{"id":17395,"date":"2017-09-11T15:51:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T15:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/?p=17395"},"modified":"2017-09-19T08:30:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T08:30:06","slug":"hiitlers-white-linen-boxers-go-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/hiitlers-white-linen-boxers-go-up-for-auction.html","title":{"rendered":"Hitler&#8217;s white linen boxers go up for auction!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of white boxers made of striped linen that belonged to Adolf Hitler is going an auction by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexautographs.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander Historical Auctions<\/a>. The boxers are quite large in size (19&#8243; long, with a waist of about 39&#8243;). There is a button fly front and two tabs at the back of the waist to adjust the size. At the front part of the waist there are two loops whose purpose is not known but maybe they were used for some sort of support, possibly fastening to the pants.<\/p>\n<p>According to his valet, Karl Wilhelm Krause,\u00a0Hitler was in general an atrocious dresser and preferred the loosest clothing.<\/p>\n<p>The auction is taking place on the 13th September 2017 and the estimate value of this pair is\u00a0$4,000-5,000.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17399\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17399\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17399 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-detail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-detail.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-detail-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Alexander Historical Auctions<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17396\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17396\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17396 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-01.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-01-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Alexander Historical Auctions<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17397\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17397\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17397 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-02.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-02-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Alexander Historical Auctions<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17398\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17398\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17398 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-03.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.menandunderwear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hitlers-boxers-on-auction-03-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Alexander Historical Auctions<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Update on the 19th September 2017. Hitler&#8217;s boxers sold on auction for 5,500 USD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of white boxers made of striped linen that belonged to Adolf Hitler is going an auction by\u00a0Alexander Historical Auctions. The boxers are quite large in size (19&#8243; long, with a waist of about 39&#8243;). There is a button fly front and two tabs at the back of the waist to adjust the size. 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