Lot 526
Himmler, Heinrich. Typed Document Signed ("H. Himmler"). In German. One page, large quarto, from a Field Command Post, November 29, 1944. Being notification of the promotion of Carl-Albrecht Oberg. To SS Personnel Chief Maximilian von Herff and SS Chief of Police in France Carl-Albrecht Oberg. Filing holes at left, foxing, docket stamps and penciled notations at top and bottom of page, one horizontal and one vertical crease, overall condition good to very good.
Oberg, Heydrich's right-hand man in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), rose rapidly in rank and responsibility, serving variously as commanding officer of a SS battalion in Mecklenburg and as Chief of Police in Zwickau and Radom (where he was responsible for the massacre of Jews), before being awarded the position of Higher SS and Police Chief for Paris. Here, Oberg receives a promotion in the face of Allied advances, "…on the basis of developments in the political and military situation…" being posted to the command of a military unit operating as part of a formation under the direct control of Himmler.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
From the Institute of Documentation, Israel.
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