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Original KPD 1932 Elections Propaganda – Ernst Thälmann – Red United Front – 4 Pages – Very Rare
$175.00German communist propaganda leaflet/newspaper from the early 1930s (Weimar Republic period, pre-Nazi takeover). It appears to have been printed by or for the KPD (Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands – Communist Party of Germany), and it is aimed at mobilizing workers against the rise of fascism (Hitler, Hindenburg, etc.) and against imperialist war preparations. Page 1 – Large headline: “Krieg” (War). References to 26 February edition of “BZ am Mittag”, describing Japanese militarism in China and imperialist wars. Sections: “Der Krieg ist da!” (The war is here!) “Jetzt höchster Alarm” (Now highest alert) – warning workers about war danger. “Die Sowjetunion ist die einzige Macht, die aktiv für den Frieden eintritt” (The Soviet Union is the only power that actively stands for peace). A photograph of a man (likely a Soviet or German communist leader). Page 2 Headline: “In der roten Einheitsfront” (In the Red United Front). Big slogan: “Die Wahl von Ernst Thälmann ist das Millionenbekenntnis der roten Einheitsfront” (The election of Ernst Thälmann is the declaration of millions for the Red United Front). Thälmann was the leader of the KPD and ran against Hitler and Hindenburg. Calls for unity of workers (Communists, Social Democrats, Christian workers, etc.) against Hitler, Duesterberg, Hindenburg, Groener, Brüning, Severing (political opponents). Bottom has: Membership application form for the Communist Party. Subscription form for the party newspaper “Tribüne”. Portrait of Ernst Thälmann with a cap. Page 3 Denounces the “Hitler–Duesterberg–Hindenburg front.” Calls to action: “Proletarier, Augen auf!” (Proletarians, open your eyes!) “Die Kommunistische Partei ruft” (The Communist Party calls). Cartoon caricatures of Hitler, Hindenburg, and another conservative politician (likely Groener). Slogan: “Noch ist es Zeit, den Kriegstreibern in den Arm zu fallen!” (There is still time to stop the warmongers!). Page 4 Headline: “Sturm im Land” (Storm in the country). Strong calls for workers’ unity against imperialist war and for defense of the Soviet Union. Specific calls to: Metalworkers, chemical workers, railway workers, seamen, dock workers, transport workers, chauffeurs. Cartoon of capitalist/bourgeois men sitting at a table drinking and eating while workers suffer. Another drawing shows dockworkers handling heavy machinery and war materials (criticizing war profiteering). Final slogans: “Frieden und Freiheit, Brot und Arbeit” (Peace and Freedom, Bread and Work). Demands for fighting capitalism, militarism, and for solidarity with the Soviet Union and revolutionary workers in China. Final Comments Communist propaganda from the KPD, around the 1932 German elections, when Ernst Thälmann ran for president against Hitler and Hindenburg. It appeals to workers to unite under the Communist Party to fight against war, militarism, and capitalism. It glorifies the Soviet Union as the only force for peace. It denounces Hitler, Hindenburg, and other right-wing/centrist leaders as “warmongers” serving big capital.
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Original WWII German Army Map Case With Contents – Map Frankfurt Oder / Küstrin – Map Paris – Pencil – WaA Ruler
$375.00Here we have a very nice set as found, German Officers Map case with the contents. We decided to leave it as is, inside is a Map of Frankfurt (Oder) – Seelow Battle Area, Maps of the city of Paris and a very nice and quite rare Wehrmacht WaA Marked Ruler and pencil.
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Original WWII German Army Soldbuch – Stabsgefreiter Erich Pormann – 16th Army – Died in Berlin September 1945.
