[Below: The eagle from a funeral sash]
[Below: The entrance to the Brown House, Munich]
[Below: Adolf Hitler giving a speech to a huge crowd in the Berlin Sportpalast]
[Below: This is an eagle from a postcard from the RDB (Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten or Reichsbund of the German officials)]
[Below: Here is the ink cancel for the RDB postcard above]
[Below: Cigarette case 'Meine Ehre Heißt Treue' (My Honor is True or My Honor is Loyalty)]
[Below: I think this is the German heavy cruiser the 'Admiral Graf Spee', who suffered such a sad fate, to forever rest beneath the dark sea.]
[Below: 'Fußgänger im verkehr' (Pedestrian in traffic). This is the cover of a street guide]
[Below: The Deutsches Turn-und Sportfest (German Gym and Sports Celebration) was a huge sports event organized by the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, which was the sports governing body of National Socialist Germany. This particular event took place in Breslau. There is a really cool eagle seen here on the bottom right! I'm not sure where this was and I don't think I've ever seen an eagle of this type. Beneath the eagle it says 'Ehrentribüne' or 'Honorable Tribune'...]
[Below: SS shooting award, 1943.]
[Below: SS shooting award, 1943.]
[Below: This is the cover of a Kennkarte (an identification card) for a Volksdetusche Umsiedler (German settler).]
[Below: The quote by Adolf Hitler says: 'Im Bauerntum liegt die unversiegliche Quelle unserer kraft' (In the peasantry lies the inexhaustible source of our power). This is a Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil) postcard from the Reichsnahrstand, a farming/griculture branch of the NSDAP.]
[Below: An extremely rare Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil) belt buckle.]
[Below: 'The Victory in the West'. This was apparently in a place called 'Plaza Mahrischneus', although I couldn't find any information about this place. This was during a Wehrmacht festival. Vienna, circa 1941.]
[Below: Another shot.]
[Below: 'The Victory in the West'. Distance shot.]
[Below: Winterhilfswerk mosaic 1934/1935.]
[Below: Winterhilfswerk mosaic 1935/1936.]
[Below: Stamp from the General Government (Poland), with eagle and swastika tab.]
[Below: A late war Winterhilfswerk cancel from 1944-1945.
'Sinnbild Unseres Sozialismus' (Symbol of Our Socialism.]
[Below: The NSZ is a German newspaper, known as National Socialist Newspaper Westmark. This is probably a dues stamp.]
[Below: Another NSZ stamp.]
[Below: An NSZ Westmark enameled metal sign, it says: 'Grösste Zeitung Süddeutschlands, Bezug-u. Anzeigen Annahme' (Greatest South German Newspaper...).]
[Below: An NSZ Westmark newspaper from June 14, 1941.]
[Below: 'England and the World of Islam'.]
[Below: Article close-up.]
[Below: An eagle painted on a wooden sign. It's very interesting because it shows the eagle's tongue, something that is rarely done.]
[Below: An eagle from a Winterhilfswerk postcard 1938/1939.]
[Below: Wehrmacht bread ration stamps.]
[Below: An emblem of the D.D.A.C. (Der Deutsche Automobil Club), or the German Automobile Club.]
[Below: This patch is from the D.D.A.C. (Der Deutsche Automobil Club), or the German Automobile Club.]
[Below: A pin from the D.D.A.C. (Der Deutsche Automobil Club), or the German Automobile Club.]
[Below: A patch from the Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK), or The National Socialist Motor Corps]
[Below: A pin from 1943 from the Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK), or The National Socialist Motor Corps]
[Below: An engraving found on Adolf Hitler's personal dinnerware.]
[Below: Postcard announcing a Hitler Youth 'Gebiets Treffen' (Area Meeting), July 1939.]
[Below: As the tag on this says, this is from Adolf Hitler's office in the The Führerbau - ('the Führer's building'). The Führerbau was built from 1933 to 1937 using the plans of famed architect Paul Ludwig Troost (Troost died in 1934 after a severe illness).]
