Advertisement

Heirs sue Germany over 'stolen' Nazi gold
World War 2

Heirs sue Germany over 'stolen' Nazi gold

The heirs of four Jewish art dealers have brought a case against the German government in the USA over the so-called “Guelph treasure”, a €260-million trove they say was confiscated by the Nazis in 1935.
Thieves steal Dachau death camp gate
Crime

Thieves steal Dachau death camp gate

An iron gate with the infamous sign "Arbeit macht frei" ("Work will set you free") at the former Nazi concentration camp at Dachau in Bavaria has been stolen, police said on Sunday.
Dresden remembers dead, dreads neo-Nazi march
world war ii

Dresden remembers dead, dreads neo-Nazi march

Dresden is bracing itself for large neo-Nazi gatherings as it marks the anniversary of its destruction by Allied bombing in 1945. Every year a wreath is laid at the Heiderfriedhof, a cemetery where 5,000 victims of the bombings are buried. This year civilians are not the only ones to publicly resist the neo-Nazis. The eastern state of Saxony also wants to tighten the right to assemble.