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The second document lists the dates and locations of the days of battle engaged in, which were required for the bestowal of the Anti-Partisan Badge. They include the assault and capture of the towns of Biograd, Sukosa, and Karlobag, all around Croatia’s coastal region in Dalmatia. The document was signed by a Company Leader of the 202 Panzer Battalion, which in 1943 was especially tasked with using retrofitted Italian Tanks to combat Partisans in the occupied western Balkans. General Fehn surrendered to the Partisans, and was summarily shot on July 5th, 1945. ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109978525973,"sku":"G14844","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/anti_partisan_no_5457ba666322e.jpg?v=1692842738"},{"product_id":"christmas-and-birthday-greetings-letter-signed-hermann-goring-g13217","title":"Christmas And Birthday Greetings Letter Signed Hermann Göring","description":"Christmas and Birthday Greetings Letter Signed Hermann Göring - Typewritten copy inscribed \"Ministerpräsident Generaloberst Göring \/ Berlin, den 20.01.38 \/ Liebe Frau Lange ! \/ Über Ihre freundlichen Weihnachts- und Geburtstags- grüsse, habe ich mich aufrichtig gefreut. \/ Ich möchte Ihnen hierfür meinen herzlichsten Dank übermitteln.\", signed in black ink \"Mit freundlichen Grüssen Hermann Göring\", on white paper stock, 139 mm x 206 mm, extremely fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110075158805,"sku":"G13217","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/christmas_and_bi_538e2b1ab297b.jpg?v=1692843770"},{"product_id":"the-signature-of-hj-leader-von-schirach-g12273","title":"The Signature Of Hj Leader Von Schirach","description":"The Signature of HJ Leader Von Schirach - On a single page from the day book of SS-Brigadefuhrer Jürs, measuring 15 x 20.1cm, extremely fine. Footnote: This is one of a series of autographs collected by Heinrich Jürs SS-Brigadefuhrer who was killed April 28th 1945. Of this collection, postcards, period photographs, and news clippings were all period signed with some being placed into a series of scrap books. The collection was acquired from the family of Heinrich Jürs during the 1960's and has since remained in one collectors possession. One of the finest War Time autograph collections we have had the pleasure of offering.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110806180117,"sku":"G12273","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_05_a3f7cba7-d8c1-42d2-a397-d942d464bec1.jpg?v=1692848175"},{"product_id":"a-german-cross-award-document-to-reconnaissance-squadron-g14485","title":"A German Cross Award Document To Reconnaissance Squadron","description":"A German Cross Award Document to Reconnaissance Squadron - Formal document, issued to Oberleutnant Erich Huck, on September 10. 1944; folded, holed, slight tear on right side, with facsimile Göring signature; in good\/fair condition.  The document is awarded to Senior Lieutenant Erich Huck. It is dated to Headquarters on September 10, 1944, and carries a facsimile signature of Reich Marshal Hermann Göring. It is further certified in blue ink by Pour le Merite and Knight’s Cross recipient Colonel General Bruno Loerzer (1891–1960).\n\nFootnote: There is no further information about Erich Huck, except that he was part of one of the 11 Wettererkundungsstaffel (Weather Reconnaissance Squadron). These squadrons were tasked with gathering weather data. Accurate weather forecasts can mean the difference of success or failure in (aerial) military operations. 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For his service to the German people I share with him the Fuhrer’s appreciation. Vienna, 6th of June, 1942. For the Reichsminister of Science and Education. Folded but in generally fine condition. ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46112131907861,"sku":"G14935","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_letter_of_than_545cf1cf44b06.jpg?v=1692850957"},{"product_id":"a-1943-official-appointment-certificate-for-finance-g15065","title":"A 1943 Official Appointment Certificate For Finance","description":"A 1943 Official Appointment Certificate for Finance - in the name of the Fuhrer i appoint the additional tax assistant Alois Weil to the lifelong role of full-time tax assistant. I carry out this promotion in the expectation that the aforementioned stays true to his oath, that he thoughtfully carry out his official duty, and that he make good on the trust being assigned to him through this promotion. From here on in he will be assured of the special protection of the Fuhrer. Vienna, the 23rd of April, 1943, for the Reichsminister of Finance. 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Units under his command on the Eastern Front were responsible for the deaths of over 17,000 civilians during the Pripyat swamps punitive operation in the Byelorussian SSR in 1941. Fegelein was shot for desertion on April 28, 1945, two days before Hitler's suicide. Fegelein was born in Ansbach, Bavaria, to the retired Oberleutnant Hans Fegelein. As a young boy working at his father's equestrian school in Munich, he became proficient in riding skills and participated in jumping events. During this period he met Christian Weber, an original member of the Nazi Party. Weber later sponsored Fegelein for entry into the Schutzstaffel (SS). In 1925, after studying for two terms at Munich University, Fegelein joined the Reiter-Regiment 17 (Cavalry Regiment 17). On April 20, 1927, he joined the Bavarian State Police in Munich as an officer cadet. In 1929, he left the police service when he was caught stealing examination solutions from a teaching superior's office. The official communication at the time was that he resigned for \"family reasons\". Fegelein later stated that he had left the police on \"his own account\" to better serve the Nazi Party and SS. His father had started the \"Reitinstitut Fegelein\" (Riding Institute Fegelein) in 1926. Here in Munich Fegelein came into contact with National Socialism and the SS. His father had made the institute available to the SS as a meeting place. He joined the Nazi Party (membership number 1,200,158) and the Sturmabteilung (SA) in 1930. Fegelein transferred to the SS on April 10, 1933, with membership number 66,680 and became a leader of an SS equestrian group, which included his brother, Waldemar. He was promoted to the Allgemeine-SS rank of SS-Untersturmführer that year and to SS-Obersturmführer on April 20, 1934 and to SS-Hauptsturmführer on November 9, 1934. Beginning in November 1935, Fegelein oversaw the preparation of the courses and facilities for the equestrian events of the Berlin Olympic Games. He was promoted to the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer on January 30, 1936. He participated in the selection process for the German equestrian team, but was unable to prevail against the strong competition from the Kavallerieschule Hannover (Hanover Cavalry School), who went on to win all the equestrian gold medals. Fegelein won the Deutsches Spring- und Dressurderby international tournament in 1937, as did his brother, Waldemar, in 1939. He was promoted to the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer on January 30th. On July 25, 1937 Reichsführer-SS Himmler, by special order of the SS-Oberabschnitt Süd, created the Haupt-Reitschule München (SS Main Riding School) in Munich. The school was started from his father's stud farm. Fegelein was named its commander and promoted to SS-Standartenführer the same day. Funding for the very expensive horses came in part from Brigadeführer Weber, who supported the school with more than 100,000 Reichsmarks annually. Fegelein won the \"Braunes Band von Deutschland\" (Brown Ribbon of Germany), an annual horse race which in 1938 was held on the premises of the riding school in Munich. Fegelein at the time had strong ambitions to participate in the 1940 Summer Olympics. With the help of his friend Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer (HSSPF; Higher SS and Police Leader) Karl von Eberstein, he arranged the transfer of all the Bavarian State Police horses to the SS riding school in case of mobilization. His fear was that the horses would be handed to the Wehrmacht. Albert Speer called him \"one of the most disgusting people in Hitler's circle\". Fegelein was an opportunist who ingratiated himself with Himmler. Himmler in return granted him the best assignments — mostly related to horses — and rapid promotion through the ranks. In September 1939, after the end of the Polish Campaign, Fegelein commanded the SS Totenkopf Reiterstandarte (Deaths-Head Horse Regiment). They were garrisoned in Warsaw until December. The unit was then split into two Standarten (Regiments), with Fegelein commanding the 1.Standarte. The units were placed under the overall command of HSSPF \"East\" Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger. Fegelein's unit took part in \"anti-partisan\" fighting in the area of Kammienna–Konsky–Kielce. On December 7, 1939 Fegelein's unit was involved in the mass shooting of 1,700 people in the Kampinos Forest. April 23, 1941, Fegelein faced court-martial charges after he and his unit in 1940 had been caught stealing money and luxury goods for transportation back to Germany. The court-martial ordered for Fegelein was quashed by direct order of Himmler. The allegations brought forward against Fegelein had included \"murder motivated by greed\". Apparently he had ordered arrests and executions in the Gestapo prison in Warsaw. In addition to this, Fegelein was charged with having had an unlawful sexual relationship with a Polish woman. The woman had become pregnant and Fegelein forced her to have an abortion. Reinhard Heydrich attempted multiple times to investigate the accusations against Fegelein, but each time the attempt was put down by Himmler. In May and June 1940, Fegelein, who had been promoted to SS-Obersturmbannführer of the Reserves in the Waffen-SS on March 1, 1940, participated in the Battle of Belgium and France as a member of the SS-Verfügungstruppe. For his service in these campaigns he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class on December 15, 1940. In March 1941, the SS Totenkopf Reiterstandarte 1 was renamed the 1st SS Cavalry Regiment. With the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which began on June 22, 1941, Fegelein saw active service on the Eastern Front. He received the Iron Cross 1st Class on June 28th. On July 17, 1941 Himmler assigned Fegelein's regiment to the general command of HSSPF Erich von dem Bach for the \"systematic combing\" of the Pripyat swamps, an operation designed to round up and exterminate Jews, partisans, and civilians in that area of Byelorussian SSR. The two-stage operation began on July 19, 1941. Fegelein reported to von dem Bach that his men had killed 13,788 Jews and what he claimed were \"soldiers in civilian clothes\" during the first stage of the operation. At the end of the second stage, which ran during the last two weeks of August, Fegelein reported that all the Jewish men in the Rogatschew region had been killed — a total of another 3,500 men. On August 5th, Himmler had assigned to him the leadership of the SS Cavalry Brigade, which was formed from the 1st and 2nd SS Cavalry Regiments. In October 1941, the Brigade was tasked with securing the territory behind the front line in Belarus. Fegelein received the Infantry Assault Badge on October 2nd. Four days later, he was again brought before a court for peculation of captured goods. Again the prosecution was halted by Himmler. In the winter of 1941- 42, Fegelein and the SS Cavalry Brigade were held back as an operational reserve in the rearward area of the 9th Army. There it helped secure the front at Toropets and Rzhev. The brigade was deployed at the south-eastern sector of the XXIII Army Corps, where it defended against attacks in the rearward area of the 206th Infantry Division in the Battles of Rzhev. On February 1, 1942, he was promoted to SS-Standartenführer in the Waffen-SS and transferred from the reserve force to active service. Four days later, on February 5th, Fegelein, on his own initiative, led an attack on a strong enemy group northwest of Tschertolino. The attack, carried out in difficult weather conditions, secured an important road junction and the railway station at Tschertolino. In a nocturnal attack on February 9th, the brigade encircled and destroyed enemy forces at Tschertolino, killing 1,800 combatants. Jersowo was captured on February 14th, leading to the annihilation of all enemy forces in the Rzhev area. For his leadership in these battles, Fegelein was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on March 2, 1942. Fegelein was then granted home leave and was appointed Inspector of Cavalry and Transportation (Inspekteur des Reit- und Fahrwesens) in the SS-Führungshauptamt on May 1, 1942. In this position he was awarded the Eastern Front Medal and the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords, both on September 1, 1942. Fegelein was sent to the front line on December 1, 1942 and on the same day promoted to SS-Oberführer. He was given command of Kampfgruppe \"Fegelein\", based in the great bend of the Don. Fegelein was wounded in action by Soviet snipers on December 21 and December 22, 1942. On April 20, 1943 he was appointed commander of the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. Fegelein and his division were involved in operations against partisans from May to July 1943, which included Operation Weichsel, Operation Zeithen, and Operation Seydlitz. On May 17th, he annihilated a partisan group south west of Nowoselki. He personally blew up a bunker in the attack. A week later, on May 24th, the division attacked another partisan strongpoint and no prisoners were taken. During Weichsel (May 27 – June 10, 1943) he reported the killing of 4,018 persons, the deportation of 18,860, the confiscation of 21,000 cattle, and the destruction of 61 villages southwest of Gomel. During Zeithen (June 13-16, 1943) he destroyed a further 63 villages, and under direct orders from Hitler killed all partisans. During Seidlitz (June 26 – July 27, 1943), he accounted for the destruction of 96 additional villages, killed a further 5,016 people, deported an additional 9,166 persons, and confiscated 19,941 cattle. The division was then deployed in defensive operations against massed Soviet attacks. From August 26th to September 15th, the division repulsed five attacks of divisional strength and a further 85 attacks of battalion strength. The heaviest combat occurred on August 26th near Bespalowka and onAugust 28th, when the division halted a Soviet breakthrough at Bol-Gomolscha. Fegelein led a counterattack on September 8th, recapturing the height 199,0 at Werchne-Bischkin. On September 11, 1943, during these defensive battles, he was awarded the Close Combat Clasp in bronze. Fegelein was severely wounded on September 30, 1943 and was hospitalized for a few weeks. He received the German Cross in gold on November 1, 1943. Following his convalescence he was appointed chief of Amt VI—-Office for Rider and Driver Training—in the SS Führungshauptamt on January 1, 1944. At the same time, Himmler assigned him to Hitler's headquarters staff as his liaison officer and representative of the SS. He was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SSon on June 10, 1944. On