Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
Oct 28, 2020
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 31:
ALBERT KESSELRING
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Sold for: $220
Start price:
$
80
Estimated price:
$160 - $200
Auction house commission: 30%
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ALBERT KESSELRING
(1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremberg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted due to ill health. Good association A.N.S. to his attorney during the Nuremberg Trials Hans Laternser, 1p. 8vo., May 16, 1946, reading in part: 'Attorney at Law Dr. Laternser...I remind you of the documents. I ask to talk to you today...' Kesselring signs twice in pencil: once 'Kesselring' at the conclusion, and adding at the top-left 'Feldmarshall Kesselring'. Very good. Laternser played a prominent role in the High Command Trial, acting as the de facto lead defense counsel for the entire group of defendants - all former high-ranking personnel in the German Wehrmacht.
