Lot 204
Himmler, Heinrich and Röhm, Ernst. Typed Document Signed ("H. Himmler" and "Röhm"). One page, recto and verso, small quarto, Munich, July 28, 1933. On "Reichsführung der Schutzstaffeln der N.S.D.A.P." letterhead. To the "Leadership of the SA" (Ernst Röhm). Being a request for the approval of two police appointments. Docketing stamps and Röhm's signature on verso. Ragged file holes at left, one area of staple rust at top left, assorted pencil markings, Röhm's red pencil signature is visible through the paper. Very good to fine.
Less than a year after this document passed between the head of the SS and the head of the SA, Himmler would steer Hitler into the Night of the Long Knives and the execution of Röhm. The simple bureaucratic transaction recorded on this page has deeper undertones, reflecting the tension between the SS and the SA, as Himmler asks for Röhm's consent for the appointment of two SS officers to the position of police chief (one in Wiesbaden and one in Bochum), while noting that the police chief in the largest neighboring city (Frankfurt a/M. and Dortmund) is an SA man.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,000.
From the Institute of Documentation, Israel.
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