Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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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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CHESTER W. NIMITZ203 - CHESTER W. NIMITZ
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1885 - 1966) American admiral, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II and largely responsible for the successful "is...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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ODILO GLOOCNIK204 - ODILO GLOOCNIK
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1904 - 1945) Austrian Nazi and later an SS leader. He was an acquaintance of Adolf Eichmann, who played a major role in the extermination of Jews and
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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THE INVENTOR OF THE ATOMIC BOMB...AND THOSE THAT USED IT AT WAR205 - THE INVENTOR OF THE ATOMIC BOMB...AND THOSE THAT USED IT AT WAR
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The most unusual "short snorter" we have ever uncovered, a 1938 Russian one ruble note signed on the reverse by the man who pioneered the ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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ALEXANDER M. PATCH206 - ALEXANDER M. PATCH
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(1889 - 1945) American Army general who also commanded Marines in the invasion of Guadalcanal to relieve the 1st Marine Div., headed the invasion land
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a*******y for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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GEORGE S. PATTON207 - GEORGE S. PATTON
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(1885 - 1945) "Old Blood and Guts" was one of the finest tank commanders in history, rolling his forces through Tunisia, Sicily, France an...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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FRIEDRICH PAULUS208 - FRIEDRICH PAULUS
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(1890 - 1957) German field marshal who headed the 6th Army's drive on Stalingrad. Paulus found himself surrounded there and surrendered his star...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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FRIEDRICH PAULUS209 - FRIEDRICH PAULUS
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(1890 - 1957) German field marshal who commanded the Sixth Army's assault on Stalingrad. Approximately 270,000 soldiers under his command were e...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (420.00) = 420.00
 
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JOACHIM PEIPER210 - JOACHIM PEIPER
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Accused of the massacre of American prisoners at Malmedy (1915 - 1976) SS-Standartenführer and the Waffen-SS's youngest regimental colonel...
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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MAX PEMSEL211 - MAX PEMSEL
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(1897-1985) German general, he was awarded the Knights Cross in December of 1944 for preventing an encirclement by Soviet forces and successfully open
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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ARTHUR PERCIVAL212 - ARTHUR PERCIVAL
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(1887 - 1966) British lieutenant general who commanded British forces in the battles of Malaya and Singapore. His surrender included the greatest numb
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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OSWALD POHL213 - OSWALD POHL
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(1892 - 1951) Head of the Economic Office of the SS and ultimate overseer of the concentration camp system. It was Pohl who turned his victims' ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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OSWALD POHL214 - OSWALD POHL
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(1892 - 1951) Head of the Economic Office of the SS and ultimate overseer of the concentration camp system. It was Pohl who turned his victims' ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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ERICH RAEDER215 - ERICH RAEDER
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(1876 - 1960) Commander and Chief of the German Navy (1933 - 1943) who was largely responsible for its expansion. Retired over growing differences wit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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ERICH RAEDER216 - ERICH RAEDER
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(1876 - 1960) Commander and Chief of the German Navy (1933 - 1943) who was largely responsible for its expansion. Retired over growing differences wit
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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ERICH RAEDER217 - ERICH RAEDER
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(1876 - 1960) Commander and Chief of the German Navy (1933 - 1943) who was largely responsible for its expansion. Retired over growing differences wit
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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GUNTHER RALL218 - GUNTHER RALL
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(b. 1918) German fighter pilot and third highest ace with 275 "kills". Early S.P., possibly war-date, 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" b/w, a che...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****8 for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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GUNTHER RALL219 - GUNTHER RALL
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b. 1918) German fighter pilot and third highest ace with 275 "kills". Fine S.P. 8" x 10" b/w, a composite photo boldly signed at...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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JOSEF REICHERT220 - JOSEF REICHERT
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(1891 - 1970) Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht , a recipient of the Knight's Cross. Good content A.L.S. 1p. large 4to., [n.p.], July 8, 1968, in...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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WALTHER VON REICHENAU221 - WALTHER VON REICHENAU
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(1884 - 1942) German field marshal who commanded the Tenth Army in the invasion of Poland, and the Sixth Army in the invasion of France and in the tak
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (320.00) = 320.00
 
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WALTER VON REICHENAU222 - WALTER VON REICHENAU
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(1884 - 1942) German field marshal who commanded the Tenth Army in the invasion of Poland, and the Sixth Army in the invasion of France and in the tak
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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OTTO ERNST REMER223 - OTTO ERNST REMER
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(1912 - 1997) Unrepentant Nazi who as a 31-year-old major helped Hitler retain control of Germany in the crucial hours following the failed assassinat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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OTTO ERNST REMER224 - OTTO ERNST REMER
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(1912 - 1997) Unrepentant Nazi who as a 31-year-old major helped Hitler retain control of Germany in the crucial hours following the failed assassinat
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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HELMUTH REYMANN225 - HELMUTH REYMANN
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(1892 - 1988) German lieutenant general, he suffered massive troop losses in the Courland Pocket. Most remembered as one of the last defenders of Berl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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HELLMUTH REYMANN226 - HELLMUTH REYMANN
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(1892 - 1988) German lieutenant general, he suffered massive troop losses in the Courland Pocket. Most remembered as one of the last defenders of Berl
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP227 - JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP
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(1893 - 1946) Nazi foreign minister. First of the Nurenberg defendants to hang on October 16, 1946. Rare S.P. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" b/w, a chest...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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RUDOLPH VON RIBBENTROP228 - RUDOLPH VON RIBBENTROP
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SS Officer and son of Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, awarded the Knight's Cross for bravery in action at Kursk. S.P. 4" x 6"...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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WOLFRAM VON RICHTOFEN229 - WOLFRAM VON RICHTOFEN
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1895 - 1945) German fighter ace during World War I and a general and field marshal during World War II, died while held in captivity by American forc
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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WOLFRAM VON RICHTOFEN230 - WOLFRAM VON RICHTOFEN
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1895 - 1945) German fighter ace during World War I and a general and field marshal during World War II, died while held in captivity by American forc
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to a*******y for (380.00 + 85.50BP) = 465.50
 
