Americans looted £25m of Nazi gold: Coins hidden in a post office by Himmler

garryson

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Gold, money and silver ingots weighing 150lb were hidden in a post office
Doubled as a clandestine vault for Reichsbank in small town of Plauen
It is thought Himmler stashed it to be used as fallback funds for S.S. men
Historical researcher believes Americans considered it a 'reparations payment' and shipped it back to Washington



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Read more: Americans looted £25m of Nazi gold: Coins hidden in a post office by Himmler were taken by troops during last days of the War | Daily Mail Online
 

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The Marshal Plan funds the USA provided Europe for reconstruction totaled over $13 billion, and that's in 1940's dollars.
So Americans looting a few million dollars worth of Nazi Gold from Europe is hardly even worth mentioning when you see this bigger picture.
That's my opinion anyway. I wonder if any of the Nazi gold is still in its original form. It's probably been melted down by now I bet.
 

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