered strictly as a period paper collectible for research, documentation and responsible historical collecting.

Original Völkischer Beobachter Berlin edition dated Thursday, 23 October 1941. This IIWW German newspaper includes front-page reports on Roosevelt, Cordell Hull, Brazil, Churchill, Luftwaffe activity over England, Moscow, and a photograph of Slovak President Dr. Jozef Tiso meeting Hitler. Interior pages include Eastern Front material, Soviet rocket artillery, Kaluga, Moscow, Croatia, wartime advertisements and civilian notices. A historical paper collectible only.

Original Völkischer Beobachter Berlin edition dated Sunday, 9 November 1941. This WWII German newspaper includes a major front-page headline connected to the Munich commemorations, the Eastern Front, Luftwaffe claims, U-boat reports and a captioned photograph relating to the Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross. Interior pages include Eastern Front imagery, wartime reports, advertisements, classified notices and cultural content. Historical paper collectible only.

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.

This Wilhelm Frick signed Schutzpolizei promotion document is an original World War II-era German administrative proposal dated 23 March 1942. It recommends Hauptmann der Schutzpolizei Walter Tietz for promotion to Major and bears Wilhelm Frick’s handwritten signature. The document retains official Reich Ministry of the Interior headings, routing stamps, internal approval notes and period filing holes. Offered solely for responsible historical research, preservation and documentary collecting.

This Wilhelm Keitel signed appointment letter is an original 1938 Wehrmacht administrative document issued from the Office of the Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. Addressed to Amtmann Max Nüske, it assigns him to a civil-service post at the Reich War Court and is signed by Wilhelm Keitel in ink.

This Winston Churchill Board of Trade signed letter is an original typed letter from the 1908–1910 period, issued on Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens stationery. Addressed to Sir Stanley Mordaunt Leathes, it thanks him for chairing a Selection Committee and refers to forthcoming appointments and applications made by women. The letter retains Churchill’s handwritten salutation and closing, signed “Winston S. Churchill”.

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

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.