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German WWII Militaria & Propaganda
Lot 799:
These are three original design architectural drawings commented by Adolf Hitler. The drawings are on thick textured paper. There is a fourth drawing on heavy duty tracing paper.They are signed “6 April 1942” with a single initial “S”, this will be for the design architect Siegfried Schmelcher. Its common even now as then to use surname only in Germany for officialendorsements. Schmelcher managed the conversion and modernisation of the Plassenburg Castle for Fritz Todt for the Todt Organizations training camp and recreation home. On two of the drawings are the initials “AH” written in red. It was normal for any direct intervention by Hitler to be noted in red as his direct requests on a construction project, this can be seen ondrawings by Albert Speer and commented again in red by Hitler.The drawings come with a letter in the German language from Mr. Robert Brandner who was a local historian whom lived all his life in the Berchtesgaden area, the English translation is below:I Robert Brandner, hereby confirm that the four sketches shown below are original drawings by Adolf Hitler. According to the previous owner, these sketches were drawn on the existing copy of the plan by Adolf Hitler himself on the basis of a meeting with the construction management at the Plassenburg. This was a common and very typical method used by Adolf Hitler when he wanted a change. These drawings were almost never signed by Adolf Hitler. Most of the time, the later owners of the sketches added their own notes. These sketches come from the former possession of a well- known and very important person from the Third Reich. I give this information to the best of my knowledge and belief.The letter has the impressed Berchtesgaden Castle mark along with the wax seal.
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