Lot 202
Heydrich, Reinhard (1904-1942) German Nazi leader and Himmler's chief lieutenant. He ran the SS's espionage and surveillance arm and helped organize the Holocaust. After being named acting governor of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Heydrich was assassinated by the Czech resistance.
Autograph Letter Signed ("R. Heydrich"). One page, small quarto, Berlin, March 5, 1933. On "Hotel Savoy am Bahnhof Zoo" stationery. To Kurt Daluege as Minister of the Interior. Docketing stamp at upper center. File holes at left margin, four penciled notations around edges of text. Heydrich's "R" sits over the top of the stationery's bottom legend. Very good to fine.
Heydrich's dark, aggressive hand lends the tone to this seemingly innocuous message "Since Thursday I have tried without success to reach you. I have phoned approximately six times…I hope that in about 10 days there will be an opportunity for another personal visit." By 1933, Daluege and Himmler had risen to the upper ranks of the Nazi Party, and they developed a close association plotting 1934's Night of the Long Knives. During the War, Daluege was Heydrich's second in command and, after Himmler's assassination, he supervised the retaliatory destruction of Lidice.
Estimated Value $950 - 1,250.
From the Institute of Documentation, Israel.
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