[THESUN.CO.UK] THE 'pristine' underpants of fearsome fuhrer Adolf Hitler...late Fuehrer of Germany, founder of the Third Reich, currently communing with his pals Himmler and Heydrich. He is reincarnated every few days as a politician somebody doesn't like...
have sold for £5,000 at an auction in the US.
"And what am I bid for this fine pair of der Führer's boxers?"
The brutal dictator's briefs, which have a 'surprisingly large' 39-inch waist and are initialled 'A.H.', were left behind in a suite at the luxury Parkhotel Graz in Austria after he stayed there in April 1938.
"Ach! Rudolph, mein lieber Deputät! Machen Sie mir einem Buchung in dem Parkhotel Graz!"
"Ja, mein Führer!"
The country had been annexed by Nazi Germany less than a month before Hitler and his henchmen's stay.
"Bormann! Warum ist mein Unterwehr gestreipt?"
Auctioneer Bill Panagopulos said he believed the underwear was sent to the hotel's laundry department and were only returned after Hitler and his entourage had checked out.
"Göring! Raus mit deisem Unterwehr! Überbringen dem an dem Schnellreinigung!"
"Jawohllllll, mein Führer!"
The seller was the grandson of the hotel's owners at the time.
"Herr Ober, sind die Unterwehr von dem Führer gebrauchsfertig?"
"Ach! Gebrauchsfertig am Donnerstag!"
"Was der Helle? Heute ist Freitag!"
Bill, who owns Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Maryland, where the 19-inch long white linen shorts sold for $6,737 (£4,991) to a private buyer, said they were in 'pristine' condition.
"Helga! Sind die braunen Streipen aus von dem Führerunterwehr?"
He added: "People tend to either buy fearsome Hitler memorabilia, or things that make him look like a buffoon. such as this.
"Ja, ja! Jezt weisser von Schnee!"
"To minimise a monster, you make people laugh at him. We've sold underwear belonging to Eva Braun, who was Hitler's wife, before, but never any belonging to Hitler himself. I think this is the first pair to come to market.
"They were retained in the family who owned the hotel, which is very prestigious, for almost 80 years, and when we got them they were wrapped in tissue paper in a box. They were as clean as if they had just come back from the cleaners.