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VIKTOR LUTZE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 USD
VIKTOR LUTZE
(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 automobile accident. Fine content T.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Berlin, June 19, 1939 to WILHELM BRUCKNER (1884-1954), Hitler's chief adjutant, complaining that Hitler visited the VW factory at Fallersleben in Hanover without the knowledge of Lutze in his capacity as Supreme President but that Lt. Gen. Freidrich Jeckeln and Premier Klagg from Braunschweig were present "trying" to receive the Fuhrer. He states that in future he would appreciate notification so that he can provide a proper reception for Hitler. However, if the Fuhrer plans to make similar visits that are totally private, then he (Lutze) would be tactful enough not to impose or be seen. Bruckner's caustic reply is stapled to the front, a T.L.S. (signed in type, "Adjutant des fuhrers") 1p. large 4to.,Obersalzberg, June 27, 1939, in German, but translated here: "The trip went ahead a little differently to what you describe. The Fuhrer's trip was private and top secret. The fact that Jeckeln and Klagg were present is simply explained by the fact that Dr. Ley in defiance of the ban informed these two men." Usual folds, file holes at left margin, else very good condition.

Estimate: $400 - 500.

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