Eva Braun's Gold Ring & Other Rare Nazi Artifacts!!
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- We have some amazing things to show you today: we have some rare original WW2 Nazi artifacts and Eva Braun's gold ring taken from her apartment after WW2!
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A pendant is something that hangs off a chain around the neck
A PENNANT is a triangular flag
A pedant is someone on TH-cam who corrects such errors
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Pedant here, it would be "triangular".
Glad to not be alone
Thank you I've just learnt a new word ...
Thanks for another great presentation.
Regarding the Robert Taylor picture with autographs of the Luftwaffe aces: During the last quarter of the last century, these prints, along with other were popular aviation artists such as Keith Ferris, were popular with many history and aviation buffs. Along with the pictures were seminars in which the surviving airmen, along with their Allied counterparts, participated. Many of these were sponsored and promoted by Ms. Virginia Bader, a well know aviation art dealer and niece of the famed RAF ace, Douglas Bader. Just more trivia.
I’ve seen in a documentary that Eva Braun has descendants still living in Germany. I think they are nieces, they are very private and refused to be interviewed in the documentary by the History Channel. Hope it helps.
The tiny books were printed as part of the German Winterhilfswerk (WHW) campaigns that were held every year from October through March, 1933-1945. People who placed money into the famous red WHW donation cans were given one of the booklets. It was common for people to hang these books and other WHW items with strings from a button of their clothing. This showed the persons support and stopped the numerous WHW donation collectors from hitting them up twice.
WOW. That ring is an amazing historic piece.
I’d like to have hitlers Walther PP of and one of his mane guys guns
I fully agree with your entire line of thinking in regards to the Eva Braun ring. i hope it gets back to the family.
What family ? Her immediate family all died out by the early 70s. According to wikipedia, she had 1 confirmed niece.
Assuming there still is a bloodline intact, it'd likely very be distant.
Exactly
Galland and other Luftwaffe WW2 aces were fully socialized into post war USAF events and also did consulting to DoD and aircraft makers.
Yeah it’s funny how many nazi scientists that were taken to America to be used for developing the rockets that went to the moon and all kinds of other different things
They played a big part in the creation of the new German Air Force. They were for good or bad some of the greatest pilots of the Luftwaffe.
I always liked and respected you -- now I like and respect you even more...
Weapons and equipment were not stolen.
However personal awards absolutely were.
Hello Legacy collectibles. Two small announcements to cooking khan fishing and legacy collectibles: German can buy nazi insignia. Collecting it by regarding the law! Speaking about the little figures at the end of the video. You say, that the guy with the "RINGKRAGEN" is a member of the NSKK. That is not correct. The guy wears orange colored Rank signs (Orange ist the color of the German MP, called Feldjäger) and he wears a "Ringkragen", which the german MP (Feldjäger) wore in the field. With "FELDGENDARMERIE" written on it below the eagle.That is why they were also called "KETTENHUNDE" , aka chain dogs in english freely translated. Thanks for the wonderful video! Yours, JG Waffenwelt company.
Read a ww2 memoir from a german soldier who ended up as a chain dog on the eastern front. He mentioned someone they suspected of reporting positions of german troops and etc to be hit with artillary, they ended up taking him in and the suspect denied everything. The suspect ended up being executed and the memoir mentioned he (the chain dog) wasn't quite sure he was guilty but he did note the artillary stopped hitting accurately.
JG-52 would be the squadron. ;-) JG=Jagdgeschwader.
Yep, Planes das Bf-109
What we see is called "Schwarm". Two aircraft are a "Rotte".
The "word" that you see so often in the diary looks quite a lot like the german word for "mother" - Mutter.
Especially since he also uses "Mutti" which is basically a cuter way of saying Mother (like Mommy) when he doesn't use Mutter.
It comes as no surprise to me how much class Tom and Legacy Collectables display ... good on you Tom. :D
The worst thing you can do is giving it to a museum. Once it goes into a museum, it can be sold, destroyed, or whatever the museum wants to do with it. I highly doubt a museum in Germany would display the ring.
Much less a Holocaust museum -- they would never display Nazi memorabilia like this -- it is totally ghastly.
I would feel funny wondering where the gold for that ring came from
It's definitely hard to sink your teeth into.
