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One of the top-ten of signatures of infamous personalities

Jurgen Stroop | Warsaw Uprising

Jürgen Stroop signed document for sale. The document with full 'Der Führer Des SS-Abschnittes XXXXII' heading. The document dated 5.7.1941. Typed document. Document sent to SS-Gruppenführer Koppe. Large Der Höhere SS-u.Polizeiführer ink stamp recieving box. Good ink signature.

Condition report: Two folds (original from folding to envelope). Two file holes. Some foxing to and stains. Slight crinkling to paper. Slight damage to paper top left-hand corner. Bottom right-hand corner.

Rarity status (Up to 10 rarest): 10/10. An exceptionally rare and historically desireable signature.

Background to Jürgen Stroop: Born Josef Stroop, 26 September 1895 in Detmold, Germany – Died 6 March 1952 in Warsaw, Poland. Stroop joined the NSDAP and the SS in 1932, Noted for his leadership qualities, Stroop rose through the ranks quickly, ending up with the rank of General. Stroop was put in command of putting down the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Directly afterwards, he wrote the Stroop Report, a book-length account of the operation. Following the defeat of Nazi Germany, Stroop was prosecuted during the Dachau Trials and convicted of murdering nine American POWs. After his extradition to the People's Republic of Poland, Stroop was tried, convicted, and hanged for crimes against humanity.