July 20, 1944 Fegelein was present at the failed attempt on Hitler's life at the Wolf's Lair headquarters in Rastenburg, East Prussia, and received a minor wound to his left thigh from the bomb blast. Fegelein often showed around the photographs of the hanged men who had been executed as a result of this failed assassination attempt. Fegelein's politically motivated marriage to Gretl Braun, Eva Braun's sister, took place on June 3, 1944 in Salzburg. Historians Kershaw and Shirer believe he courted Braun as a way to advance his career. Hitler, Himmler, and Bormann acted as witnesses at the ceremony. A two-day celebration was then held at Hitler's and Martin Bormann's Obersalzberg mountain homes and the Eagle's Nest. Fegelein was a known playboy and had many extramarital affairs. After Himmler tried to negotiate a surrender to the western Allies via Count Bernadotte in April 1945, Fegelein left the Reich Chancellery bunker complex and was caught by SS-Obersturmbannführer Peter Högl in his Berlin apartment on April 27th, wearing civilian clothes and preparing to flee to Sweden or Switzerland\n He was carrying cash — German and foreign — and jewellery, some of which belonged to Eva Braun. Högl also uncovered a briefcase containing documents with evidence of Himmler's attempted peace negotiations with the western Allies. According to most accounts he was intoxicated when arrested and brought back to the Führerbunker. Journalist James P. O'Donnell, who conducted extensive interviews in the 1970s, provides a detailed description of what happened next. Waffen-SS General Wilhelm Mohnke, who presided over the court martial for desertion, told O'Donnell that Hitler ordered him to set up a tribunal. Mohnke arranged for a court martial panel, which consisted of Wilhelm Burgdorf, Hans Krebs, Johann Rattenhuber, and himself. Fegelein, still drunk, refused to accept that he had to answer to Hitler, and stated that he was responsible only to Himmler. Fegelein was so drunk that he was crying and vomiting; he was unable to stand up, and even urinated on the floor. Mohnke was in a quandary, as German military and civilian law both require a defendant to be of sound mind and to understand the charges against them. Although he was certain Fegelein was \"guilty of flagrant desertion\", Mohnke persuaded his fellow judges to close the proceedings and turned the defendant over to General Rattenhuber and his security squad. Mohnke never saw Fegelein again. Fegelein's wife was then in the late stages of pregnancy (the baby was born in early May). Hitler considered releasing him without punishment or assigning him to Mohnke's troops. Hitler's secretary, Traudl Junge – an eye-witness to bunker events – stated that Braun pleaded with Hitler to spare her brother-in-law and tried to justify Fegelein's actions. However, he was taken to the garden of the Reich Chancellery on April 28th, and was \"shot like a dog\". Rochus Misch, who was the last survivor from the Führerbunker, disputed aspects of this account in a 2007 interview with Der Spiegel. According to Misch, Hitler did not order Fegelein's execution, only his demotion. Misch claimed to know the identity of Fegelein's killer, but refused to reveal his name. Fegelein's parents and his brother Waldemar survived the war. Gretl, who inherited some of Eva's valuable jewellery, also survived the war. She gave birth to a daughter (named Eva Barbara Fegelein, after her late aunt) on May 5, 1945. Eva Fegelein committed suicide on April 25, 1971 after her boyfriend was killed in an auto accident. Gretl Braun-Fegelein moved to Munich and remarried in 1954. She died in 1987, at the age of 72. Fegelein's awards included: the Olympic Games Decoration (1st Class), the German Equestrian Badge (Gold), the German Sports Badge (Bronze), the SA Sports Badge (Bronze), the Nazi Party Long Service Award (Bronze), the General Assault Badge (Silver), the Infantry Assault Badge (Silver), the Close Combat Clasp (Silver), the Wound Badge (Silver), the Wound Badge on July 20, 1944 (Silver), the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class on December 15, 1940, the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class on June 28, 1941), the German Cross in Gold on November 1, 1943 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS in the SS-Kavallerie-Division, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, the Knight's Cross on March 2, 1942 as SS-Standartenführer and commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Brigade, 157th Oak Leaves on December 22, 1942 as SS-Oberführer and commander of a Kampfgruppe , the 83rd Swords on July 30, 1944 as SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS and commander of the 8. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division Florian Geyer. However, the death sentence carried out on Fegelein, on April 28, 1945, resulted in the loss of all orders, awards, and honorary signs. (C:4)\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46113035387157,"sku":"G16732","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_b71f28b8-ed59-41d4-be5a-0c4577a9278c.jpg?v=1692852463"},{"product_id":"a-1943-hermann-goring-signed-picture-postcard-consignment-4-g16816","title":"A 1943 Hermann Göring Signed Picture Postcard \n\nConsignment #4","description":"A 1943 Hermann Göring Signed Picture Postcard - Dated December 1943 on reverse, with reference to a son in Leipzig hospital; front exhibits a clear signature; very fine. 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The collection was acquired from the family of Heinrich Jürs during the 1960's and has since remained in one collectors possession. One of the finest War Time autograph collections we have had the pleasure of offering.(C:18)","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46115128836373,"sku":"G18638","price":1235.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/an_april_1944_si_55d5d28c92ac0.jpg?v=1692854552"},{"product_id":"police-promotion-document-w-signature-of-ss-reichsfuhrer-heinrich-himmler-g20789","title":"Police Promotion Document W\/ Signature Of Ss-Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler","description":"First page of this four-page document (21cm x 30cm, or 8 x 11 ½ inches) has details of the Officer (Erich Zahn) and his nomination for promotion (Hauptmann to Major); below, Berlin, 27 January 1942; below date is a nice original ink signature of Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler; first page has at the bottom page official stampings from Adolf Hitler’s Reichschancellery and the Presidential Chancellery, both dated 29 January 1942. Pages 2, 3 and 4 have Officer’s personal and career details; it is indicating he was attending Police School in Berlin in late 1930’s. Overall, this document is in excellent condition. \n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117582897429,"sku":"G20789","price":840.