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Die Strasse 1935, Generalinspektor für das Deutsche Straßenwesen, Dr. Ing. Fritz Todt
ALL rare heavily illustrated 1935 issues of the obscure technical Die Strasse magazine published by Inspector General for the German Highways Dr-Ing Fritz Todt.
The 876 pages are hardbound in a 7 pound book - the minutia is mind-boggling
and the photo content is amazing!
1936 DEUTSCHLAND Exhibition Berlin guidebook
The heavily illustrated Official Guide for the DEUTSCHLAND Exhibition held
during the Olympic Summer in Berlin, the brainchild of Dr. Goebbels who
saw it as a perfect opportunity to showcase the progress made in
Nazi Germany to visitors from all around the world.
Unbezwinglicher Westwall, Impregnable Siegfried Line
A rare 1940 DAF-KdF photo publication called 'Impregnable Siegfried Line'
with many maps and photos not found in other Third Reich publications.
1941 Technik voran!
A fine example of the 1941 edition of Technik voran!, the in-depth 'Yearbook for all Friends of German Technology' published for the State Institute for Professional Education in Trade and Industry, filled with photos, illustrations, sketches and tables.
Krieg den Kriegshetzern, Politische Zeitungs- und Rundfunkschau
A heavily illustrated 1940 book by Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels' right-hand
man Hans Fritzsche, debunking lies and anti-German propaganda
in the foreign press, with great anti-British cartoons.
Glaube an Deutschland, Hans Zöberlein, Stosstrupp 1917
A fine example of Der Glaube an Deutschland by Blood Order and Golden Party
Badge recipient Hans Zöberlein. With 1937 Christmas dedication to and library
bookplate from a controversial postwar German politician and Stasi informant!
Five original heavily illustrated World War II issues of NS Frauen-Warte, the only official National Socialist women's magazine published by the Nazi Women's League during the Third Reich. Complete with original fold-out sewing pattern and Reichsfrauenführerin Gertrud Scholtz-Klink portrait and insert.
Illustrierte Kriegschronik der 3. (M.G. Schtz.) M.G. Batl. 5 (mot.) im ersten Kriegsjahr 1939-40
A heavily illustrated hardcover unit history "War Chronicle" of a small Nazi
motorized machine gun battalion that participated in the invasion
of France in May-June 1940 - rare photo content.
Nazi State Culture Chamber ID Nazi gravestone maker
An original RKK identity document issued in 1938 to 57 year old gravestone
producer Johann Spinnräker of Oeynhausen, a member of the Nazi
State Chamber of Visual Arts (Reichskammer der bildenden Künste).
1939 PHOTO BOOK GERMAN LUFTWAFFE, AVIATION AND PROGRESS IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING IN NAZI GERMANY
A superb photo-filled 1939 book about the German Luftwaffe, aviation and
progress in aeronautical engineering in Nazi Germany.
Die Wehrerziehung der deutschen Jugend, Helmut Stellrecht 1936
Wehrerziehung der deutschen Jugend, a rare 1936 hardcover Nazi book about
the importance of preparatory military training for teenage German boys
prior to actual military service.
Der Stoss in Frankreichs Herz, Der Feldzug einer Gebirgs-Division in Frankreich
NAZI PHOTO HISTORY OF A GEBIRGSJÄGER DIVISION
IN THE 1940 INVASION OF FRANCE
A gritty German photo book called The Thrust in the Heart of France, the Campaign
of a Mountain Troops Division in France published by the Central Publishing
House of the NSDAP in 1941, great photo content and with its original fold-out map.
Nazi ration certificate from the Lord Mayor Munich, Karl Fiehler
NAZI CERTIFICATE FOR SUGAR & MARMALADE RATION
ISSUED BY THE LORD MAYOR OF MUNICH
A rare ration certificate issued by the Lord Mayor of Munich, Karl Fiehler's Nutrition Office Department B, good for 250 grams of sugar and 100 grams of marmalade
Front am Polarkreis, WW2 on the Arctic Circle
Front am Polarkreis, a very interesting German book about the World War II front
line in far northern Finland and warfare under very difficult circumstances on
the arctic circle. It was a gift to a student by Commander of Wehrkreis III,
Knights Cross recipient General Joachim von Kortzfleisch.
