Historical Collection

Original Iron Cross 2nd Class, model 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse), with magnetic iron core and intact suspension ring. Good overall condition with natural patina. Ribbon included.

Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, EK2) with its black, white and red ribbon. Dark core, silver-coloured frame with beaded inner border, 1939 obverse and 1813 reverse, natural patina. Ribbon worn and frayed.

WWII German Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 complete with period ribbon and Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1939 paper packet. Classic three-piece style decoration with black central core, silver-coloured frame, 1939 obverse and 1813 reverse. A highly collectible WWII German military award set.

Single collar skull in the Prussian “Danziger” Totenkopf pattern associated with German Panzer uniforms. Stamped alloy with aged silver-toned finish, open eye sockets, pierced nose, detailed teeth and complete rear prongs. No maker mark. The €2 coin in one photograph is for scale only and is not included.

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 Paketkarte (parcel card) with the circular Star of David stamp of “Der Älteste der Juden in Litzmannstadt”, the Jewish administration of the Łódź ghetto, and an orange-red “Nachnahme” (cash on delivery) marking. Double-sided; the address fields are uncompleted.

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 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.

NSDAP political armband (Armbinde) of multi-piece textile construction: red band with a separately applied white roundel and black central emblem. Stitching visible on the reverse. Period wear, creasing and tonal variation to the red cloth.

Original Simon Wiesenthal autograph in dark ink on a paper cut, accompanied by a Solar Stamps Certificate of Authenticity, Reg. #8673. A large, flowing signature connected to Holocaust remembrance and post-war justice.

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 Deutsche Reichspost telegram of February 1941 from Dachau concentration camp, notifying Stefanina Trawczynski in Litzmannstadt of the death of Wenzel Trawczynski on 14 February 1941, with instructions on viewing, cremation in Munich and the death certificate. A document of the camp system, preserved for research and remembrance.

Soviet postal stationery envelope with printed 6-kopeck indicium, signed in blue ink by Dolores Ibárruri, “La Pasionaria”, with an unsigned black-and-white portrait photograph of her at a microphone. The frame shown is not included.

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.

Three original double-sided propaganda leaflets from the Eastern Front, 1943: two Soviet leaflets in German aimed at German soldiers, one referring to Stalingrad, and one German-produced leaflet in Russian aimed at Red Army troops, with safe-conduct passes. Propaganda from both sides of the same front.

Original Reichstag election ballot for the Südhannover-Braunschweig electoral district, listing the competing parties including the NSDAP, SPD, KPD, Zentrum, Kampffront Schwarz-Weiß-Rot and Deutsch-Hannoversche Partei, consistent with the election of 5 March 1933, the last with competing parties.

Original signed card by Simon Wiesenthal, dated 9 December 1976, with a small portrait photograph and typed name. A clear, large signature in blue ink, connected to Holocaust remembrance and the pursuit of post-war justice.

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 German Christmas and New Year greeting card, undated, signed in ink by Dr. Franz Gürtner (1881–1941), Reich Minister of Justice. Deckle-edged card with printed message and a bold full signature.

Archive of more than 40 original French military and administrative papers, mainly 1939–1943, centred on the fighting at Bailleul-le-Soc on 8–9 June 1940: a 44th Infantry Regiment journal, reports and the 1943 narrative of Reserve Lieutenant René Kiger, his Croix de Guerre citation, an occupied-zone map and a 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.