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Hitler memorabilia auction in Munich sparks protest

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:22:28 +0100

Adolf Hitler's top hat, Eva Braun's dresses and a silver-covered edition of "Mein Kampf" are among the items being put up for sale by a German auction house, prompting protests from Jewish leaders.

Toy UFO taken off shelves for ‘teaching kids that Nazis achieved space travel’

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:12:05 +0200

Toys and models manufacturer Revell based in North Rhine-Westphalia has announced that one of their products, an aircraft described as a war machine during the Nazi period, will no longer be produced.

Dual German, Swiss exhibitions lift veil on Nazi-era art hoard

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 09:31:19 +0100

Portions of the spectacular art collection hoarded by the son of a Nazi-era dealer will be shown for the first time since the Second World War in parallel exhibitions in Switzerland and Germany starting on Thursday.

'Unique' copy of Mein Kampf up for auction

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:49:18 +0200

A signed copy of Hitler's political treatise Mein Kampf, which he gifted to a fellow inmate from his time in prison in the mid 1920s, is to go on sale in Los Angeles.

'SS Guard' charged with 170,000 murders

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:14:12 +0100

Prosecutors have charged a 93-year-old former SS member with complicity in at least 170,000 deaths during his time as a guard at Auschwitz.

Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' copies sell for €47,000

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:35:00 +0100

Two rare copies of "Mein Kampf" signed by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler went under the hammer for €47,000 on Thursday in Los Angeles, auctioneers said.

Town reverses Hitler citizenship vote

Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:33:00 +0100

A Bavarian town council has decided to strip Adolf Hitler of his honorary citizenship, a week after attracting international attention when a vote to distance itself from the Nazi leader failed.

Bavarian town rejects anti-Hitler vote

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:58:00 +0100

A Bavarian town failed to distance themselves from Hitler in a vote last week. The Nazi leader was made an honorary citizen of the area in 1933 but half of the council voted against disassociating the town from him.

Germany releases names of first 25 looted artworks

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:14:00 +0100

The names of the first 25 works of art suspected of being looted by the Nazis from Jewish collectors and found in Munich were published by German authorities on Monday night.

Italy and Germany go to UN Court over Nazi reparations

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:54:00 +0200

Germany and Italy will argue before the United Nations' highest court next week in a dispute over reparation claims for victims of Third Reich abuses that have been lodged before Italian courts.

Bavaria bans Zeitungszeugen Nazi newspaper project

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:43:00 +0100

Bavaria has banned the Zeitungszeugen magazines which launched a week ago, reproducing original newspapers from the Third Reich.