Nazi technical aviation manuals 1944 + 1945
A lot of three rare late World War II Lehrbücher der Luftwaffe, heavily illustrated
technical manuals from the Technische Grundlehrbücher series produced for
German airplane painters, mechanics, assemblers and repairmen in 1944 and 1945.
Nazi Wehrmacht soldier railway tickets
Two different types of original German railway tickets issued in 1942 and 1944
to World War II Wehrmacht soldiers.
Nazi model ship plans, Kriegsmarine approved
A rare World War II Kriegsmarine approved ship model plan for
a Scharpie-Beiboot ‘Dingi’ - complete and unused.
MITROPA Zeitung Juli 1931

1931 MITROPA ZEITUNG GERMAN RAILROAD MAGAZINE
FOR TRAIN TRAVELERS
A rare, heavily illustrated July 1931 Berlin edition of the Mitropa Zeitung,
the German magazine for train travelers using
Mitropa railroad eating and sleeping facilities.
Nazi Navy Destroyer 1940 Narvik book
The fine 1940 hardcover book Narvik ein Heldenkampf deutscher Zerstörer (Narvik - A Heroic Battle by German Destroyers) by Korvettenkapitän Fritz Otto Busch.
Great photo content and with its rare original color dust jacket!
Landeskunde des Generalgouvernements, Burgverlag Krakau, Dr. Theodor Müller
An in-depth 1943 book about the Nazi Generalgouvernement, with an explanation
of the positive economic changes and increase of standard of living
as a result of the implementation of German policies since 1939.
FLIEGERHORST OSTMARK
The 1941 hardcover Luftwaffe photo book FLIEGERHORST OSTMARK (Air Base Austria) by Major Walther Urbanek covering in detail the deployment of Luftwaffe Südost and Luftgau XVII) - heavily illustrated and with its original dust jacket.
1945 Dachau concentration camp memento
A genuine 1946 German philatelic collectible produced to commemorate the first
anniversary of the liberation of Konzentrationslager Dachau (Dachau
Concentration Camp on the outskirts of Munich) by forces of the US 7th Army.
1944 NSKK automotive primer
A heavily illustrated late World War II primer covering automotive basics,
published by the NSKK in 1944.
Geschichte der Luftfahrt (History of Aviation), 1938 Nazi book
An in-depth, heavily illustrated 1938 German book on the history of aviation
with great pictures of military and civilian German aviation heroes,
early and modern airplanes, zeppelins, etc.
MEIN SKIZZENBUCH, SKIZZEN AUS DEM OSTFELDZUG, Ernst Eigener
A lot of two World War II German hardcover books with gritty black & white
and watercolor war art produced by Ernst Eigener on the west
and east front, both published in German occupied Paris.
Nazi airplane maintenance handbook, heavily illustrated
A fine, heavily illustrated 328-page Nazi airplane maintenance handbook published
in 1941 - airplane instruments, propellors, towing lines, screws and rivets, s
teering controls, hydraulic systems, levers and cranks, gasoline tanks,
temperature gauges, radio equipment and more - for service use only!
Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung Mai - Juni 1938
All seven issues of the Nazi news tabloid Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung published between 5 May and 15 June 1938 - a total of 282 photo filled pages with extensive coverage of Hitler's historic state visit to Italy as well as fascinating observations and images of a 100 day car trip through the USA by a German reporter in a Mercedes-Benz.
Münchner Illustrierte Presse 3 x 1934
Three 1934 issues of the Munich news tabloid Münchner Illustrierte Presse with heavily illustrated articles on BdM obligatory labor service, prisons in New York, the construction of Olympic facilities in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, remembering the 9 November 1923 Putsch, and Hermann Goering’s forest cabin Carinhall on the Schorfheide north of Berlin (before it enormous expansion).
1933-38 pocket map book Austria
An unusual flex-cover pocket-size map book of Austria, printed between 1933 and
1938 when part of the country drove on the left hand side and motorists
west of Salzburg drove on the right hand side of the road!
1941 Balkanfeldzug, Von den Karawanken bis Kreta
A fine First Edition of Von den Karawanken bis Kreta, an OKW book about the
German Wehrmacht advances during the 1941 Balkan campaign - great photo
coverage of Nazi motorcycles, tanks, paratroopers and mountain troops
in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, and of course, Crete, with 1941 DJ.
