Lot 4661
SS Obersturmbannführer Hermann Bartels – a draft plan for extending Wewelsburg Castle, dated 23 April 1941
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A106r | Live auction | 852 Lots
Hammer price € 6,200
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Ink and pencil on architect's paper. Scale of 1:5000, labelled "SS Wewelsburg" in the top right-hand corner, the lower right-hand corner dated "Wewelsburg, den 23. April 1941" with the original signature "Bartels" and note "SS-Obersturmbannführer - Baurat". The legend on the left, listing the buildings numbered from 1 to 15, such as "1 Sportplatz, Turnhalle, Kaserne", "6 Kraftwerk", or "14 HJ-Heim". Dimensions 89 x 160 cm, rolled up. In outstanding condition with minor damage/tears on the edges. As early as 1933, Himmler appointed Hermann Bartels (1900 - 1989) as the architect responsible for remodelling Wewelsburg Castle. By 1941, two administrative buildings had been built. However, the major reconstruction included plans to relocate the village of Wewelsburg, as can clearly be seen in the draft, so as to construct a new castle complex in a large circle around the castle.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?