$285.00Soldbuch Issued to Erich Pormann from Berlin Lichtenberg in August 1939. Served in: Kraftfahr Abt 608 The Supply Column Division 608 was established on August 26, 1939, in Military District IV with seven large motorized columns as an army unit for the 16th Army. On December 1, 1942, the division was reorganized as Motorized Division 608 with six companies. In 1944/45, the division was subordinate to Army Group North. It seems that Pormann made it back to Germany – as he was in a hospital in Rudolstadt in Feb of 1945. Nice various entries for foreign weapon systems, as well as an Iron Portion, FührerPaket. There is a very interesting fold out at Infantry School – He was shooting the L.M.G 13 and Italian Rifle… It seems that Erich Pormann made it back to Berlin in 1945 his home city, where on the 10.09.1945 – he died in in Friedrichsfelde – due to a weak heart among other complications.
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Original WWII Kriegsmarine German Board Game – Klar zum Gefecht! – Flottenspiel – Rare
$695.00Original board game, not too common to find these complete nowadays. Seems to be all there, some damage to the box as seen.
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Original WWII German Board Game ” Das grosse Belagerungsspiel”
$595.00Original WWII German Board Game ” Das grosse Belagerungsspiel” As found condition, these seem to be quite rare with the original box.
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WWII German Waffen SS Dog Tag – Erkennungsmarke – SS Division Wiking – Found in Ground – Original
Really interesting, original Dog Tag for a member of the Feld Ausbildungs Batl of the the Wiking. Found in this year in the ground. Price includes Shipping World Wide
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WWII German Kriegsmarine “Funktagebuch” Daily Radio Dairy – U-Boat / Destroyer – Rare
$275.00A Funktagebuch (“radio logbook” in German) was a crucial document used onboard German naval vessels and U-boats during World War II. It played an essential role in recording all radio communications and associated activities, which were critical for operational security, coordination, and post-mission analysis. Purpose of the Funktagebuch: Record of Communications: All incoming and outgoing radio messages (Funkverkehr) were logged, including: Encrypted messages (Enigma) Plaintext communications Orders from high command (e.g., Befehl von BdU – “Order from U-boat Command”) Contact reports, weather reports, and distress signals Technical Logging: Times of transmission and reception (in 24-hour UTC/GMT format) Frequencies and call signs used Message identification numbers Signal strength and reception quality Security and Accountability: Ensured that messages were properly received, decoded, and acknowledged Served as an official record in case of investigation or loss of vessel Could be reviewed by Kriegsmarine command (BdU – Befehlshaber der U-Boote) for performance and procedural compliance
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WWII German Notice Normandy – Feldkommandantur 723 Caen France – Rare
$385.00This is a bilingual German-French WWII-era notice framed under glass, issued by the German military authority in occupied France. Specifically, it comes from Feldkommandantur 723, based in Caen, Normandy. These types of notices were typically used by the German occupation forces to issue rules or proclamations to the local population during the German occupation of France. German Text (Left Side): FELDKOMMANDANTUR 723 CAEN BEKANNTMACHUNG Beschlagnahme und Wegführen der Materialien, Geräte und Einrichtungen der Strassen- und Wasserbauverwaltung sowie der für diese Verwaltung arbeitenden Unternehmer ist Streng Verboten. Der Feldkommandant. (Signature)Oberstleutnant u. Kommandant French Text (Right Side): COMMANDEMENT TERRITORIAL 723 CAEN AVIS Il est formellement interdit d’enlever les matériaux, le matériel et les installations de l’Administration des Ponts et Chaussées et de ses Entrepreneurs. Le Commandant territorial. (Signature)Oberstleutnant u. Kommandant English Translation: TERRITORIAL COMMAND 723 – CAEN NOTICE The confiscation and removal of materials, equipment, and installations belonging to the Roads and Waterways Administration, as well as those used by contractors working for this administration, is strictly prohibited. The Field Commander / Territorial CommanderLieutenant Colonel and Commander
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WWII German Waffen SS Pocket Diary SS Soldatenfreund 1944 -SS Unterscharführer Spitzhüttl – SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 20 – 9th SS Panzer Division “Hohenstaufen” – (RESERVED)
