Capture of Germany's Gold
Photograph US National Archives 1860 Public domain
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