Documents

Original Battle of France 1940 document archive comprising more than 40 French military and administrative papers dated mainly from 1939 to 1943. The group includes a detailed 44th Infantry Regiment journal, reports connected with the fighting at Bailleul-le-Soc, René Kiger’s personal narrative, copies of the order awarding the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, an original occupied-zone map of France and a later 1946 mission order.

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.

Original 1939 death certificate issued at Mauthausen concentration camp, relating to Friedrich Berghanel. A historically significant pre-war document connected to one of the most important and tragic sites of 20th-century European history. Offered strictly as a historical collectible for research, documentation and preservation.

Original Adolf Wagner signed photograph in black and white, signed in full in the lower white margin. A vintage German historical autograph photograph showing Wagner during a candid public gathering. Offered exclusively for responsible historical research, archival preservation and serious autograph collecting.

Original two-document correspondence group dated 1942–1943, sent by Berlin medical bookseller Oscar Rothacker to the medical office at Buchenwald near Weimar. Includes a January 1943 order postcard for fifteen clinical prescription pocketbooks and a related invoice for a surgical publication. Both pieces retain period stamps, handwritten entries, filing holes and administrative markings. Offered solely as historical documentation for research, preservation and responsible collecting.

Original Albert Kesselring prison letter dated 3 July 1952 and handwritten in German to his wife, Liny. This complete one-leaf letter is written on both sides and signed “Albert” at the conclusion. A personal post-war historical autograph document, offered exclusively for responsible research, preservation and serious collectors of twentieth-century correspondence.

Named WWII German paperwork estate belonging to Gregor Hecker, including an ISA certificate for Grenadier-Regiment 753, Feldpost items, DAF documents, photographs, driving licence, post-war passport and denazification-related papers.

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.

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 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.

This Francisco Franco 1929 condolence signature sheet is an original four-leaf mourning document issued in Zaragoza following the death of Colonel Antonio Alonso y Sánchez de Arcilla. Dated February 1929, it bears multiple handwritten condolences and signatures, including an original Francisco Franco signature from his early military career in Zaragoza. The sheet measures approximately 32 x 22 cm and is offered solely as a historical document for research, preservation and responsible collecting.

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 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.

This Hitler facsimile signature golden wedding certificate is an original late-1930s German commemorative document issued for a fiftieth wedding anniversary. It features the printed facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath the title “Der Führer und Reichskanzler,” together with an embossed state eagle seal, decorative wedding imagery and formal congratulatory text.

This Hermann Göring signed photograph is an original black-and-white historical image bearing a large handwritten autograph in dark ink across its upper white margin. The photograph shows Göring among uniformed men during an unidentified official gathering and is offered solely for responsible historical research, archival preservation and serious autograph collecting.

Original Josip Broz Tito signature presented with a Yugoslavia postage stamp and Belgrade postmark. A highly collectible Cold War-era piece combining political history, philately and autograph collecting.

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.

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

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 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.