Born in 1894, Fritz Sauckel joined up with the Nazis in 1923, and after the reformation of the party would be appointed as Gauleiter of Thuringia; originally tasked to coordinate Party activities, they became the de-facto leaders of the various states in Germany following Hitler's rise to power. In addition to that job, he sat in the Reichstag, was Reichsstatthalter for Anhalt and Brunswick, and General Plenipotentiary for Labor Deployment. That last job made him directly responsible for "acquiring" labor from the occupied territories, with around 4.8 million people taken at gunpoint and forced to serve as slave labor. Sauckel was called up for trial at Nuremberg, and in spite of his lawyer's attempt to pin the blame on Speer as the "brains" of the forced labor operation he was found guilty and hung. The paper items of the lot are held in a hardwood document case, 17 inches wide and 12 1/2 inches tall, with raised carved contrasting hardwood and ebony accents including floral patterns and dragons, with a wood plaque of the seal of the City of Vacha on the lid. The inside of the lid is decorated with an ebony swastika. 1) Honorary citizenship document, 14 3/4 inches wide and 10 1/4 inches tall, made out from the city of Vacha to Fritz Sauckel, dated 8 May 1933. Black and red text overall, with gold, green and blue accents. 2) "Wanted poster", 5 inches wide and 8 inches tall, announcing a 100000 mark reward for Fritz Saukel, declaring him a "Nocturnal Wife-Murderer". The poster goes on to cite German labor statistics about fatal accidents among women and girls forcibly recruited to work night shifts, coming up with a number of 56 per night for July of 1943. No maker's marks are present; leaflets of similar size have been known to be air-dropped by Allied propaganda/psychological warfare units or distributed by one of the European resistance organizations.

The case is very fine, with some mild scratches and handling marks overall, and a few chips on the raised sections. 1) Good. The paper is oil skin with some crinkling and creases. The lettering is solid and the colors are strong. 2) Very good, with a mild crease down the center and some foxing of the edges.