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The Reichsführer-SS, SS-Hauptamt (Main Office) in Berlin was responsible for the publication and distribution each year of a book called the Deutsches Weihnachtsbuch (German Christmas book). The books were printed either by the SS’ own publisher, Nordland Verlag in Berlin or F. Bruckmann in München (Munich) and sent out to the families of SS officers and SS men prior to Christmas. The 8-3/8 x 10-1/4 inch, 100+ page, very heavily illustrated softcover books always bear the imprint of the Reichsführer-SS (Heinrich Himmler) and the SS-Hauptamt in Berlin, Germany.

This 1943/44 SS Christmas book has 104 heavily illustrated multi-color pages. There are words and music to SS and German songs, color photos, runic graphics, woodcuts, patriotic and pure-blood poems, Christmas stories, Nazi history, quotes from Adolf Hitler, soldier stories, mother and children material, etc.

This original 70+ year old example of the 1943/44 Christmas book for SS and Police personnel published by Nordland Verlag in Berlin is among the best we have been able to purchase in the last 25 years. It is in excellent, near-new condition.

It also contains a full-page Krenzer pencil portrait of the Führer and considerable East Front content.