Don’t trust any Militaria Reference book, don’t trust any Militaria Author and don’t trust any Forum-Name or “Militaria” household name that has, through time become to be a trusted person who’s opinion or posts should be trusted without question. Unless they can back up what they are presuming with solid Facts and thorough research.
There are many posts (on this forum as well) that prove old, and in some cases new Published material to be invalid so I will refrain from direct linking in order to keep this simple.
I will just give you an example of where basic History has been misquoted as fact by a few Trusted names in both old, as well as Modern Reference work, and use this small example to clarify my point. A simple question really.
When was the DAP (NSDAP) founded, and when did they change the name from DAP to NSDAP.
• In the 1983 Book by J. Cone titled One People One Reich, on page 10 under Political Organizations we read.. [The National Socialist Party was born…in late 1918 or 1919.]
• In the 1993 Book by Ray Cowdery titled Nazi Militaria, Fake or Real, on page 12 und The Myth of the RZM we read.. [The Nazi Party was founded in München on the 1st April 1920]
• In the 1997 Book by Ulrich of England titled Deutschland Erwache on page 18 under A History of the First Swastika Flag we read.. […due to the Parties name change on August 8th 1920 to “National Sozialitische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei.”]
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Now, bear in mind we are not talking about Militaria Items,(in the case of Ulrich of England, items worth $100,000.- each and more) we are only talking about plain, silly, Historical facts, that are available in a jiffy to anyone who researches a bit, which is what we would hope these Authors did, as all three of the above mentioned are trusted Household names who’s books are still used today, and quoted on each and every forum, used by others as a guide and to form opinions used later on to authenticate or dismiss actual items based on what these Authors wrote and claimed in their books. (two of them are also Internet militaria Dealers)
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When we look at the facts, and actually consider turning to History books first, we find that the DAP was found on the 5th January 1919, and changed it’s name from DAP to NSDAP on the 1st February 1920. (see page 77 of Müchen, Hauptstadt der Bewegung-Münchner Stadtmuseum and page 22 of Die Entwicklung der DAP zur NSDAP. And any and every Historical Archive you chose.
If they got this small Historical fact wrong, a fact which is easy to research and should be well known to anyone even slightly interested in the subject they are writing about, then what else have they gotten wrong in their books?
What does this prove? It proves that the Authors did not use History to reach the “facts and Historical dates” that they printed and claimed to be correct. So when it comes to the actual items they are writing about, if they get basic, Known History wrong, how can the rest of what they say be correct?
There are many posts (on this forum as well) that prove old, and in some cases new Published material to be invalid so I will refrain from direct linking in order to keep this simple.
I will just give you an example of where basic History has been misquoted as fact by a few Trusted names in both old, as well as Modern Reference work, and use this small example to clarify my point. A simple question really.
When was the DAP (NSDAP) founded, and when did they change the name from DAP to NSDAP.
• In the 1983 Book by J. Cone titled One People One Reich, on page 10 under Political Organizations we read.. [The National Socialist Party was born…in late 1918 or 1919.]
• In the 1993 Book by Ray Cowdery titled Nazi Militaria, Fake or Real, on page 12 und The Myth of the RZM we read.. [The Nazi Party was founded in München on the 1st April 1920]
• In the 1997 Book by Ulrich of England titled Deutschland Erwache on page 18 under A History of the First Swastika Flag we read.. […due to the Parties name change on August 8th 1920 to “National Sozialitische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei.”]
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Now, bear in mind we are not talking about Militaria Items,(in the case of Ulrich of England, items worth $100,000.- each and more) we are only talking about plain, silly, Historical facts, that are available in a jiffy to anyone who researches a bit, which is what we would hope these Authors did, as all three of the above mentioned are trusted Household names who’s books are still used today, and quoted on each and every forum, used by others as a guide and to form opinions used later on to authenticate or dismiss actual items based on what these Authors wrote and claimed in their books. (two of them are also Internet militaria Dealers)
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When we look at the facts, and actually consider turning to History books first, we find that the DAP was found on the 5th January 1919, and changed it’s name from DAP to NSDAP on the 1st February 1920. (see page 77 of Müchen, Hauptstadt der Bewegung-Münchner Stadtmuseum and page 22 of Die Entwicklung der DAP zur NSDAP. And any and every Historical Archive you chose.
If they got this small Historical fact wrong, a fact which is easy to research and should be well known to anyone even slightly interested in the subject they are writing about, then what else have they gotten wrong in their books?
What does this prove? It proves that the Authors did not use History to reach the “facts and Historical dates” that they printed and claimed to be correct. So when it comes to the actual items they are writing about, if they get basic, Known History wrong, how can the rest of what they say be correct?