As a museum professional, I love the idea of Eva's ring becoming part of a public collection. HOWEVER, the stipulation that it be allowed to go back to the family should they ever come forward is a hard pill to swallow. Most museums do not accept gifts with conditions. It just creates too many headaches in the long run. (Ask me how I know! lol) With that in mind, if repatriation to the family is something you feel very strongly about, then I'd recommend placing the item on long term loan. That way, it can be publicly displayed for an indeterminate amount of time, but also easily recalled by you and then given to the descendant.
Most people don’t know that unless you leave your items on loan with the museum they can sell your items to make room for other things. I also know most things in a museum don’t see light of day.
Love the stories and history you provide. Thanks for the videos.
My AP US history teacher’s father brought back a Nazi flag and the dairy of a dead Nazi soldier. The diary was full of pictures as well. He showed us in class, but I always felt like it was something that should have been returned to the German family.
Souvenirs shoul be returned to family 60 years ago
Diary!
In about the last 10 years or so some veterans of the pacific have started to return war souvenirs to the families. The veterans feel a great relief some have actually felt haunted by the dead Japanese soldiers they took the souvenirs from. The families are beyond grateful they feel the lost soldier has finally come home spiritually.
I think you have very fairly explained why military and government materials are not "stolen", but raiding private citizens of their personal goods is stealing.
According to Art Pepper, an American jazz saxophonist who was on MP duties post WW2 after the septic tanks " liberated " Paris, the yank soldiers went beserk in Paris with drunken rapes and looting and as Pepper saw it they " stole everything not nailed down and most of what was nailed down.Their conduct made me feel ashamed at being American ".Consult Pepper's book before you start yelling obscenities at me .
What? you mean like the Germans did to the Jewish people. Homes, Money, Art, Life?
@@BBob1 Yes just like the early settlers did to the native American Indians,....you know had a good go at exterminating them and when they're failed to they invited them ,forcibly ,into concentration camps but delicately renamed them " Reservations "..... except the only reservation was was for them to be a victim of mass starvation.
I think we can consider Eva more than a private citizen
@@blugods2655 No you cannot.Eva married a dictator but had no part or say in his government.Any of Eva's stuff that was looted by the thieving Yanks ,should be returned to Eva's family.( if any are ,left)
Rumor has it, when Eva’s apartment was being ransacked by American GI’s, neighbors could hear them talking while only knowing a little English between the handful of neighbors still alive they heard one of the GI’s say; “Do you think the neighbors were ever woke up in the dead of night only to realize it was Herr Hitler hollering out loud, Eva, Who’s your Fuhrur Eva?
Or
While showering in the morning the neighbors could hear Herr Hitler playing submarine while in the bath hollering commands raise the “periscope” hence the first couple of years following discovery, or hearing Herr Hitler singing in the shower;
I’m to sexy for my shiny boots
I shake my little tush on the cat walk
you're a funny guy. You likely enjoy my twisted humor as well.
you're a funny guy. You likely enjoy my twisted humor as well.
Loved the video!! Wonderful to see the little detailed items that show us how life was for normal folks and state law enforcement within Nazi Germany! And quite Big of you to offer the Eva Braun ring to her family!
Her descendants live in Munich look up Dr mark felton he did a full episode on it.
Handled with a lot of class.
Very respectful and thoughtful, thank you.
Galland, Rall and Hartmann were one of the best Luftwaffe aces. Erich Hartmann was the most succesfull war pilot of all times...spent 10 afterwar years in Stalins gulags.
He refused to fly for East Germany and they added to his prison sentence.
Agree on ring…good call
Tom, I agree…put that ring in a museum.
Let us know if a family member replied. Intriguing!!
So Eva Braun’s personally ring is off limits, yet individuals medals which are their personal property are not???
It's almost impossible to determine how they were obtained. They could have been sold by the family.
Exactly, metals are bestowed upon the individual, and therefore are the individuals personal property.
The Germans did not have "tours" in the same way, they fought until the end, either Yours or the War. And on the eastern front, that was a lot of "easy" pickings that the war in the west did not have, most air war was against the bombers, and their escort. In the east it was a continuous war from 1941 to 1945. In the west it was more mid 1944 to 1945, and then the Luftwaffe was really decimated, so wins was few and was costly, there where to many P47, P51, Spits and the holy trinity from Hawker. And from the Allied side, it was hard to find enough targets to be an ace (5 "kills").
