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Lot #194: Adolf Hitler Document Signed on 24 June 1941, Two Days After the Start of Operation Barbarossa -- With University Archives COA

Description

World War II document signed by Adolf Hitler on 24 June 1941, two days after the start of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. On Nazi letterhead with the blindstamped Swastika seal, Hitler authorizes the 1 July 1941 order to appoint General Kuntzen as Commander of the 8th Panzer Division and General Kempf as Commander of the 4th Panzer Brigade. Counter signed by General Walther Von Brauschitz, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army. Document measures 8.25'' x 11.75''. Minor creasing at top, overall near fine condition. With University Archives COA.
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