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Lot #374
Peenemünde Rocket Scientists

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Description

Collection of 20 FDCs and commemorative covers signed by Peenemünde rocketeers, including: Johann Tschinkel, Werner Gengelbach, Klaus Scheufelen (2), Rudolf Schlidt, Helmut G. Krause, Karl Sendler, Rudolph Beichel, Gustav Kroll, William Schulze (2), Hans Fichtner, Konrad Dannenberg, Max Nowak, Walter Haeussermann, Helmut Holzer, Oscar Holderer, Heinz Grosser, and Werner Rosinski (2). In overall fine condition. Peenemunde was the secret German rocket base run by Wernher von Braun where the V-2 was developed, produced, and tested during WWII. After the war, von Braun and a hundred of his key V-2 personnel emigrated to the United States in Operation Paperclip, where their knowledge was leveraged in the development of the Redstone missile.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #587 - Ended July 08, 2020