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/p_012.jpg?v=1692857443"},{"product_id":"a-telegram-from-reischsmarschall-hermann-goring-to-district-leader-gauleiter-gieseler-of-munich-g20955","title":"A Telegram From Reischsmarschall Hermann Göring To District Leader (Gauleiter) Gieseler Of Munich","description":"Masthead inscribed \"Deutsche Reichspost\", inscribed \"064\" and \"Telegramm\" at the upper left, stamped \"05 II. 43 20 53\" and \"Berlin\", received at the Munich office (München) and number stamped \"2202\", sent from \"1064 S BERLIN F 25\/24 5 2015\" and addressed to \"GAULEITER GIESELER MUENCHEN\", the text reading \"FUER IHRE MIR ANLAESSLICH DES WEIHNACHTSFESTES ERWIESENE ERWIESENE AUFMERKSAMKEIT DANKE ICH IHNEN NOCH NACHTRAEGLICH BESTENS \/ HEIL HITLER GOERING REICHSMARSCHALL DES GROSSDEUTSCHEN REICHES\", with notations in handwritten black ink below, the telegram printed in black ink on a cream-coloured paper stock, with the sender, addressee and message text on teletype strips pasted in place, two die-holes in the left margin, 148 mm x 210 mm, extremely fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117640274197,"sku":"G20955","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/p_818_1.jpg?v=1692857604"},{"product_id":"an-hj-movement-registration-document-g21016","title":"An Hj Movement Registration Document","description":"Text in Gothic lettering, obverse inscribed with various Hitler Youth slogans and messages, three of the slogans declaring \"Whoever has the youth, has the future\", \"You decide - freedom or slavery\" and \"Fight with Adolf Hitler for freedom and bread\", reverse with the application for admission into the Hitler Youth, stating \"I hereby declare my entry into the Hitler Youth. I am German, Aryan descent, belong to a secret society...\", noting that the documentwas edited by Heinz Schladitz of Leipzig and printed by R. Scheffler of Leipzig at the bottom, printed in black ink on a salmon-coloured paper stock, 155 mm x 237 mm, fold marks, fraying and tearing evident on the edges, very fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117667406101,"sku":"G21016","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/q_213.jpg?v=1692857663"},{"product_id":"an-hj-national-vocational-competition-envelope-1938-g21017","title":"An Hj National Vocational Competition Envelope 1938","description":"Large left-facing spread-winged eagle insignia at the top, clenching a gear displaying the Hitler Youth insignia in its talons, the text in Gothic lettering. Galga Döring was born on November 1, 1916 and participated in the National Vocational Competition in Berlin in 1938. The front panel designed with areas for various entries and numbered \"4680\/000266\" at the bottom, printed in black ink on a brown kraft paper stock, the individual entries in handwritten black ink, with various notations in pencil and the number \"330\" in red pencil, the envelope having been opened at both ends, 250 mm x 360 mm, tape repair evident on one bottom corner on the reverse panel, fraying and tearing evident, fair.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117668028693,"sku":"G21017","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/q_222.jpg?v=1692857671"},{"product_id":"a-prisoner-of-war-letter-from-a-german-pow-in-algeria-1944-g21155","title":"A Prisoner Of War Letter From A German POW In Algeria 1944","description":"Letter was written by a German prisoner of war at Oran, Algeria. The front panel inscribed \"PRISONER OF WAR\", handwritten message in black ink on the inside spread from Gefreiter Gerhard Haubold, Prisoner of War number E131, dated August 9, 1944, addressed to \"Familie \/ Alex Haubold \/ 10 Dresden - 28 \/ Braunsdorfer Strasse 9 \/ Deutschland\", United States Army Examiner stamp and a severed label inscribed \"Geöffnet\" (Open) beside two Wehrmacht stamps, certain panels marked \"DO NOT WRITE HERE!\" in English, German and French, printed in black ink on an off-white paper stock, 182 mm x 358 mm, two laterals tears around the Wehrmacht label, near extremely fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117725569301,"sku":"G21155","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/r_621.jpg?v=1698946913"},{"product_id":"a-1934-ss-letter-naming-karl-von-pichl-crew-leader-of-section-xvi-g21527","title":"A 1934 Ss Letter Naming Karl Von Pichl Crew Leader Of Section Xvi","description":"Printed in black ink with the personalized inscriptions in black typewriter face on an off-white paper stock, letterhead inscribed \"Der Reichsführer-SS. \/ Tgr.Nr. 3350\/3784\" (The Reichsfuhrer of the SS \/ Diary Number 3350\/3784), emboss stamped with the eagle and \"Meine Ehre heisst Treue\" (Loyalty is My Honour) SS insignia below, dated \"München, den 30. August 1934.\" (Munich, August 30, 1934), addressed to \"SS-Sturmbannführer\" regarding Karl von Pichl (SS-Nr. 41 935.), stating \"Ich beauftrage Sie m.W.v. 10.9.34. m.d.W.d.G. des Stabsführers des Abschnitts XVI.\" (I hereby authorize you, with effect from October 9, 1934 to be entrusted with the implementation of the tasks of Crew Leader of Section XVI.), marked \"Der Reichsführer-SS.\", signed and initialled in black ink below, label affixed at the bottom inscribed \"Der Reichsführer SS\" and \"Beauftragt mit der Wahrnehmung der Geschäfte des\", with task inscription, signed and dated in black ink \"10.9.34.\" (September 10, 1934) and stamped in blue ink \"Der Chef des SS Anites L 21\", both the letter and the label stamped in blue ink with the official NSDAP insignia and marked \"Nationalsoz. Deutsche Arbeiterpartei Der Reichsführer SS\" (National Socialist German Workers' Party \/ The Reichsfuhrer of the SS), 207 mm x 296 mm, foldmarks, lightly soiled, better than very fine.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117848449301,"sku":"G21527","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/v_219.jpg?v=1692858306"},{"product_id":"an-important-1945-letter-from-gross-admiral-karl-donitz-to-generaloberst-jodl-authorizing-a-ceasefire-g21521","title":"An Important 1945 Letter From Gross Admiral Karl Dönitz To Generaloberst Jodl Authorizing A Ceasefire","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack typewriter face on a cream-coloured linen stock, inscribed \"Hauptquartier, den 6. Mai 1945 \/ Ich bevollmächtige Generaloberst Jodl, Chef des Wehrmachtfuhrungsstabes im Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, zum Abschluss eines Waffenstillstandsabkommens mit dem Hauptquartier des Generals Eisenhower. \/ Grossadmiral\" (Headquarters, May 6, 1945 \/ I authorize General Jodl, Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command, to conclude a ceasefire agreement with the headquarters of General Eisenhower. \/ Grand Admiral), signed in blue ink \"Dönitz\" (Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz of the Kreigsmarine) and dated \"3. 4. 65\" (April 3, 1965) at the lower left, 213 mm x 261 mm, one central horizontal fold line, extremely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Karl Dönitz (September 16, 1891 – December 24, 1980) was a German Admiral who played a major role in the Naval history of the Second World War. He began his career in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) before the First World War. In 1918, while he was in command of UB-68, the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken prisoner. While in a prisoner of war camp, he formulated what he later called Rudeltaktik (\"pack tactic\", commonly called \"wolfpack\"). At the start of the Second World War, he was the senior submarine officer in the Kriegsmarine. In January 1943, Dönitz achieved the rank of Grossdmiral (Grand Admiral) and replaced Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine). On April 30, 1945, after the death of Adolf Hitler and in accordance with Hitler's last will and testament, Dönitz was named Hitler's successor as Staatsoberhaupt (Head of State), with the title of Reichspräsident (President) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl (May 10, 1890 – October 16, 1946) was a German military commander, attaining the position of Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, or OKW) during the Second World War, acting as deputy to Wilhelm Keitel. On May 7, 1945, Grossadmiral Dönitz ordered Generaloberst Alfred Jodl to sign the German instruments of unconditional surrender in Rheims, France. Grossadmiral Dönitz remained as head of the Flensburg Government, as it became known, until it was dissolved by the Allied powers on May 23rd. At the Nuremberg trials, he