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On Fri. 20 Apr 1945 Hermann Göring destroyed his lavish Karinhall e.....

1945-04-20

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Hermann Göring destroyed his lavish Karinhall estate near Eberswalde in Germany, loading all his treasures (most of which plundered from across occupied Europe) onto 24 heavy trucks and several train cars.

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