This book catalogs over 1,200 different items given for charitable donations to 17 different groups within Germany from 1933 to 1945. These items are displayed in over 1,150 color pictures. The items represented in this book fall into two major categories. The first category includes items from organizations other than the Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (WHW). The second category includes items given out in the name of the WHW by surrogate groups. The tokens distributed by the organizations in both categories often are identified by buyers and sellers as WHW items, so these items often are generically referred to as WHWs. This book does not cover the WHW National or Gau collections unless these National or Gau items fall into the surrogate group category. The National WHW items can be found in "Winterhilfswerk National Street Collections and More: A Collector’s Guide.

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