Note: this topic is from 06/04/2015 . Thanks nickcarraway.
Posted on 06/04/2015 9:03:28 AM PDT by nickcarraway
As the German army was in retreat at the end of 1944 and the country starved, Hitler stashed away his precious liquor, where it lay hidden for 76 years - until now.
When restauranteur Silvio Stelzer bought a villa on the grounds of the splendid Wasserschloss Moritzburg estate in Saxony, the old seat of the royal family of Saxony, he knew he was moving into a place rich with history.
What he probably didn’t expect was to find quite such a wealth of historical treasure when renovating his grounds.
But Bild reported on Thursday that the well-known chef, who has opened a restaurant in the villa, found Hitler’s champagne and cognac collection in an underground chamber in the extensive gardens.
It's a surprising find for one of history's most famous diet obsessives - the Nazi dictator was a vegetarian, teetotal and a non-smoker.
A ledger found in the house shows how Hitler struck a deal with Prince Ernst Heinrich von Sachsen, who owned the palace at the time.
“At the end of 1944 Hitler had his wine cellar and delicatessens delivered into this underground labyrinth because the airstrikes had made Berlin unsafe,” Stelzer told Bild.
Soldiers delivered the dictator’s treasure, packed in hundreds of boxes on several trucks. Inside were salami, cheese, chocolate, cigarettes and other rare goodies.
“The prince received a special package full of delicacies from the Führer in return.
"None of the food is left. After May 8th 1945 the Russian troops plundered everything,” said Stelzer.
The chef added that he still doesn’t know what he will do with the discovered treasure.
Stelzer was unavailable for comment when The Local reached out to him.
News of the find adds to a spate of Hitler-related artifacts turning up in recent weeks, including bronze horses that once stood outside the Reich Chancellery found on the German black market and underwear alleged to have belonged to Hitler's mistress Eva Braun.
Yeah, everything I’ve ever read about Hitler,...and I’ve been reading about him for over 40 years....emphasized that he didn’t drink. I don’t believe that he drank Cognac, never mind having a “stash” of the stuff. I don’t believe it at all.
76 years?
Patrick Hitler actually enlisted in the US Navy.
There are photos of his being inducted or enlisting. PR by the Navy.
His children (I think there were three boys) lived without marrying or having children, so I understand.
The Hitler name was not of genetic lineage, I believe the correct name is Shickelgrueber. Adolph’s father was adopted and took the name of his adoptive father, I believe.
And the fact he didn’t pay any income tax on the sales of Mein Kampf. Typical Socialist.
Note: this topic is from 06/04/2015 . Thanks nickcarraway.
I know what I’d do, invite every Jew within a hundred miles for one hell of a party.
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The cognac must have been well hidden. There's no way the Russkies would have taken the food and left the booze behind.
I had to look up Richard Speck. I didn’t have to look up Adolph Hitler. And Hitler is a much less common surname than Speck.
Reading books from my tablet is easier than reading the dead trees version. I don’t have to turn on my reading light, it’s lighter than a book, etc.
It does seem an unlikely story; however:
"...in an underground chamber in the extensive gardens."Perhaps in their haste to get to Berlin the Russians missed that hidden chamber?
I thought so, too, but the article calls him a “teetotal”. Dopes.
They didn’t miss anything. They stole lightbulbs, telephones, doors, and windows.
Well, if anything, the Russians are thorough.
True dat!
Well, most of the loot was destroyed in careless transport or left to rot on railroad sidings, unless it belonged to some bigwig’s personal stash.
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