"DER BERGHOF" PHOTO BOOK, TAKEN FROM BERCHTESGADEN
A great relic captured by an American officer at Berchtesgaden, and very likely at the Berghof itself, a government-issued photo book given to visitors to Hitler's home of the same name. The 9 ¾" x 6 ¾" book bears a state eagle and swastika on the cover with the simple title: "Der Berghof". It contains tipped within twelve color 6" x 4 ¼" postcard photos showing interiors and exteriors of the structure. Some toning and light stains to the covers. This book and other items offered was recovered by COL. LESLIE E. JACOBY (b. 1900), a West Point graduate who was commander of the distinguished 5th Tank Destroyer Group. His unit left Munich on May 5th and made directly for Berchtesgaden where it arrived the day after the town was taken. Much provenance accompanies this relic, including: copies of letters from Jacoby on letterhead captured from Bormann and Blomberg describing events leading up to and during his time at Berchtesgaden, copies of "capture" papers showing Jacoby's sending relics home, and much more.