Gold is where You Hide it - What Happened to the Reichsbank Treasure?

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What happened to the Reichsbank treasure?This book researches the disappearance of vast sums of money and a treasure of gold owned by the German Reichsbank after the end of the war.In April and May 1945, the remaining reserves of the Reichsbank – gold (730 bars), cash (6 large sacks), and precious stones and metals such as platinum (25 sealed boxes) – were dispatched by Walther Funk to be buried on the Klausenhof Mountain at Einsiedl in Bavaria, where the final German resistance was to be concentrated. Similarly the Abwehr cash reserves were hidden nearby in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Shortly after the American forces overran the area, the reserves and money disappeared.Ivan William Stanley Moss MC (15 June 1921 – 9 August 1965), commonly known as W. Stanley Moss or Billy Moss, was a British army officer in World War II and later a successful writer, broadcaster, journalist, and traveller.This book is reference for several articles on the topic in Wikipedia. OCLC 2828923 OL 12084151W