{"product_id":"helden-der-wehrmacht-gerd-pleiss-1943","title":"Heroes of the Wehrmacht – Gerd Pleiß – Miniature Book - 1943","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e Heroes of the Wehrmacht, Issue 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kriegswinterhilfswerk 1942\/43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Verlag Kriegswinterhilfswerk, Berlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear of publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e German\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miniature booklet, 6.5 × 5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 pages, illustrated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 98.05pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHistorical miniature booklet from the Second World War, published as part of the \"Heroes of the Wehrmacht\" series on the occasion of Armed Forces Day 1943 by the Kriegswinterhilfswerk 1942\/43. Issue No. 16 is dedicated to Waffen-SS officer and Knight's Cross recipient Gerd Pleiß (1915–1941), who served as SS-Hauptsturmführer and company commander of the Leibstandarte SS \"Adolf Hitler\" during the war against the Soviet Union. The contemporary propaganda booklet contains a biographical account of his military career, his awards, and the combat operations in 1941. The text is supplemented by historical black-and-white photographs and a double-page combat drawing by Theo Matejko.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 98.05pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eOf particular note are the photographic depiction of the Knight's Cross ceremony conducted by Sepp Dietrich, as well as an illustration featuring congratulations from Heinrich Himmler. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 98.05pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eOriginal stapled miniature booklet with a photographically designed cover. Shows signs of wear and storage related to its age, including browning of the paper, rubbing, creases, and minor damage to the edges of the cover. The staples are intact – see images. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 98.05pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eA contemporary historical collectible related to the military history of the Second World War, the history of the Waffen-SS, and the study of National Socialist war propaganda.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-right: 1.0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: DE;\"\u003eYou can find more interesting items at:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: DE;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-right: 1.0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artify-berlin.myshopify.com\/\" title=\"Artify Berlin\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #00aaff; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: DE;\"\u003eArtify Berlin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: DE;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-right: 1.0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ff2a00; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: DE;\"\u003ePlease note that this shop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: DE;\"\u003e\"in all the categories offered\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ff2a00; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: DE;\"\u003eis intended exclusively for civic education, historical research, and collecting purposes. 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