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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OTTO SKORZENY253 - OTTO SKORZENY
Alexander Historical Auctions
"The Most Dangerous Man in the World" is given a permit to own shotguns! (1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler's chief and favorite c...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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OTTO SKORZENY254 - 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 : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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[OTTO SKORZENY]255 - [OTTO SKORZENY]
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Collection of 12 2 1/2" dia. photos show Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, soldiers, tanks, paratroopers, artillery, etc. set into a circu...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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WILLIAM J. SLIM256 - WILLIAM J. SLIM
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(1891 - 1970) British lieutenant general, 13th Governor-General of Australia. Slim led the 14th Army, the so-called "forgotten army", in t...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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HOLLAND SMITH257 - HOLLAND SMITH
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(1882 - 1967) "Howlin' Mad" Marine Corp general, sometimes called the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. Commanding...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (360.00) = 360.00
 
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JAMES F. SOMERVILLE258 - JAMES F. SOMERVILLE
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(1882 - 1949) British admiral, destroyed the cream of the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir, played an important role in the pursuit and sinking of...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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ALBERT SPEER259 - ALBERT SPEER
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(1905 - 1981) Nazi German architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production, convicted of war crimes at Nuremburg. Good content T.L.S. on his let
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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ALBERT SPEER260 - ALBERT SPEER
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Hitler seeks new sources of oil in Austria (1905-1981) Nazi German architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production, convicted of war crimes at
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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ALBERT SPEER261 - ALBERT SPEER
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(1905-1981) Nazi German architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production, convicted of war crimes at Nuremburg. S.P. 6" x 9 1/2" b/w...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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HANS SPEIDEL262 - HANS SPEIDEL
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(1897 - 1984) German general, served in Russian and notably at Stalingrad, later with Rommel in France. T.L.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p., n.d.], in Germa
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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HAROLD R. STARK263 - HAROLD R. STARK
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A wartime letter grouping from the Chief of Naval Operations (1880 - 1972) American admiral and Chief of Naval Operations during World War II. A lot
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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ERNST STAUDLE264 - ERNST STAUDLE
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(1913 - 1946) Waffen-SS officer awarded the Knights Cross in April, 1942 while serving in the 8th Battery, 3rd SS Artillery Reg., Totenkopf Div. on th
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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JOSEPH STILWELL265 - JOSEPH STILWELL
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(1883 - 1946) "Vinegar Joe", American Army general who commanded all American forces in the China-Burma-India theater in World War II; a b...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (340.00) = 340.00
 
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DAVID STIRLING266 - DAVID STIRLING
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(1915 - 1990) British army officer and founder of the S.A.S. Before his capture, S.A.S. had destroyed over 250 aircraft on the ground, dozens of suppl
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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DAVID STIRLING267 - DAVID STIRLING
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(1915 - 1990) British army officer and founder of the S.A.S. Before his capture, S.A.S. had destroyed over 250 aircraft on the ground, dozens of suppl
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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JULIUS STREICHER268 - JULIUS STREICHER
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As see in Hamilton's Leaders & Personalities of the Third Reich (1885 - 1946) Nazi journalist and politician, editor of "Der Sturmer&q...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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OTTO VON STULPNAGEL269 - OTTO VON STULPNAGEL
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(1878-1948) German military commander of France during World War II. Stupnagel was, ironically, an opponent of Hitler's plan to eradicate the wo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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OTTO VON STULPNAGEL270 - OTTO VON STULPNAGEL
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(1878 - 1948) German military commander of France during the Second World War. Despite his refusal to permit the looting of art, murder of hostages, a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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JEAN DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY271 - JEAN DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY
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A very rare war-date letter (1889 - 1952) French military hero of World War II, led Free French in the taking of Corsica, then landed in Provence and
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (420.00) = 420.00
 
