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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription.  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Mar 7, 2016 7:10 PM UTC  An opened page of the original edition of Hitler's inflammatory pamphlet 'Mein Kampf' shows a portrait of national socialist dictator Adolf Hitler, in a bookshop in Frankfurt, Germany on Jan.7, 2016. An opened page of the original edition of Hitler's inflammatory pamphlet 'Mein Kampf' shows a portrait of national socialist dictator Adolf Hitler, in a bookshop in Frankfurt, Germany on Jan.7, 2016. Alexander Heinl—picture-alliance/dpa/AP  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Mar 7, 2016 7:10 PM UTC Nazi Dictator Adolf Hitler’s [own copy of ](http://auctions.alexautographs.com/auction-lot-detail/ADOLF-HITLER'S-COPY-OF-%22MEIN-KAMPF%22&salelot=58+++++++684+&refno=+++85040)[_Mein Kampf_](http://auctions.alexautographs.com/auction-lot-detail/ADOLF-HITLER'S-COPY-OF-%22MEIN-KAMPF%22&salelot=58+++++++684+&refno=+++85040)_,_ his memoir and political manifesto, will soon be [on the market](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/07/hitler-mein-kampf-auction). [Alexander Historical Auctions](http://www.historyauctioneer.com/) in Maryland will open bidding on the 1927 edition of Hitler’s book for March 17 and 18\. Soldiers in America’s 45th Infantry Division [found the book](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hitlers-copy-of-mein-kampf-to-be-auctioned-with-other-personal-items-300231611.html) in Hitler’s Munich apartment following his death in 1945, and it remained in the possession of one of those soldiers’ daughters until last year. Eleven of the officers inscribed their names on a front page in the book and wrote, “From Adolph Hitlers \[sic\] apartment in Munich on May 2 1945.” The copy is bound in red leather, and the auction house [estimates](http://auctions.alexautographs.com/auction-lot-detail/ADOLF-HITLER'S-COPY-OF-%22MEIN-KAMPF%22&salelot=58+++++++684+&refno=+++85040) the book’s value to begin from $12,000 to $15,000. “Common trade edition copies of _Mein Kampf_ have been touted as being Hitler’s personal copy — this particular relic is of the best quality and with the most solid provenance,” the auction [listing states.](http://auctions.alexautographs.com/auction-lot-detail/ADOLF-HITLER'S-COPY-OF-%22MEIN-KAMPF%22&salelot=58+++++++684+&refno=+++85040) Other items that belonged to Hitler are also up for sale in the World War I-themed auction. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4249862/hitler-mein-kampf-auction/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4249862/hitler-mein-kampf-auction/"},"headline":"Hitler's Copy of Mein Kampf Will Be Auctioned Off","datePublished":"2016-03-07T19:10:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:41:11.044Z","description":"American soldiers found the book in Hitler's apartment after his death in 1945.","url":"https://time.com/4249862/hitler-mein-kampf-auction/","keywords":["Military","Germany","World War II"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19e11cad95f6b154/69888085524fc09ebcdf70f9/mein-kampf-adolf-hitler.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"History","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19e11cad95f6b154/69888085524fc09ebcdf70f9/mein-kampf-adolf-hitler.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Commentated edition of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' published in Germany","caption":"An opened page of the original edition of Hitler's inflammatory pamphlet 'Mein Kampf' shows a portrait of national socialist dictator Adolf Hitler, in a bookshop in Frankfurt, Germany on Jan.7, 2016.","creditText":"Alexander Heinl—picture-alliance/dpa/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/history/","name":"History"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4249862/hitler-mein-kampf-auction/","name":"Hitler's Copy of Mein Kampf Will Be Auctioned Off"}}]}] ```