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WILHELM KEITEL

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
WILHELM KEITEL
WILHELM KEITEL
(1882 - 1946) German field marshall and army chief of staff under Adolph Hitler, convicted of war crimes and executed at Nuremburg. Rare S.P. "Keitel", 9" x 7" b/w, a grainy newsphoto showing Keitel and Gen. Hans Jurgen Stumpf following the signing of the German unconditional surrender at Russian headquarters in Berlin on May 8, 1945. Keitel has signed beneath his image. The photo bears an "Acme Telephoto" San Francisco backstamp indicating that it was likely brought or was sent by an American newsman to Nuremberg where Keitel probably signed it for a guard. Some marginal spots, else very good.