[Below: Here are some examples of Adolf Hitler's personal stationary. Note the different inks, some golden with raised ink, some plain ink, while another type is richly embossed.]
[Below: 1935 Nuremberg book. This beautiful eagle was made from bronze and later destroyed by the wonderful Allies.]
[Below: Here's a history book showing the eagle.]
[Below: A 1940 book called 'Kameraden' from the N.S. - Reichskriegerbund (an organization for war veterans).]
[Below: This is a 1940 feldpost (field post) box containing a Mein Kampf sent as a gift to a soldier. Note the eagle, this specific eagle was used by the publisher of Mein Kampf. See below.]
[Below: This is a page from a 1940 wedding edition of Mein Kampf given to newlyweds. Note the eagle.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: Tucked inside this Mein Kampf is a little booklet, with another odd eagle. The booklet was from the Reichsbund Deutsche Familie (RDF) - a family oriented organization to help and guide the newly married couple.]
[Below: Close-up. Note the Algiz rune - meaning life, beginning and also protection.]
[Below: The cover of a 1943 Japanese history book of the 3rd Reich.]
[Below: Hitler Youth camp.]
[Below: 1938 book 'The Führer in Weimar'.]
[Below: The cover of a 1936 book 'Unter den Sturmstandern des NSKK'.]
[Below: The cover of a NSKK board game. Note the NSKK eagle is very distinct, with sharp wings.]
[Below: The Reichsbahn (railroad) eagle.]
[Below: Hitler Youth rally.]
[Below: 1930s catalog page by F.W. Assmann & Söhne. Note that the Reichsbahn, Reichspost and the foresty service eagles have distinct short, stocky wings.]
[Below: Mit Hitler in Polen (With Hitler in Poland). A cool looking eagle here.]
[Below: 'Ein jaht NS-Fliegerkorps' (One year - National Socialist Flyers Corps), or NSFK for short. I love the symbol they have, a man instead of an eagle.]
[Below: NSFK patch.]
[Below: NSFK medal of some kind. Beautiful.]
[Below: NSFK emblem.]
[Below: An eagle used in architecture.]
[Below: Speeches of Dr. Robert Ley from the Nuremburg Nazi Party Rally in 1934.]
[Below: A very Art Nouveau candelabra.]
[Below: An ironwork candelabra.]
[Below: A 1940 postage stamp overprinted by the Germans during the occupation of Poland.]
[Below: An official postage stamp from the Germans during the occupation of Poland. The Germans called the territory of Poland General Government.]
[Below: A cap for the Eastern Territories.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: 'Ostland' was the name the Germans used for 'the civilian occupation regime in the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), in the northeastern part of Poland and in the western part of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic'. It has a pretty distinct eagle with a shield in the center, something rarely seen.]
[Below: Another issue of Ostland.]
[Below: This is a 1937 tinnie, or day badge, from Ingolstadt (a city in Bavaria).]
[Below: An oak desk eagle.]
[Below: A Hitler Youth rally. Click to enlarge.]
[Below: Another shot of the Hitler Youth rally above. Note the distinct eagle.]
[Below: A radio tube with an eagle and swastika!]
[Below: A plaque honoring the completion of the Reich Chancellery. The eagle's wings are very uniquely
sharp at the end.]
[Below: Eagle close-up.]
[Below: An uncommon eagle 'Day of National Solidarity'.]
[Below: 'Nothing is Impossible for the German Soldier'. There are a variety of these sheets with quotes of Adolf Hitler.]
[Below: Here is an eagle with a swastika removed after the war.]
[Below: This beautiful book from 1939 is called The New Reich Chancellery.]
[Below: The eagle.]
[Below: Here is an 'Anhang zur mitgliedskarte' (attachment to the membership card). This is maybe for when your NSDAP membership card was filled up with stamps?]
