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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Adolf Hitler’s long-lost collection of paintings discovered
A Czech historian has discovered a long-lost collection of paintings belonging to Adolf Hitler. The Telegraph reports that the unearthed works of art include a “massive” painting entitled “Memories of Stalingrad.” Even though the battle of Stalingrad was one of the German army’s most brutal defeats in World War II, the painting is said to have been one of Hitler’s favorites.
Historians tell the Telegraph that the collection could be auctioned for about $2.6 million. However, the convent where the paintings were discovered has said in a statement that it intends to keep the collection. The collection was discovered by Jiri Kuchar, a Czech historian, in the town of Doskany, north of Prague.
Hitler had reportedly ordered the paintings to be hidden in a monastery in southern Bohemia, but they were found by American forces during the war. Exactly how the paintings disappeared and ended up in the convent remains a mystery.
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