Manuals & Paper items

Set of wartime photographs of Knights Cross bearer Wolfgang Semmer and the award ceremony. Major Wolfgang Semmer earned his Knights Cross in June 1940 serving as the Chef of 5. Kompanie Infanterie Regiment 85. The grouping consists of a number of wartime photographs of Semmer and his men. The front indicates it was given as a memory of the Parade in Paris from the assembled Ehrenkompanie of the XVII Armeekorps. It is signed by Werner Kienitz, commanding General of the XVII. Corps who himself was awarded the Knights Cross in 1941. A unique set of photographs, bundeled together in a nice group.

Rare original German issue map on 1:40.000 scale of Esschen, Belgien 1941. Nice example which shows some famous cities in the south of The Netherlands such as; Bergen op Zoom, Oudenbosch and Roosendaal. Very nice original German issue map!

Textbook US issue map on 1:500.000 scale; Roermond-Tegelen 1944. The map covers some interesting cities in the south of The Netherlands. Nice original US issue map!

Nice large(!) German press photo showing many interesting details. Ich habe gerade noch den kopf in Deckung gekriegt – sagte der Grenadier zu seinem Kameraden. Aber beide hände hat’s erwischt. So Schnel konnte ich mein MG nicht loslassen, denn ich schoss auch noch, während ich in Deckung ging! Kriegsberichter Elle (Sch.) 23.9.1943

Typical wartime press photo in good condition. The photo is marked Terwijl de Pantser-Grenadieren naar een hofstede opdrukken waar ze den vijand in vermoeden, slaagt de officier al de bewegingen zijner mannen gade. Fotodienst Volk en Staat. The armoured car is a Italian Autoblindas 40/42. The photo is dated march 1944.

Large German Luftwaffe flight map Zusammendruck 1:1.000.000 NM30-31 1941 United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands. A rather large map roughly 90×90 cm. Hard to find large map with a rather interesting area depicted.

Press photo Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel in medium format 19×13,5 cm. The photograph is in good condition and shows very strong details. The back still retains its original description on the back and is dated 20 september 1942. Very nice and hard to find original portrait of one of the highest ranking German soldiers!

Flemish Vrijwillige Arbeidsdienst voor Vlaanderen flyer in very good condition. Hard to find in good condition!

This intriguing Dutch NSB press photograph captures a newspaper obituary that has been deliberately defaced as an act of resistance. At the top of the obituary is vandalized with the addition of recycled newspaper letters and words reading; ‘Door deze Kennisgeving bezorgt gij Nederland kosteloos prettige oogenblikken‘ meaning ‘Through this Notice, you provide the Netherlands with enjoyable moments free of charge’. On the bottom it reads; Maar door gaan, zei de dokter‘ meaning ‘but carry on, said the doctor’. The photograph measures 24x18cm and bears the marking “Fotodienst der NSB, Maliebaan 29, Utrecht.”

Deutscher Luftwaffenkalender 1943 – Das Handbuch der Luftwaffe. Very nice original 1943 issue German Luftwaffe pocket calendar which contains very much period information for Luftwaffe troops. Very nice and interesting pocket size book in good condition!

Nice Heer issued telecommunication technology guide or Fernmeldetechnik im Heere – Heeres Dienstvorschrift 125/3. The guide is published in 1939 in is in good condition.