Original German WWII Fritz Sauckel Pattern Serving Spoon by Bruckmann & Sohne - Gau Thuringia Night Sights Measures about 8 1/2 inches

Measures about 8 1/2 inches in overall length

The metalwork is worn to a lovely gray patina

Just about every example we have seen has this same crease

Herter was best known for his work in interior design in New York

Original German WWII Fritz Sauckel Pattern Serving Spoon by Bruckmann & Sohne - Gau Thuringia Night Sights Measures about 8 1/2 inchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice serving spoon, taken from the office of Gauleiter Fritz Sauckel, who was the leader of Gau (district) Thuringia in NSDAP Germany. From what we can tell, the silverware and other artifacts were taken from Sauckel's Gau Headquarters in Weimar in April 1945, by a member of the American Third Army. Sauckel had fled the city by car on April 10, 1945, only a day after declaring Weimar a fortress city