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Looting has long been recognized as one of the crimes committed by the Third Reich during World War II, a crime which stripped economic wealth and artistic treasures from the populations the Nazis terrorized. This historical text reveals the shocking extent of looting by Allied forces, exploring their thievery against the Germans and others. It follows the journey of the Hungarian Crown Treasure from a muddy oil drum in Austria to Fort Knox and back to Hungary, and discusses numerous lost treasures ranging from priceless art works to rare manuscripts, including the earliest known printing by the Gutenberg press.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick
Introduction
Part I: STEALING A TROVE OF STAMPS
1. The 273rd Infantry Regiment
2. The Looting of Anton Wiede
3. The Investigation
Part II: A PASSION FOR LUCAS CRANACH PAINTINGS
4. Donovan Senter's Early Days
5. The Counter Intelligence Corps
6. The Quest for Lucas Cranach Paintings
7. The Charade Continues
8. Unanswered Questions
Part III: PLUNDERING PRICELESS MANUSCRIPTS
9. The Capture of Bad Wildungen
10. Lieutenant Bud Berman
11. The Rare Book Dealer
12. The Papal Countess
13. Other Bad Wildungen Robberies
Part IV: THE SCHWARZBURG CASTLE
14. The Robbery
15. A Break in the Case
16. Churchill "Chuck" Jones Brazelton
17. The Nun and the Poster
Part V: VIGNETTES OF LOOTING
18. The Gravediggers Pillage Reutti, Germany
19. The U.N. Red Cross Robbery
20. The Rabbi's Egyptian Ring
21. Frederick the Great's Handwritten Manuscript
22. Berlin Central Archives
23. The Golden Book of Saarbrücken
24. The Priceless Mainz Psalter
25. Raphael's Portrait of a Young Man
26. Clara Elisabeth Hertling
Part VI: LOOTING FROM HUNGARY IN WORLD WAR II
27. Hungary
28. The Hungarian National Bank's Gold and Silver Reserves
29. The Acquisition of the Hungarian Crown Treasure
30. The Gold Treasure of Kremsmünster
31. Cardinal Mindszenty
32. The Return of Saint Stephen's Crown
33. The Hungarian Gold Train
34. The American Army Takes Custody
35. The General's Kingdom
36. The End of the Gold Train Property
Appendix A: Anton Wiede's Missing Stamps and Paintings
Appendix B: The Missing Kaltenbrunner Treasure
Appendix C: Thefts from the Weimar National Art Collections
Appendix D: Otto v. Falke's Description of the Crown of Saint Stephen
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index



