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The name of the novel about the flow of wealth: "Smart Factory"
Author: Stargazing Naifen
Category: Historical Military
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The desire for gold is the concentrated expression of human desire. The nearest mystery to us is Nazi gold. There are many unsolved things that are difficult for ladies to find in "Pure"
The Second World War caused much debate and confusion, and these debates continue even decades after the war.
The main factor causing this controversy is the extreme complexity of the Nazi gold issue. It involves a wide range of areas and can be roughly divided into four parts.
The first part is deposited in the Vatican, Swiss Bank of South America, the Bank of England and the U.S. Federal Reserve
The second part was hidden during the war and used for the Nazis' postwar revival
The third part was taken by senior Nazi generals who escaped sanctions and took it as their own
The fourth part was occupied by the victorious country
There is currently great disagreement over the amount of this wealth, and it has given rise to much debate. The only thing that is certain is that the value of much of it remains difficult to make an accurate estimate to this day. In addition, a lot of Nazi wealth may have been used. its postwar revival
Before Germany completely collapsed, the upper-level officials of the Nazi Party had formulated a careful revival plan. The Nazis had already planned to transport the wealth plundered during the war to other countries and hide it.
At the same time, the Allies were also trying their best to recover these treasures. However, they did not realize the scale of this task and the complexity of the situation until early April 1945.
In this time and space, although Germany has avoided the humiliating fate of defeat, it cannot keep the large amount of wealth plundered from Europe. Both the Chinese Federation and the Allied countries are determined to obtain this amazing wealth.
The only difference is that the Chinese Federation only used diplomatic means to obtain part of the wealth from the new German government, while the Allies sent regular troops to openly seize it in the name of "recovery"
But it¡¯s hard to say who is righteous and who is evil here. The Americans just want a share of the wealth that Germany plundered from Europe. No matter who it is, they are not Robin Hood, and they have no intention of robbing the rich and giving to the poor.
From August 26, 1942, the Reichsbank hid its gold reserves and the SS looted property in the bank account, including gold, foreign exchange, and works of art, in the mines of Merckx. The hiding activities continued until 1945. On January 27, a total of 76 batches of property were delivered
In addition, on March 16 and 21, 1945, 14 museums and art galleries in eastern Germany also transported their collections there.
Due to the rapid progress of the US military, the Germans wanted to move the Merckx treasure elsewhere, but before they could raise vehicles, the leading US military troops had already arrived at the place
Later, after the US military invaded here, some military officers and mine officials entered the mine through the main tunnel. In the main tunnel 2,200 feet above the ground, they found 550 large sacks stacked against the wall, all of which were German Mark banknotes.
Going further inside is a three-foot-thick brick wall with a heavy steel safety door in the center. There may be a cellar hidden behind it. At this time, Patton's troops were entering Germany at lightning speed and were in urgent need of manpower to carry out combat and occupation tasks.
When he learned that only a large number of German mark banknotes but no gold were found in the mine, he immediately ordered the accompanying 357th Infantry Regiment to evacuate the mine, leaving only the 1st Battalion to continue to garrison.
Later, an engineer from a combat engineer battalion entered the mine again. They came to the modern steel door in front of the cellar. It was difficult to pry open, but the brick wall around the safety door was easily blown open with half a yellow gun.
The Americans found that they had entered the Arabian Nights-like treasure house. The scene around them was difficult to describe in terms of prediction: what was displayed in front of them was an illuminated secret room that was 23 meters wide and 45 meters long.
There were more than 7,000 marked bags at knee height, arranged in 20 rows, with each row about 1 meter apart. Bundles of cash were found on the other side of the room, with "Melmo" printed on the label of each bundle. the words
The boxes, which apparently belonged to pseudonymous SS accounts, were the first clues about the scope and complexity of the wealth looted by the Nazis across Europe.
