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Nazi Stolen Art and Gold in the Merkers Salt Mine

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The United States 90th Infantry Division discovered this Reichsbank wealth, Schutzstaffel (SS) loot, and museum paintings that were removed from Berlin to the Merkers salt mine near Buchenwald.
Image Filename wwii2190.jpg
Image Size 1 MB
Image Dimensions 2900 x 2356
Photographer
Photographer Title United States Army Signal Corps
Caption Author Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald
Date Photographed April 15, 1945
Location Kaiseroda Salt Mine Complex
City Merkers
State or Province Thuringia
Country Germany
Archive National Archives and Records Administration
Record Number NWDNS-239-PA-6(34)(2)
Status Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain

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