A watch believed to have been owned by Adolf Hitler has sold at auction for nearly £1million.
‘That they are sold to the highest bidder, on the open market is an indictment to our society, one in which the memory, suffering and pain of others is overridden for financial gain.’‘If you destroy history, there is no proof that it happened,’ said Mindy Greenstein, senior vice president at Alexander Historical Auctions.The watch has a swastika, Nazi eagle and the initials ‘AH’ written on it, and was bought by an anonymous bidder.
The watch was later seized when around 30 French soldiers stormed Hitler’s Berghof retreat in the mountains of Bavaria.Other items sold off at the auction included Wehrmacht toilet paper, cutlery and champagne glasses belonging to senior Nazi figures, and items owned by Hitler’s partner, Eva Braun, including a dog collar for her terrier.
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