October 20, 2007
Nazi loot, with a difference
A vase that was a gift to Adolf Hitler was turned over to investigators, who are rounding up a collection of Nazi artifacts stolen from a Utah storage unit in 2005, authorities said Friday.Full story here.The vase was one of five items stolen in that burglary. Three other items were confiscated this week from an antiques dealer, who had been approached by a man who wanted to sell them.
The items apparently were taken from Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" mountain home in the Bavarian Alps by an American soldier during World War II. The soldier's son found the collection after his father died and put everything in storage.
The vase was recovered Thursday, a few hours after sheriff's detectives unveiled other pieces. Still missing: a bronze bust of Hitler.
Posted by David on October 20, 2007 10:53 AM
One wonders if this is "legal" looting or "look the other way looting." I recall from the very good Tom Hanks series, "Band of Brothers," the segment where the Eagle's Nest was secured by the 101st Airborne and a good deal of material ended up "confiscated." Not aht I mind much, but at the age that these wonderful veterans are now, it wuld be a good thing if they stepped forward and donated the stuff to a museum. One wonders if they would be entitled to a tax benefit for such a donation.
Posted by: Donald Wolberg on October 21, 2007 12:50 PM
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