1201P1 - SS/SD ( Schutzstaffel/ Sicherheitsdienst) Soldbuch and Wehrpass of Haupscharfuhrer Gustav Karl Wies. Hauptscharfuhrer Wies began military service when he volunteered for service in the Heer in 1935 and served with the 17. ( E.M.G.) Komp.Inf. Rgt. 64. He was promoted to Unteroffizier Anwarter ( NCO officer candidate ) der Reserve 28.2.36. He was discharged from army service 17.6.37. At an unspecified date Wies began service as a member of the Sicherheitspolizei und SD and possible Einsatzgruppe member. Hauptscharfuhrer Wies' SS Soldbuch has stamps from the Sicherheitspolizei in Den Haag ( Feldpost number 06133) and also for Kölnitz. There are several kit issue entries dating from May 1940 -January 1945 issued to him under the title of "Einsatz that covers dates of service while at Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und SD Den Haag and Kölnitz, which was a staging post for Einsatzgruppe operations in the East. Hauptscharfuher Wies was awarded the War Merit Cross II with swords on 30.1.44. Rare. $1250. More Photos

1201P2 - SCHUTZSTAFFELN DER NSDAP FORDERNDES MITGLIEL ( SS FM ) membership book. This clothbound and rare SS supporting member book is early being dated 4.1.34. The book was issued to member number 300475. The book details general information about the SS and important NSDAP dates and party martyrs ( gefallenen SS-Manner ) for the years 1930 - 1933. The book further shows the supporting member made the required membership monthly contribution for the months May, June, July and August 1934 and again in February 1935. The book is in excellent condition. Rare. $450. More Photos

1201P3 - Justice Officials Ausweis of Peter Gross dated 1940. This rare identification card with issue number 20 E/4 was issued to personnel of the Justice Department ( Justiz Amts ). The Ausweis identifies Peter Gross as a Justizsekretar. The inside is stamped and shows the id. Photo. Rare. $250. More Photos

1201P4 - Document set of Waffen-SS Mann Kurt Stockl attached to the Foreign Office. This rare set includes 2 photos of Stockl in his SS uniform, various post war doc's and an extremely rare Auswärtiges Amt Ausweis showing his rank as a Büroangestellter with photo in his SS uniform. The rare Austwartiges Ausweis displays dates from 1942 -1944. Prior to service in the Waffen ss Stockl worked as a machinist and included with the offering his his certificate of training that was awarded for his instruction. This document is displayed in a red leatherette booklet. Also included in this rare offering are statements of his and his wife's Genealogy as required for SS service. Last there are a number of common post-1945 documents.$650. More Photos

118P1 - Set of two Third Reich children's anti-Semitic school books: "Never Trust A Jew On His Word Or A Fox In His Cover" and "The Poison Mushroom". These two cloth covered hardbound books were mandated reading throughout the entire German public school system. Both are printed in the now archaic Sutterlin script. The books reinforce the anti-Semitic policies that were indoctrinated in the German population as a whole. "Never Trust A Jew On His Word Or A Fox In His Cover", depicts through a series of brightly colored illustrations the insidious nature of Jews and the negative impact Jews had on National Socialists society. The various illustrations are supported with printed propaganda on each page. The various illustrations show how Jews take advantage of good Germans by their control of employment, lending money, taking advantage of young German girls, etc. The "Poison Mushroom" repeats the anti-Semitic propaganda message of how German society and racial purity are undermined by Jewish influence and control. These extremely rare books were widely destroyed after the collapse of the Third Reich in May 1945. Offered only as a set. $5500. More Photos

115P16 - "KAISERBILDER" of 28 prints. This large format folio ( 18 x 14 inches ) presents 28 prints displaying the Kaisers Franz Joseph I and Wilhelm II engaged in various state affairs, parades and travels. The various prints are separated by wax paper that identifies the people by name shown in the print. The very high quality folio and accompanying prints is complete and in very good condition. Shipping quoted separate. $400. More Photos

