Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

Auction Details

Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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MARIE-PIERRE KOENIG153MARIE-PIERRE KOENIG
Alexander Historical Auctions
"French-American friendship. For that I will fight until my last breath…" (1898 - 1970) French marshal who commanded a Free French Brigad...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
IVAN S. KONEV154IVAN S. KONEV
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1897 - 1973) Russian field marshal who headed the Kalinin Front and resisted the German assault on Moscow. Later, Konev threw back the German attack
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
OTTO KRETSCHMER155OTTO KRETSCHMER
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1912 - 1998) U-boat ace, he became famous on his U-99 for his night-time surface attacks against convoys, and there his motto "One torpedo ......
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
GEORG VON KUCHLER156GEORG VON KUCHLER
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1881 - 1968) German Field Marshal and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. His 18th Army was instrumental in the taking of the Lo...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
GEORG VON KUCHLER157GEORG VON KUCHLER
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1881 - 1968) German field marshal who led the drive of the 18th Army to take Paris and raise the swastika over the Eifel Tower. Briefly imprisoned fo
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
WILLIAM D. LEAHY158WILLIAM D. LEAHY
Alexander Historical Auctions
Leahy honors the mothers of soldiers (1875 - 1959) American Fleet Admiral and Chief of Staff to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Fine content
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
WILHELM RITTER VON LEEB159WILHELM RITTER VON LEEB
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1876 - 1956) German field marshal who led an assault on France, commanded Army Group North in the Russian campaign, sacked for challenging Hitler&#...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
OLIVER LEESE160OLIVER LEESE
Alexander Historical Auctions
"…the war is over. What a glorious relief for millions throughout the world…" (1894 - 1978) British general, served under Montgomery in N...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
CURTIS LE MAY161CURTIS LE MAY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1906 - 1992) American Air Corps and Air Force general, advocated strategic bombing during World War II and directed the firebombing raids on Japan. H
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
ROBERT LEY162ROBERT LEY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1890 - 1945) Nazi leader and ardent anti-Semite who as head of the Labor Front ruthlessly enforced slave labor policies. He committed suicide in his
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
SUN LI-JEN163SUN LI-JEN
Alexander Historical Auctions
"Let's hope that this year will see the complete defeat of Germany and Japan..." (1900 - 1990) Chinese Nationalist general, sent into...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 440.00
HEINZ LINGE164HEINZ LINGE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1913 - 1980) SS officer and personal valet to Adolf Hitler. He assisted with the cremation of the corpses of Hitler and Eva Braun. S.P. 6 1/4"...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
MICHAEL LIPPERT165MICHAEL LIPPERT
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1897 - 1969) SS Standartenführer, commanded several concentration camps, including Sachsenhausen, before becoming a commander of the SS-Freiwi...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
WILHELM LIST166WILHELM LIST
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1880 - 1971) German field marshal and ardent Hitler supporter, led the 14th Army in Poland, the 12th Army in the Balkans, and as field marshal comman
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
SIMON FRASER, LORD LOVAT167SIMON FRASER, LORD LOVAT
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1911 - 1995) Prominent British commando, landed at Sword Beach during the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, later relieve besieged paratroopers at
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
GUNTHER LUTZOW168GUNTHER LUTZOW
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1912 – 1945) Luftwaffe fighter ace and a leader in the "Fighter Pilots Revolt", credited with 110 victories achieved in over 300 combat m...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
VIKTOR LUTZE169VIKTOR LUTZE
Alexander Historical Auctions
An oversized signed photograph (1890 - 1943) Gauleiter of the Ruhr and an early Hitler associate, Chief of Staff of the SA following Rohm's dea...
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
VIKTOR LUTZE170VIKTOR LUTZE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1890 - 1943) Gauleiter of the Ruhr and an early Hitler associate, Chief of Staff of the SA following Rohm's death until his own end in an autom...