SS Soldatenfreund 1944 Owned by SS Unterscharführer Spitzhüttl According to his address, he was living in Sudetenland (Czech Republic) and was of German decent. His Feldpost Number is: 25405 C Stab II u. 5.-8. Kompanie Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20 (9. SS-Division) In October 1943, the regiment was renamed SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 20. In April 1944, the first battle took place near Tarnopol. On July 23, SS Panzergrenadier Regiments 19 and 20 suffered heavy losses and merged to form SS Panzerergrenadier Regiment “H.” On September 27, 1944, the regiment, together with SS Panzerergrenadier Regiment 19, the only half-strength Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 9, the Divisional Escort Company of the 9th SS Panzer Division, SS Flak Battalion 9, elements of SS Pioneer Battalion 9, and a motorized artillery platoon, formed Kampfgruppe “Harzer,” led by SS Obersturmbannführer Walther Harzer. The KG’s troop strength was approximately 3,500 men. In November, the regiment was replenished and prepared for the Battle of the Bulge. On May 1, 1945, the regiment surrendered to US troops near Steyr along with the remnants of the division. More information: After the encirclement of General Hans-Valentin Hube’s 1st Panzer Army in the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket in Ukraine, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein requested that the Hohenstaufen and Frundsberg divisions be sent to attempt to link up with the encircled force. Arriving in late March 1944, the divisions were formed into the II SS Panzer Corps and were sent into the attack near the town of Tarnopol. In three days of combat, the Hohenstaufen destroyed 74 Soviet tanks, 84 self propelled assault guns, 21 anti tank guns, and 12 mortars. After heavy fighting in the season of rasputitsa (“roadlessness”), the division effected a link-up with Hube’s forces near the town of Buchach. The division’s actions helped prevent the encirclement of the 1st Panzer Army.[9] During these battles, Hohenstaufen had suffered 1,011 casualties. The II SS Panzer Corps was to act as reserve for Army Group North Ukraine. After the Allied invasion of northern France on 6 June 1944, the II SS Panzer Corps, including Hohenstaufen, was sent west on 12 June, to defend Caen in Normandy. Normandy Hohenstaufen suffered losses from Allied fighter bombers during its move to Normandy, delaying its arrival until 26 June 1944. Approximately 50% of the division’s tanks broke down during its movement to Normandy. The division’s armored forces would be reinforced by the newly attached 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. This would provide Hohenstaufen with 127 additional combat vehicles including 79 Panther tanks. The original plan for Hohenstaufen to attack towards the Allied beachhead was made impossible by a British offensive to take Caen. The II SS Panzer Corps was instead put into the line to support the weakened forces defending Caen, where Hohenstaufen suffered 1,891 casualties. On 10 July, the division was pulled back into reserve, to be replaced by the 277th Infantry Division. The division’s depleted Panzergrenadier regiments were eventually merged to form Panzergrenadier Regiment Hohenstaufen. The division saw much action defending against British armour during Operation Goodwood. During Operation Jupiter Hohenstaufen destroyed 58 British tanks with many of them being Churchill tanks. What we know from the entries, is that he was in Ukraine and in the battles, he earned a Panzer Badge in Bronze. It would also seem that he has made it out of there and by mid July is in France. Entries: there are scattered entries and notes taken the most interesting: Tactical Signs Journeys – naming every town/city and times he passed them. Award Entry – Panzerkampf Abzeichen – Panzer Badge in Bronze – 19.May.1944 Postal Record – Interestingly, he was recording when and from whom he was receiving post. With many entires in June 1944. Notes about places he was in 1943 till being sent to Lviv, Ukraine. Group Structure – Very detailed is the make up of the certain groups in the Company, this includes the names and dates. Basis for great research project. These entries shown in mid July 1944! Condition: Used, worn, and been there. It is in generally stable condition, with the map still inside, many have the maps missing. Final Comments: An interesting diary, with the potential for more research. Time could be invested into researching the individual soldiers. These are really rare with entries especially. It is unknown what happened to Spitzhüttl, it seems he is not on the VB Database as KIA and not on the Red Cross Missing Lists. He was most likely captured in France in the summer of 1944. Price includes World Wide Shipping!