115P15 - "REICSTAGUNG IN NURBERG 1933" Party Rally Commemorative book. This rare book was published in 1934 in Berlin commemorating the 1933 Reichsparteitag rally. The book depicts the Nurnberg Party pin on the cover. The book features text and photos of the various party leaders and events surrounding the NSDAP historic event. This book is numbered. The book has 260 pages of photos and texts. Very rare. $350. More Photos

115P14 - WKC-WAFFENFABRIC catalog. This catalog is the reprint published by REDDICK ENTERPRISES, Copyright 1986. The catalog features the various edged weapons manufactured by WKC. $40. More Photos

115P12 - "DIE NEUE REICHSKANZLEI" This hardbound work features the building that housed the office of Adolf Hitler and provided a physical statement of the National Socialists goal of building the "Thousand Year Reich". The Reichskanzlei was designed by Albert Speer and the building stood as Speer's crowning achievement. The book features 125 pages of photographs and text of the Fuhrer's office with furnishings, the Aryan artwork that adorned the offices, conference rooms and corridors. Of further interest are architectural schematics of the building that are included. $500. More Photos

115P11 - "DIE NEUE REICHSKANZLEI" . This hardbound work features the building that housed the office of Adolf Hitler and provided a physical statement of the National Socialists goal of building the "Thousand Year Reich". The Reichskanzlei was designed by Albert Speer and the building stood as Speer's crowning achievement. The book features 125 pages of photographs and text of the Fuhrer's office with furnishings, the Aryan artwork that adorned the offices, conference rooms and corridors. Of further interest are architectural schematics of the building that are included. $500. More Photos

115P10 - "GROSSE DEUTSCHE KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG 1942". This large format folio measures approximately 16 x 20 inches. It contains the crème of German art for the year 1942. There are works depicting military combat to peasants in pastoral life. Also featured are sculpted art and heroic figures. All works are suitable for framing having been printed on high quality. The title page announces 16 painting und 4 sculptures. Excellent condition. $650. More Photos

115P9 - "DAS REICHSHEER UND SEINE TRADITION" "THE GERMAN ARMY AND TRADITION". This imperial era cigarette album features a complete collection of cigarette stamps portraying the various units comprising the German Army. There is accompanying text that provide further depth to the Army's composition. The album is in overall excellent condition. The stamps themselves are a great reference depicting the various units and their uniforms and headdress. $150. More Photos

115P8 - "VON KAMPF UND SEIG DES DEUTSCHEN SOLDATEN" - The Struggle and Victory of the German Soldier" . This Third Reich produced propaganda folio consists of ten (10) photographs and three (3) ink drawings of the German Wehrmacht in action. The drawings and photos are wonderfully printed on high quality paper suitable for framing. The folio cover features the Wehrmacht eagle embossed in gold. Excellent condition. $50. More Photos

115P7 - "Zur Erinnerung an das jahrige Bestehen der Gefangenenstalt und Festungshaftanstalt Landsberg a. L. Januar 1909 - Januar 1934" This photo album is a commemorative history of Landsberg prison where Adolf Hitler was imprisoned for 13 months following the unsuccessful " Munich Beer Hall Putsch" in 1929 to overthrow the German government. The photo album depicts in photos the Landberg staff and facility where Adolf Hitler wrote his book, "Meine Kampf". Rare. $500. More Photos

115P5 - "Germanische Leitheste" propaganda booklet published in Antwerpen, 1943. This booklet was published by order of the SS Hauptamt and was intended to draw recruitment for the Waffen SS in the struggle for Germanic racial superiority. The cover features the SS runics with the inside cover calls for volunteers for the PANTSERGRENADIER-DIVISIE WIKING. The booklet covers a number of chapters many depicting life in the United States and a racial map showing concentrations of racial and ethnic groups. A very interesting propaganda article. $100. More Photos

115P4 - "Weisst Du noch, Kamerad?", by E. Grazioli & G. Hofmann. This 1952 German booklet describes the struggles and hardships endured by the German soldier on the Eastern Front and subsequent captivity in Soviet Russia. The booklet describes the harsh living and combat conditions as depicted in text and illustrations. Of interest is that no swastikas are shown in the illustrations being a post-1945 German publication. $50. More Photos