1943 autobiography Nazi paratrooper General Ramcke
A 1943 autobiography about the life and career of Ritterkreuz recipient,
Nazi Paratrooper General Bernhard Ramcke - great photo content
not found in other Third Reich books.
Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung March + April 1938
Nine consecutive March and April 1938 issues of the Nazi news tabloid Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung - a total of 360 photo filled pages with extensive coverage
of the Austrian reunification with Hitler's Germany.
Hitler speech 20 February 1938 to Parliament
An original 72-page Nazi publication containing the full speech Adolf Hitler
gave to Parliament in Berlin on 20 February 1938.
Junge Heimat, KLV Lesestunde Heft 2 1944
Junge Heimat, issue 2 of 1944 produced for evacuated children at KLV camps
in Nazi Germany, with stories, puzzles, brainteasers, songs, riddles and
even a sewing pattern for KLV barracks slippers.
Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung January + February 1938
The first eight issues of the Nazi news tabloid Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung published
in January and February of the year 1938 - a total of 280 photo filled pages
containing the latest news and happenings in Nazi Germany and the world.
Handbuch der Fliegerwetterkunde Band III, Die Messgeräte des Wetterdienstes, Ministerialrat Dr. Richard Habermehl
A beautifully illustrated 1939 'Weather Science' handbook for Luftwaffe pilots,
meteorologists and aviation technicians with information assembled by
meteorologist Dr. Habermehl, Head of the Nazi State Department for
Weather Service which was part of the Nazi Air Ministry in Berlin.
1940 Kalender der Deutschen Arbeit
A fine, complete example of the heavily illustrated 176-page DAF calendar
for the year 1940 called Kalender der Deutschen Arbeit.
1938 Tag der Luftwaffe Goering, Christiansen lot
Two 1938 Day of the Luftwaffe invitations from Nazi Air Minister Hermann Goering
to Generalleutnant Friedrich Christiansen, plus the seating plan for the formal dinner on 1 March 1938. Unique and among the rarest of ephemera of the Third Reich!
all 12 issues of Der Vierjahresplan for 1937
All twelve issues of the first year of publication of Der Vierjahresplan, the official
magazine of Hermann Göring's Four Year Economic Plan for Nazi Germany.
Over 750 illustrated pages filled with information and pictures not found in other
Third Reich magazines, including stunning period industrial advertising
as well as the 1937 Index and rare original order form.
Das deutsche Führerbuch by Reinhold Conrad Muschler
A rare original 90+ year old Nazi broadside advertisement for the 1933 book Das
deutsche Führerbuch by staunch Nazi author R. Conrad Muschler. The book ended
up on the list of “Rejected Literature” in the Soviet Zone of Occupation of Germany.
HJ marschiert, 1933 Nazi book advertising catalog
A rare original illustrated 1933 Nazi book advertising catalog with Dr. Joseph
Goebbels quote and unused order form. It prominently features the new
Hitler Youth book HJ marschiert! and a picture of Adolf Hitler and
Ernst Röhm promoting another new German book.
1939 Nazi Police pocket calendar
The almanac-style German Police Pocket Calendar for the year 1939 published
by the Kameradschaft deutscher Polizeibeamten for members of the
German police, constabulary, criminal and administrative officers.
Deutschland Bildheft 234, Nuremberg City of Nazi Party Days

THIRD REICH PHOTO PUBLICATION ON NUREMBERG
THE CITY OF NAZI PARTY DAYS
A Special Edition of the 'Get to Know Germany' series Deutschland Bildheft called
Nürnberg die Stadt der Reichsparteitage, heavily illustrated with pictures of the City
of Nazi Party Days complete with an introduction by Nazi Oberbürgermeister Liebl.
Deutsche Kunstbetrachtung, 1939 First Ed
Deutsche Kunstbetrachtung, a fine, in-depth 1939 First Edition hardcover
Nazi photo book about German art and architecture by Georg Schorer
- 208 glossy, heavily illustrated pages.
