The Story
Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. Martin Ludwig Bormann (17 June 1900 – 2 May 1945) was a German NSDAP Party official and head of the NSDAP Party Chancellery, private secretary to the Führer, Adolf H, and a war criminal. Bormann gained immense power by using his position as the Führer's private secretary to control the flow of information and access to AH. He used his position to create an extensive bureaucracy and involve himself as much as possible in the decision-making.
This is an outstanding and scarce letter addressed to Reichsleiter A. Rosenberg and dated May 13th, 1936. The letter comes with a translation done by Hermann Historica.
The letter measures roughly 8 3/16 x 11 ⅝” and has some very minor tearing that has been stabilized. There are two punchholes on the left side and some minor staining. The top of the letter is embossed with the party eagle insignia, and the back of the letter is signed by Bormann. He speaks of himself as the Representative of the Führer.
This is a very rare piece of ephemera, more than worth being framed in double-sided glass. Ready to display!
Born in Wegeleben, Bormann joined a paramilitary Freikorps organisation in 1922 while working as manager of a large estate. He served nearly a year in prison as an accomplice to his friend Rudolf Höss in the murder of school teacher Walther Kadow. Bormann joined the NSDAP Party in 1927 and the Schutzstaffel (SS) in 1937. He initially worked in the party's insurance service, and transferred in July 1933 to the office of Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess, where he served as chief of staff.
Bormann gained acceptance into AH’s inner circle and accompanied him everywhere, providing briefings and summaries of events and requests. He was appointed as AH’s personal secretary on 12 April 1943. After Hess's solo flight to Britain on 10 May 1941 to seek peace negotiations with the British government, Bormann assumed Hess's former duties, with the title of Head of the Parteikanzlei (Party Chancellery). He had final approval over civil service appointments, and helped review and approve legislation.
Bormann returned with AH to the Führerbunker in Berlin on 16 January 1945 as the Red Army approached the city. After AH committed suicide, Bormann and others attempted to flee Berlin on 2 May to avoid capture by the Soviets. Bormann likely committed suicide on a bridge near Lehrter station. His body was buried nearby on 8 May 1945, but remained unfound for decades. The missing Bormann was tried in absentia by the International Military Tribunal in the Nuremberg trials of 1945 and 1946, where he was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. Bormann's body was found in 1972 and confirmed as his in 1973; the identification was reaffirmed in 1998 by DNA tests.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Description
Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. Martin Ludwig Bormann (17 June 1900 – 2 May 1945) was a German NSDAP Party official and head of the NSDAP Party Chancellery, private secretary to the Führer, Adolf H, and a war criminal. Bormann gained immense power by using his position as the Führer's private secretary to control the flow of information and access to AH. He used his position to create an extensive bureaucracy and involve himself as much as possible in the decision-making.
This is an outstanding and scarce letter addressed to Reichsleiter A. Rosenberg and dated May 13th, 1936. The letter comes with a translation done by Hermann Historica.
The letter measures roughly 8 3/16 x 11 ⅝” and has some very minor tearing that has been stabilized. There are two punchholes on the left side and some minor staining. The top of the letter is embossed with the party eagle insignia, and the back of the letter is signed by Bormann. He speaks of himself as the Representative of the Führer.
This is a very rare piece of ephemera, more than worth being framed in double-sided glass. Ready to display!
Born in Wegeleben, Bormann joined a paramilitary Freikorps organisation in 1922 while working as manager of a large estate. He served nearly a year in prison as an accomplice to his friend Rudolf Höss in the murder of school teacher Walther Kadow. Bormann joined the NSDAP Party in 1927 and the Schutzstaffel (SS) in 1937. He initially worked in the party's insurance service, and transferred in July 1933 to the office of Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess, where he served as chief of staff.
Bormann gained acceptance into AH’s inner circle and accompanied him everywhere, providing briefings and summaries of events and requests. He was appointed as AH’s personal secretary on 12 April 1943. After Hess's solo flight to Britain on 10 May 1941 to seek peace negotiations with the British government, Bormann assumed Hess's former duties, with the title of Head of the Parteikanzlei (Party Chancellery). He had final approval over civil service appointments, and helped review and approve legislation.
Bormann returned with AH to the Führerbunker in Berlin on 16 January 1945 as the Red Army approached the city. After AH committed suicide, Bormann and others attempted to flee Berlin on 2 May to avoid capture by the Soviets. Bormann likely committed suicide on a bridge near Lehrter station. His body was buried nearby on 8 May 1945, but remained unfound for decades. The missing Bormann was tried in absentia by the International Military Tribunal in the Nuremberg trials of 1945 and 1946, where he was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. Bormann's body was found in 1972 and confirmed as his in 1973; the identification was reaffirmed in 1998 by DNA tests.