115P2 - NSDAP 9. November party rally pamphlet. This paper booklet is period published and commemorates the the 1923- 1933 years of the NSDAP. The pamphlet features the party eagle on the cover with the date 9. NOVEMBER. The book is a propaganda piece aimed at attracting new members to the party and details party history. The period advertisements supporting the party are also most interesting. The pamphlet measures 7 x 9.5 inches. Rare and complete. $50. More Photos

115P3 - Hitler Abseits vom Alltag ( The Everyday Life of Adolf Hitler ) by Heinrich Hoffmann and published in 1937. This hardbound edition depicts Der Fuhrer's life in 100 photographs taken by his personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann. The various photos present Hitler as Germany's leader as the public and private man in various photos showing him working and with the German population and children. This book presented Hitler in the most popular and favorable light. Rare. $350. More Photos

115P6 - ZEPPELIN-WELTFAHRTEN (ZEPPELINS TRAVEL THE WORLD) cigarette photo album. This German book is a "must-have" historical record for anyone interested in collecting zeppelin related materials. The book details in cigarette photos and text everything from the history, construction and life on board one of these historic airships. The album contains over 300 photos many taken from zeppelins. Extremely rare. $350. More Photos

114P1 - Luftwaffe Nachtrichten (Signals) 1940 dated photo album. This photo album is a commemorative album compiled with captions detailing the unit's participation primarily during the 1940 invasion and fall of France. The cover is titled, " Ln. (Luftnachtricten) Abt. (Abteilung) (H.) (mot.) 7". The album contains over 47 pages of multiple photographs depicting the unit's various officers and enlisted personnel as well as the various towns they occupied. The photographs also show the destruction that resulted during the fall of France. The pages are detached and are separated by onion skin paper as is typical of these period photo albums. The complete album is an excellent example of a Luftwaffe unit's involvement in the early stages of the war. $650. More Photos

114P2 - DIE KUNST IM DEUTSCHEN REICH ( German Arts and Science magazine), dated Oktober 1942. This period magazine depicts the complete series of Knights Cross award mappe's ( presentation document folders) including Hermann Goring's GROSSEKREUZ award folder and the drawing art of Walter Klinkert that depicts scenes of German towns and countryside. The magazine has had tape added to the fold in order to lend support. The art featuring the award presentation folders is excellent and makes for a fine period reference. $240. More Photos

1101IP2 - Leather presentation folio with silver foil embossed eagle. This 10 inches x 14 inches leather presentation folio is unissued. The silver foil eagle displays excellent detail. The leather is supple and in overall excellent condition. The interior has blank pages but these appears faded signatures on some of the blank pages. $900. More Photos

106P2 - Waffen SS Soldbuch and Wehrpass of Oberscharfuhrer Kurt Knuth. This Wehrpass was first issued 20/5/41 when Knuth joined the 3. SS-TV.Standarten "Thuringen" based in weimer-Buchenwald. The Wehrpass details Knuth's career as a camp guard who at one point was discharged (Wehrpass page 26) as being "unfit for service" after serving at Sachsenhausen from November 1939 to April 1940. In June 1941 Knuth returned to the same unit were he served until March 1942 when he finally transferred to Race and Resettlement Hauptamt. TheWehrpass features a nicely detailed identification photo of Knuth wearing his KZ tunic displaying the Totenkopf collar tab with an early rank tab. This set includes Oberscharfuhrer Knuth's Soldbuch, Wehrpass and Discharge Certificate from March 1940. Document sets belonging to the same Totenkopf person are very rare. $3,000. More Photos

106P3 - Ausweis of Fraulein Irene Grunberg of Konzentrationslager Ravensbruch. Identification papers of concentration camp personnel are very rare. Documents on female personnel assigned to the various konzentrationslager are exceedingly rare. This document identifies Irene Grunberg in her civilian dress as assigned to the staff at Ravenbruch. It is signed by Der Lagerkommandant. Very rare. $3500. More Photos

106P5 - Waffen SS service file of Robert Kinner who served withn a Totenkopf Division Artillery Regiment and later as driver with Totenkopf's recruiting detachment. $975. More Photos

