Sold today at auction for $3,500. If anyone here bought it, would love to have the transcription of the accounts.
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Joachim Peiper - Recommendation for Oakleave to the KC
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Originally posted by wolfslair44 View PostSold today at auction for $3,500. If anyone here bought it, would love to have the transcription of the accounts.
I for one, would certainly be interested in seeing this piece.
Regards Richard.Always looking for Luftwaffe Kampfflieger related document groups. In particular anything to Kampfgeschwader 2.
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One would think something like this would go for a lot more money, but Vorschlagslisten don't sell for nearly the premium of actual award documents. In many ways, these recommendations are far more interesting.
The other issue is that these documents were likely smuggled out from the archives years ago. So, they are arguably stolen property but it's a question of whether or not the German authorities want to pursue them and have them returned. Some folks were charged with these thefts years ago, and the authorities' current position is unclear. That said, it may be hard for some collectors to pay a premium for them when they could be (although unlikely) confiscated. I'm not judging the auction house here, because I don't know the circumstances in how they recently became available for sale. But, they were not always a part of the collectors' market.Attached Files
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Jeff is right. They were typically produced as two or three copies and sent up the various chains of command by courier. The general rule was that they were also reproduced when they went from the P5 offices at OKH to Hitler.
A look at the signatures and writing shows that the auction example and the archive example are different. But it seems reasonable to assume they were both in the same place at some point. It's a matter of when, and when they were separated.Last edited by Brian R; 09-15-2017, 06:15 AM.
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I assume the recommendation also bears a (Sepp) Dietrich signature on the last page on behalf of the I. SS-Pz. Korps 'Leibstandarte'.
If I recall correctly Peiper's preliminary OL document does not exist (anymore) and there's no surviving preliminary award document for the swords to a soldier of the Leibstandarte either, only two Soldbücher, Teddy Wisch's and Sepp Dietrich's. (Otto Kumm was awarded the swords for his command of 'Prinz Eugen'. - The swords were awarded physically a the command post of the 1. SS-Panzer-Division 'LSSAH,' and it was Peiper who borrowed his set of swords to Kumm for the ceremony since there was no award physically available at the CP for Kumm at the time).
Cheers,
Markus
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