was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. After his release, he lived quietly in a village near Hamburg until his death in 1980. At those same Nuremburg trials, Generaloberst Alfred Jodl was sentenced to death and hanged as a war criminal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117848547605,"sku":"G21521","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/v_212.jpg?v=1692858317"},{"product_id":"a-letter-from-chief-of-the-presidential-chancellery-otto-meissner-to-ss-obergruppenfuhrer-max-amann-g21525","title":"A Letter From Chief Of The Presidential Chancellery Otto Meissner To Ss-Obergruppenführer Max Amann","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrinted in black ink with the personalized inscriptions in black typewriter face on a newsprint paper stock, letterhead inscribed \"Der Staatsminister und Chef der Präsidialkanzlei des Führers und Reichskanzlers \/ Berlin IO, Vossstrasse 2\" (The Minister of State and Chief of the Presidential Chancellery of the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor \/ Berlin IO, Voss Street 2\", dated \"den 13, März 1944\" (March 13, 1944), addressed \"Herrn \/ SS-Obergruppenfuhrer \/ Max Amann \/ Berlin \/ Reichspressekammer\" (Mr.\/ SS Group Guide \/ Max Amann \/ Berlin \/ Reich Media Chamber), the text inscribed \"Lieber Max ! Am 13. März werde ich 64 Jahre alt. Aus diesem Anlass veranstaltet der Führer eine kleine Geburtstagsfeier zu meinen Ehren. Es wird Dich sicher besonders freuen, dass auch Dein alter Freund Ich hoffe, dass Du an diesem Tag ebenfalls mit uns anstossen kannst, trotz Deiner vielfältigen Aufgaben und Pflichten. Solltest Du ausbleiben, so würde der Führer in Dir gewiss seinen treuesten Gefolgsmann und Mitstreiter schmerzlich vermissen. Ich zähle also fest auf Deine Anwesenheit ! Auf Bald ! Heil Hitler ! Dein\" (Dear Max! On March 13, I'm going to be 64 years old. On this occasion, the leaders have organized a small birthday party in my honour. I am sure you are particularly pleased for your old friend and I hope you can join us on this day, in spite of your many tasks and obligations. If you are unable to attend, the leader would certainly miss you, my most faithful follower. So I'm counting firmly on your presence! See you soon ! Hail Hitler ! Thy), signed in black ink by Otto Meissner, Chief of the Presidential Chancellery, 208 mm x 296 mm, fold marks, slight tear at the top on the vertical fold line, near extremely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Otto Lebrecht Eduard Daniel Meissner (March 13, 1880 – May 27, 1953) was head of the Office of the President of Germany during the entire period of the Weimar Republic under Friedrich Ebert and Paul von Hindenburg and, finally, at the beginning of the Nazi government under Adolf Hitler. He was born on March 13, 1880 in BIschwiller, Alsace, the son of a postal official and studied law in Strasbourg from 1898 to 1903, where he also became a member of the Strassburg Student Youth Fraternity (Burschenschaft) Germania. Later, he also studied in Berlin and earned his Doctor of Laws in 1908, at the age of 28, in Erlangen, Bavaria. Afterwards, he became a bureaucrat for the national railroad, the Reichsbahn, in Strasbourg. Between 1915 and 1917, he participated in the First World War in an infantry regiment. Up to 1919, he was more active behind the front, first in Bucharest, Romania, then in Kiev, and finally as a German business agent for the Ukrainian government. Thanks to his good contacts, in 1919, Meissner became \"Acting Advisor in the Bureau of the President\" (who at that time was the social democrat Friedrich Ebert), and by 1920 rose to the position of \"Ministerial Director and Head of the Bureau of the President.\" Ebert named Meissner to the post of State Secretary in 1923. He continued in that post under Ebert's successor Paul von Hindenburg. When Hitler fused the functions of Head of State (here, the President) and the Head of Government (the Chancellery) in 1934, Meissner's office was renamed the \"Presidential Chancellery\" and restricted in its responsibilities to representative and formal matters. In 1937, Meissner was appointed to the newly created position of \"State Minister of the Rank of a Federal Minister and Chief of the Presidential Chancellery of the Führer and Chancellor.\" After the Second World War, Meissner was arrested by the Allies and interrogated as a witness in the Nuremberg Trials. In July 1947, he appeared as a character witness for the accused former State Secretary Franz Schlegelberger. He was finally prosecuted himself in the Wilhelmstrasse Trial, but the court acquitted him on April 14th. Two years later, in May 1949, he was accused again, in Munich, and adjudged a fellow traveller. His appeal was turned down, but the proceedings was called to a halt in January 1952. In 1950, Meissner published a memoir covering his unusual bureaucrat's career in a book entitled State Secretary under Ebert, Hindenburg and Hitler, written by his son, Hans-Otto Meissner. The Otto Meissner, who lived with his family in the palace of the German President between 1929 and 1939, undoubtedly enjoyed major influence upon the presidents, especially Hindenburg. Together with Kurt von Schleicher and a few others, Meissner, in the years 1929 and 1930, furthered the dissolution of the parliamentary system by means of a civil presidential cabinet. His role in the appointment of Hitler to Chancellor in the period of December 1932 until January 1933 remains a controversy among historians. As member of the \"camarilla\", Meissner was certainly no small influence as State Secretary, due to his close relations with president Paul von Hindenburg. Together with Oskar von Hindenburg and Franz von Papen, Meissner organized the negotiations with Hitler to depose von Schleicher and appoint Hitler to the post of Chancellor. For the Nazis' part, the talks were facilitated through Wilhelm Keppler, Joachim von Ribbentrop and the banker Kurt Freiherr von Schröder, a former officer and head of the old-guard conservative \"Herrenklub\" (Gentlemen's club) in Berlin, in which von Papen was also active. Neither Hitler nor Hindenburg, as of the end of 1932, would have initiated contact to one another, so great was their mutual distaste. Meissner submitted his resignation in 1933, but was turned down, whereupon he assumed responsibility primarily for delegational duties. In 1937, the Nazi regime raised him to the rank of Federal Minister, with the title, \"Chief of the Presidential Chancellery of the Führer and the Chancellor\". But politically, his influence in the Hitler regime was distinctly minor. He died on May 27, 1953 in Munich. Max Amann(November 24, 1891 – March 30, 1957) was a German Nazi official with the honourary rank of SS-Obergruppenführer, politician and journalist. He was born in Munich on November 24, 1891. During the First World War, he was Adolf Hitler's superior and served as Feldwebel in the Royal Bavarian 16th Infantry Regiment. He is credited as being one of very few actual friends of Adolf Hitler. He joined the NSDAP in October 1921, as the Party's business manager. After 1922, he also led the Nazis' publishing house, Eher Verlag, which, among other things, published the SS magazine Das Schwarze Korps. In 1924 he was elected as a NSDAP candidate to the Munich city council and in 1933 became a Nazi member of the Reichstag for the electoral district of Upper Bavaria\/Swabia. Perhaps Amann's most notable contribution to history was persuading Hitler to retitle his first book from Viereinhalb Jahre (des Kampfes) gegen Lüge, Dummheit und Feigheit, (Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice) to Mein Kampf, (My Struggle) which he also published, and became a