AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
Jul 16, 2021
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 569:

BERGER GOTTLOB: (1896-1975) German Nazi SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and Waffen-SS General. One of ...

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Auction took place on Jul 16, 2021 at International Autograph Auctions

BERGER GOTTLOB: (1896-1975) German Nazi SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and Waffen-SS General. One of Himmler´s most trusted war-time lieutenants. Head of the recruiting SS Main offices, Berger, an ardent anti-Semite, is considered the father of the Waffen-SS. He sponsored and protected his friend Oskar Dirlewanger, placing him in command of a unit of convicted criminals, the SS-Sonderkommando-Dirlewanger, responsible of multiple war crimes. Berger was tried and convicted in the trial of Nuremberg Tribunals. ''. Signed 12mo clipped piece `G.Berger´, being part of a larger document, bearing the typed text `Der Chef des Erganzungsamtes der Waffen-SS - SS-Brigadefuhrer''. Signed by Berger in bold dark ink. Neatly affixed to the lower white border of an 8 x 10 printed photograph of Best. G