And if you didn't have a properly functioning example of one of those gun-sight cameras that started recording whenever the pilot pulled the trigger to fire his guns (which wasn't common equipment for a lot of the units, I believe) and managed to capture the kill on film, for it to be counted, per the military standards/requirements (for both the American and German military, as well as most other comparable nations I believe) regarding the counting of "kills" against enemy aircraft and such, there has to be AT LEAST 1 other credible person/pilot (I'm not sure if they must be in a separate aircraft or not) that was present and personally witnessed the 1st pilot "killing" or downing each enemy aircraft that he is claiming he did, and they have to put that in writing and sign it. This may not seem like a big thing to some, but just think about how many stars/moons/planets that have to line up, in just the right way, for there to be another pilot that happens to be looking towards a specific portion of the sky, during hostile air-air combat, possibly engaging other enemy fighters, while also having to constantly check all of those gauges/dials in the cockpit of his own aircraft....
Another great video, Tom! Would love to own the Luftwaffe print! Galland is a personal favorite of mine because of his involvement with the ME-262...the first operational jet fighter EVER. Doesn't hurt he was also a technical advisor for the movie The Battle of Britain. Eric "Bubi" Hartmann is also the world's highest scoring Ace, with over 300 confirmed kills.
I'm with you on the Eva Braun ring...repatriate it to the family. If that doesn't work, find a museum or collector that will display it appropriately.
Keep up the great work!
Great video Sir. I think you are handling these artifacts with class.
I don’t think you’re wrong about the ring. It displays your strong moral character. I don’t know if EB has family or if she does if they will see this video. If it is not claimed I’d suggest exploring a museum to either donate or put on loan.
If you can't find a legitimate, verifiable relative of Eva Braun in three months, please offer the ring to a high quality WWII museum, or a military museum with a high quality WWII collection.
My response to "Stolen."
1. Don't start a war.
2. Don't lose that war.
Tom, The majority of Luftwaffe pilots were NOT nazi’s. They weren’t party members. They flew for their country. I have multiple Hartmann sighed Robert Taylor prints. He is a highly respected artist. That is a GREAT print!!!
Like the humour in your videos by the way...keeps me coming back.
What a fantastic collection of Luftwaffe Aces' signatures! Teutonic Knights of the sky!
My favorite Walton's tv show was the one about burning German books. They had Hitler's book and a pile of other books. John boy saw a special book in the pile and ask if anyone could read German. A brave lady stepped forward and read the first sentence in German. Then she read it in English "in the begining God created the heavens and the earth." They did not burn the books. Your offering the ring to a family member is admirable. You are always trying to do the right thing. The picture of the planes would make a American WW2 pilot happy- "look at what I faced in the war"Thanks for another great history lesson.
You are very professional and respectful.
The small booklets were to raise money for the Winterhilfswerk charity. Good for you deciding to try and give the ring back to the family. I totally agree with you on the stealing of people's private property, war does not excuse stealing
Gertraud Weisker is or was Evas niece and I believe the only remaining relative.
Outstanding video and presentation.
Thank you!!
cool stuff..all ww2 items are great..keep em coming
I have one of Eva Braun's rings given most probably to Rochus Misch as Eva gave away many of her personal items when knowing she would commit suicide with her husband, Adolph Hitler. It was given to an SS telephone operator of the Begleitkommando and Misch was the only one of them who could have gotten it out during that time frame because he saw his wife right before the fall of the bunker trying to convince her to leave Berlin on a plane alloted for that by Hitler. They had a home in Berlin. No other SS telephone operator had opportunity to to get it out safely because they were taken captive by the Red Army.
WW2 is a Fascinating subject, that is why people have been collectecting paraphernalia from this conflict since the end of WW2.
... always silently watching..and giving a Like..👍
There was a very debonaire American Actor, Robert Taylor..
Same generation as Gary Cooper..
Hi, I am interested in the SS officer's diary. I am of German descent and speak/write German. The historical value is where the value actually lies; the relic/collectible value likely not so much. I'd have to do some research to determine a potential value for a proper offer - I will do that and contact you on your web site.
Good luck man, hope you get it.
It’s sold.
Was hesitant about subscribing, however, you are a class act! Your way of handling the Eva ring was something I would do, so, you have one more subscriber and oh ya, greetings from Illinois!
Thanks for joining. Will try to keep you entertained.
