An historically interesting Third Reich DDAC (Der Deutsche A...

Hammer

£2,500

An historically interesting Third Reich DDAC (Der Deutsche Automobil Club) enamelled car badge from Hitler’s personal car, the back marked “Pg. Nr. 7”, attached to its original Y shaped blackened steel mounting bracket. Good Condition (small chips to the enamel). Accompanying the badge is a small archive of material relating to the provenance and authenticity of the badge, including a letter from the previous owner, who in early May 1945 was a member of a small RAF team attached to the US Army in Northern Germany, describing how it was acquired from an American, who said it had been removed from the car near to the notorious bunker, in exchange for a Luger pistol; also a letter from the German Historical Institute London confirming that Pg.Nr 7 was Hitler’s number, and a small quantity of newspaper cuttings, photo copies, etc relating to the car and the end of the war. Badge Plate 1