[Below: Dues stamps (1941-1943).]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: Different NSDAP party dues stamps.]
[Below: This is a 'Quittungskarte' (receipt card) for the 'Hilfskasse der Nationalsozialist Deutschen Arbeiterpartei' (Aid fund of the National Socialist German Workers' Party). The bottom says 'Die Richtlinien der hilfstaffe find bei der zuständigen Ortsgruppen lietung einzufehen' (The guidelines of the auxiliary staff are to be submitted to the responsible local group management).]
[Below: Reverse. Interesting little swastika cancels!]
[Below: A large wooden eagle.]
[Below: The cover of a telegram folder from 1937 celebrating the Nuremberg Reichs Party Day rally.]
[Below: A gorgeous marble table eagle.]
[Below: A wooden eagle.]
[Below: A postcard showing all of the paramilitary organizations of the Third Reich.]
[Below: A wooden box from the labor organization RAD, 1940.]
[Below: Another view.]
[Below: Another view.]
[Below: 'Am Ende Steht der Sieg' (In the End There is Victory.]
[Below: Here is a magnificent SS gorget... this thing speaks for itself. Is this thing even authentic?]
[Below: close-up.]
[Below: Back of gorget.]
[Below: Here is a 1938 postage stamp for official use only.]
[Below: Here is a Dutch paper from their NS organization the NSNAP. A very neat eagle.]
[Below: And another Dutch NSNAP paper with a cool eagle.]
[Below: A patriotic display, but where is the center swastika?]
[Below: The men of 6. Batterie Flak-Regt. 25., and only one person is looking at the camera! Check out the guys on the left, I wonder what they were holding?]
[Below: A telegram cover celebrating the 1934 Nuremburg Party Day Rally]
[Below: A telegram cover celebrating the 1934 Nuremburg Party Day Rally]
[Below: WOW!!! This looks so tough... then I translate 'Leitheft', thinking it will be something cool... and I get 'booklet'. Haha... Circa February 1943.]
[Below: Another issue of 'Leitheft'. Circa 1943.]
[Below: And another issue of 'Leitheft'. Circa April 1943.]
[Below: This is advertising an athletic event in Nuremberg, August 1939. I love the eagle within an eagle, I've never seen that before.]
[Below: Now here is an odd looking, rather cartoony eagle. It says:
'Adolf Hitler
(Adolf Hitler
[Below: This is from a very early postcard from the NSDAP, long before Adolf Hitler was elected. It is from the 'Flugsportverbandes Westsachsen' (West Saxon Air Sports Club).]
[Below: Here are two eagles from formal napkins, the top belonging to Adolf Hitler, the bottom belonging to Joachim von Ribbentrop.]
[Below: 'Reichsnahrstand' 1939 tinnie from Leipzig. The Reichsnahrstand was a farming/agriculture branch of the NSDAP.]
[Below: 'Reichsnahrstand' 1939 tinnie from Leipzig. The Reichsnahrstand was a farming/agriculture branch of the NSDAP.]
[Below: This postwar eagle has been defaced.]
[Below: An incredible beautiful mosaic.]
[Below: 'Der Reichsführer-SS und Chef der Deutschen Polizei
Translates as:
'The Reichsführer-SS and chief of the German police
[Below: Joseph Goebbels speaks!]
[Below: An eagle from a tapestry]
[Below: Hermann Göring.]
[Below: Hermann Göring, like some other personalities of the Reich, had his own special eagle design. As seen below, the eagle carries two field marshal batons.]
[Below: Wow! Check out Göring's cape and the bad ass eagle/batons on the right. Göring looked like a king and usually had impeccable taste in his clothing and medals.]
[Below: Here is the Göring eagle as found on a dinner plate.]
[Below: Another example of the Göring eagle from a large presentation picture frame.]
