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Flea Market Finds

 

A group of toy soldiers in uniform are on the ground.

Wooden Soldiers: made by school children in honor of Adolf Hitler’s birthday

A toy soldier in uniform with a gun.

Injured WWI Tin Soldier

A statue of an angel and soldier on a tree stump.

Ceramic WWI Good Luck Charm Figurine

A metal box with a lid open on top of it.

Tobacco Box: made by a German prisoner-of-war out of the metal from a crashed airplane

A red devil and white man fighting over each other.

Pins Given in Exchange for Donations to the Nazi Party’s “Winter Relief” Program

A brown bag with blue flowers and a yellow butterfly.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: a woman documents her service to the Reichsarbeitsdienst in 1942

A woman riding an elephant in front of a crowd.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: pastime entertainment

A crowd of people sitting on the side of a road.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: pastime entertainment

A woman sitting on the ground reading a book.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: pastime activity

A group of men standing next to each other.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: group of soliders

A group of people standing around a tree.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: off-duty activity

WWI Postcard: “The sun descended in the West, take the ring off my finger once I’ve died, take all my letters from my satchel.”

A page of an old book with a picture and handwritten notes.

Illustrated WWII Diary: a young woman chronicles her life between 1942-1945 while stationed at a military barracks near Berlin.

A page of an old book with pictures and words.

Illustrated WWII Diary: a young woman chronicles her life between 1942-1945 while stationed at a military barracks near Berlin.

A page of an old book with pictures and words.

Illustrated WWII Diary: a young woman chronicles her life between 1942-1945 while stationed at a military barracks near Berlin.

A page of an old book with handwritten notes.

Illustrated WWII Diary: a young woman chronicles her life between 1942-1945 while stationed at a military barracks near Berlin.

A page of an old book with handwritten text.

Illustrated WWII Diary: a young woman chronicles her life between 1942-1945 while stationed at a military barracks near Berlin.

A green book with an old photo of people on horseback.

“Beer Newsletter”: soldiers’ WWII military humor magazine

A page of an old book with drawings and words.

“Beer Newsletter”: soldiers’ WWII military humor magazine

A drawing of a soldier and horse with text.

“Beer Newsletter”: soldiers’ WWII military humor magazine

A page of an old book with drawings on it.

“Beer Newsletter”: soldiers’ WWII military humor magazine

A red cross card with the name of a person.

WWII Prisoner of War Postcard: sent to Germany from a Russian camp

A page of handwritten text on paper.

WWII Prisoner of War Postcard: sent to Germany from a Russian camp, “I’m so sad, four years have passed, isn’t this long enough already? One day we’ll be together again. Please remain faithful to me, you’re my only hope, you’re all I have in this world.”

A letter from an old man to his wife

1944 Letter: “I haven’t heard anything from you, I don’t even know if you’re still alive! You must have spent incredibly fearful nights in the cellar. Be so good and contact me immediately, so that I can rest assured.”

A old envelope with an eagle stamp on it.

1944 Letter: sent from the frontline

A page of handwritten letters with an image of a person 's hair.

1944 Letter: sent from the frontline, containing a lock of hair, “Ignore the typos, I’ve had a bit of wine. … My dear wife, I feel a particular homesickness for you right now. … Well, how is our dear little Wolfgang?? I could cry out loud when I look at his picture.”

A collection of letters and envelopes from the red cross.

Prisoner of War Camp: a German family’s collection of correspondence and condolence documents for their son who died in a French prisoner of war camp

A page of an old german passport with the names of people.

Postcard Sent From a French Prisoner of War Camp

A handwritten note is shown on top of the page.

Postcard from a French Prisoner of War Camp: “Need a letter from the notary and someone known to us proving  that I can’t be blamed for anything I did as a Nazi, and that I wasn’t the recipient of any military rank. Daddy.”

A picture of an old log cabin in the woods.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Forest Block House”

A painting of two men standing in the water.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Conversation between German and Russian soldiers”

A picture of an old gun with the caption " 2 0 7 wehrpferteringer ".

WWI Cigarette Album: “Premature burst”

A picture of an old military vehicle with a skull and crossbones on it.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “German tank”

A painting of two people walking down the street.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Civilians are brought to safety”

A group of people standing around in front of a building.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: Names of the Dead

A picture of an old time card game.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Turkish paramedic caravan”

A picture of an old building in the middle of ruins.

WWI cigarette card album: “The face of the World War”

A picture of an old tank in the middle of town.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Captured Italian tank”

A man in uniform holding a bird.

WWII Soldiers and Animals

Three men in uniform standing next to each other.

WWII Soldiers and Animals

A man in uniform is looking at a baby.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: military scene

A group of men standing next to each other.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: posing for the camera

A group of men standing next to each other.
Two men standing next to a sign in the middle of an intersection.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: “Collection point for recruits”

A person is standing on the ground with their hands in his pockets.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: digging trenches

A black and white photo of an intersection in the middle of nowhere.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: a soldier’s grave

A black and white photo of an old flag pole.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: hissing the flag on a fort

A group of dead soldiers laying in the grass.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A group of men in uniform standing next to each other.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: military scene

A group of men in uniform marching down the street.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: prisoners of war

A man standing in the dirt with his foot on the ground.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”

A group of men standing next to each other.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A man in military uniform with blood on his face.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A group of men standing on steps in front of a building.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A group of people standing in the snow.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

Two men in a boat on the water.

