Feldmarschall Rommel's Soldbuch - Up for Auction

[rory]

Bill makes a very good point, if there were pics of the one sold then it could prove origional or not. Where replacements issued for damaged lost ones?

Cheers

Rory

[hucks216]

.....Where replacements issued for damaged lost ones?

Cheers

Rory

They were as a Soldbuch had to be carried at all times (except for aircrew when flying on sorties), but as can be seen on the bottom of Page 2, this one has been issued in 1939.

[jacques4u]

There are also school documents from Rommel on Andreas Thies Auction House site.

[AlecH]

I've been keeping a eye out for what Rommel's Soldbuch went for. A collector gave me a link to Andreas Thies Auction House and a sales price list of the auction the soldbuch was in. The article No. of the soldbuch was 1053 - it didn't reach its reserve, never got sold. I believe the rest of the auction was a success. I noticed one piece Item 1022 went for 350000 euro - RAD presentation dagger for Mussolini, who says there's no money in collecting militaria - you just need the right pieces. I would have given the link to Thies's sales price list, I confess I don't know how to.
Regards

[scheppdk]

http://www.andreas-thies.de/ergebnis...2030.06.12.pdf

Rommels soldbuch was item 1053.

[AlecH]

Thanks for the link Scheppdk - on reflection it would seem collecting Third Reich paperwork is still a Cinderella discipline amongst Third Reich collectors.