[Below: A poster with Göring's personal crest. It says:
'Der soldat
(The soldier
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: Wow, that's cool! Berlin Olympics Village Arena Reichssportsfeld, 1936.]
[Below: The cover of a German telegram sold by the post office.]
[Below: American invaders looking at a bombed-out building.]
[Below: A German woman making an eagle, January 1945. Courtesy of the Bundesarchiv.]
[Below: A police style eagle above SS images.]
[Below: A tinnie from Gau Mecklenberg, 1939.]
[Below: Adolf Hitler speaks!]
[Below: A rather bizarre eagle.]
[Below: An eagle is born! Not from an egg, but stone!]
[Below: A cool looking design]
[Below: An eagle glows at night above a massive rally of believers!]
[Below: An honorary award from 1937.]
[Below: Eagles fly on either side of Adolf Hitler at an auto show. Now this is a car show I could get into... those eagles are almost as big as the cars]
[Below: A beautiful embroidered banner.]
[Below: A pagan National Socialist rally]
[Below: A silver pendant celebrating Adolf Hitler's 1933 appointment to Reich Chancellor]
[Below: Wow... where is that today?]
[Below: A special Mein Kampf Hermann Göring gave to Adolf Hitler!]
[Below: Day of the Wehrmacht, 1939.]
[Below: An old party style eagle.]
[Below: 'Ein Volk - Ein Reich - Ein Führer' ('One People - One Reich - Ein Leader']
[Below: This postcard show the 'Berge, Menschen und Wirtschaft der Ostmark Austellung' (Mountains, Mankind, and Economics of Austria expo in 1939)]
[Below: This beauty was on a document.]
[Below: This shows the 1938 Handwerks-Ausstellung (Crafts Expo) in Berlin.]
[Below: A model of the Kongresshalle (Congress Hall).]
[Below: Army officer's belt buckle.]
[Below: This postcard is from the 1936 Reichs Party Day.]
[Below: This postcard is from June 1939.]
[Below: This postcard is from May 1938.]
[Below: This Reichs Party Day postcard is from 1938.]
[Below: This postcard is from June 1939.]
[Below: This SA postcard is from 1942.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: Here is an American invader holding an German MP 44 assault rifle. Pretty damn cool looking picture though.]
[Below: The massive Tannenberg war memorial.]
[Below: This is from a Strength Through Joy postcard.]
[Below: Here is a cool cancel from 1938.]
[Below: This is the cover of a two volume set of books entitled Der Stahlhelm.]
[Below: This is an NSDAP songbook.]
[Below: SS traffic guide 'Kraftfahrer im Verkehr' (Driver in Traffic).]
[Below: This is from an NSDAP poster:
[Below: A 1927 book by Joseph Goebbels showing an early style eagle.]
[Below: A 1939 book of the program of the NSDAP showing a kind of odd eagle, with its wings too low.]
[Below: A 1941 commemorative plate (Day of German Police) featuring a police style eagle. You can identify a police eagle because it always has the wreath around the eagle and swastika.]
Nicht die Lauen
und Neutralen Machen
Geschichte, Sondern die
Menschen, die den Kampf
auf sich Nehmen'
It'a not the lukewarm
or neutrals who make
history, but the
people who fight
on their own).]
Ehrenpreis
Polizeifünfkampf Meisterschaften 1938 Wuppertal'
Honorary award
Police five-fight championships 1938 Wuppertal']
Adolf Hitler
hatte das Deutsche
schwert scharf
geschmiedet -
Der feldherr
Adolf Hitler
Führt es
mit siegreichen
schlägen'
Adolf Hitler
had the German
sword
forged sharp -
the field commander
Adolf Hitler
wields it
with victorious
strokes)]
'hier spricht die NSDAP Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
Volksgenossen!
Braucht Ihr
Rat und Hilfe'
('here speaks the NSDAP National Socialist German Workers' Party
National comrades!
Do you need
advice and help?')]