The Americans opened the bag and listed these belongings: 8,198 gold ingots; 55 boxes of goldbricks, 2 per box weighing 10 kilograms each; hundreds of bags of gold utensils and products; more than 1,300 bags of gold marks, gold francs and gold pounds; 711 bags of $20 gold coins; hundreds of bags of gold and silver coins from 15 other countries; Hundreds of bags of foreign exchange banknotes; 9 bags of rare ancient gold coins; 2,380 bags and 1,300 boxes of German marks in cash, with a face value of silver ingots weighing 200 kilograms each; 40 bags of silver bars; 63 boxes and 55 bags of silver plates; 1 bag of platinum, Contains 6 platinum ingots; and 110 bags of diamonds and jewelry looted from different countries
A large number of precious artworks from museums in various European countries and stolen from private individuals were also found in other tunnels: oil paintings, prints, pencil drawings, engravings, antique clocks, stamp albums
These treasures also reveal the cruelty of the Nazis: among the gold artifacts are bags of gold teeth extracted from the mouths of prisoners in the extermination camps
From a political standpoint, the Chinese Federation regards Germany as a strategic ally in Europe, but in fact, it does not agree with some of the practices of the German Nazis.
Understanding is understanding but it does not mean consent.
Patton noticed the foreign currency and art among them and quickly realized the political nature behind this huge wealth. He immediately requested that the wealth be handed over to the High Command of the Allied Expeditionary Force to take over.
Eisenhower appointed Colonel Bernstein as deputy director of finance. On March 15, the treasures were transported by hundreds of trucks to the Reichsbank in Frankfurt, escorted by fighter jets. In mid-month, the Allies weighed and valued the gold contained in it, which was worth more than $260 million silver $270,000
Some people may think that this number is nothing, but considering that gold is a metal currency, it must be known that it is a hard currency and is not affected by the inflation coefficient. And based on the way the bank operates, the value of this gold should be equivalent to more than ten times. face value of banknotes
This is just the lowest estimate. In fact, gold, as an international currency, represents a country¡¯s financial reserves, and its strategic significance is unmatched by paper money.
Furthermore, Americans have not yet valued a bag of platinum and 8 bags of rare gold coins
At the beginning of 1946, the monetary gold in the Merckx Treasure was handed over to the Allied War Reparations Commission and finally to the Gold Return Commission of the United States, Britain and France. They were responsible for returning the gold to the central banks of the victimized countries as soon as possible.
But in fact, these banks are basically industries controlled by Jewish bankers. Who is the ultimate beneficiary? It goes without saying.
No other Nazi treasure found in Europe rivaled the Merckx treasure. Another treasure of similar size was gold looted by the Ustasha regime in Croatia, but this gold was never found.
There are indications that they were most likely secretly shipped out of Europe by the Vatican and the CIA. Exactly how much of the treasure remains in the Vatican remains a mystery. Several smaller Nazi sites have also been found in the Austrian Alps. Hidden treasure
The Nazis once set up a solid "People's Fortress" here in an attempt to carry out the final resistance
There is no disagreement about the specific value of the Merckx treasure. The debate lies in the origin of these treasures and how they were later disposed of. Another mystery is how much the treasure accounted for the huge wealth looted by the Nazis.
However, many Western economists have begun to criticize in recent years how much wealth the Chinese Federation, Nazi Germany¡¯s former Eastern ally, received from Germany. No one knows the specific amount, but it is definitely an astronomical figure.
There is no right or wrong in history, only strength and weakness. Just as the British and French allied forces ravaged Beijing and caused pain to China, there is no moral problem with the Chinese Federation using World War II to plunder the wealth of Europe.
From a political point of view, this is nothing more than a transaction. The Chinese Federation sells what Germany wants and then collects payment, that¡¯s all.
If you have to criticize, it seems that every country has conducted similar transactions with Germany before the war, and the United States has been exporting strategic materials to Germany in the early days of World War II.
