Outstanding VERY HISTORIC Heinrich Himmler Autograph Dachau Presentation Photo Album Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History

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Outstanding VERY HISTORIC Heinrich Himmler Autograph Dachau Presentation Photo Album Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. This 6″ x 8″ album, which is in near-mint condition, commemorates the visit of high-ranking German military officers and civilians to the SS concentration camp at Dachau, Germany on April 25, 1939.  The visitors were obviously important to Himmler, since he directed the preparation of presentation photo albums such as this.  This is one of only nine, with identical photographs, that are known to exist.  Our research has disclosed no similar albums made to commemorate other such occasions. This album directly and emphatically ties Himmler to the Dachau concentration camp.  It contains a series of 12 photographs of Himmler and others taken by Friedrich Franz Bauer, who was Himmler’s personal photographer, depicting scenes in and around the camp.  Some of the photographs are shown here.  Bauer’s name and address appear inside the back cover of the album. Dachau, outside of Munich, was one of the first concentration camps used to intern political prisoners.  At this point, in early 1939, the prisoners were political prisoners, not necessarily Jews, and Dachau was a work camp rather than the extermination camp that it later became. A chilling photograph in this album shows Himmler and others inspecting a group of prisoners, with shaved heads, standing at attention.  That photograph, together with all of the others in the album, is shown below. Reportedly that photograph also pictures Oskar Schindler (1908-1974), a German industrialist and opportunist who ultimately spent his fortune bribing Nazi officials in order to keep some 1,300 Jews alive.  Schindler appears to be the tall man in the light colored trench coat just behind and to the left of Himmler as one views the photograph. He was featured in the 1993 Stephen Spielberg film Schindler’s List. Other photographs in this album show work at the porcelain factory at Allach, near Dachau, where porcelain was produced under direct control of the SS, much of it for presentation by Himmler; military field exercises for the new Waffen SS in camo, inspection of troops by Himmler; a banquet in honor of Generalleutnant Schandner and other visitors; a meal with Theodor Eicke, the commandant of Dachau; and a nighttime concert by an SS band. This album was presented to  one of the diplomats present that day it is signed in fountain pen by Himmler.  The Gettysburg Museum Of History houses the one presented to Schwandner that one has 24 photos, we made a video about the Schwandner version.  Very clear signature. OUTSTANDING condition. The Himmler signature is VERY LARGE and Very Clear. Outstanding historical example! 100% Guaranteed to be authentic.  Original  period Himmler signed item are rare, most were destroyed at the end of WWII. This being a presentation Dachau album makes this a historical treasure worthy of the most advanced collection or institution.  in good condition one photo does have some toning.. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History.   The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.    Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. VERY RARE! One of the best historical albums we have seen! Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity. See the video we made on the Schwandner Himmler album in our collection.

Note the black box was made post war for storage, the album is 100% original from 1938