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Looted by the Wehrmacht during the German invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II. Sword of Islam: Confirmed 1943 Ceremonial sword presented to Benito Mussolini in 1937 from Berber collaborators in Italian Libya. [30] Disappeared in July 1943, after his summer residence was destroyed by the Italian Resistance. [31] Peking Man ...
General Tomoyuki Yamashita Prince Yasuhito Chichibu. Yamashita's gold, also referred to as the Yamashita treasure, is the name given to the alleged war loot stolen in Southeast Asia by Imperial Japanese forces during World War II and supposedly hidden in caves, tunnels, or underground complexes in different cities in the Philippines.
They found 3,682 bags and cartons of German currency, 80 bags of foreign currency, 8,307 gold bars, 55 boxes of gold bullion, 3,326 bags of gold coins, 63 bags of silver, one bag of platinum bars, eight bags of gold rings and 207 bags and containers of Nazi loot that included valuable artwork.
Common to all the lost mine legends is the idea of a valuable and mysterious resource being lost to history. Some lost mine legends have a historical basis, and some have none. Regardless, the lure of these legends is attested by the many books on the subject, and the popularity of publications such as Lost Treasure magazine. [1] [2]
Top Secret Tales of World War II (2008 ed.). Book Sales. ISBN 9780785819516. - Total pages: 244 ; Draper, Alfred (1979). Operation Fish: The Fight to Save the Gold of Britain, France and Norway from the Nazis (1979 ed.). General. ISBN 9780773600683. - Total pages: 377 ; Library and Archives Canada (2013). "Hiding British Gold". Library and ...
Underwater dump sites off the Los Angeles coast contain World War II-era munitions including anti-submarine weapons and smoke devices, marine researchers announced Friday. A survey of the known ...
Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City.It covers almost 94,000 acres (38,000 ha). [2]The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. [3]
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