Day 1 - Military Auction - Clifton Collection

Day 1 - Military Auction - Clifton Collection

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Day 1 - Military Auction - Clifton Collection

Day 1 - Military Auction - Clifton Collection

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Featuring the WWII military collection of Michael Clifton (Lots 1 to 210) including a large collection of military guns and weapons, military leader autographs, personal items, posters and more!
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1988 Signed Print Hans Hauser

Lot # 93d (Sale Order: 101 of 1015)      

1988 Signed Print Hans Hauser. Hans Hauser was a Sturmbannfuhrer in the Waffen SS and served as the commander of the 1st SS Battalion of the 4th Panzer Grenadier Regiment...more “Der Fuhrer”. He was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross on May 6, 1945 for his actions in the suppression of the Prague Uprising. He was also awarded the Infantry Assault Badge for his actions on the Eastern Front. The print has a drawing of him in full uniform with an Infantry Assault Badge above his head. Below the picture is the medal he received, signature, and rank. Signature is clear and distinct and lettering is clear and legible. Picture is clear and undamaged. Top edge and bottom left corner of print have some staining. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection.

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1988 Signed Print Reinhard Hardegen

Lot # 93e (Sale Order: 102 of 1015)      

1988 Signed Print Reinhard Hardegen. Reinhard Hardegen was the commander of U-123 and the 24th most successful submarine commander. U-123 would make lengthy patrols and e...moreventually claim over 20 ships sunk. U-123 would make two patrols into American waters and managed to return home both times. Hardegen was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on April 23, 1942 for his actions as the commander of U-123. This print has a picture of Hardegen in uniform with the Knights Cross and a wound badge above his head. Below the picture is the medal he received, his signature, and his rank while he was in the Kreigsmarine. Signature is clear and distinct, and the lettering is clear and legible. The picture is clear and unfaded. Bottom edge of print is worn and slightly stained. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection.

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WWII Nazi Adolf Eichmann Signed Sonderausweiss

Lot # 94 (Sale Order: 103 of 1015)      

WWII Nazi Adolf Eichmann Signed Sonderausweiss. Adolf Eichmann is notorious for being one of the major organizers of the Holocaust. He was ordered with organizing and fac...moreilitating the logistics needed to deport Jews to ghettos, concentration camps, and extermination camps. Adolf Eichmann escaped to Argentina and hid from justice before being found in 1960. He was extradited to Jerusalem, Israel for trial and executed by hanging in 1962. The SS Sonderausweiss is a special pass, similar to a visa or passport. It allowed safe passage of the recipient in and out of Nazi Germany and had to be signed off by a member of the SS. Signature is clear and distinct, Sonderausweiss is yellowed with age and wording is slightly faded. Good condition and a great example of a lesser known piece of Nazi history. From the Michael Clifton collection. Frame size: 17 1/4" x 12 1/8" Photo: 4 1/8" x 6 5/8", Document: 8" x 6"

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WWII Nazi SS Franz Hack Autographed Photograph

Lot # 95 (Sale Order: 104 of 1015)      

WWII Nazi SS Franz Hack Autographed Photograph. Obersturmbannfuhrer Franz Hack was the commander of the 9th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Germania. Germania saw action on ...morethe Eastern Front and Hack was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves for his leadership. Photograph is of Hack after the war. Autograph is clear and distinct on bottom of photo. Photo is in very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. Frame size: 11 1/8" x 8", Photo: 6" x 4"

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WWII Nazi Theodor Eicke Signed Document

Lot # 97 (Sale Order: 105 of 1015)      

WWII Nazi Theodor Eicke Signed Document. Theodor Eicke was a key figure in concentration camp development and was the commandant of the Dachau concentration camp. He was ...moreone of two executions of the Head of the Sturm Abteilung (SA), Ernst Rohm, during the Night of the Long Knives. In 1939, he also became the commander of the third SS Panzer Division Totenkomf which was a division that fought in multiple battles during WWII. He died in 1943 when his plane was shot down over the Third Battle of Kharkov. Signature is clear and distinct on document, document shows no damage or fading. Included is a certificate of authenticity for the signed document. Excellent condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. Frame size: 15 1/8" x 15", Small Photo: 2 5/8" x 4", Big photo: 3" x 5", Document: 7 1/4" x 8 1/8".

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WWII Nazi SS Sepp Dietrich Signed Document

Lot # 98 (Sale Order: 106 of 1015)      

WWII Nazi SS Sepp Dietrich Signed Document. SS Oberstgruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich was commander of the infamous SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, the premier formation of the...more SS. He would be one of two Waffen SS commanders to receive the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, the highest honor a German servicemen could be awarded. Signature is clear and distinct towards the bottom right of the document, some lettering is faded but legible, document has no damage. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. Frame size: 16 1/2" x 19 1/2", Photo: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2", Document: 9 3/8" x 7 1/2"

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WWII Nazi Autographed Framed Photos and Cross

Lot # 99 (Sale Order: 107 of 1015)      

