Lot 8071
Eva Braun - 22 personal photos from the estate of a US officer
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Large portrait photo of Adolf Hitler, taken by Heinrich Hoffmann, marked on the reverse, dimensions 18 x 24 cm. Six early shots of the Berghof (Haus Wachenfeld) and three photos of Eva Braun during leisure activities, removed from her photo album, each 6 x 8.5 cm. Three studio portrait photos of Eva Braun, postcard format. One postcard from Gasthof Stadler in Keferlohe. Eight official photographs depicting Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Paul von Hindenburg, Franz von Papen, Sepp Dietrich and further high-ranking officers and politicians of the time, marked on the reverse “Atlantic”, each 12 x 16.5 cm.Provenance: The photographs come from the estate of the former commanding officer of the 436 Medical Battalion (US Army). Enclosed is a notarized letter from him confirming this fact. In January 1945, Fritz Braun, the father of Eva Braun, visited her at the Berghof for the last time. On that occasion he took personal items of hers into his possession, including these 22 photos. During a hospital stay in the same year in Ruhpolding (Bavarian), he gave personal items belonging to Eva Braun to officers of the US Army. The US Army had taken over the hospital in spring 1945.
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