Autographed Portrait of Heinrich Himmler
A signed portrait of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. Encased in a period silver frame emblazoned with swastikas on each corner. As head of the secretive paramilitary organization, the Schutzstaffel (SS), autographs of Himmler are considered exceptionally rare compared to that of more high-profile figures such as Hitler, Göring and prominent military figures, especially those encased within a dedicated period frame.
The use of silver for this frame was likely a deliberate choice, as Himmler considered silver to represent purity in the Nordic and Aryan sense. This is as opposed to gold, which he considered to be “the leaven of the Jews”, even issuing a directive prohibiting SS men from wearing gold jewelry except in the case of wedding rings. Himmler was adamant about this, and the directive was picked up by other party functionaries, making golden rings a rare sight in any of the German services with the exception of the flamboyant Hermann Göring’s Luftwaffe (Air Force).
Being responsible for all internal security within Nazi Germany, Himmler wielded enormous personal power within the regime. As overseer of the concentration camp system and Einsatzgruppen mobile death squads, he served as one of the main architects of the Holocaust. Himmler was captivated by mysticism and the occult from an early age and tied this interest to his racialist philosophy. Abandoning his catholic faith in the early 1920’s, he delved deeper into Germanic mythology reinforced by occult ideas. This esoteric, racialist belief system is known as Ariosophy or Armanism. Controlling both the Waffen-SS (Armed SS) and Allgemeine SS (General SS), he employed elements of his occultist, Völkisch and pagan beliefs to mold these institutions, incorporating esoteric symbolism and arcane rituals to forge a sense of camaraderie within its ranks. The logo of the SS itself is comprised of two ancient Germanic sig (victory) runes. Himmler vetted SS inductees for their Nordic qualities based on a strict racial criteria, though few dared mention that by his own standards, Himmler did not meet these ideals.
His admiration of Germanic pagan traditions extended beyond mere aesthetics and formalities, being codified into the legal framework of the regime as well. The term Sippenhaft (kin liability) refers to a common legal principle among Germanic peoples prior to the introduction of Roman law and Christianity which many Nazis viewed as inherently un-German and which were indeed concepts of foreign origin. Sippenhaft was revived in Nazi Germany under the auspices of Himmler to justify the collective punishment of kin for the offense of a family member. Himmler declared that he would “introduce absolute responsibility of kin…a very old custom practiced among our forefathers”, referring to how this practice had existed among the ancient Teutons.
“Just as a tree must wither when one takes its roots, so perishes a nation who do not honor their ancestors. The task is once again to direct the German people into the divine circle of the past, present and future; from death, existence and the impending; and from ancestors, the living and [future] grandchildren.” — Heinrich Himmler
This occultism served as an indispensable facet that advised mainstream National Socialist political theory. It was the Hitler who managed to translate these esoteric ideals into grounded political slogans that rang ever true with the wider German populace.
“The state is a means to an end. Its end lies in the preservation and advancement of a community of physically and spiritually similar beings. This preservation comprises first of all existence as a race, and thereby permits free development of all the forces dormant in this race…Thus, the highest purpose of the state is concern for the preservation of those original racial elements which bestow culture and create the beauty and dignity of higher humanity. We can conceive of the state only as the living organism of a people, which not only assures the preservation of this people, but by the development of its spiritual and ideal abilities leads it to the highest freedom. The highest aim of human existence is not the preservation of the race…For in the long run systems of government are not maintained by the pressure of force, but by faith in their soundness and in the truthfulness with which they represent and advance the interests of a people.” – Adolf Hitler, 1925
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A signed portrait of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. Encased in a period silver frame emblazoned with swastikas on each corner. As head of the secretive paramilitary organization, the Schutzstaffel (SS), autographs of Himmler are considered exceptionally rare compared to that of more high-profile figures such as Hitler, Göring and prominent military figures, especially those encased within a dedicated period frame.
The use of silver for this frame was likely a deliberate choice, as Himmler considered silver to represent purity in the Nordic and Aryan sense. This is as opposed to gold, which he considered to be “the leaven of the Jews”, even issuing a directive prohibiting SS men from wearing gold jewelry except in the case of wedding rings. Himmler was adamant about this, and the directive was picked up by other party functionaries, making golden rings a rare sight in any of the German services with the exception of the flamboyant Hermann Göring’s Luftwaffe (Air Force).
Being responsible for all internal security within Nazi Germany, Himmler wielded enormous personal power within the regime. As overseer of the concentration camp system and Einsatzgruppen mobile death squads, he served as one of the main architects of the Holocaust. Himmler was captivated by mysticism and the occult from an early age and tied this interest to his racialist philosophy. Abandoning his catholic faith in the early 1920’s, he delved deeper into Germanic mythology reinforced by occult ideas. This esoteric, racialist belief system is known as Ariosophy or Armanism. Controlling both the Waffen-SS (Armed SS) and Allgemeine SS (General SS), he employed elements of his occultist, Völkisch and pagan beliefs to mold these institutions, incorporating esoteric symbolism and arcane rituals to forge a sense of camaraderie within its ranks. The logo of the SS itself is comprised of two ancient Germanic sig (victory) runes. Himmler vetted SS inductees for their Nordic qualities based on a strict racial criteria, though few dared mention that by his own standards, Himmler did not meet these ideals.
His admiration of Germanic pagan traditions extended beyond mere aesthetics and formalities, being codified into the legal framework of the regime as well. The term Sippenhaft (kin liability) refers to a common legal principle among Germanic peoples prior to the introduction of Roman law and Christianity which many Nazis viewed as inherently un-German and which were indeed concepts of foreign origin. Sippenhaft was revived in Nazi Germany under the auspices of Himmler to justify the collective punishment of kin for the offense of a family member. Himmler declared that he would “introduce absolute responsibility of kin…a very old custom practiced among our forefathers”, referring to how this practice had existed among the ancient Teutons.
“Just as a tree must wither when one takes its roots, so perishes a nation who do not honor their ancestors. The task is once again to direct the German people into the divine circle of the past, present and future; from death, existence and the impending; and from ancestors, the living and [future] grandchildren.” — Heinrich Himmler
This occultism served as an indispensable facet that advised mainstream National Socialist political theory. It was the Hitler who managed to translate these esoteric ideals into grounded political slogans that rang ever true with the wider German populace.
“The state is a means to an end. Its end lies in the preservation and advancement of a community of physically and spiritually similar beings. This preservation comprises first of all existence as a race, and thereby permits free development of all the forces dormant in this race…Thus, the highest purpose of the state is concern for the preservation of those original racial elements which bestow culture and create the beauty and dignity of higher humanity. We can conceive of the state only as the living organism of a people, which not only assures the preservation of this people, but by the development of its spiritual and ideal abilities leads it to the highest freedom. The highest aim of human existence is not the preservation of the race…For in the long run systems of government are not maintained by the pressure of force, but by faith in their soundness and in the truthfulness with which they represent and advance the interests of a people.” – Adolf Hitler, 1925