major source of Eher-Verlag's income. Soon after the creation of the Nazi state, Amann was named president of the Reich Media Chamber and Reich Press Leader. In this role, he established National Socialist control over the industry, closing down or seizing newspapers that did not fully support Hitler's regime. He pursued a dual-pronged strategy. In his official role as president of the Media Chamber, he had the power to seize any paper that ran counter to the government's wishes. Then, as head of the Eher Verlag, he bought them for mere pfennigs on the mark: in many cases, via \"auctions\" in which he was the sole bidder. Combined with the proceeds from Mein Kampf, this eventually made Amann the largest newspaper publisher in Germany and one of the largest in the world. He made a fortune from Nazism: his income jumped from 108,000 Reichsmarks in 1934 to 3.8 million Reichsmarks in 1942, although much of this was a paper fortune. However, as a party official, Amann lacked talent, being a poor speaker and debater. In addition, his handwriting was illegible, thus his Chief of Staff and deputy, Rolf Rienhardt, performed these duties for him. Poor handwriting can be attributed in part to the loss of his left arm in an accident with a firearm while hunting with Franz Ritter von Epp on September 4, 1931. Arrested by Allied troops after the war, Amann was deemed a Hauptschuldiger (Prominent Guilty Party) and sentenced to ten years in a labour camp on September 8, 1948 but was released in 1953. Stripped of his property, pension rights and practically all of his fortune, he died in poverty on March 30, 1957 in Munich.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117848809749,"sku":"G21525","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/v_223.jpg?v=1692858313"},{"product_id":"a-1939-discharge-document-for-administrative-contender-rolf-kessler-g21524","title":"A 1939 Discharge Document For Administrative Contender Rolf Kessler","description":"Printed in black ink on an off-white paper stock, the personal inscriptions in black typewriter face, inscribed \"Im Namen des führers und Reichskanzlers entlasse ich der Verwaltungsanwärter Rolf Kessler auf seinen Antrag. Dresden, den 30 März 1939. Für den Reichsarbeitsminister Der Reichsstatthalter in Sachsen\" (On behalf of the Fuhrer and Chancellor, I release Administrative Contender Rolf Kessler at his request. Dresden, March 30, 1939. For the Minister of Labour, the Reich Governor in Saxony), signed in black ink \"Martin Werfschmann\", large embossed spread-winged eagle insignia inside a full wreath of oak leaves at the lower left with the inscription \"IV E: W.M. \/K 43\" immediately to the right of the insignia, the document measuring 420 mm x 297 mm, folded once to a finished size of 210 mm x 297 mm, two-hole punched in the left margin, with fold marks, lightly soiled, better than very fine.\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117848908053,"sku":"G21524","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/v_215.jpg?v=1692858325"},{"product_id":"a-death-notice-to-the-luftwaffe-ace-rkt-winner-hans-joachim-jabs-g22226","title":"A Death Notice To The Luftwaffe Ace Rkt Winner Hans-Joachim Jabs","description":"Large size Death Notice (17cm x 21cm, folded, extremely fine condition.\n\nFootnote: Hans-Joachim Jabs (14 November 1917 – 26 October 2003) was both a day and night fighter ace in the German Luftwaffe during World War II. He scored 50 victories. Jabs flew variants of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer heavy day fighter and night fighter. Born in Lübeck in 1917, Jabs joined the Luftwaffe in 1937. Originally trained as a Messerschmitt Bf 109 pilot, Jabs was posted to Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76), flying the Messerschmitt Bf 110, in March 1940.\nA member of II.\/ZG 76, Jabs operated over France in mid-1940, claiming four French aircraft and RAF fighters. He then flew over the British Isles during the Battle of Britain. Despite the vulnerability of the Bf 110 against the nimbler Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft, and the heavy losses incurred, Jabs claimed eight Spitfires and four Hurricanes destroyed. By the end of the year Jabs was one of the top scoring Zerstörer (destroyer) pilots, with 16 victories.\nIn 1941 the majority of the Bf 110 units were withdrawn from daylight fighting, and Jabs was transferred to night fighting and Defense of the Reich. Retrained by October 1941, Jabs joined Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 stationed near Hamburg, protecting the port and Kriegsmarine installations. Opportunities for scoring remained elusive however, with just one more kill by June 1942. In November 1942 he transferred to IV.\/NJG 1. By January 1944 he had 45 kills to his credit, and in March 1944 became NJG 1 Geschwaderkommodore. On 29 April 1944 his Bf 110-G night fighter was caught on a daylight air test by a flight of six Spitfires from No. 132 Squadron RAF, led by Squadron Leader Geoffrey Page (an ace with 15 kills). The Spitfires came in at too high a speed and Jabs shot down one Spitfire, flown by P\/O R. B. Pullin, which went down in flames, killing the pilot. Another Spitfire flown by F\/O J.J. Caulton then attacked Jabs head on, though the heavy forward armament of the 110 took effect and the stricken Spitfire glided around and belly-landed onto Deelen Air Base. Jabs then conducted a surprise forced landing, quickly scrambling for cover before his aircraft was destroyed by strafing.\nHans-Joachim Jabs was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 24 March 1944. He remained Kommodore of Nachjagdgeschwader 1 until the end of the war. He ended his career as an Oberstleutnant with 50 kills to his credit, 22 of these being day victories against Allied fighters technically far superior to his Bf 110. Jabs flew a total of 710 missions.\nJabs became a businessman in Westphalia after the war. He was a vice-president of the Gemeinschaft der Jagdflieger.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117948686613,"sku":"G22226","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_1766.jpg?v=1692859251"},{"product_id":"a-letter-by-generalmajor-alexander-von-pfuhlstein-written-while-at-trent-park-g22600","title":"A Letter By Generalmajor Alexander Von Pfuhlstein Written While At Trent Park","description":"Letter in handwritten black ink and signed by Generalmajor Alexander von Pfuhlstein (number 18896), dated July 5, 1945, while a Prisoner of War at Trent Park between April 20 and August 30, 1945, addressed to the Camp Commandant, loosely translated from the German: \"Sir, Major Lord Aberfeldy has informed me that you, Herr Major, adopt a kindly understanding towards my peculiar situation, and are endeavouring to procure my release. I should therefore like, by means of these few lines, to express my feelings of great gratitude. Assuring you of my sincere respect, Yours, Generalmajor von Pfuhlstein\", 208 mm x 245 mm, one fold mark, light edge wear, extremely fine.