THIS TEA POT WAS CUSTOM MADE BY NYMPHENGURG PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY FOR USE ON NAZI GERMANY RAILROAD CAR (WAGEN) DR (DUETSCHE REICHBAHN) 10 231 THAT WAS BUILT IN 1937 AND ASSIGNED TO HITLER'S PRIVATE TRAIN TO PROVIDE COMFORT FOR HIS GUESTS. INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS TRAIN CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THE TRAIN WAS USED EARLY IN THE WAR FOR HITLER'S TRANSPORTATION AND AS HIS COMMAND HEADQUARTERS DURING THE INVASION OF YUGOSLAVIA STARTING ON APRIL 6TH, 1941 AND WAS LAST USED BY HIM ON JANUARY 15TH 1945 WHEN HE MOVED HIS HEADQUARTERS FROM THE BUNKER AT ADLERHORST TO THE BERLIN BUNKER. THIS TEA POT WAS REMOVED FROM DR 10 231 WHILE STILL IN THE TRAIN CONSIST WHEN IT WAS CAPTURED BY THE US ARMY AT MUNICH LATER IN 1945. THE TEA POT IS IN MINT CONDITION WITH NO DEFECTS OR SIGNS OF USAGE.
THE US SOLDIER WHO REMOVED IT FROM THE CAR TOLD ME HE CHOSE IT BECAUSE OF THIS. IT IS MARKED WITH THE WINGED EAGLE AND SWASTIKA REPRESENTING NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY, DR REPRESENTING GERMAN EMPIRE RAILWAYS (DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN), THE NYMPHENBURG MARK, AND 231 REPRESENTING WHICH ONE OF THE 10000 SERIES CARS (WAGENS) IT WAS MADE FOR. THE CAN SHOWN IS A STANDARD SIZE 10.5 OZ. SOUP CAN FOR COMPARISOM PURPOSES. The item "Nymphenburg Custom made TEA POT for HITLER'S PRIVATE TRAIN Car DR10231.
Mint" is in sale since Tuesday, May 22, 2018. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\China & Dinnerware\Dinnerware\Porcelain". The seller is "5698leroy" and is located in El Reno, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.