Here is a Himmler enscribed book for a SS doctor's birthday gift. The Dr. was an Alt-Kampher who had been in the same Oberland Freikorps as Himmler. The book is written by SS Ahenerbe scientist and world class mountain climber Ernst Schafer.
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6th picture: book title without Dust Jacket: "Unknown Tibet"Comment
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7th pix: Dust Jacket cover! Last picture .Comment
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I dont about the one you show Napalm, but I like mine very much, to me it looked good when compared to an authentic signature. Since then I have had it authenticated by an authority in the field, but....have never shown it on this forum till now. Schafer was appointed the leader of an Ahnenerbe expedition to Tibet and the Gobi desert by Himmler. He also had to meet with Wiligut/Weisthor per Himmler's instructions and they talked about Tibetan lamas telepathic abilities. You cant make this stuff up!Comment
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Thks Michael for the quick reply , have you seen the video? some nice pith helmets on view that have been discussed here on waf :-)Originally posted by Michael Fay View PostComment
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Yes I have seen the footage of the expedition with the SS pith helmets and SS pennants/small "flags" . There are two very good books in English(the definitive book is still only in German by prof. Kater. "Das Ahnenerbe" even though the Prof is Canadian!)out on this- The best one on the Ahnenerbe in general-but lots on Schaffer is Pringle, Heather. "THE MASTER PLAN" and the other just on the tibet expedition is Hale, Christopher "Himmler's Crusade."
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That's a very nice item, Michael.
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Michael,
A very nice item with the intact dust jacket, better still with the inscription.
Do you have more info on Dr. Balz and his activities?
If not too much to ask, can you post more of your collecion when you get the chance?
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Thanks for that! I have to admit it gladdens the heart to hear you like it.Originally posted by Robin Lumsden View PostThat's a very nice item, Michael.
Funny thing is I did not find this via any militaria source. Rather, I found it through my dogged book hunting abilities in the book world. Needless to say, it took some courage to acquire it from a no-name , no-nothing (as to provenance) source who was the book seller. Oh yes, he believed the Himmler signature to be real... but so what! I did some study of the pix and totally was flabergasted at how beautifully perfect the book itself was as to a kind of book Himmler would actually give out as one of his famous bookgifts on birthdays and special occasions. While at the same time, being a rather unknown esoteric and "sleeper" book to the standard militaria collector. The author's SS credentials are not mentioned and the publisher had no obvious connection to the SS or the NSDAP, even. Paul Parey Verlag was a "national geographic" type publisher with adventurous expedition type books. It turns out, that Himmler was so pleased with this SS Ahnenerbe expedition that he wanted the information disseminated to the general public with out the connection to the SS as even then, some people and historians understood how Science and history can be twisted for propaganda purposes. It appears that Himmler directed the most obvious and overt perversions of history to be only be printed within a SS publisher like Ahnenerbe, or especially Nordland Verlag( even more obvious propaganda may have been Nibelungen Verlag-who may have been a covert SS publisher) whilst if it was more subtle it could go out in a more public publisher.
It has to pointed out though, that in some way, No book publisher in existence under the rule of the NSDAP was really an impartial neutral entity-but the impression was better, of course.
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Michael.
Here is the bio of the man Himmler gave the book to.......
Geb.: 2.2.1889 Landshut
Gefallen : 24.10.1943 Melitopol
NSDAP Nr.: 109 673 (1.12.1928)
SS Nr.: 3 129 (16.9.1930)
Dr.med (10.9.1914 Un.Kiel)
Oberf.: 20.4.37
Staf.: 9.9.34
OStub.: 9.11.33
Stub.: 9.11.32
O.Stabsarzt d R.
Stabsarzt der Reserve 1.7.35
Feldartz der Reserve 1.7.35
Brevet Stabsarzt 9.4.20
Assistenarzt 19.7.1915
Divisionsarzt 370 Inf Div : V 1942 - 24.10.1943
Hauptarzt Wehrbezirkkommando Coburg 14.4 - 13.5.1936
beim Sanitatsstaffel Nuernberg 1.7.35 - 28.7.35
Oberabschnittsarzt SS Oa Main : 1.4.1936 - 24.10.43
Fuehrer Sanitaetsabt IX : 15.2 - 1.4.1936
Ab Arzt SS Ab IX : 31.7.1933 - 15.2.1936
Sta Arzt 3 Sta : 9.11.1932 - 31.7.1933
Sta Arzt SS Sta Franken : 16.9.1930 - 9.11.1932
Brigadearzt der SA Brigade Franken 1929 - 16.9.1930
Adj Korpsarzt 3 Bav Armeekorps : XI 1918 - 9.4.1920
Truppenarzt in Bav 1 Chevauleger Reg : 1917 – XI 1918
Truppenarzt in Bav 1 Inf Reg : 1915 - 1917
B. Bavarian 7 landwehr Inf Reg u.Bav 6 Res Inf Reg : 1914 - 1915
Beim Bavarian 14 Inf Reg : 14.8 - 4.12.1914
b. Heer : 14.8.1914
E.K. I 1914 ; Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer ; Landesorden ; Ehrendegen des RFSS
Totenkopfring der SSComment
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