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HEINRICH HIMMLER SIGNED BOOK

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HEINRICH HIMMLER SIGNED BOOK
<b>377. HEINRICH HIMMLER</b> (1900 - 1945)<b> </b>Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremburg. An outstanding association signed book dedicated by Himmler to Nazi Party Secretary, Martin Bormann! The book is <i>The Shaping and Changing of the Reich</i>, printed by Giebelhausen, Berlin, 1944, a detailed and copiously illustrated history of Germany, which of course concludes with a testimony to the greatness of Hitler's Reich. The front flyleaf is inscribed in a calligraphic hand to "<i>SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Martin Bormann with my best wishes Heil Hitler 24 December 1944</i>" and bears Himmler's very large and bold sentiment and signature. The opposite front pastedown bears a period notation, likely by an Allied soldier: "<i>Taken from Berchtesgaten 6 May 1945</i>". It is interesting to note that Himmler delivered this book just days after the Battle of the Bulge had commenced! Spine sides split and covers worn with some spotting, gutters torn and simply repaired, yet signed page and contents remain very good. A very rare war-date association from two of Germany's worst villains.<b>$1,500-2,500</b>