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MATHEW B. RIDGWAY231 - MATHEW B. RIDGWAY
Alexander Historical Auctions
"M. B. Ridgway Major General Comdg 82d Airborne Division D-Day, 06 June 1944" (1895 - 1994) American Army general who led airborne assaul...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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BERNHARD ROGGE232 - BERNHARD ROGGE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1895 - 1970) German admiral who commanded the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper which sank the British destroyer HMS Glowworm. Later commanding admiral of
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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ERNST ROHM233 - ERNST ROHM
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(1887 - 1934) Nazi Brownshirt who organized, trained, and headed the SA, a friend of Hitler who was at his side in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, later se
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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PAVEL ROMITSTROV234 - PAVEL ROMITSTROV
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(1901 - 1982) Russian commander of armored troops in the Red Army, led the 5th Guards Tank Army in the Battle of Kursk, and in Operation Bagration. Be
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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ERWIN ROMMEL235 - ERWIN ROMMEL
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(1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy an
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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ERWIN J. ROMMEL236 - ERWIN J. ROMMEL
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(1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy an
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Estimate : 600.00 - 700.00
Sold to a*******y for (550.00 + 123.75BP) = 673.75
 
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ERWIN ROMMEL237 - ERWIN ROMMEL
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(1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy an
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR.238 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR.
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(1887-1944) American general and son of the president, served with distinction in World Wars I & II, died leading his men ashore at Utah Beach a...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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ALFRED ROSENBERG239 - ALFRED ROSENBERG
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(1893 - 1946) Nazi leader considered the ideologist of Nazism, Reichsminister of the eastern territories, executed at Nuremberg. A superb chest, up im
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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JOSEPH ROSENTHAL240 - JOSEPH ROSENTHAL
Alexander Historical Auctions
American press photographer who covered the Pacific during World War II, took the famous photograph of Marines hoisting the flag on Iwo Jima. A block
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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FRIEDRICH RUGE241 - FRIEDRICH RUGE
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(1894 - 1985) Vice-admiral in the German Navy during World War II. A.L.S. on the verso of a postcard, Turingen, 1980, in English, largely friendly con
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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GERD VON RUNDSTEDT242 - GERD VON RUNDSTEDT
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(1875 - 1953) German field marshal who led the blitzkrieg attack on France, seizing the country within two weeks, defeated by Allied forces in Normand
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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GERD VON RUNDSTEDT243 - GERD VON RUNDSTEDT
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1875 - 1953) German field marshal who led the blitzkrieg attack on France, seizing the country within two weeks, defeated by Allied forces in Normand
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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BALDUR VON SCHIRACH244 - BALDUR VON SCHIRACH
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(1907 - 1974) Nazi leader of the Hitler Youth and Gauleiter of Vienna, sentenced at Nuremburg to twenty years for war crimes. Scarce, good content T.L
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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BALDUR VON SCHIRACH245 - BALDUR VON SCHIRACH
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(1907 - 1974) Nazi leader of the Hitler Youth and Gauleiter of Vienna, sentenced at Nuremburg to twenty years for war crimes. S.P. 3 1/2" x 5 1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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JOSEPH SCHREIDER246 - JOSEPH SCHREIDER
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German intelligence officer who, during World War II, carried out clever radio broadcasts begging for arms from Great Britain while posing as a Dutch
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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HANS XAVIER SCHWARZ247 - HANS XAVIER SCHWARZ
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1875 - 1947) National Treasurer of the Nazi Party from 1925 to 1945, convicted as a major offender and died in prison. S.P. 8" x 10" b/w,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART248 - ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1892 - 1946) Nazi occupation governor of Holland and deputy governor of Poland, executed as war criminal. A.N.S. on his personal correspondence card,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (320.00) = 320.00
 
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HIROSHI OSHIMA249 - HIROSHI OSHIMA
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1886 - 1975) Japanese ambassador to Nazi Germany during World War II and once his diplomatic code was broken, he became a major source of communicati
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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SERGEI SHTEMENKO250 - SERGEI SHTEMENKO
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1907 - 1976) Soviet general, took part in the operational planning of the battles for Crimea, the Caucasus and Stalingrad, escorted Stalin to the Teh
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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OTTO SKORZENY251 - OTTO SKORZENY
Alexander Historical Auctions
Skorzeny's bogus 1948 ID, used while on the run (1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler's chief and favorite commando, he made a daring mount...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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OTTO SKORZENY252 - OTTO SKORZENY
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(1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler's chief and favorite commando, he made a daring mountain-top rescue of Mussolini, placed English-speaking ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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