Lot 8122
Estate of the Obermaschinenmaat of the state yacht Aviso “Grille,” containing numerous autographs
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Photograph of the Aviso “Grille” with the following hand-signed signatures: Adolf Hitler, Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg, SS-Obergruppenführer Otto Dietrich, SS-Obergruppenführer Julius Schaub, SS-Brigadeführer Karl Brandt, Hitler's deputy in the party leadership Rudolf Hess, SA-Gruppenführer Wilhelm Brückner and Großadmiral Erich Raeder, dimensions of the photo 23 x 17 cm. Certificate to Sudetenland Medal, command Aviso “Grille”, dated 20.12.1939, signed by the commander of the Aviso “Grille” and Fregattenkapitän Günther von der Forst, A4 format. Certificate to Minesweeper War Badge, dated 30.11.1940, signed by Kapitän zur See Arnold Bentlage, A5 format. Photograph of Adolf Hitler on board the Aviso “Grille”, this photograph was also used in the cigarette card album “Adolf Hitler” on page 103. Group photograph with Adolf Hitler on board the Aviso “Grille”, large portrait photo of Obermaschinenmaat Hans Hermann, photo of the Aviso “Grille” with a photograph of Hermann within the photograph, all three photographs showing the cap tally “Aviso Grille”. Three postcards of the Aviso “Grille” as well as a private shot of Hans Hermann. A rare grouping! The Aviso “Grille” was part of the Kriegsmarine and was also used as a state yacht. Adolf Hitler and the leadership at the time used it for private and ceremonial purposes.Condition: II Questions about the lot?