"Only between people can we talk about moral good and evil. This is a private matter. Between countries and nations, there are only strengths and weaknesses and interests, and morality is only a secondary issue.
During the war, some countries continued to trade with the Nazis under the umbrella of neutral countries.
Another evidence that neutral countries received benefits from the Nazis comes from the general ledger reported by Swiss banks to the Swiss Treasury. It jumped from US$332 million in 1941 to US$846 million in 1945.
At least US$500 million of it came from Nazi Germany. During World War II, Switzerland received US$440 million worth of Nazi gold, of which US$316 million was plundered by the Nazis from other countries.
In addition, gold worth US$1 million was transferred from the German National Bank to two commercial banks - Dresdner Bank and Deutsche Bank. This batch of gold was subsequently sold to Turkey in exchange for foreign exchange. More than US$300 million of gold passed through Switzerland. transit, flowing into Portugal, Spain, Sweden and T¨¹rkiye respectively.
Sweden, Spain, Portugal and Turkey provided the basic raw materials needed for the war to the Nazis. Sweden provided high-quality iron ore for refining high-grade alloy steel, Turkey provided chromium, and Spain, Portugal and Spain provided tungsten. These three metals are Essential raw materials for manufacturing arms, munitions, and industrial machinery
Considering that South America was the main refuge for Nazi remnants after the war, the changes in gold reserves in these countries, especially Argentina, are also very revealing.
Argentina¡¯s gold reserves increased from 1,064 tons in 1940 to 1,064 tons in 1945, an increase of $635 million. Similarly, Brazil¡¯s gold reserves increased from 45 tons in 1940 to 314 tons in 1945, worth $266 million.
In terms of allies, Britain did not trade with Nazi Germany after the war, so there was no inflow of Nazi gold into Britain and Commonwealth France. After the surrender, France was basically in the role of being plundered, which can be ignored.
Before the United States entered the war, its merchants were also prohibited from trading with Germany due to congressional legislation. The only countries that conducted large-scale trade with Nazi Germany after the outbreak of World War II were the Soviet Union and the Chinese Federation at that time, but the trade between them was mainly based on barter and accounting. method and has nothing to do with Nazi gold
Even in the trade process with the Chinese Federation, China insisted on only accepting gold, which caused Germany to have to pay a large amount of gold currency, reducing their hard currency inventory.
Regarding the final whereabouts of some of the Nazi gold, it was shipped out of Germany before the end of the war. The whereabouts of the part of the gold used in the Nazi revival plan are still unknown, and its value is unknown.
The most valuable of the Nazi treasures are the huge amounts of bearer stocks and bonds, as well as the businesses and companies they established around the world. These companies hold a large number of patents and secretly provide the Nazis with stable financial income.
The advantage of modern commercial society is that private ownership is sacred and inviolable. Unlike in agricultural society, landlords must rely on land as the source of wealth inheritance. In modern commercial society, even losing land does not necessarily mean losing everything
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According to the assessment of the British War Department, Merckx¡¯s gold treasure accounted for only 20% of all gold in Germany. According to the Bank of England¡¯s estimate in August 1945, the occupied countries could recover at most 29% of the looted gold from Germany.
Originally, historically, this statistic should have been 58%. However, in this time and space, Germany had to use a large amount of gold reserves in transactions with the Chinese Federation in exchange for all war materials that could be exchanged.
Even if it is the half that is finally left, it is only a claim from the central bank. Where is the rest of the stolen gold, excluding private gold?
In order to know where the lost gold is, countries around the world or major private organizations are very interested in this, including the Ancient Literature Society.
For an individual, money worship means being controlled by others and becoming a livestock raised by others. But once you have the power to become a farmer, gold has a completely different nature to you.
For those who have power and strength, gold represents control. Even now, the economic strength of various countries is basically reflected in their gold reserves.
As the former center of the world, the total amount of wealth that Europe has plundered from colonies around the world since the dawn of history can be imagined. Who in the world can not be tempted by gold on such a scale?
