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Hermann Göring & The Plunder of Paris

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The Ritz in Paris has seen many famous guests, but in WWII was visited over 20 times by Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, who lived in the largest and most expensive suite. Göring was in Paris for one primary reason: to mastermind the plundering of Paris of some of its most valuable treasures, largely to enrich himself. Find out the fascinating story of the Ritz's least welcome resident and his unbelievable crime.

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Sources:

Cultural Plunder by Einsatzstab Rosenberg, Database of Art Objects at the Jeu de Plume,

- Liberating France Hemingway's way / Following author's 1944 reclaiming of the Ritz Hotel, Michael Taylor, SFGate, Aug. 22, 2004

- A Legend as Big as the Ritz, Vanity Fair, July 2012

Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Bundesarchiv, The Ritz Paris; Celette; Arthur Weidmann; Thomas Wolf

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