Lot 9005
Ortsgruppenleiter Josef Bacher - a photo album of his funeral, including a page from his membership booklet, signed by Adolf Hitler
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Photo album containing eleven large-format photographs (18.5 x 13 cm each); high-ranking NSDAP officials attended the funeral (February 26, 1942), and the first page bears a handwritten dedication from the NSDAP Munich District Leadership. The final page contains the first page of his NSDAP membership book, signed by Adolf Hitler and Reich Treasurer Franz X. Schwarz, dated July 8, 1927. Also included are four Hoffmann photo books and the military service record (Wehrpass – Army) of his son, Oberfeldwebel Johann Bacher, complete with all pages. Josef Bacher was the Ortsgruppenleiter (local group leader) of the Bürgerbräukeller local group, a recipient of the Blood Order (No. 831) and the Golden Party Badge (No. 676), and an early Party member (joined March 1922, membership number 5158). Provenance: private household in Munich. See Hermann Historica, former Lot 8377, 73rd Auction.350417
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