WWII Photograph

Two men sitting on steps in front of a house.

WWII Photograph

A group of men and women in uniform sitting on the floor.

WWI Injured Soldiers

A man and another man are standing in front of an audience.

Nazi-Themed Trading Cards

A group of people are gathered around some rocks.

Nazi-Themed Trading Cards

A man sitting in the grass writing on paper.

WWII Photograph

A man in military uniform is tying his tie.

Nazi-Themed Trading Cards

A toy figure of a man sitting on the ground.

Injured WWI Tin Soldier

A toy soldier is standing on one foot

Injured WWI Tin Soldier

A statue of a man holding an umbrella.

Ceramic WWI Good Luck Charm Figurine (guardian angel broken off): caption reads “Serving the king and the fatherland with God’s help”

A box that is sitting on the ground.

Tobacco Box: made by a German prisoner-of-war out of the metal from a crashed airplane

A close up of a bug on a white background

Pins Given in Exchange for Donations to the Nazi Party’s “Winter Relief” Program

A photo album with pictures of people and dogs.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: inside spread

A group of people standing in front of a building.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: saluting the flag

A group of people in front of a building.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: dance event

A man in a sailor 's uniform is shown.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: soldier portrait

A picture of the city from 1 9 3 6.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: caption reads “German sawmill, set on fire by the Poles (September 1936)”

Two old photographs of people in military uniforms.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: caption reads “hoisting of the flag”

A book cover with the title of deutsche kolonien.

German Colonies: pre-WWI collection of illustrated cards depicting German colonies.

A page of pictures with people and their houses.

German Colonies: pre-WWI collection of illustrated cards depicting German colonies.

A drawing of an animal with a green body.

WWII Sketchbook: a child’s drawing of a tank

A drawing of people and animals in the background.

WWII Sketchbook: a child’s drawing of the bombing of a village

A drawing of a man on top of a stage.

WWII Sketchbook: a child’s drawing of the Hitler salute

A drawing of a helmet on top of paper.

WWII Sketchbook: drawing of a Wehrmacht helmet

A black and white photo of the berlin reichshauptstadt.

1936 Olympic Games Photo Album: “Reich’s Capital Berlin”

A black and white photo of people in front of the brandenburg gate.

1936 Olympic Games Photo Album: Brandenburg Gate

A black and white photo of three different buildings.

1936 Olympic Games Photo Album: Unter den Linden

A crowd of people standing around a building.

1936 Olympic Games Photo Album

1936 Olympic Games Photo Album

A black and white photo of people walking down the street.

1936 Olympic Games Photo Album: Berlin

A black and white photo of two towers with the words stadt der olympiade written underneath.

1936 Olympic Games Photo Album: “Olympic City”

A picture of an old car with people in it.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Car ride during threat of gassing”

A picture of an old german war scene.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Dog positions telephone wire”

A group of men in yellow uniforms standing next to each other.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Askaris in uniform”

A picture of people in the street with guns.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “The arrest of the Sarajevo murder”

A picture of people working on the land.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “East Prussian civilians flee from the Russians”

A painting of soldiers crossing water with bicycles.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “In the Vosges”

A picture of some people standing next to a building.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Russian Peace Envoy”

A picture of an old time wagon with people on it.

WWI Cigarette Album: “Spot light ready to beam”

A man holding two dogs while standing next to another person.

WWII Soldiers and Animals

A man in uniform standing on the ground.

WWII Soldiers and Animals

A man in uniform standing next to another man.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: military scene

A man in uniform standing next to another man.
A crowd of people walking down the street.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: entering a town from the perspective of a German soldier

A man standing on top of a wooden platform.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: military singing

A group of men in uniform holding baseball bats.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: Reich’s Labor Service

A group of people standing in front of a building.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: Prisoners of War

A man in uniform sitting on top of a wooden bench.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: soldier on bench

A man in uniform is standing outside.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A man in uniform is standing outside.
A man in military uniform standing next to a building.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A man in uniform leaning up against the wall.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A black and white photo of trees in the snow.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook: drinking from a frozen well

Two women standing in the snow talking to each other.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A man standing next to some food on the ground.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A group of men standing around in front of some buildings.

WWI Injured Soldiers

A group of men in a boat on the water.

Soldiers in a Boat

A group of men standing around each other.

Nazi-Themed Trading Cards

A group of men sitting in chairs and posing for the camera.

WWI Injured Soldiers

A young man holding his mouth open while sitting down.

Nazi-Themed Trading Cards

A group of men standing next to each other.

Nazi-Themed Trading Cards

A man in uniform with other men standing around.

Nazi-Themed Trading Cards

A man in military clothing sitting on top of a hill.

WWII Photograph

A group of people sitting on top of a building.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

  • A certificate of birth for a person in germany.

