The book was originally found by 11 US officers of a field artillery battalion of the 45th Infantry Division in Hitler ’s Munich flat following his death in April 1945 , and it remained in the possession of one of the officers’ daughters until last year . One of the officers wrote on the front page of the book : “ From Adolph Hitlers [ sic ] apartment in Munich on May 2 1945 . ” The book , in which Hitler outlined his vision of the “ thousand - year Reich ” and also policy of exterminating life.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents whole peoples in Europe , is on sale at $ 12,000 - 15,000 . Except the Mein Kampf copy , several other artifacts are to be auctioned off , including Hitler ’s dessert forks and plates as well as personal cocktail and water glasses . Letters and notes by SS chiefs Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich , the main architects of the Holocaust , are on sale as well .