Wernher von Braun - chief architect of the Saturn V rocket that brought men to the Moon and SS-Sturmbannführer making V-1 and V-2 rockets for Nazi Germany. He was quickly evacuated by Americans after the war due to his strategic importance. 

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The collection below includes items related to the early career of this genius rocket engineer.

• OKH photo ID

• SS Ausweis (he joined SS school on November 1, 1933 for just a year and then rejoined Allgemeine-SS in 1940 as an officer)

• Signed photograph in an SS uniform

• Leaflets dropped on Allied forces in Europe after V-1 bombardment of London has started (can be autographed)

• A postcard showing with V-1 rockets over England (signed by von Braun)