106P6 - Waffen SS Soldbuch and Polizei Dienstausweis of Fritz Brunn. This set displays two identification photos of Brunn wearing both his SS and Polizei uniforms. The Soldbuch shows his rank changing fron Unterscharfuhrer to Oberscharfuhrer on 30-1-45. The Soldbuch informs us that Brunn was awarded the War Service Cross 2nd Class with Swords. The rare Dienstausweis identifies Fritz Brunn as having Polizei Wachtmeister (nco) Reserves rank in 1944. $1050. More Photos

106P7 - Waffen SS Soldbuch of SS Sturmann Karl Krupfl. SS Mann began his service at Dachau with the 10./SS-T.I.R.1, 10th Kompanie SS Totenkopf Infantry Rgt. 1., on 19. Juli 1938. The last entry in his Wehrpass indicates he died 5-2-42. Krupfl's identification photograph displays a hand-embroidered nco/enlisted skull tab. It is rare to find a combination Soldbuch and Wehrpass that once belonged to a member of Totenkopf who served at Dachau. Very rare set. $2,000. More Photos

103P1 - Award document for the Panzertruppenabzeichen der Legion Kondor in Silber named to Leutnant Karl-Heinze Zimmermann Stab Panzer-Regiment 5 and signed by Oberst v. Thoma. This award document is dated 10. Mai 1940. Only 415 Panzer Assault badges in Silver were awarded. Oberst Ritter v. Thoma was the only recipient of the Gold award. Very rare. $2,000. More Photos

0910p2 - RAD (Reich Labor Service) photo album with original carton. This meticulously assembled photo album details the service of a RAD enlisted man from April 1 through October 23, 1939. The album contains 88 black and white photographs depicting camp life, friends, work projects and various locals. The album's captions are neatly handwritten using white ink on black. The album cover features the RAD insignia is silver metal with the title, "Meine Dienstzeit", My Service Time. The cardboard carton is fully intact and shows normal, light storage age. A perfect example for the RAD and Third Reich photo album collector. $540. More Photos

0910p3 - RAD (Reich Labor Service) photo album containing unit cloth insignia. This cloth cover album cover features the RAD insignia in metal and is titled, "In Remembrance of My Service Time". This album opens with a photo of the 'Arbeitsmann' framed using white ink. The album is outstanding in that it captures his RAD service which spanned 1936 -1937 with highlights that included the 1936 Olympics. The album depicts standard 'lager" activities and contains over 100 photos. The album is also has interspersed among the pages the "Arbeitsmann's' cloth insignia. The album ends with a number of cloth uniform nametags with dedications that belonged to the men who served with him. The album is in excellent condition having no tears or stains. $675 More Photos

0910p4 - RAD photo album. This album features 80 photographs depicting a RAD Arbeitsmann's time in service spanning the years 1938 through 1940. The album shows various photos of camp life and friends. Included in the album are photos of the man's family and various locations of his assignments and travels. The album is in excellent condition having no tears or stains. $275. More Photos

0910p5 - F.W. Holler 1941 Catalog of edged weapons. This catalog printed in 1941 presents the inventory of dress daggers, swords, and bayonets offered by the firm. The catalog details the different models of swords, Forestry & Hunting cutlass' (hirschfanger), SS & SA dolch, Hitler Jugend Fahrtenmesser (Hitler Youth knives) and all the other government and military branches of service. This catalog is an excellent reference source and is in excellent to near mint condition having minor wear along the cover and page edges. $200. More Photos

0910p7 - Adolf Hitler "Cigarette" album. This complete cigarette album, named because the paste-in colored photos were included in cigarette packs, is titled "Kampf um's Dritte Reich". The highly propagandized album tells the history of the rise and success of National Socialism through paste-in pictures that depict Der Fuhrer and the various organizations of the party. It is in excellent plus, plus condition. $225. More Photos

0910p8 - Heinrich Himmler letter to his parents with signed postcard. Heinrich Himmler began this handwritten letter to his parents using ink and for some reason changed to using pencil. The letter details several days of travel informing his parents of visiting Hamburg and Braunschweig reviewing parades (presumably SS) and having speaking engagements. The letter is undated and written in Himmler's highly stylized writing. The letter is written on Reichstag stationary and comes with the original postmarked envelop. Included with the letter is a Himmler autographed postcard shown with him wearing a pinstriped suit.$4500. More Photos