\n\nFootnote: Alexander von Pfuhlstein (born December 17, 1899 in Gdansk, died December 20, 1976 in Bad Homburg) was a German Lieutenant General during the Second World War. He served with the Prussian Army during the First World War, and was awarded both the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Classes, along the Wound Badge in Black. In the inter-war years, he served with both the Army and the Air Force. During the Second World War, after his participation in the Polish campaign, he was named First General Staff Officer of the 58th Infantry Division on January 10, 1940. After his participation in the invasion of France, he took over the 2nd Battalion of Infantry Regiment 18, on April 1, 1941. In June 1941, he was with 6 Infantry Division in East Prussia, confronting Soviet troops. In July 1941, he commanded the 77 Infantry Regiment of the 26th Infantry Division and was appointed Colonel on February 1, 1942, receiving the German Cross in Gold two weeks later. On May 1, 1942, he became commander of Infantry Regiment 154 at Wolchow, assigned to the 58th Infantry Division. In this capacity, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, on August 17, 1942. Pfuhlstein led the Division \"Brandenburg\" Division from February 12, 1943 to April 10, 1944. On July 1, 1943, he was named Major General. On April 14, 1944, he was in the Führerreserve and displaced, having to give up his division. By May 9th, he was leading the 50th Infantry Division during the retreat on the Romanian border and was later wounded, on July 18th. Effective August 9, 1944, he received a new command in Hohenstein\/Szczytno, entrusted with defence trenches in East Prussia. In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on July 20, 1944, he was arrested for treason on September 1st, taken to Berlin and held at the Reich Security Main Office, where he was detained and questioned. He was first demoted to Major, then expelled from the armed forces on September 14th, followed by his transfer as a political prisoner on November 24th to the fortress prison at Küstrin. Due to the rapidly advancing Red Army, the fortress prison at Küstrin was evacuated on January 30, 1945 and von Pfuhlstein was released. He was given a chance to re-establish himself in the Armed Forces, initially taken in by his cousin, the Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg at Schloss Kreuzwertheim. Rather than going to Würzburg and assuming a command, he chose to go underground, and with the help of his cousin, hid in a forester's house in Spessart. On April 2, 1945, he was at Wertheim am Main, where he was captured by the Americans. 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His rank was that of an OT-Frontarbeiter (front worker). The papers gave him eligibility to enter the duty stations of the OT area North West, as well as the construction sites in Wizernes in Northern France. They were valid from January until June 1944, with a stamp for each month, and contain a passport photo.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118141788437,"sku":"G23623","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/b_5248.jpg?v=1692861155"},{"product_id":"a-certificate-of-employment-from-telephone-exchange-north-berlin-g23633","title":"A Certificate Of Employment From Telephone Exchange North, Berlin","description":"Certificate of employment from Fernsprechamt Nord (Telephone Exchange North), Berlin, for Mr. Fritz Godau, paper, measuring 20.5 x 29.7 cm, very fine. 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It is an answer to a letter by “comrade Schlüter”, possibly referring to lieutenant general Robert Schlüter (1892–1980), at this point in history holding the rank of major general and serving a brief time in the Führerreserve (officer’s reserve), before being named Commander of the 260th Infantry Division about two weeks after this letter.\n\nAdolf Eichmann was one of the major organizers of the Holocaust. He was captured by Mossad, Israel’s secret service, in Argentina in 1960, tried as a war criminal, and hanged in 1962.\nRobert Schlüter fought in WWI and was promoted to senior lieutenant. In WWII he went through several commanding positions before being wounded in a partisan attack and losing an arm. In 1945 he was captured by the Russians and spent 10 years as a prisoner of war before being released. Eichmann states that Schlüter’s letter arrived two days earlier and he is making a point of sending an immediate response.  He sympathizes with Schlüter, who apparently has had a long journey, which reminds Eichmann of his need to often drive to Berlin, Vienna, or Budapest. His wife, he says, gives him the strength and energy he needs for his demanding job. He asks if Schlüter was allowed to bring his wife to Paris yet. He reminds his comrade about the difficulties of these undertakings, as there are people that will take the slightest chance to point out wrong-doings in the line of work to put obstacles in someone’s way. He mentions the “Mil. Befehlsh. Frankreich” (German-occupied France’s military commander) and his entourage as an example of such actions.  At the time France’s military commander was General Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886–1944), who participated in the July 20 plot to assassinate Hitler and, when the plot failed, was hanged for high treason. Eichmann goes on to talk about the economic situation in the Czech protectorate, which in his eyes is better than that of the “old Reich”. He can get things in Prague that have not been available in Berlin for years. He attributes this to the work of Senior Group Leader Reinhard Heydrich, even though he hasn’t been alive for over a year at this point. He laments his death, saying how even better the situation could have been if Heydrich was still in control.\nHeydrich had tasked Eichmann with managing the logistics of the mass deporting of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps in Eastern Europe. Heydrich was one of the main architects of the Holocaust, chairing the 1942 Wannsee Conference about the so-called Final Solution to the Jewish Question. He is regarded by many historians as one of the most ruthless Nazi officers in history. Hitler himself called him “the man with the iron heart”. He was assassinated in Prague on May 27th, 1942, by a British-trained team of Czech and Slovak soldiers in Operation Anthropoid, sent by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile. Eichmann mentions a pamphlet he has added to the letter called “Judentum und sein pol. Einfluß”, Judaism and its political influence. He describes it as very evocative and asks Schlüter to pass it around. He looks forward to hearing Schlüter’s opinion on the matter. Considering this, he says, it is astonishing, since it’s already the 5th year of the war, that the enemy still hasn’t managed to drive them to their knees.  This last part sounds like a remark on the strength of the German people to triumph against all odds, attributed of course to their proposed superiority. 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Underneath is a stamp of a wreath of oak leaves with an imperial eagle inside, standing on a second wreath of oak leaves with a swastika inside. The bottom sports two cornucopias, one filled with ears of wheat, one with roses. Underneath it reads “Reichsdruckerei, Berlin”: Reich printery, Berlin.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118255264021,"sku":"G24424","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c_2092.jpg?v=1692862205"},{"product_id":"two-certificates-westerwald-verein-kyffhauserbund-hermann-wirbelauer-g24427","title":"Two Certificates Westerwald-Verein \u0026 Kyffhäuserbund Hermann Wirbelauer,","description":"\u003cp\u003e21 x 30 cm each. Date of item: 1952\/53. 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On the top of the page there is a drawing of a nature scene with the Kyffhäuser monument in the background. The Kyffhäuser monument (also known as the Barbarossa monument) is commemorating Emperor William (1797–1888) and was erected between 1890 and 1896. It stands within the Kyffhäuser mountain range in the state of Thuringia, central Germany. The Kyffhäuserbund was founded as an umbrella organization for War Veterans’ and Reservists’ Associations in 1900, took an anti-social democratic stand, and was nazified in the Third Reich. After the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad, Hitler unceremoniously disbanded it himself. After WWII, in the efforts of denazification, all Nazi party branches, which included the Kyffhäuserbund, were outlawed. It was newly founded in 1952, and today emphasizes its role as a shooting sports association. 