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 280.00
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR171DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1880 - 1964) American general and Allied Supreme Commander in the Pacific in World War II, accepted the surrender of Japan and was later dismissed by
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR172DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1880 - 1964) American general and Allied Supreme Commander in the Pacific in World War II, accepted the surrender of Japan and was later dismissed by
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
EBERHARD VON MACKENSEN173EBERHARD VON MACKENSEN
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1889 - 1969) German general, recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, fought in Poland, France and Russia. Typed D.S. as commander of t...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
ERNST MAISEL174ERNST MAISEL
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1896 - 1978) German general and recipient of the Knights Cross, investigated army officers suspected of involvement in the July 20 plot. On Oct. 14,
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
ERNST MAISEL175ERNST MAISEL
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1896 - 1978) German general and recipient of the Knights Cross, investigated army officers suspected of involvement in the July 20 plot. On Oct. 14,
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*******y for 196.00
ERICH VON MANSTEIN176ERICH VON MANSTEIN
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1887-1973) German field marshal who devised the plan to conquer France, held various commands on the Russian front, sacked by Hitler for a retreat. T
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
ERICH VON MANSTEIN177ERICH VON MANSTEIN
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1887-1973) German field marshal who devised the plan to conquer France, held various commands on the Russian front, sacked by Hitler for a retreat. S
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL178HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1897-1978) Commander of the 5th Panzer Army which spearheaded the ill-fated Ardennes offensive of January 1945. After vainly requesting more help fro
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL179HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1897-1978) Commander of the 5th Panzer Army which spearheaded the ill-fated Ardennes offensive of January 1945. After vainly requesting more help fro
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
GEORGE MARSHALL AND HENRY "HAP" ARNOLD180GEORGE MARSHALL AND HENRY "HAP" ARNOLD
Alexander Historical Auctions
GEORGE MARSHALL (1880-1959) American general and statesman, Roosevelt's Army Chief of Staff during World War II and author of the Marshall Plan ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
KARL MAUSS181KARL MAUSS
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1898 - 1959) German panzer lieutenant general, one of the most distinguished tank commanders of the Wehrmacht. Commanding the 7th Panzer Division, he
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
ANTHONY MCAULIFFE182ANTHONY MCAULIFFE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1898 - 1975) American Army general who held Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, remembered for his reply to a German surrender ultimatum, &quo...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
ANTHONY MCAULIFFE183ANTHONY MCAULIFFE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1898 - 1975) American Army general who held Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, remembered for his reply to a German surrender ultimatum, &quo...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 380.00
ANTHONY C. MCAULIFFE184ANTHONY C. MCAULIFFE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1898 - 1975) American Army general who held Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, remembered for his reply to a German surrender ultimatum, &quo...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
JOSEPH T. MCNARNEY185JOSEPH T. MCNARNEY
Alexander Historical Auctions
"I deeply appreciate the cooperation of American Jewry in attempting to solve the trying problem of the Jewish people in some parts of Europe.....
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
ANDREW MCNAUGHTON186ANDREW MCNAUGHTON
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1887 - 1966) Canadian general, commanded the Canadian Corps. He was unduly blamed for the disastrous Dieppe Raid in 1942. Dramatic S.P. 6 1/2"...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
FRANK D. MERRILL187FRANK D. MERRILL
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1903 - 1955) American army officer who commanded "Merrill's Marauders" deep behind Japanese lines in Burma and cleared the Burma road...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 420.00
ERHARD MILCH188ERHARD MILCH
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1892 - 1972) Co-creator with Goring of the Nazi's Luftwaffe, promoted to the rank of field marshal, later tried at Nuremburg and imprisoned unt...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to a*******y for 153.13
ERHARD MILCH189ERHARD MILCH
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1892 - 1972) Co-creator with Goring of the Nazi's Luftwaffe, promoted to the rank of field marshal, later tried at Nuremburg and imprisoned unt...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
ERHARD MILCH190ERHARD MILCH
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1892 - 1972) Co-creator with Goering of the Nazi's Luftwaffe, promoted to the rank of field marshal, later tried at Nuremburg and imprisoned un...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
ROCHUS MISCH191ROCHUS MISCH
Alexander Historical Auctions
(b. 1917) Oberscharführer in the 1st SS Div. Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, served as a courier, bodyguard and telephone operator for Adolf Hit...
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
ROCHUS MISCH192ROCHUS MISCH
Alexander Historical Auctions
(b. 1917) Oberscharführer in the 1st SS Div. Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, served as a courier, bodyguard and telephone operator for Adolf Hit...
Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
WALTHER MODEL193WALTHER MODEL
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1891 - 1945) German field marshal who led German armies against fierce Russian resistance at Moscow and Kursk, threw back Montgomery's attack a...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
WALTHER MODEL AND ARTHUR HAUFFE194WALTHER MODEL AND ARTHUR HAUFFE
Alexander Historical Auctions
A superlative war-date D.S. 3pp. large 4to., "Headquarters", June, 1944, a "Recommendation for the Award of the German Cross in Gold&...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
WILHELM MOHNKE195WILHELM MOHNKE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1911 - 2001) High-ranking and long serving SS officer who was involved in the Malmedy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. S.P. 2"...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY196BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1887 - 1976) British Field Marshall who commenced the drive at El Alamein that ultimately drove Rommel from North Africa. Also involved in the invasi
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
THE PLANNER OF D-DAY197THE PLANNER OF D-DAY
Alexander Historical Auctions
THE PLANNER OF D-DAY FREDERICK E. MORGAN (1894 - 1967) British Army officer, Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (COSSAC), and the origina
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
KIRILL S. MOSKALENKO198KIRILL S. MOSKALENKO
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1902 - 1985) Soviet general who broke out of the Kiev trap and later forced Guderian's withdrawal from Moscow, essentially saving the city. T.L...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN199LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1900 - 1979) British naval commander and statesman, supreme allied commander in Southeast Asia responsible for the recapture of Burma. T.L.S. "...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
JOACHIM MUNCHEBERG200JOACHIM MUNCHEBERG
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1918 - 1943) German Luftwaffe fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient, credited with 135 enemy aircraft shot down claimed in over 500 combat m...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
WALTHER NEHRING201WALTHER NEHRING
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1892 - 1983) German general, an Afrika Korps commander who enveloped the British on the Gazala Line, led the 1st Panzer Army in Silesia, captured by
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
WALTHER NEHRING202WALTHER NEHRING
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1892 - 1983) German general, an Afrika Korps commander who enveloped the British on the Gazala Line, led the 1st Panzer Army in Silesia, captured by
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00