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Bruce Hermann’s Grenadier Military Antiques Auctions New Year’s Auction XX Online Auction January 24 - February 7, 2021 www.grenadierauctions.com Grenadier Military Antiques Auctions 6475 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 453, Long Beach, Ca. 90803 [email protected] • (562) 343-7528 (Office) • (626) 390-4958 (cell) go to www.grenadierauctions.com to register ARMS & ARMOR, CIVIL WAR & MILITARIA AUCTION June 6, 2021 | Live & Online Always Seeking Quality Consignments Confederate States of America: 10th Texas Regiment “Wilson Guards” Battle of Arkansas Post First National “Trophy” Flag. Confederate Lt. General Thomas J. SOLD for $31,250 Jackson: Writes to Gen. Robert E. Lee April 16th, 1863, Including Lee’s response. A rare and significant letter! SOLD for $27,500 For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 877-HERITAGE (437-4824) David Carde | Consignment Director | ext. 1881 | [email protected] Jason Watson | Consignment Director | ext. 1630 | [email protected] Consignment deadline: April 15 See all December prices realized at HA.com/6229. DALLAS|NEW YORK|BEVERLY HILLS|SAN FRANCISCO|CHICAGO|PALM BEACH LONDON | PARIS | GENEVA | AMSTERDAM | HONG KONG Always Accepting Quality Consignments in 40+ Categories Immediate Cash Advances Available Paul R. Minshull #16591. BP 12-25%; see HA.com; Heritage Auctions, Inc.: FFL #5-75-113-01-5C-04412. 60201 1.25 Million+ Online Bidder-Members Browning Buck Mark 22 Charles Daly 1911 45 ACP Beretta BM59 7.62 mm NATO US M 1911 A1 US Army S&W Model 25 Davis 200+ Highline Military Gun Industry D-22 and Target Rifle Auction 1918 Webly Mark VI Sat., February 13 - 10 am Sun., February 14 - 11 am Younger Auction Gallery, 312 E. 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If the robberies were a form of punishment for the history portrayed, the perpetrators would simply have destroyed the rel- ics in place and not have taken the chance to cart them off. In addition, they would have targeted the institution celebrating the history of the Third Reich — rather than removing artifacts. And fi nally, a politically motivated terrorist strike would almost cer- tainly result with someone taking credit for the actions with the LISTEN TO GOLDFINGER: threat of retribution if counteractions were taken. 3 THIRD REICH THEFTS ARE NOT COINCIDENCES But none of that happened. The thieves went in knowing ex- On the night of August 2-3, 2020, a group of thieves parked actly what to take — most likely at the behest of an individual a bus in a grocery store parking lot, about 250 yards from the with deep pockets and an equally deep regard for Third Reich front of the Eyewitness Museum in Beek, Holland. Several more militaria, either for the personal sense of ownership or knowing vehicles sped up to the museum as one rammed through the front how easy it is to convert the high-end militaria into cash. door. In the following fi ve minutes, six to eight thieves worked in So, whether you operate a private museum, work for a public concert to empty the museum of nine mannequins, headgear, and institution, or are even a prominent collector with a well-know as- weapons worth an estimated 1.5 million Euros. semblage of Third Reich relics, take note. Thieves already have. A little more than two months later, on the night of October While this is an affront to the hobby, there might be an odd 12, thieves broke into the War Museum in Ossendrecht, Holland, twist in our favor.