Nazi Gold by Douglas Botting

Author:Douglas Botting [Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Published: 2011-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

13. The Reckoning

The fate of the money dug up in the garden of Haus Hohe Halde and carted off in three batches by Captain Neumann can be traced, at least in part, in official Military Government documents that have survived from that time. These clear up the controversy surrounding Captain Neumann, but only serve to deepen the mystery overall.

As we have seen, the first recovery, totalling $251,374, was safely transferred from the Military Government in Garmisch to the Military Government in Munich.

The second recovery, described in the Annual Report of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Military Government Detachment as worth ‘about $50,000’, was initially processed by the Garmisch Military Government Property Control and Fiscal Officer, Captain Charles W. Snedeker, who had a curious story to tell about this particular recovery. In a letter from Chicago dated 4 October 1977 he wrote:

I believe that it was one of Oscar Koch’s officers that came to my Command Post about 2 a.m. (at my request) to count the money that I had uncovered. The comment he made to me after being asked who knew that I had found the money was: ‘Let’s split it.’ I requested a receipt acknowledging the amount and then turned it into Frankfurt with other valuables.

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