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The text of the booklet is a word-by-word dictation of the speech delivered by Heinrich Himmler on 2 July 1936 at the tomb of his namesake, King Heinrich I. Among other things Himmler explained that German Führer and Reichschancellor Adolf Hitler was the earthly inheritor of the human and political spirit of the long-dead king.

This visit to Quedlinburg and the speech by Heinrich Himmler went on to have a huge and lasting impact on the Nazi Party in general and on the SS in particular. A good deal of the mysticism that permeated certain aspects of the SS (such as the Order Castle at Wewelsburg) has its origins in Himmler's study of the history of King Heinrich I and his times. Interestingly, today the huge Quedlinburg church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This very rare SS booklet is a perfect companion piece to the equally rare Quedlinburg Abzeichen, the SS Quedlinburg Heinrich day badge or "tinnie" depicting Heinrich, the SS cathedral at Quedlinburg and SS runes in a circle.

This is a wonderful original example of the extremely rare, very well illustrated 20 page booklet called Rede des Reichsführer-SS im Dom zu Quedlinburg or "The Speech of the Reichsführer of the SS in the Cathedral of Quedlinburg" as published by the SS publishing house, Nordland Verlag in Berlin, Germany in 1936. The 6-½ x 9 inch softcover publication has a large 2 inch embossed circle with SS runes on the cream colored front cover.

The rarely seen original Third Reich publication begins with a full-page photograph of very high ranking Nazi dignitaries from the Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler to Dr. Robert Ley and Reichsleiter Martin Bormann with their heads uncovered in respect, standing before the open doors to the ancient tomb of König Heinrich I in Quedlinburg cathedral on 2 July 1936, the 1000th year anniversary of the birth of King Heinrich I.

A foreword written by SS-Standartenführer Gunter d'Alquen explains both the history of the great king who ruled from 919 to 936, and the purpose of the SS trip as well.

This original 1936 example of Rede des Reichsführer-SS im Dom zu Quedlinburg was printed by the Brepols company in Turnhout, Belgium (a Belgian publishing and printing company founded in 1795 and still in business today). It is complete and in very good condition, with no odor. Original 1936 examples of this SS publication are virtually impossible to find in any condition, and this is a nice one!