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EICHMANN, ADOLF

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EICHMANN, ADOLF
(1906 - 1962) Nazi military officer charged by Hitler with the destruction of the Jewish race, present at the Wannsee Conference where the ""Final Solution"" was formulated, and generally oversaw the operation of the death camps. Captured and smuggled to Israel, he was convicted of war crimes and hanged. A unique, historically important Eichmann item, a drawing executed in blue ballpoint ink on a 12 1/2"" x 8"" lined legal sheet, showing a schematic titled ""Amt. IV RSHA"" -- the organizational structure of the Gestapo, the infamous SS Central Bureau directed by General Heinrich Muller, who disappeared in 1945. Beneath the main office are portrayed satellite offices in Prague, France, Holland, Vienna, etc., with lines drawn connecting them to the main office. At left, Eichmann has drawn some building blocks, with a paragraph of text above which he then scratched out. This drawing was produced by Eichmann in 1961 in Jerusalem, and used for his defense during his subsequent trial. In 2000, the State of Israel released Eichmann's detailed memoirs written while in prison, which included many organizational charts, of which this is a fine example. In very good condition, with a small pencil docket at bottom right by renowned Swiss autograph expert Renato Saggiori, attesting to the item's authenticity. A rare and unique Eichmann item.