096p2 - Set of two photo albums for a Luftwaffe photo reconnaissance unit. The first is a period album consisting of 119 photos detailing the unit's history including the swearing-in ceremony with the unit's standarte. Following the swearing-in ceremony there are a number of photos depicting training, barracks life with group shots along with a number of photos that show the unit having been deployed to France. There is a photo of the unit's distinctive emblem of the devil looking downward with a long telescope. This unit emblem ties into the second album which is a softcover bound, reproduced photo compilation put together as a remembrance album of the unit and their Kammerades who had fallen in France . The inside cover has the original owner's name, Gefreiter Wanner along with a dedication for Christmas and the unit - Bildgruppe der Aufkl. Staffel 1(h) /13. The album consists of 150 photo reproduced photos showing the various locations the unit went to during the fall of France. Included in the photo montage are action shots presumably taken by the units photographers and unit personnel killed in action. Rare. $550. More Photos

092p2 - 1937 "Tag Der Deutschen Kunst" (art) Munchen post card (Postkarte). $25. More Photos

0810p1 - Hunting Lodge guestbook signed by Himmler, et al. This high quality "Gastebuch" was signed by a number of Third Reich notables including Hermann Fegelein, Gehlen (head of espionage), the ambassador of Japan and members of his party. This guestbook would make a wonderful research project to determine to whom the various signatures belonged. Foremost among the autographs is H. Himmler done is his characteristic bold strokes. The book contains 11 pages of signatures. This book would make a great addition for anyone who collects Third Reich signatures. Very rare and a compelling research project. $4200. More Photos

0810p2 - 1940 book with original Himmler Signature. This edition of Across Battlefields Forward!, a chronicle of the 1940 west campaign, is from the library of the SS Regiment Oberbayern. Heinrich Himmler, known for meticulous devotion to bureaucratic detail, personally signed the "Reichsfuehrer SS" approval stamp to authorize the volume's inclusion in the library. An unblemished, striking example of the classic Himmler signature. $1899. More Photos

089p8 - Wehrpass, collar tabs, postkart, specialty insignia for man who served in Rgt. General Goring & Hermann Goring Div. This set contains matching red piped single gull on white felt collar tabs indicating gefreiter, a sleeve specialty patch for artillery (flak), a cancelled postcard featuring the Rgt. General Goring Berlin barracks and the Wehrpass of a man who served in the 3rd Komp. of Flak Rgt. 12 of General Goring. The Wehrpass begins in 1936 with entries as late as 1944. $1,200. More Photos

089p1 - Hitler Youth & League of German Girls official photo album for the Munich District. This historic and rare is an incredible compendium of over two hundred (200) official N.S.D.A.P. press release and private photographs that capture the entire Hitler Youth experience. The album, begun in December 1939 and maintained through the winter of 1939/1940, features on its cover a representation of the Golden Hitler Youth Badge with Oak Leaves. The album shows all activities the Hitler Youth engaged in - from volunteer fund raising, camping, winter and summer sports, National Socialists parades and athletic events. The album also captures in clear detail photographs of Hitler Youth and party leaders, uniforms, edged weapons and accoutrements. All pages are assembled with the greatest of care using transparent onion skin paper to separate and protect the pages. Each page has calligraphy that describes the pictured events. The album has a pasted label on the inside of the back cover that reads "EIGENTUM DES HJ und BDM Standartes Munchen" - "Property of the Hitler Youth and League of German Girls Munich". This album is a "must" for any serious collector of Hitler Youth & BDM, Third Reich albums and historians. Extremely rare and complete! $8,500. More Photos

089p1 - Hitler Youth & League of German Girls official photo album for the Munich District. Additional photos. Extremely rare and complete! $8,500. More Photos