Gold itself is just a metal and means nothing. What is really attractive is the purchasing power represented by gold. This is the really important key - your right to distribute the world's materials.
And this gold is related to part of Nazi Germany¡¯s post-war recovery plan
Although they are allies, the political attitudes of the Chinese Federation and the allies are basically the same - there is no need for a Germany armed to the teeth. This is a dangerous existence for any country.
Therefore, the Nazi Party was outlawed just because it was different from the attitude of the Allies. The Chinese Federation believed that a moderately powerful Germany would be beneficial to the East and could be used as a nail buried in Europe to contain the power of the entire Western world.
But because of this, the Nazis defected in full, disappeared with countless wealth, and were always planning their own revival and revenge on the entire world.
The core of this plan was Hitler's secretary Martin Bormann, who once climbed to the third most powerful position in the Nazi Party. On August 10, 2011, Bormann summoned the leaders of the SS and the Ministry of Armaments to a meeting in Strasbourg. A secret meeting was held in the Red Palace
Participants also included representatives of plutocrats such as Krupp Thyssen Siemens, as well as the leaders of Volkswagen Messerschmitt. Although Bormann himself did not attend, he gave instructions on the discussion content of the meeting in the name of Hitler.
To make arrangements for the post-war revival of the Nazis, the German Ministry of Finance received the document afterwardsTranscript of the meeting. Dr. Scheider, the SS general who presided over the meeting and director of the Hermsdorf-Schonburg company, ordered the immediate evacuation of all factories and industrial raw materials in France back to Germany, and admitted that the battle in France had been lost.
Dr. Bosch, a representative of the Ministry of Arms, claimed that the Nazi government would invest a large amount of money to ensure the safety of the assets of German industrialists. Dr. Bosch suggested that those industrialists use two Swiss banks for capital transfers, Credit Suisse and Commerzbank Basel.
He also suggested that German industrialists quickly sell off domestic assets and Mark cash and buy foreign company shares and bonds through Swiss industrialists, which requires paying them a 5% commission.
From August 1944 to June 1945, the Nazi Party and its industrial giants used this method to purchase 750 companies in neutral countries. These companies were spread all over the world and covered a wide range of fields, from steel, chemicals, and electrical to food, pharmaceuticals, and textiles.
Companies are widely distributed, with 234 companies in Switzerland, 233 companies in Sweden, 112 companies in Spain, 98 companies in Argentina, 58 companies in Portugal, and 35 companies in Turkey.
From the moment the Allies landed in Normandy, Bowman knew that the Nazis would be defeated. He spent nine months laying out the escape plan for Nazi liquid assets, and assigned the spies responsible for implementing the plan to German corporate technicians and supervisors. Identity settled in a neutral country
He also ordered German traders to implement a "two-price system" with their neutral partners, whereby German exports to these countries would be settled at a low price at the end of banking operations, while neutral importers' books would be settled at a high price.
The opposite is true for goods imported by Germany - German banks pay a high price, and foreign exporters book the difference at a low price. The difference is deposited in the local bank as a neutral country's debt to Germany. In this way, Bauman accumulated about 18 million Swedish kronor. and 12 million Turkish lira in cash.
Bormann also used other methods to transfer Nazi assets. He used the diplomatic pouch provided by Nazi Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop to send gold, diamonds, stocks and bonds to Sweden twice a month, and used similar techniques to move more valuables. Ship to South America
In addition to his own "Fire Ground Plan", he also allowed other high-ranking Nazi officials to transfer their valuables through the same channel
The flow of wealth has attracted the attention of many people, and there are even hunters who specialize in making a living from it. Behind them are big forces as a background, competing for this wealth (to be continued, you are welcome to cast a monthly recommendation vote) ,, you can search "smart factory" in Baidu to find the latest updates of this book! (Keyboard ¡û
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