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[WWII - 1945 - Merkers Salt Mines & Art Treasures]
Slate. Two officers sitting in midst of large cellar w/ bags of ??. Soldier pulls gold bar from bag; CU showing stamps / markings in bullion.
19:31:45 Soldier / officer squatting next to small trunk in front of many suitcases, opens & looks at jewelry; CU silverware, cigarette cases, jewelry piled into trunk.
19:32:16 Slate. Sergeant counting bills / money / currency on top of stacks of bundled money. CU.
19:32:55 Two soldiers with oil paintings in ornate frames (out of focus).
19:33:28 Same shot but in focus. GOOD.
19:34:03 Slate - Durer. Prints in folio box shown in CUs.
15Apr45; WW2 Stolen Art; Recovered Paintings; Nazi Theft;
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