Awesome video…. Sorry you get cheesy hate emails…. I find your videos very interesting and informative….. thank you sir.
JG 52 was not just any Jagd Geschwader. The most successful aces of all time were on board with Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall. It is a historic Geschwader and respected by everyone so it makes sense to make a painting of it.
If we got rid of all historical items that were tied to controversial things, we'd be getting rid of 90% of all historical items.
Agree the ring should go to family if available. Well stated and thought out. You should get an Honorary Doctorate in history from a college. Thanks for sharing. 👍
He already has at least one Doctorate in at least one field.
He’s a seasoned psychologist, I believe.
I agree. I commend you to returning it to the family
Those notes on specific dates are people he wrote to on that date, Freitag, 22.: Mutter, ..., ..., Heinrich, Horst geschrieben. Sonntag, 24.: Mutter geschrieben, Gübel geschrieben.
I am of German decent, and was adopted at age two. I have mixed emotions about my heritage, yet I enjoy learning about Germans and the atrocities of war as awful as it was during WW II.
As a Austrian-German decent myself I must say that it is fine to be proud of you heritage. I myself am extremely proud to be a Aryan. Yes I am blond hair and blue eyed Austrian-German. Just remember when people have nothing and someone promises them something most people will gladly so anything to have something even if it is wrong.
I am full blood born german and am definitely proud of my heritage, my grandparents weren‘t even supporting the nazis. Remember its not the people but the politicians who start the wars and initiate the atrocities on foreigners and their own people sending them to their death.
I feel what you proposed to do with the ring is honorable.
Eva Braun famously went on shopping Sprees in Italy.
If that ring doesn't sell in 3 months, i'm interested
Another Great Video,, Keep them coming!!
I have read in the original Latin text stories of Roman battles in which spoils of war were discussed.
Good decision Tom re the ring. Freudian slip: "Kraut control" or crowd control?
Rest in peace Eva.
In wolfeboro NH, we have the WRIGHT museum, its a WWII museum, they have some items from a great uncle that died in Belgium. Im sure they'd be honored to receive the ring
You are not the only one who is pestered by people who do not understand the importance of collecting and maintaining historical items.
The Canadian War Museum had a Mercedes convertible limousine that turned out to be one of Hitler's own.
No less a figure than the curator wanted to dispose of it because 'Hitler was a bastard' but was overruled.
The purpose of collecting historical items is to maintain a link to the past and remind people of what happened and who was involved NOT to glorify it.
Just because a ring, gun, coat or car belonged to some depraved Nazi is no reason to destroy it.
When we ignore the past or try to censor it, we will open ourselves to making the same mistakes all over again.
This whole 'Cancel Culture' thing is the worst form of that.
We must never forget the abuses of the past, and these objects are a direct link to those times and should be kept.,
I totally agree. The Canadian War Museum is one of the most underrated museums out there. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to visit it before the pandemic.
I can appreciate History bad or good, but do you really want people profiting off war? You realize if we continue to profit off war it will never stop. The US is literally at war right now making more "History relics" for you. If it is used for the sole purpose of teaching, cool, but this man is obviously trying to make a profit, and your defending him. I am not going to stop people from going to war, or selling war relics, but I wont support it or defend it.
@@whatdudeokman6481 What a childish, immature and ridiculous mindset you possess. I pity you.
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I understand, but I think the cancel culture ideas behind this are not good for anyone.
Wars are not started to make money off the relics once they are over.
Hitler wanted to exterminate several distinct groups and killed millions in his 12 year rule trying to do that.
That is something we should never be allowed to forget.
Forbidding the trade in Nazi war relics will not stop wars, but it might obscure important lessons that people need to learn.
Tom deals in weapons and militaria for a living, not as a political expression or to support warlike aims.
Now if he began making new Nazi armbands and promoting racist ideals you would have an argument.
However, this is just buying and selling goods from a specific historical period that we should never forget.
That was a terrific statement of FACT. Very well thought out!
More fun than a Hummel,love it!
I have the JG 52 print in my collection. I got it from General Johannes Steinhoff as his presentation copy and knew all signing fighter pilots personally. It is framed too. You are not a Nazi, if you are interested in history. I am a collector of photographs and in second line autographs. Make a difference between military and political/organization items. Most of our soldiers were no nazis, they were only born in the wrong year.
