GERMANY, Third Reich. 1933-1945. Silvered Æ Medal (36mm, 15.98 g, 4h). By L. Chr. Undated, but probably struck in 1934. Near EF.

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GERMANY, Third Reich. 1933-1945. Silvered Æ Medal (36mm, 15.98 g, 4h). By L. Chr. Undated, but probably struck in 1934. · EIN NAZI FÄHRT NACH PALÄSTINA, large Star of David / UND ERZÄHLT/DAVON IM/Angriff in three lines; swastika above. Kirschner 48. Toned, rubbed at high points. Near EF. Extremely rare.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.

In April 1933 the journalist and SS-member Leopold von Mildenstein and Kurt Tuchler, a Zionist living in Berlin, together with their wives went on a journey to Palestine. Tuchler wanted to show the Nazis that the so-called solution of the Jewish question should be the German Jews' emigration to Palestine. In Palestine von Mildenstein met Ben Gurion and was full of admiration for the Jewish activities there. Back in Germany von Mildenstein wrote some articles in the Nazi journal 'Angriff' in order to convince the Germans of his emigration idea, but he failed. Tragically, von Mildenstein recruited Adolf Eichmann for the government department which had to deal with the 'solution of the Jewish question'. Von Mildenstein himself had to leave this department after a dispute with Reinhard Heydrich, one of the organizers of the Holocaust. This rare medal commemorates von Mildenberg's action little known today.

Closing Date and Time: 15 November 2023 at 14:51:20 ET.

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