WWII Nazi Framed Autographed Photos and Knights Cross. A collection of autographed photos of various Waffen SS Iron Cross recipients surrounding an iron cross. The Waffen...more SS was the armed branch of the SS and fought alongside Wehrmacht units throughout the duration of the war. The Waffen SS is known for the tenacious fighting ability of its soldiers as well as their undying loyalty to the Nazi party. The Iron Cross is traditionally awarded to soldiers for extreme acts of bravery and courage on the battlefield. The soldiers in these photos all served in the SS, some being commanders of their divisions, and received the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross for bravery and courage in the face of danger. Autographs on photos visible and legible. From the Michael Clifton collection. Frame size: 21.125 x 31.125" 15 - 4" x 6" photos

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WWII Nazi SS Richard Schulze-Kossens Signed Photo

Lot # 100 (Sale Order: 108 of 1015)      

SS Richard Schulze-Kossens Autographed Photo. SS Oberststurmbannfuhrer Richard Schulze-Kossens was the commander of Hitler’s personal SS bodyguard detachment. He was also...more the Waffen SS adjutant to foreign minister Joachim Ribbentrop as well as at the SS-Hauptamt (Head Office). In this photo, he is pictured in the back along with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, Joachim Ribbentrop and Joseph Stalin. Autograph is clear and distinct in top left corner, photo has no damage or fading. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. Frame size: 12"X 11 1/4", Photo: 5 1/8"X 4"

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WWII Nazi Sign

Lot # 101 (Sale Order: 109 of 1015)      

Nazi “Eingang Verboten” Sign, a sign used to mark entryways where entrance is forbidden i.e a no-entry sign. Used to close off restricted areas to the public. Enamel coat...moreed cast iron sign with finish loss on right border, some small staining on front, lettering and symbol clearly visible. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 12 5/8" x 11 1/2"

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WWII Nazi “NSZ Westmark" Sign

Lot # 102 (Sale Order: 110 of 1015)      

Nazi “NSZ Westmark, Grosse Zeitung Suddeutschlands, Bezug-u. Anzeigen Annahme” Sign, a building sign that identifies the building that serves as an office for a german ne...morewspaper, known as National Socialist Newspaper Westmark. The remaining text reads as “Greatest South German Newspaper”. Enamel coated cast iron sign with slight finish loss on corners, wording crisp and legible. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 3' 3 1/8" x 13 1/4"

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WWII Nazi "Volksgenossen" Sign

Lot # 103 (Sale Order: 111 of 1015)      

Nazi “Volksgenossen!” Sign, this sign would be in the main hall or lobby of a government building and used to organize meetings between the various sub groups of the Nazi...more party such as the SA, SS, ministries, etc. Enamel coated cast iron sign with no visible finish loss or staining. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 30.75" x 25.25"

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WWII Nazi Residence Sign

Lot # 104 (Sale Order: 112 of 1015)      

Nazi “Wohnung des 1. Burgermeisters” Building sign, a sign that designates the “residence of the Mayor”. Used in local municipalities to identify the mayor’s house in a v...moreillage. Enamel coated steel sign with glossy coating with minor finish loss in corners. Lettering and symbol crisp and legible. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 19 1/2" x 11 3/4"

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WWII Nazi NS FUNK die nationalsozialisische Sign

Lot # 105 (Sale Order: 113 of 1015)      

Nazi “NS Funk die Nationalsozialistische Rundfunkzeitung” Sign, this building sign designates the building of the National Socialist Radio by the National Socialist Broad...morecasting Network. Enameled tin sign with wording faded and finish loss present throughout sign, has seen a lot of use. Fair condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 23 1/2" x 13 3/4"

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WWII Nazi District Sign

Lot # 106 (Sale Order: 114 of 1015)      

Nazi “NSDAP Ortsgruppe Offenbau Amt f. Volkswohlfahrt” Building Sign, a building sign for the NSDAP District Offenbau, Department of People’s Welfare building in the Offe...morenbau district of Thalmassing, Germany. Enamel coated cast iron sign with finish loss around borders. Lettering mostly legible, one letter faded. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 19 1/2" x 13 7/8"

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WWII Nazi Early SA Sign

Lot # 107 (Sale Order: 115 of 1015)      

Nazi “SA der N.S.D.A.P Sturm 2/GJ 7” Sign, a building sign designating the building used by the SA (Sturm Abteilung), specifically Sturm 2/GJ 7. The SA predated the infam...moreous SS (Schutz Staffel) and lost its leadership during the Night of the Long Knives. A Sturm in the SA is about a company level group, containing roughly 32 to 64 SA troopers. Enamel coated cast iron sign with chips in finish on all four borders, lettering clearly legible. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 19.5" x 20"

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WWII Nazi "Adolf Hitler-Strasse" Sign

Lot # 108 (Sale Order: 116 of 1015)      

Nazi “Adolf Hitler-Strasse” Sign, a street sign of Adolf Hitler Street removed from a building in Berlin. This sign was given to Michael Clifton by Herbert Werner as a pa...morert of his collection. Enamel coated cast iron sign with minor finish loss on corners and borders, street name clearly legible. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 6" x 35.5"

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WWII Nazi "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz" Sign

