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Wehrmacht and SS Orders and Decoration documents by Christian Jürs Called by the Germans ‘Verleihungs-urkunden’ or Presentation documents, when a member of the German military was presented with a decoration, he received a document attesting to this. These documents were printed on paper and were usually 150×210 mm in size. The awardees name and unit were typed onto the paper (hand-lettered in some cases) and the document was signed by authorized personnel and most generally had the so-called ‘Dienstsiegel’ or…

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Ever eager to supply the dealers, and through them, the collectors, with rare and tasteful items, the Polish firm has sent out a elegant listing of first class fakes to dealers around the globe. We have been fortunate to obtain illustrations of hundreds of such items which we will be showing from time to time to delight the  many tasteful collectors who treasure such items and the dealers who are even more delighted to reap the rewards of a cash…

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Once again, we return to the creative works of Lt. Col. James Atwood, USA ret and CIA operative. Here is a picture, taken from his dagger book, showing a “Himmler Damascus Letter Opener.” This creative bit of work is to be found in his book, ‘The Daggers and Edged Weapons of Hitler’s Germany’ Berlin, 1965 on page 213. This is described as a Himmler Christmas present, made by Paul Müller at Dachau. The blade is not Damascus but is acid-etched…

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Here is a communication from an advanced German buckle collector, along with photographs in support. “Dear Mr. Royster: I am a German belt buckle collector and have been for some forty years. I also subscribe to the Military Collector and read the article on RODO SS buckles by Dr. Thayer. I also read the uproar on the Wehrmacht Awards Forum about the article, several belt buckle dealers proclaiming that the pictures Dr. Thayer showed were all of fakes. I have…

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Note: We are presenting in this posting an article by Christian Jürs, a specialist in German military documents. Mr. Jürs has a large collection of original military decoration documents and is currently preparing a heavily illustrated book on the subject. ADR Wehrmacht and SS Orders and Decoration documents by Christian Jürs Called by the Germans ‘Verleihungs-urkunden’ or Presentation documents, when a member of the German military was presented with a decoration, he received a document attesting to this. These documents…

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