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Special Entry
Incredible and Historically
Important Photo Album
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Incredible and Historically Important Photo Album (Item ALBUM 4-21; LUFT 23-10; NSFK 1-2; SPECIAL SALES) |
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| DESCRIPTION: Here, without doubt, is the most fantastic, beautiful, and incredibly important Third Reich album ever offered. Most of the scenes chronicled in it are from the famed Deutschlandflug , an annual event sponsored by the German Air Sports (Deutscher Aero Club), a group within the NSFK Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps-(N.S. Flying Corps). This event featured flying from Berlin and around six German cities throughout the country in six days, covering more than 3,000 miles in an Arado L IIa, a two-seat, high-wing touring monoplane. Our information perceived is that the organization for sport flying was probably organized by WWI flying ace, Theodor Osterkamp. In the opening pages of the album is a great 9x7 photograph of some of the most famous WWII flyers as they gather in honoring the participants of the "Deutschlandflug 1937." Pictured are Ehard Milch and SA Chief Victor Lutze and several other personalities as they display the grand prize for this event. At this point and rather interesting is a tiny paper stamp with a swastika that has the message “Arierblut--höchstes Gut!” (“Aryan blood—the highest good!”). Right after that are various good-sized images of the 1937Reichsparteitag and then some pages of Gruppenführer meetings and N.S. political leaders’ conferences in Königsberg and Augsburg. After some great aerial views of the mighty Alps come a couple of wonderful photos of young NSFK lads with their gliders, then more NSFK members and gliders as well as group pictures of Mayday celebrations with swastikas, etc., celebrating World Flyer Day. This is viewed at the Dornier airplane works. There are several pages depicting this event in 1938. Most of these picture are large 9x7s, but then there are the small ones as well on the following pages. At this point we get into Deutschlandflug 1938 and it starts with a large 9x7 portrait of a flyer in his special flying gear getting ready for the flight. Pages following show pilots in similar special gear, and others meeting with Gauleiters and such other officials of state and Luftwaffe. There are several pages of these pictures chronicling this preparatory flight in 1938. Then we come to a 5x3½ photo chronicling high-ranking NSFK leaders attending a gravesite memorial for a fallen comrade. After this there are several 5x3½ pictures of a visit of the high leader (general officer) visiting the NSFK encampment. (He sure enjoys his beer!). There is also a large 9x7 photo of an even higher officer’s visit. There are several more pictures of these officials in their visitations and the crystal-clear uniform visages are great! Most of the pictures mentioned in these later pages have to do with the NSFK Segelflug (glider flights). There are a couple of pictures labeled “Winterfest der Flieger 1939” and there is a really neat picture of General Osterkamp talking with a high-ranking Luftwaffe officer while in front of them there is a beer glass on the table with miniature NSFK flags used in celebrations. Many more such pictures follow up the events of this Christmas get-together. Following this are more 1939 events in smaller pictures. Many uniforms are seen in marches, ceremonies, with all very clear and beautiful photography in 4x3½ images. These are labeled “Gruppenaumarsch” and they are simply wonderful and if I may say so, “super sharp.” Some of them show a rather portly, but distinguished diplomatic official reviewing some of the young NSFK members. The last page has a 6½x8 photo of high-ranking NSFK officers conversing with an equally high-placed Italian Air Force officer. In our opinion, here is one of the very finest Third Reich albums ever offered. The album cover is in fine condition and the photos are downright exemplary-plus!
Price $1,500.00 |
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