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Spat between Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin over German treasure
The Telegraph ^ | 6-21-13

Posted on 06/21/2013 1:21:10 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

A dispute over ancient German treasure looted by Soviet troops at the end of the Second World War has overshadowed a visit by Angela Merkel to Russia.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: germany; godsgravesglyphs; gold; hermitage; merkl; putin; reparations; russia; stalinthethief; treasure; trojanwar; war
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1 posted on 06/21/2013 1:21:10 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic; SunkenCiv

I don’t know exactly how old this treasure is, but it might fit your guidelines. It was discovered in Berlin in 1913.


2 posted on 06/21/2013 1:24:35 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Did he steal her NFL ring?


3 posted on 06/21/2013 1:26:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Close.


4 posted on 06/21/2013 1:26:41 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic
So did the Soviets loot the treasures from the ancient German city of Troy?
5 posted on 06/21/2013 1:29:09 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (This message has been recorded but not approved by Obama's StasiNet. Read it at your peril.)
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To: KarlInOhio

FTA:

Spat between Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin over German treasure
A dispute over ancient German treasure looted by Soviet troops at the end of the Second World War has overshadowed a visit by Angela Merkel to Russia.

FTA: One of the highlights of the exhibition is a hoard of 81 ancient gold pieces including plates, rings and ornate bowls that has not been seen in public since the end of the war.

The Eberswalde Hoard, discovered during an excavation of north-east of Berlin in 1913, was removed from a museum in the German capital by Soviet troops and transported to Moscow as war booty.


6 posted on 06/21/2013 1:31:40 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Sorry. The Soviets won. It is legitimate spoils of war - and it costs me to say that for Commies!


7 posted on 06/21/2013 1:32:33 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Don’t lose a war. That simple.


8 posted on 06/21/2013 1:32:58 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: afraidfortherepublic

9 posted on 06/21/2013 1:36:24 PM PDT by JoeProBono (Mille vocibus imago valet;-{)
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To: Theoria
Don’t lose a war. That simple.

Especially don't start a war, loot a hell of a lot of art treasures from your victims and then lose. It makes it very hard to play the victim card when it is so blood stained.

10 posted on 06/21/2013 1:37:22 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (This message has been recorded but not approved by Obama's StasiNet. Read it at your peril.)
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To: KarlInOhio

When does Italy get the Mona Lisa back from France?


11 posted on 06/21/2013 1:40:32 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Not that I’m any Putin fan, but looting took place on both sides. His response to Merkel should have been, “Sure. You return the Amber Room and we’ll return the Eberswalde Hoard.”


12 posted on 06/21/2013 1:40:58 PM PDT by 0.E.O
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To: Little Ray

Call it reparations. This is small change of the cost to the Soviet Union for the damage done by the Germans during the invasion and occupation of the USSR.


13 posted on 06/21/2013 1:43:13 PM PDT by henkster (The 0bama regime isn't a train wreck, it's a B 17 raid on the rail yard.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Frau Merkel, considering what the Germans did to the Russian people between 1941 and 43, and even counting the vengeance meted out in 1945, you’ve got little or no basis for complaint. It sucks to start a war and lose.


14 posted on 06/21/2013 1:44:17 PM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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To: massgopguy
When does Italy get the Mona Lisa back from France?

I just checked Wikipedia (yes, I know the warnings) and it claims that Leonardo took it with him to France, willed it to his pupil and assistant Salaì who then sold it to the king of France. That looks like a clear line of ownership with no looting involved.

15 posted on 06/21/2013 1:46:37 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (This message has been recorded but not approved by Obama's StasiNet. Read it at your peril.)
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To: KarlInOhio; SunkenCiv

Bronze Age

16 posted on 06/21/2013 1:46:46 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

You can take the boy out of the KGB,but you can't take the KGB out of the boy.

17 posted on 06/21/2013 1:46:47 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Civil Servants Are No Longer Servants...Or Civil.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic; martin_fierro; Charles Henrickson

Ich bin ein Purloiner


18 posted on 06/21/2013 1:47:15 PM PDT by mikrofon (Ich bin ein Tagliner)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Has all the art looted by the Nazis been returned? However, not to blame Merkel for that.


19 posted on 06/21/2013 1:54:05 PM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished.)
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To: 0.E.O

The Germans did way more than their share of looting during the war.

If you ever see the movie “Come and See”, you’ll realize that the Germans got off very lightly, all things considered.


20 posted on 06/21/2013 1:56:31 PM PDT by dfwgator
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