{"product_id":"original-rare-german-wwii-empty-box-for-the-personal-cigars-of-reichsmarschall-hermann-goring-by-gildemann-a-g","title":"Original Rare German WWII Empty Box for the Personal Cigars of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring by Gildemann A.G.","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare example of a German WWII Cigar box, which originally housed cigars for the personal use of convicted war criminal Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring. The elite of the German Military and Political worlds had long been given the finest quality provisions, and during the NSDAP period this was even more pronounced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis box for cigars bears the gold embossed personal coat of arms of the Göring family. showing an armored fist grasping a steel ring. On the inside lid, this embossed crest is repeated, and under this is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSonderanfertigung\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003efür\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReichsmarschall Hermann Göring\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUS DEN GILDEMANN A.G.CIGARRENFABRIKEN BERLIN-HAMBURG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis gives the maker of the the cigars on the bottom line, and indicates that they were custom made for the Reichsmarschall himself. We have compared this box to other known examples, including some that still have cigars, and it is definitely genuine. It measures 11 5\/8\" x 7 7\/8\" x 1 1\/2\", and looks t be made from wood covered with paper. It still has the internal dividers for the cigars, as well as the yellow strip of fabric to pull out the cigars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition of the box is very good, still showing lots of detail, and it even has an original price seal. The paper \"hinge\" at the back of the box did split at some time in the past, and was repaired with some tape, which unfortunately has dried out over the decades, so the lid is close to falling off. We have left it intact to preserve the history. Both of the metal securing latches in the front of the box are still present and functional\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very interesting and rare piece of German WWII militaria, ready to add to your collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHermann Wilhelm Göring\u003c\/strong\u003e (or Goering 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the NSDAP Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA veteran World War I fighter pilot ace, Göring was a recipient of the Pour le Mérite (\"The Blue Max\"). He was the last commander of Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG I), the fighter wing once led by Manfred von Richthofen. An early member of the NSDAP Party, Göring was among those wounded in A H's failed Beer Hall Putsch in 1923. While receiving treatment for his injuries, he developed an addiction to morphine which persisted until the last year of his life. After AH  became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Göring was named as minister without portfolio in the new government. One of his first acts as a cabinet minister was to oversee the creation of the Gestapo, which he ceded to Heinrich Himmler in 1934.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the establishment of the NSDAP state, Göring amassed power and political capital to become the second most powerful man in Germany. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe (air force), a position he held until the final days of the regime. Upon being named Plenipotentiary of the Four Year Plan in 1936, Göring was entrusted with the task of mobilizing all sectors of the economy for war, an assignment which brought numerous government agencies under his control. In September 1939, A H designated him as his successor and deputy in all his offices. After the Fall of France in 1940, he was bestowed the specially created rank of Reichsmarschall, which gave him seniority over all officers in Germany's armed forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1941, Göring was at the peak of his power and influence. As the Second World War progressed, Göring's standing with A H and with the German public declined after the Luftwaffe proved incapable of preventing the Allied bombing of Germany's cities and resupplying surrounded Axis forces in Stalingrad. Around that time, Göring increasingly withdrew from military and political affairs to devote his attention to collecting property and artwork, much of which was stolen from Jewish victims of the extermination. Informed on 22 April 1945 that A H intended to commit suicide, Göring sent a telegram to A H requesting his permission to assume leadership of the Reich. Considering his request an act of treason, A H removed Göring from all his positions, expelled him from the party, and ordered his arrest. After the war, Göring was convicted of conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials in 1946. He was sentenced to death by hanging, but committed suicide by ingesting cyanide hours before the sentence was to be carried out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40637134962757,"sku":"ONSV23TMS4","price":1595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV23TMS4__08.jpg?v=1695239509","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-rare-german-wwii-empty-box-for-the-personal-cigars-of-reichsmarschall-hermann-goring-by-gildemann-a-g","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}