Lot # 109 (Sale Order: 117 of 1015)      

Nazi “Deutsches Rotes Kreuz” Sign, a building sign of the German Red Cross, the German branch of the international organization that is the Red Cross. Attached is a sign ...morewhich denotes immediate care at the specified entrance. Enamel coated cast iron sign with slight finish loss on lower left corner, sign is otherwise like new. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. Top sign: 19.2" x 19.75" Bottom sign: 7" 19"

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WWII Nazi Prussian Coat of Arms

Lot # 110 (Sale Order: 118 of 1015)      

Nazi Prussian Coat of Arms Sign, a sign of the Prussian Coat of Arms after the Nazis seized power in 1933. Historically, Prussia was the historic state originating out of...more the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg After the Nazis came to power, Adolf Hitler made himself the governor of Prussia and Hermann Goering became its prime minister and the coat of arms was changed to include the swastika. Enamel coated cast iron sign with minor finish wear on corners. Coat of arms is pristine. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 15" x 12"

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WWII Nazi Sign

Lot # 111 (Sale Order: 119 of 1015)      

Nazi “Amt des Schiedsmanns” Sign, a building sign used to designate the Office of Arbitrators. This office took care of retirement for German citizens. Enamel coated cast...more iron sign with some staining present. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 15 1/2" x 13"

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WWII Nazi "Zollamt" Sign

Lot # 112 (Sale Order: 120 of 1015)      

Nazi “Zollamt” Sign, a building sign depicting the official emblem of the Customs Office of Nazi Germany located in Berlin. Heavy cast iron sign that is slightly dirty, e...moremblem and wording clearly legible. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 15" x 12.5"

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WWII Nazi “Gerichtsgefangnis” Sign

Lot # 113 (Sale Order: 121 of 1015)      

Nazi “Gerichtsgefangnis” Sign, this building sign denoted the building that functioned as the court prison of a municipality. This building is akin to a county jail. Stee...morel sign with background faded and slightly dirty, lettering readable. Fair condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 20" x 23"

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WWII Nazi Afrika Korps Sign

Lot # 114 (Sale Order: 122 of 1015)      

Nazi “Speerabschnitt D.A.K” Sign, a sign used by the D.A.K (Deutsches Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps) to mark restricted areas. Has the official logo of the D.A.K in...more the center. Enamel coated cast iron sign with very minor wear on borders, corner of one letter slightly faded. Very good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 12" x 12"

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WWII Nazi "Blut und Boden" Sign

Lot # 115 (Sale Order: 123 of 1015)      

Nazi “Reichsnahrstand-Blut und Boden Ortsbauerfuhrer” Sign, this building sign was used to designate the building of the Ortsbauerfuhrer, a representative of the Reichsna...morehrstand, an organization that was in control of all agricultural production and distribution in Nazi Germany. The phrase Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil) comes from the philosophy of the leader of the Reichsnahrstand as Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture, Richard Walther Darre. Enamel coated cast iron sign with finish loss on borders and corners, wording and emblem crisp and legible. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. 18 3/8" x 13 1/2"

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WWII Nazi Baldur von Schirach Handwritten Note

Lot # 116 (Sale Order: 124 of 1015)      

WWII Nazi Baldur von Schirach Handwritten Note. Baldur von Schirach was the Reichsjugendfuhrer (Reich Youth Leader) from 1931 to 1940. As the Head of the Hitler Youth, he...more was responsible for preparing Nazi Germany’s youth for military service, organizing the Hitler Youth such that almost all activities had a militaristic aspect to them. After serving as the leader of the Hitler Youth, he became a soldier and was awarded the Iron Cross for bravery during the Invasion of France. He was later recalled from service and appointed the Governor of the Reichsgau Vienna for the remainder of the war. He was tried at Nuremberg and sentenced to 20 years of prison. Handwriting on note is clear and legible. Note itself is slightly yellow from age but has no damage or fading. Good condition. From the Michael Clifton collection. Frame size: 17 3/4" x 14 3/4" Photo: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2", Document: 4" x 8"

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WWII Nazi Reinhard Heydrich Pocket Watch

Lot # 117 (Sale Order: 125 of 1015)      

Reinhard Heydrich Pocket Watch. Rheinhard Heydrich was a SS official who was the Chief of the Reich Main Security Office which included the infamous Gestapo and one of th...moree main architects of the Holocaust. Heydrich was one of the main organizers of Kristallnacht and also chaired the Wanasee Committee that formalized the plans for the extermination of Jews in occupied Europe. Heydrich was dedicated to the extermination of those that Nazi Germany saw as “subhuman” up until the very end. Heydrich was injured in an attempted assassination in Czechoslovakia and succumbed to his injuries in June 1942. Was purchased from Heydrich's daughter by Major Charles Snyder. This pocket watch has the initials RH etched in the back surrounded by a bird, a flower, and leaves. Crystal cover has a crack in it, roman numeral II partially damaged. Watch does not run but the exterior is in very good condition. Included is a certificate of authenticity. Good condition. See lots 118 and 119 for more Reinhard Heydrich items. From the Michael Clifton collection.

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