Testimonial: “Ms. Wagner told me about her captivity by the Russians and her escape after she returned to Berlin.”

A red envelope with a stamp on it.

Savings Bank Account Card with Allied-Censored Swastika

A map of the area around paris, france.

1920 Map Charting Bergen-Belsen (and surrounding area)

A toy of two men carrying a dead body.

Injured WWI Tin Soldier

A toy soldier in uniform holding a cane and standing.

Injured WWI Tin Soldier

A statue of a man holding a sword and a cane.

Ceramic WWI Good Luck Charm Figurine (guardian angel broken off): caption reads “Serving the king and the fatherland with God’s help”

A metal box with a picture of a pipe on it.

Tobacco Box: made by a German prisoner-of-war out of the metal from a crashed airplane

A gray dragon with blue eyes is laying down.

Pins Given in Exchange for Donations to the Nazi Party’s “Winter Relief” Program

A group of people standing around in front of a crowd.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: pastime entertainment

A woman in military uniform is leaning against the wall.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: inspection

Three men sitting in front of a christmas tree.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: Christmas celebration

Two men working on a wooden bench in the snow.

Reichs Labor Service Photo Album: sawing a log

A book with a red ribbon tied around it.

1944 Pocket Calendar: tied together with a ribbon

A book with an old cover and some writing.

1944 Pocket Calendar: needle and thread attached to the inside of the cover

A brown paper bag with the word germany written on it.

Guide for British Army Soldiers: detailed instructions for how to behave when entering Germany after its surrender.

A page of an old book with the words " crossword ".

Guide for British Army Soldiers: detailed instructions for how to behave when entering Germany after its surrender.

A page of an old book with the text " in words "

Guide for British Army Soldiers: detailed instructions for how to behave when entering Germany after its surrender.

A page of an old book with the words " we must note ".

Guide for British Army Soldiers: detailed instructions for how to behave when entering Germany after its surrender.

A book cover with trees and buildings on it.

Illustrated WWII Diary: a young woman chronicles her life between 1942-1945 while stationed at a military barracks near Berlin.

A green book with an illustration of a man holding two people.

German Life Saver’s Association ID

A book with pictures of people and writing on it.

WWII Primer

A newspaper with an article about the 1 0 0 th anniversary of the german occupation.

September 1941 Newspaper: “Destroyed 100 Soviet Airplanes Yet Again”

A red poster with the word " der welt krieg ".

WWI Cigarette Card Album

A newspaper with an old photo of a man in a hat.

WWII Leaflet Dropped by the Allies to Discourage German Soldiers: “He was supposed to return home” (– now he’s a prisoner of war)

A map of the world with pictures of soldiers.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “1914-18, our enemies during the World War”

A map of the world with pictures of soldiers.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “1914-18, our enemies during the World War”

A poster with six different pictures of people.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “1914-18, our enemies during the World War”

A picture of an old time market with soldiers.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “German soldiers in Macedonia”

A picture of people standing on the side of a train.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Military hospital train”

A picture of two men walking across the field.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “British prisoners of war carry injured Germans”

A picture of soldiers on horseback in the middle of a road.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Gas masks for horses”

A group of men in military uniforms raising their hands.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “The Russians surrender”

A picture of soldiers loading cargo onto trucks.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Carrier Pigeon Transport”

A picture of an old balloon with people walking around it.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Ascend of a captive balloon”

A picture of two men standing on top of a mountain.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Transport of an injured person in the mountains”

A picture of the rubble in germany is shown.

WWI Cigarette Card Album: “Medical care site by the frontlines”

A man in uniform petting a cat on the ground.

WWII Soldiers And Animals

A woman holding a sheep in her arms.

WWII Soldiers and Animals

A black and white photo of people waving hands.

1936 Olympic Games Photo Album: Adolf Hitler is saluting the crowd

A man holding onto a rope while standing in front of clothes.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: soldier reading letter

A man is sitting on the ground in the dirt.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: dead soldier

A group of men standing in front of a christmas tree.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: celebrating Christmas in 1941

A large group of people marching down the street.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: marching into town

A black and white photo of soldiers in the street.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: prisoners of war

A man standing under an open gate.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: camp

A group of men working on the ground.
A man walking down the street in front of an old building.

From a Photoalbum Entitled “Memories”: buildings with bullet holes

A man in uniform is standing next to a fence.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A man in an old photo wearing a hat.
A man in military uniform standing next to a building.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A man standing in the snow with his arms outstretched.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A group of men standing around an old man in a wheelchair.

WWI Injured Soldiers

A group of men in a boat on the water.
Three men pose for a picture in an old photo.

WWII Injured Soldiers

A man doing a handstand on the beach.

WWII Photograph

A group of men standing around in the woods.

WWII Photograph: lunch time

A crowd of people watching an airplane fly over.

WWII Photograph: zeppelin

A group of men standing in the dirt.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

A group of men standing on top of a rock.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

Three men sitting in a row with one man leaning on the other.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

Two men sitting at a table with papers on it.

From a Private WWII Scrapbook

Three stamps on a piece of paper.

Hitler Stamps Labeled “Germany’s Contaminator” by Allies