1936 Deutsche Nordlandreise, NS-Kulturgemeinde, Nordische Gesellschaft

RARE ORIGINAL 1936 NAZI NORDIC CULTURAL STUDY
CRUISE PROGRAM
A rare original program for the 1936 Deutsche Nordlandreise, an expensive study
cruise to Iceland and Norway focussing on Germanic / Nordic history and culture
organized by the National Socialist Culture Community and Nordic Society.
Nationalpolitische Aufklärungsschriften Heft 6 Der Arbeitsdienst
Issue 6 of Nationalpolitische Aufklärungsschriften, a late 1930s Nazi propaganda publication outlining the National Socialist Labor Service,
subtitled “a Choice of the German Youth”.
RKB Identity card 1938 Feldwebel Dässel
The original Reichskolonialbund Mitgliedskarte or State Colonial League
Membership Card issued to a Deutsche Reichsbahn employee in Essen.
1938 Nazi Party Days map Nuremberg
A fine original two-sided public transportation map for visitors to the 1938 Nazi
Party Days in Nuremberg, the last Reichsparteitag held during the Third Reich.
Nazi Ordensburg book Der Weg zum Ordensburg
A rare oversized Nazi photo publication on the three purpose-built elite Nazi
leadership school or NS-Ordensburgen Vogelsang, Crossinsee and Sonthofen
where carefully selected future political leaders of Nazi Germany were educated.
The German World War II combat photography book Entscheidende Stunden - mit der Kamera am Feind (Decisive Hours - with the Camera and the Enemy) by PK Eric Borchert - superb photo content in color and black & white, with original dust jacket.
Das Erlebnis der Reichsautobahn Reichsministerium Speer
OVERSIZED NAZI ART BOOK WITH 24 RARE COLOR PICTURES
OF HITLER’S REICHSAUTOBAHN ~ RARE
A fine example of the rare hardcover Nazi art book Experience the Nazi Freeways containing 24 beautiful tipped-in full-color pictures of Adolf Hitler’s freeway system, published by Reichsministerium Speer in 1943 and with a foreword by Albert Speer.
twelve 1938 Der Vierjahresplan magazines
All twelve 1938 issues of Der Vierjahresplan, the official magazine of Hermann
Göring's Four-Year Economic Plan for Nazi Germany, over 800 illustrated
pages filled with information and pictures not found in other Third
Reich magazines, including stunning industrial advertising.
Nazi magazine Freude und Arbeit 1 - 1939
Issue 1 of Year 4 (1939) of the heavily illustrated international Nazi magazine
Joy and Labor with photo features on Hermann Goering and Carinhall,
Reichsführer-SS Himmler, Christmas with Reichsleiter Philipp Bouhler,
diplomatic visitors to Nazi Germany, etc.
Adolf Hitler photo
A beautifully color illustrated 18-page original 1937-1938 program guide produced
for the "Community of Season Ticket Holders" at the Deutsche Opernhaus
in Berlin, with embossed eagle and swastika cover.
nazi invasion Yugoslavia 1941, Unterm Edelweiss in Jugoslawien

1941 NAZI PHOTO BOOK ABOUT GERMAN MOUNTAIN TROOPS
DURING THE INVASION OF YUGOSLAVIA
Unterm Edelweiss in Jugoslawien, a gritty commemorative Nazi photo book
about the role of Wehrmacht Gebirgsjäger or German mountain troops
during the April 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia.
Freude und Arbeit- Joy and Labor - Gioia e Lavoro - Alegria y Trabajo - Joie et Travail
Issue 3 of Year 4 (1939) of the heavily illustrated international Nazi magazine Joy and Labor with photo features on the Berlin International Auto Show, the United States, Reichsführer-SS Himmler in Warsaw, Dr. Ley’s birthday visit to Nazi Ordensburg Sonthofen, etc.
Jeder muß helfen! Dein Pflichten im Vierjahresplan - 1939
A heavily illustrated 1939 publication urging citizens of Nazi Germany to recycle,
and that it should be considered a national economic necessity and duty
to help the Fatherland.
Obersalzberg Wanderungen zwischen Gestern und Heute (Obersalzberg - Wanderings between Yesterday and Today)
The fine 1939 Nazi photo book Obersalzberg - Wanderings between Yesterday and
Today, with rare pictures of the Berghof and its surrounding property, local
children and their pets, Hitler admirers, Dietrich Eckart and people who knew him.