Germany, Nsdap. A Framed Congratulatory Document To Seyß-Inquart 1941

A Framed Congratulatory Document To Seyß-Inquart On Occasion Of His First Anniversary As Reich Commissioner Of The Netherlands;

The document for the occasion of the first anniversary of Seyß-Inquart as Reich Commissioner of the occupied Netherlands states that it was originally accompanied by recordings of all speeches of him in this function (Originalschallaufnahmen). They were gifted to Seyß-Inquart by the Main Department for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. The document is dated to Den Haag in 1941. Measuring 460 mm (w) x 215 mm (h), remaining in fine condition with light scuffing of the frame and some localised loss of the gold leaf letters.

Footnote:

Arthur Seyß-Inquart was born on July 22, 1892 in Stannern (present-day Stonařov, southern Czech Republic). He was a citizen of Austria. At the age of 15, he and his family moved to Vienna. Here, he studied law and became an attorney. During the First War, Seyß-Inquart served in the Austro-Hungarian army. Since shortly after the war, he joined several right wing parties and organisations. He joined the NSDAP in 1938 and became Austrian Minister of the Interior in February. During the annexation of Austria by Germany in March of 1938, Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg stepped down, and Seyß-Inquart was chosen as his successor for less than two days, until the Anschluss was completed. Seyß-Inquart signed the documents that legalised the taking over of Austria by the German state. After his office had ceased to exist, he was named Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Austria instead. During this time, Seyß-Inquart also became a member of the SS. After the attack on Poland at the beginning of the Second War, he was named deputy to Hans Frank, the General Governor of occupied Poland. In May of 1940, A.H. named Seyß-Inquart Reich Commissioner of the Netherlands. Seyß-Inquart was responsible, among other things, for the deportation of 100,000 Jews into concentration camps. He served in this position until the end of the war, and was then arrested by Allied forces. Seyß-Inquart was one of the 24 defendants during the Nuremberg trials against the major war criminals. He was found guilty in three out of four charges and executed by hanging on October 16, 1946.