Wow, even more interesting than weapons, specially the diary
Excellent video. I have been collecting Militaria (not firearms) of and on for four decades. In that time I have constantly had to defend and explain my hobby to those who misunderstand my motives or are ignorant of the fact that war souvenir collecting is an ancient endeavor. In fact King David in the bible was a Militaria collector!
Give it to the dragon man
What about considering the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans, LA?
Yes, the National World War Two Museum in New Orleans is the exact museum I had in mind as well. It has expanded greatly over the years and the ring would be safe there. I would very hesitant about sending the ring back to Germany. It would probably end up destroyed there sooner or later.
@@frenchfan3368 I agree!
Actually for the SS notebook, his Gun serial number was written as 2676
A very respectful thing to do. And l for one think it's the right thing to do.
Research has since concluded that this ring in fact belonged to Erin Brokovich
Is showing in the catalog
Would recommend having an elderly Professor of German at a local college try to translate the notes in the SS diary. Older german may be a bit different from today's modern german.
It is different, in the 30's people spoke more correctly.
@@robertslaughter7044 What language spoken in the 1930s would not be different than that of 2021? Icelandic is one of the few languages with the least amount of change over the centuries.
I lived in Iceland, it is a beautiful language, especially when spoken by a beautiful Icelandic lady.
It could be that the Luftwaffe’s fighter pilots are respected because the job really didn’t lend itself to war crimes or treachery. Maybe shooting other airmen in parachutes but that’s about it. There was a bit of gallantry exhibited by both sides, somewhat inconsistently but it happened none the less. Just a thought. Galland, Rall and Hartmann were three of the best.
Shooting at German pilots in parachutes was a speciality of " Sir " Douglas Bader and he actually admitted it.
I know a guy with the name Borrman, I'll ask him about the Brauns...
Your a good man Tom, a man that does something because "it's the right thing to do."
you're
@@danbouchard6780 Oops! I guess its my job to root out spelling Nazis.
@@AdamosDad it's
Here comes the grammar Nazis. Pun intended. Yes he seems like a nice guy.
'Those who seek to destroy History are doomed to repeat it.' Great video as always Tom. Don't listen to the perpetually offended. All history needs to be preserved, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Although that a truism it's not true today. So in a larger sense it's a false truism. When you have social media deleting comments and claiming stories are false when a year latter they have been dedunked and stated as true. Then the hypocrisy is exposed.
The Iron rest is US around 1890-1900 the Swastika was a popular brand used at the time
It's important history, an event like no other..it changed boundaries and alliances to this day..some people have to understand that collecting history is not a crime.
After watching this video I respect you a lot more
You have earned My Respect 😎👍
Much respect too you.
Love to see it in a auction here in the states
18:51 shows indeed the serialnumber of His rifle.2676.
JG_52 is the Fighter Wing (Jagdgeschwader 52)the plane bf-109G
Eva was my grate an't,she was my grandma baby sister from Berlin😊!
It was still a very interesting video . Those little books with the pictures i remember in the 60`s American company made little books just like them but with American type info and pictures in them It`s been so long that I can`t remember what they were for , seems to me the US ones were an attempt at tourist novelties.
This pilot Walter Krupinski can be born in Ruhrgebiet are. In 19th century many people from polish part of Prussia moved to Ruhrgebiet to become miners in coal or iron mines. So there are still many persons with polish names , for example formerly well known football ( soccer) player Litbarskie.
She does have family in Germany and are still alive. Think they have it on one of the episodes of hunter hitler on the history channel
Educating the public is never easy- your offer on the ring is classy, & quite decent- BobH.-
The tiny books were gifts given to people who donated to the Winterhilfswerk, an annual donation drive that the Hitler youth was active in carrying out the collection of donations
The spoils of war. Your decision on the ring is most honorable.
I like the Nazi era police items too! Got quite a few pistols just recently I scored a beautiful CZ27 E/K military blued finish locally for a sweetheart price from the vets family. There’s still deals and treasurers out there to be found! Just check the local section on the various arms classified sites and networking with experienced older collectors has netted me a great collection so far!
A museum would be a great place for her ring if you can’t find a relative.
Fascinating and horrifying in equal measure. I wouldn’t want to own, or even touch, those things but they are important artefacts, they should be preserved and displayed as a part of world history, a place in time that helped shape the world we live in today. History is rarely set in La La Land and is mostly unpleasant but nonetheless relevant.
Love the ring 😍