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What happened to everything the Nazis stole?
Although most of the stolen artworks and antiques were documented, found or recovered “by the victorious Allied armies principally hidden away in salt mines, tunnels, and secluded castles”, many artworks have never been returned to their rightful owners.
How many Nazis were sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials?
In all, 199 defendants were tried at Nuremberg, 161 were convicted and 37 were sentenced to death, including 12 of those tried by the IMT. Holocaust crimes were included in a few of the trials but were the major focus of only the US trial of Einsatzgruppen leaders.
Where is the Amber Room?
Catherine Palace
The reconstruction took 23 years, but today the recreated Amber Room is on display at Catherine Palace in the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site in St Petersburg.
What is a Blockalteste?
Blockalteste. A concentration camp inmate appointed to be the leader of a barrack.
What is Aryan in the book night?
Aryan: in Nazi Germany, non-Jewish and non-Gypsy Caucasians. Northern Europeans with especially “Nordic” features such as blonde hair and blue eyes were considered by the so-called race scientists to be the most superior of Aryans, members of a “master race.”
Will the Amber Room ever be found?
During the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the room was discovered by the Nazis, disassembled, and conveyed to Konigsberg. But when the Germans were faced with losing the war and an advancing Soviet Army, the Amber Room panels were supposedly hidden or spirited away. It has not been seen since.
How was the Amber Room stolen?
When men of Army Group North reached the Catherine Palace in September 1941, they vandalized the Amber Room by smashing stucco and cracking the amber walls with their rifle butts. They allegedly stole shards of amber, while some soldiers reportedly pried an entire mosaic off the wall to keep as a souvenir.