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Capture of Germany's Gold

Photograph US National Archives 1860 Public domain

Capture of Germany's Gold

Original caption: ReichsBank wealth, SS loot, and Berlin Museum paintings that were removed from Berlin to a salt mine vault located in Merkers, Germany. The 3rd U.S. Army discovered the gold and other treasure in April 1945.

Rights

NARA useRestriction: Unrestricted

as published by US National Archives

NARA states "Unrestricted" for this item. RG 111, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer — a work of the United States Government, which carries no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. Training Directorate. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. U.S. Army Still Photographic Library. ( · Capture of Germany's Gold · US National Archives · Public domain

Held by
US National Archives
Collection
Photographs of American Military Activities
Record group
RG 111
Local identifier
111-SC-205409
Creator
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. Training Directorate. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. U.S. Army Still Photographic Library. (
Date as recorded
1860
Medium
Photograph
Hosting
hosted
Master
3009 × 2400 · 1.0 MB
Catalogued
2026-09-14