Title: Ahnenerbe Footed Compote 1941

Product Details: Title: Ahnenerbe Footed Compote 1941 Description: This is an ornately embellished footed compote made in 1941, belonging to the Ahnenerbe organization affiliated with the SS. With intricate design patterns and detailing, the compote has been meticulously crafted. Material: silver plate Weight: 20 oz. Date of Manufacture: 1941 Dimensions: [Specific dimensions not provided, please include if available.] Brief History of Ahnenerbe and the SS: The Ahnenerbe, whose full name was "Studiengesellschaft für Geistesurgeschichte‚ Deutsches Ahnenerbe e.V." (meaning "Ancestral Heritage Society for the Study of Ancient Germanic History"), was an institute in Nazi Germany founded in 1935. Its purpose was to research the archaeological and cultural history of the Aryan race. It aimed to demonstrate that mythological Nordic populations had once ruled the world and thereby provide justification for the Nazi's racist ideology. Led by Heinrich Himmler, one of the most powerful men