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During the war it was responsible for testing and acceptance of all weapons, equipment, and ammunition before distribution. The letter states that senior plant security officer Albert Korelt\/Kordt (?) of the company “Warschauer Vereinigte Maschinenfabriken G.m.b.H.” (Warsaw United Machine Manufacturers, Ltd.) in Ursus near Warsaw (today a part of the city), Poland, is commissioned by the Army Acceptance Organization to collect certain production parts in Posen. If need be, he is authorized to use SF trains (Schnellzug für Fronturlauber = express trains for R\u0026amp;R soldiers). The certificate is dated to Mar 15th, 1944.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118279807253,"sku":"G24504","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c_3370.jpg?v=1692862377"},{"product_id":"a-1940-reich-minister-for-science-education-and-national-culture-appointment-document-g24534","title":"A 1940 Reich Minister For Science, Education, And National Culture Appointment Document","description":"Certificate of appointment to extracurricular professor, 25.5 x 35.4 cm; Date of item: 1940; Condition: very good, signs of aging; A certificate that, “in the name of the Führer”, appoints Dr. med. Habil. Rudolf Rittmann in Innsbruck, Austria, to extracurricular professor. It serves as a reminder that Rittmann should remain true to his office oath and not disappoint. It also states that he can be sure of the special protection of the Führer. 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It tells him that the appointment does not give him claims towards a full position and that nothing about his service has changed.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118307070229,"sku":"G24534","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c_3527.jpg?v=1692862427"},{"product_id":"a-1939-reich-postal-administration-appointment-document-g24535","title":"A 1939 Reich Postal Administration Appointment Document","description":"Item: Appointment to telegraph clerk contender, 25.3 x 35.3 cm. Date of item: 1939. Condition: good, signs of aging, slight rip. A certificate appointing one Albin Bertram Lößner from trainee to telegraph clerk contender, “in the name of the Führer and Reich Chancellor”. The award serves as a reminder for Lößner to always be loyal to his official oath and to be worthy of the trust placed in him by this promotion. 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The document was awarded by the “German Warrior Fencing Academy of the German Reich Warrior League (Kyffhäuser League)” and is signed by an SS-Gruppenführer and retired Colonel. The Kyffhäuser League was and still is an umbrella organisation for German war veteran’s associations. Underneath the signature is the symbol of the Kyffhäuser League, the Kyffhäuser memorial, with the founding year of the parent organisation of the Kyffhäuser League as well as the current year, making it 151 continuous years of war veteran associations.On the left, underneath a Nazi flag are the words “Im Frontgeist vorwärts!”, meaning “Forward in the spirit of the front!”. Under these words is a drawing of the Kyffhäuser orphanage in Kanth, Silesia, est. 1893. The top third of the Ehrenbrief shows the map outlines of the German Reich with the words “Aus Wertlosem Wertvolles”, meaning “(Making something) valuable from useless (things)”. In a ring around this are the words “Not economy saves a nation – a nation must save its economy!”. A frame around the letter shows the words “No second hand materials into the garbage bins! Don’t squander, destroy, burn, throw out, leave the smallest thing! He who saves in times of need, who still regularly saves in times of improvement helps the German economy, helps the welfare of the German nation!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118446727445,"sku":"G24830","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c_6676.jpg?v=1692862877"},{"product_id":"germany-ss-a-wartime-signed-daybook-page-of-colonel-general-of-the-waffen-ss-sepp-dietrich-g25756","title":"Germany, Ss. 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The text identifies him as “Commander of a Panzer Regiment in the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Totenkopf” (Death’s Head)”. ; Meierdrees' signature is strong and in blue ink. The page carries Meierdrees’s signature in blue ink, as well as the words “SS Hstuf. u. Abtkdr., Träger des Eichenlaubs zum R.K.” (SS Hauptsturmführer and Regiment Commander, Recipient of the Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Hubert-Erwin Meierdrees (1916–1945) was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, which he received on October 5, 1943 for his actions during the Battle of Kursk as Commander of the I.\/SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 \"Totenkopf”. 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The page carries Mussert’s signature in black ink, as well as his position, written in Dutch. Below this there is another newspaper cut-out of a headline, stating: NSB. New forces in the Netherlands. ; Thierack’s signature is strong and in black ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Anton Adriaan Mussert (1894–1946) was one of the founders and the leader of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB). 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He volunteered for Waffen-SS on 7.10.1940, and was trained with the Karabiner 98k (standard-issue rifle), Gasmaske (gasmask), and the L.F.H 30(t) Kanonier (10.ocm Czechoslovakian M-30 Skoda artillery gun). Prior to his enlistment into the SS, he was also a member of the NSDAP, and the HJ. He was vaccinated against smallpox on 18.4.1940, and against Typhus on 2.8.1940, 22.8.1930, and 12.9.1940. The document is signed and stamped by the Obersturmführer und Batteriechef on June 6, 1941. 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It was sent from Breslau, Silesia (modern day south west Poland) by senior lieutenant and battery chief Drecks to the local administration group in Duisburg-Meiderich, where this transcript was made and then sent to Borchardt’s parents in the same city. The original message is from Jan 19th, 1943, it was processed in Duisburg on Mar 31st, 1943, and is a certified word for word transcript of the original letter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eDrecks informs Borchardt’s parents of their son’s death on Jan 17th, 1943. He also asks them to give the information and his condolences to Borchardt’s wife, since he does not have her address. Borchardt died during the battles around Stalingrad. He served as an infantryman in the foremost trenches where he was wounded by enemy fire. He died the same night. Drecks describes Borchardt as a fine comrade and brave soldier who died as a hero for his country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eFrom the obituary we learn that Borchardt was almost 32 years old at the time he died. His wife was Hildegard Borchadt, nee Bauhüs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eA third document is dated to Apr 1959. It is from the German office for the notification of next of kin of fallen soldiers of the former German Wehrmacht, and was sent to one Hildegard Giesen, who must be Borchardt’s widow who has remarried. We learn that Borchardt was born June 24th, 1911. The office asks Hildegard if and from which register office she got a death certificate. 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