Heinrich Himmler

WWII palace built as summer residence for Nazi monster to be transformed into luxury 5-star hotel

The charming getaway spot in Kraków was planned as a summer residence for one of Germany's most heinous war criminals, but it will soon resound to the footsteps of upscale hotel guests. U Ziyada/Facebook

Known at the time as Schloss Wartenberg, it was constructed as a summer residence for senior SS officer Otto von Wachter, the governor of the Kraków District in Hans Frank's General Government.

Assassination of ‘Executioner of Warsaw’ was one of Poland’s greatest WWII offensives

Whilst it cannot be disputed that Warsaw paid a heavy price for the death of SS beast Franz Kutschera, it should also be remembered that public executions ceased two weeks after the action.

Letter revealing last known movements of WWII’s most important looted artwork uncovered

Said to be written by an SS officer in 1947, the letter is the first documentary evidence that Raphael’s Portrait of a Young Man was transported at the end of the war from Kraków to Germany.

Digging begins by HAND for 10 tonnes of Nazi gold hidden in grounds of 18th century palace

The dig at an old orangery in the palace grounds in the village of Minkowskie is being carried out by the Silesian Bridge Foundation which says it has a war diary written by a Waffen SS officer at the end of the war.

Treasure hunters to start digging for 10 tonnes of Nazi gold in 18th century palace after secret letter to SS lover reveals hidden location

Treasure hunters say they have located 10 tonnes of Nazi gold worth nearly half a billion pounds that was stolen by SS chief Heinrich Himmler at the end of WWII in order to establish a Fourth Reich.

Report by Hitler’s ‘Executioner of the Warsaw Ghetto’ to go on public display

Consisting of 126 sheets and containing 31 of SS monster Jurgen Stroop's daily reports and 53 photographs, the document details the course of the Jewish uprising, a list of the units and people involved in the operation, as well as the reality of fighting in the ghetto.

Scientists reveal the dark Nazi history of Oświęcim’s trees

The Germans planned to turn Auschwitz into a model Nazi town, and in doing so planted trees.

Could 16th century palace be hiding 28-tonnes of Nazi gold? SS diary reveals palace is one of five secret locations where Germans stashed WWII treasures

The gold worth billions of euros as well as other valuables are said to be 60 metres underground at the bottom of a disused well in the grounds of the Hochberg Palace in Roztoka, near Wałbrzych. The claim comes from a 75-year-old diary which describes the operation to hide treasure controlled by SS chief Heinrich Himmler.

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