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Horrifying Nazi-Era Diaries of Himmler Found in Russia

A German newspaper says they've found the daily logs of the architect of the Holocaust.
Erik Shilling August 2, 2016
Permanently Closed
Wustermark, Germany

Hitler's Olympic Village

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Teufelsberg
Berlin, Germany

Teufelsberg

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
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Found: A Stash of 19th Century Wine Abandoned by Nazi Sympathizers

It's still good!
Sarah Laskow June 8, 2016
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Found: A Rare Nazi Coding Machine, Hiding in a Garden Shed

A museum volunteer saw it on eBay.
Sarah Laskow May 31, 2016
The prison as seen from the road.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany

Landsberg Prison

The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
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Auschwitz Inmate's Gold Ring Found in Mug with False Bottom

It had stayed hidden for 70 years.
Erik Shilling May 20, 2016
Risiera di San Sabba
Trieste, Italy

Risiera di San Sabba

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.
No one is sure who owns this now.
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Mystery Person Buys $17.2 Million Kneeling Hitler

This sculpture is made of human hair and wax.
Cara Giaimo May 10, 2016
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Places You Can No Longer Go: Wehrwolf Bunker

The giant Nazi underground structure in Ukraine was purposely destroyed.
Lucas Adams April 14, 2016
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The Terrible Problem of Hitler's Earliest Home

The government's efforts to dissociate the building from its most notorious resident has become a 5-year battle against its landlord.
Jessie Guy-Ryan April 10, 2016
“Liberty bellanca monoplane in the air (over N.Y.C.) on first leg of its flight to Denmark. From Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. with Otto Hillig of Liberty, N.Y., flying photographer and Capt. Hoérüs, the pilot”
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Buried Somewhere in the Catskills is a Stash of Nazi Loot

An amateur pilot halted Nazi saboteurs during WWII, but did he then steal their war chest of cash?
Luke Spencer April 1, 2016
Camp des Milles
Aix-en-Provence, France

Camp des Milles

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.
Treguennec Pebble Crusher
Tréguennec, France

Treguennec Pebble Crusher

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.
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How the Nazi Salute Became the World's Most Offensive Gesture

Hitler invented German roots for the greeting—but its history was already filled with fraud.
Jessie Guy-Ryan March 12, 2016
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Places You Can No Longer Go: Nueva Germania

Lucas Adams February 11, 2016
The Eagle's Nest
Berchtesgaden, Germany

The Eagle's Nest

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
P.O. Box 1142 Memorial
Alexandria, Virginia

P.O. Box 1142 Memorial

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.