089p2 - Original Wolfgang Willrich pastel drawing of Unteroffizier Walter Mose. Wolfgang Willrich was probably the best known military portrait artist of the Third Reich. Attached to the OKH (Oberkommand der Wehrmacht) as a Sonderfuhrer in the Army's Propaganda Department, Willrich's work inspired the OKH to order that all KnightsCross winners were to have their portraits painted. This task fell on Willrich who was promoted to the rank of Sonderfuhrer (Z) Special Leader in July 1942. His portraits of Knights Cross winners were widely distributed on postcards that were printed for collectors and often used for autographed copies of the Ritterkreuztragers. This pastel shows the portrait was done in 1943. The same year the portrait was drawn. The Walter Mose (Objg., Zugfhr. Inf. Div. 13, /Jg. Rgt. 49 ) was awarded his RK on March 11, 43 and Oak Leaves Feb., 10, 44. This portrait showing Mose wearing his Knights Cross was not mass reproduced for period publication, postcards or posters making this a very rare and one-of-a-kind original. This Willrich portrait comes with an original postcard portrait of Mose and measures approximately 12 X 14 inches. $7,500. More Photos

089p3 - 1917 dated and framed studio portrait of a German "Landser" wearing his M16 helmet and World War I uniform. This photographic portrait is a wonderful black and white study of the M16 German helmet. The right facing Heer enlisted man is framed in its original period lacquered frame. The condition of the frame is superb. The reverse shows the name of the Frankfort studio and date of the portrait. I would strongly urge the collector who purchases this piece to leave it intact. Condition is excellent and ready for display. $750. More Photos

088p3 - Rare Heinrich Himmler and wife Marga autographs with dedication. Heinrich Himmler signatures are rare particularly so when his wife Marga's signature is present. Himmler was rarely seen in public wife his wife. This 1938 dated paper has an inscription that translates, "Sometimes the hardest problems have the simplest answers". Another signature is below Marga's but it is not discernable. Accompanying the Himmler signature is a period Time magazine dated February 15, 1945 with Himmler's artist-drawn face. Although the magazine shows a price of "Fifteen Cents" this very rare autograph offering is valued at $3500. More Photos

088p4 - Rare signed studio portrait of Viktor Lutze. Viktor Lutze was responsible for compiling the list of names that ultimately led to the purge of party insurgents during " the Night of the Long Knives" on June 30, 1934. After the death of Ernst Rohm, Viktor Lutze was named as Stabschef der SA. Lutze died in a hospital in potsdam the day following a car accident on May 2, 1942. He given a lavish state funeral ordered by Adolf Hitler. This portrait measuring approximately 8 ½ x 6 inches (not including frame) was originally intended as personal gift in recognition for services rendered the SA. Very rare. $1350. More Photos

079p1 - Manner im Braumhemd, "Men in Brownshirts" book copyright 1936. This very rare book details the personalities and history of the SA. This book is a hardcover and clothbound with gold leaf print on the brown cover. This rare book shows great close-ups of the SA hierarchy with their reproduced signatures - great for comparing signed SA documents. The binding is intact and the book is in overall excellent condition with minor aging to the pages. This book is very rare and a "must have" for any SA collector or collector of Third Reich books. $1500. More Photos

0611p1 - Three documents for Obergefreiter Hermann Hagemann including the award for a Gold Wound Badge. This set of three documents tells of the military career of Obgeftr. Hagemann was first awarded the Black Wound badge in October 1941while with the 2nd Company of the 6th Jager Rgt. The second document indicates that he was so severely wounded that on February 2, 1942 he was awarded the Gold Wound Badge. On December 10, 1943 he was discharged due to his wounds after being promoted to Obergrefeiter and serving since December 4, 1940. This might make for an interesting research project. $350.  More Photos

069p2 - "De Kampf im Westen" The Campaign in the West. This cloth bound hard cover book is a work of propaganda art. The book features a stereo viewer for the armchair warriors and children back home. The book describes the triumph of the Reich over the western European nations in stereoscopic detail. It is amazing the detail that is brought forth when one inserts the photographs into viewer. There is wear to the cover and separation in the binding but I believe the collection of photographs is complete. $450. More Photos

069p1 - Mein Kampf - This 1938 German edition comes with a cardboard protective sleeve and is inscribed with a presentation from a Burgermeister. This version is definitely of higher quality than the more commonly seen hardbound version with a paper dust jacket. $350. More Photos