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ARTHUR W. TEDDER272 - ARTHUR W. TEDDER
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(1890 - 1967) British air marshal who led air support at El Alamein and in the Tunisian and Sicilian campaigns, and was crucial in the Normandy landin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*******y for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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CLARENCE LEONARD TINKER273 - CLARENCE LEONARD TINKER
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(1887-1942) Native American airman during World War II, killed in combat during an attack on the Japanese at Midway Island. Tinker was the highest-ran
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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ERICH TOPP274 - ERICH TOPP
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(1914 - 2005) Third most successful of German U-boat commanders, recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He sank 35 ships fo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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WOLF-GUNTHER TRIERENBURG275 - WOLF-GUNTHER TRIERENBURG
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(1891 - 1981) Highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Kn
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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LUCIAN TRUSCOTT276 - LUCIAN TRUSCOTT
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(1895 - 1965) U.S. Army general, commanded the 3rd Infantry Division, VI Corps, Fifteenth Army and Fifth Army. Truscott was conspicuous in the invasio
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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GEORG TYROLLER277 - GEORG TYROLLER
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German general of flak troops, awarded the Knights Cross on Dec. 4, 1942 for leading his 2,000 man force made up of Luftwaffe and Organisation Todt me
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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CHRISTIAN TYCHSEN278 - CHRISTIAN TYCHSEN
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(1910 - 1944) Lieutenant Colonel in the Waffen SS awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Appointed temporary commanding o...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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KURT UBBEN279 - KURT UBBEN
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(1911 - 1944) Luftwaffe fighter pilot, recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. He claimed 110 victories in over 500 combat missions. Shot down
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ERNST UDET280 - ERNST UDET
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1896 - 1941) German aviator and combat flyer. Flying a Fokker D.III, he scored his first victory on 18 March 1916 in a lone attack against 22 French
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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ROY E. URQUHART281 - ROY E. URQUHART
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(1901 - 1988) British major general, prominent for his role commanding the British 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden. For nine days
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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ALEXANDER A. VANDERGRIFT282 - ALEXANDER A. VANDERGRIFT
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(1887-1973) United States Marine Corps general, he commanded the 1st Marine Division to victory in its first ground offensive of World War II, the Bat
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT283 - JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT
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(1883 - 1953) "Skinny", American general who defended Bataan and Corregidor after MacArthur's withdrawal early in World War II. I.S.P....
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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WALTER WARLIMONT284 - WALTER WARLIMONT
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(1894 - 1976) German officer, Senior Operations Staff Officer to Keitel, a member of Hitler's inner circle, tried at Nuremberg. S.P. 4" x 6...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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ARCHIBALD WAVELL285 - ARCHIBALD WAVELL
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(1883 - 1950) World War II Commander in Chief of British forces in the Middle East, India, and Burma; destroyed Italian forces in North Africa until d
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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MAXIMILIAN VON WEICHS286 - MAXIMILIAN VON WEICHS
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(1881 - 1954) German field marshal and a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. For the invasion of Poland, Weichs was appointed head ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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WALTHER WENCK287 - WALTHER WENCK
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(1900 - 1982) German general, chief of Staff of the First Panzer Army and of Army Group South Ukraine. With Gen. Felix Steiner, he commanded the 11th
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
 
 
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MAXIME WEYGAND288 - MAXIME WEYGAND
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(1867 - 1965) French general who fought under Foch at the Marne, and in World War II replaced the panic-stricken Gamelin as chief of the general staff
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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MAXIME WEYGAND289 - MAXIME WEYGAND
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An prophetic signed quotation (1867 - 1965) French general who fought under Foch at the Marne, and in World War II replaced the panic-stricken Gameli
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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AUGUST WILHELM OF PRUSSIA290 - AUGUST WILHELM OF PRUSSIA
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(1887 - 1949) Fourth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II; against his father's will, he joined the "dangerous, revolutionary" NSDAP on April 1, 1...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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HENRY M. WILSON291 - HENRY M. WILSON
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(1881 - 1964) British field marshal, commander in chief in the Middle East and supreme Allied commander in the Mediterranean. Fine S.P. "Wilson...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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HENRY M. WILSON292 - HENRY M. WILSON
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(1881 - 1964) "Jumbo". British field marshal, commander in chief in the Middle East and supreme Allied commander in the Mediterranean. S.P...
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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ERWIN VON WITZLEBEN293 - ERWIN VON WITZLEBEN
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(1881 - 1944) German field marshal implicated and recipient of the Knights Cross for his decisive actions in the conquest of France. A key planner in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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ERWIN VON WITZLEBEN294 - ERWIN VON WITZLEBEN
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(1881 - 1944) German general whose forces broke the Maginot Line forcing the surrender of three French division. Involved in the July 20 plot on Hitle
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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LUDWIG WOLFF295 - LUDWIG WOLFF
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(1886 - 1950) Luftwaffe general, commander of Luftgau X and XI covering Hannover and Hamburg. War-date D.S. in pencil, 1p. 8vo., Hamburg, Oct. 26, 194
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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JOHN S. WOOD296 - JOHN S. WOOD
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"My opinion of the infamous Nuremburg trials...was that our country could never live down its participation in such a shameful travesty of just...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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ALFRED WUNNENBERG297 - ALFRED WUNNENBERG
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(1891 - 1963) General of the Waffen-SS and commander of the 4th SS Police Panzergrenadier Division, awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (380.00) = 380.00
 
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TAMAYULI YAMASHITA298 - TAMAYULI YAMASHITA
Alexander Historical Auctions
"The Tiger of Malaysia" (1885 - 1946) Japanese general of World War II, the "Tiger of Malaysia" led forces in the capture of Ma...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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MATVEI ZAKHAROV299 - MATVEI ZAKHAROV
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(1898 - 1972) Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of Staff of the Kalinin Front and the Steppe Front where he helped plan a number of brilliant operati
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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KURT ZEITZLER300 - KURT ZEITZLER
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(1895 - 1963) General in the German Reichswehr (and its successor the Wehrmacht), most prominent for being the Chief of the Army General Staff from 19
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (320.00) = 320.00
 
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GEORGI K. ZHUKOV301 - GEORGI K. ZHUKOV
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(1896-1974) Soviet field marshal, perhaps the greatest general of World War II, he survived crushing poverty and Stalin's purges to command the ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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ADOLF HITLER'S SS, ARMY, AND NAVY ADJUTANTS302 - ADOLF HITLER'S SS, ARMY, AND NAVY ADJUTANTS
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Fine original Hoffman S.P., a press photo, 9" x 7" b/w, showing and signed by: Naval Adjutant KARL-JESKO VON PUTTKAMER (1900-1981) who ser...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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