Bob
Liepa
has a question, , about
Hitler’s writing instrument: did it have the Star of David?.
Hitler’s fountain pen
I’ VE neglected to mention just how impressed I am with your “Hitler’s War” millennium edition.
I had read “Hitler’s War” back in the 1970s, and read your millennium edition not long ago.
Aside from your superb research and writing, I must say the design and overall quality of the book is superb. The whole package — from the color photos to the reproduction of documents to the newspaper front pages (which I particularly like) — it’s the greatest book I’ve ever seen and one of my most prized possessions.
One can tell a lot of pride went into producing it, and it was a labor of love.
ON another matter, I had recently read something on the Internet that I am curious about. As this story goes, the pen manufacturer, Mont Blanc, had been asked back in the 1930s to produce a fountain pen for Adolf
Hitler, and came up with the snowcap design that remains today. When looked at from the side, the pen cap resembles a snow-covered mountain peak.
But, when viewed from the top, it resembles the
Jewish star.
As the story goes, the pen was designed this way by an anti-Nazi so that Hitler would be carrying the Jewish star in his pocket.
I know this is hardly a major issue, but I am a fountain pen aficionado, and am curious if you know anything about this. Do you know what brand of fountain pen Hitler used? I know you are a busy man, but any insight you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
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