A collection of 10 English-language, pro-Nazi circulars
Various cities: Fichte Association (Fichte-Bund); M. Muller & Son; World-Service, 1930s/1940s. This small grouping of pro-Nazi material was published by Theodore Kessemeier’s Fichte Bund based in Hamburg (est. in 1914 by his father, Heinrich), Ulrich Fleischhauer’s World-Service based in Erfurt (est. 1933), and NSDAP printer, M. Muller & Son based in Berlin. All three agencies played an important role in the vast German propaganda mill that circulated pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic, anti-British, and anti-Communist material in dozens of languages.
In the United States, the NSDAP relied on a broad network of sympathizers and German nationals to circulate its English language propaganda. A 1940 Congressional investigation found that the Fichte-Bund often smuggled their propaganda into the U.S. via Canada where it was distributed by pro-Axis groups and individuals, as well as university and college students. It was estimated that between 1933-1940, the organization distributed 54,295,000 leaflets in 16 languages on a variety of topics: Germany’s desire for peace, the malign influence of Jews in German society, the subversion of Bolshevism, Jewish Communism, the merits of National Socialism, etc. Material bearing the name World-Service could be found distributed by nearly every pro-Axis American nationalist as documented in George Roy Carlson’s sensationalized expose, Under Cover: My Four Years in the Nazi Underworld of America (1943). World-Service founder Ulrich Fleischhauer was so rabidly anti-Semitic that he was pushed out of his own organization right before the beginning of the war. And M. Muller & Son played a pivotal role in the dissemination of Nazi propaganda and served as the printer for Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf and the NSDAP newspaper, the Völkischer Beobachter. Included in this grouping are the following:
[Schneider, Robert]. Organisation und Brauchtum des Freimaurer-Bundes. Vortrag de sRechtsanwaltes Robert Schneider, Karlsruhe, vor dem Internationalen “Welt-Dienst” - Kongress Erfurt 2.-5. September 1937. [Erfurt]: [World-Service], [1937]. The only non-English language item included in this grouping, this is the text of a speech given by lawyer Robert Schneider to the International World-Service Congress on the organization and customs of the Freemason League. Side-stapled leaves (11 ¾” x 8 ¼”), mimeographed from typescript, 9 pp.
The Red Army, their Morale and Fighting Ability (Nr. 1757). [Erfurt]: [World-Service], [1938]. An analysis of the Red Army and its strained relationship with the Judaeo-Soviet government. Corner-stapled leaves (11 ¾” x 8 ¼”), mimeographed from typescript, 8 pp.
Goebbels, Reich Minister Dr. Who Wants War? Berlin: Printed by: M. Muller & Sohn, [1939]. Originally published in the January 4th, 1939 issue of the NSDAP newspaper "Volkischer Beobachter," Goebbels accuses the Jews of fomenting war in Europe for their own benefit. Bifolium (11 ¾” x 8 ¼”). Three hole punched along the spine, else a near fine copy.
Goebbels, Reich Minister Dr. Lord Halifax Cracks Jokes. Berlin: Printed by: M. Muller & Sohn, [1939]. Originally published in the April 22, 1939 issue of the NSDAP newspaper "Volkischer Beobachter," Goebbels analyzes Lord Halifax’s statement before the House of Lords, in which he utters nothing but “absurdities and platitudes.” Bifolium (11 ¾” x 8 ¼”). A near fine copy.
Goebbels, Reich Minister Dr. A few Worlds on Political Tact. Berlin: Printed by: M. Muller & Sohn, [1939]. Originally published in the April 27, 1939 issue of the NSDAP newspaper "Volkischer Beobachter," Goebbels criticizes Britain’s tactlessness in presuming that all corners of the globe still belong to the British empire.Bifolium (11 ¾” x 8 ¼”). A near fine copy.
Goebbels, Reich Minister Dr. Once More Encirclement. Berlin: Printed by M. Muller & Sohn, [1939]. Originally published in the May 27, 1939 issue of the NSDAP newspaper, "Volkischer Beobachter," this article by Goebbels describes the policy of encirclement by the democratic nations against Germany. Bifolium (11 ¾” x 8 ¼”). A near fine copy.
Gross, W. German Racial and Population Questions in their World Significance. (No. 982). Hamburg: Fichte Association (Fichte-Bund), [193-?]. On Germany’s racial and population policy, which opposes marriage with Jews. Printed on both sides of an 11 ½” x 8 ¾” sheet of thin stock. Some chipping to edges.
[Hilgenfeldt, Erich]. The Destruction of Domestic Life through Bolshevism. Hamburg: Heinrich Kessemeier (Fichte-Bund), [1936]. Reprints a speech by Erich Hilgenfeldt (a high-ranking SS member) from the 1936 Nürnberg Party Congress, in which he discusses Bolshevism’s destructive impact on family life, motherhood, childhood and community. He contrasts this with National Socialism’s focus on building community through enriching the family unit, “the basic element in the folk community.” Printed on both sides of an 11 ½” x 8 ¾” sheet of thin stock. Toning to cheap paper.
Kessemeier, Theodor. The Murdered Accuse! Tortured, raped, murdered, maimed! England! The Murdered Accuse You! [with] The Real Purpose of England's Intelligence Service. Hamburg: [Fichte Bund?], [194-]. Two anti-British propaganda pieces from the Fichte-Bund, the propaganda agency founded by Heinrich Kessemeier in 1914 (and later run by his son, Theodor). The first item is a flyer showing six gruesome photographs of dead, and in some cases mutilated, bodies of German civilians in Poland. The flyer references the massacre of ethnic Germans in Bromberg - which was dubbed 'Bloody Sunday' - Posen and Briesen and blames British propaganda for instigating the horrific attacks. Germany later used these attacks as a justification for its invasion of Poland. Also included is a two-page article titled “The Real Purpose of England’s Intelligence Service!” written by Theodor Kessemeier that was originally distributed with the aforementioned flyer. Besides providing more details on the massacres and Britain’s role in fomenting them, Kessemeier also accuses Britain of trying to “influence the American people to regard the Jewish-British war-mongering in the United States with a benevolent attitude.” The photo-flyer is offset printed on an 11 ¼” x 8 ¾” sheet. Tiny split at old folds, but a very good copy of a scarce flyer. The article is printed from typescript on the rectos of two 11 ¾” x 8 ¼” sheets. Three-hole punched, creases from folding, but very good. Neither found by us in OCLC. Item #14773
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