Deutschland Erwache pole top bought today!

[robs]

Yes true but the destruction of so many means that they are especially rare and expensive nowadays.

[oldflagswanted]

Damaged DE top ???

Old Flags, Are my eyes deceiving me, or does
the pole top lying on the floor have remnants
of a destroyed swastika in it?....Bodes

Yes, one of the DE swastikas in the Munich
Führerbau storage room photo has been
G.I. soldier stomped on. I've seen several
DE tops missing same - one even walked by
my Great Western Show table years ago.
OFW
(below) Swastika-less DE top sold on eBay,
which also included a bird killing bullet hole.

[Br. James]

"...the Munich Führerbau storage room photo..."

Hi OFW,

Is the photo shown in notes 28 and 29 below from the Führerbau storage room?

Thanks, my friend,

Br. James

[mrec27777]

Yes, one of the DE swastikas in the Munich
Führerbau storage room photo has been
G.I. soldier stomped on. I've seen several
DE tops missing same - one even walked by
my Great Western Show table years ago.
OFW
(below) Swastika-less DE top sold on eBay,
which also included a bird killing bullet hole.

bird doesn"t look dead ...looks like it"s still flying! EC

[oldflagswanted]

Post 28/29 photo caption

"...the Munich Führerbau storage room photo..."

Hi OFW,
Is the photo shown in notes 28 and 29 below
from the Führerbau storage room?

Thanks, my friend,

Br. James

Photo caption from the page 431 of the
1997 U/B DE book (ISBN 0-912138-69-6)
reads "One of the storage rooms in the
basement of the Verwaltungsbau in July
1945. The photograph was taken by the
"MFA & AS" [U.S. Forces Monuments Fine
Arts & Archieves Service] shorty after
they moved into the Verwaltungsbau and
Führerbau. Note the mess left by a
multitude of various looters. An SS
"DEUTSCHLAND ERWACHE" Standard lies
on the floor, its cloth looted. The standard
which was probably too much trouble to
take had the swastika smashed. Another
standard, partially hidden by a frame to
the left of the photograph, has also had
its cloth looted. The staff has been broken
and the finial and box lie against the wall."
OFW

[ELECTRIC]

Awesome!! Congratulation on a great find!!

[brannow]

I wonder who got the boxes and poles? Probably one of the monument men.

Bill Rannow
Mpls, MN

[praubal]

I wonder who got the boxes and poles? Probably one of the monument men.

Bill Rannow
Mpls, MN

Doubt that....more likely they were the ones with the size 12 feet. Kicking them in

[oldflagswanted]

Swastika stomping ...

... more likely they were the ones
with the size 12 feet. Kicking them in

... as seen in a period photo.
OFW
(below) US GI walks on banners at Munich Führerbau.

[Br. James]

Thanks for your response, OFW. God only knows how much stuff was destroyed or thrown away as trash from the tunnels and storage rooms which connected the Führerbau and the Verwaltungsbau with the Brown House and the Temples of Honor. It's possible that that was where the Blood Flag was stored...

Br. James

[Military]

Hello Brother James,

I wouldn't be surprised if the Blood Flag turned up one day from an old rusty box. As discussed many times over, the particular nicks, cuts, stains, tears can identify the flag as it is. I have a feeling that Jakob knows but was sworn to secrecy. It might still be in Germany, in Russia or in Latin America. Perhaps only the staunchest soldier was trusted with this task and my feeling is such that Jakob would know a thing or two; well removed before the bombing of the Brown House.

Mil

[brannow]

The boxes are probably still there in the basement on top of some pipes!

Bill Rannow
Mpls, MN

[Gaspare]

Wow!,,yeah man thats really something... Is it a 'out of woodwork find?' or auction /regular military sale?

Thats a star and a keeper,,good for you,,congrats!!

[Gaspare]

Wow!,,yeah man thats really something... Is it a 'out of woodwork find?' or auction /regular military sale?

Thats a star and a keeper,,good for you,,congrats!!


[ oh,,didn't see it was 3 pages! so its kind of a out of woodwork find]..

[brannow]

It's out of the woodwork.

Bill Rannow
Mpls, MN