Hitler's watch sells at Maryland auction for $1.1 million as 'WWII relic'

A Maryland auction house had estimated the value of wristwatch that once belonged to Adolf Hitler between $2-4 million, describing the watch as a "World War II relic of historic proportions."

Hitler's watch
Hitler's watch (Photo: Alexander Historical Auctions)
AP Chesapeake City
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 01 2022 | 7:17 AM IST

A Maryland auction house has sold a wristwatch that once belonged to Adolf Hitler for USD 1.1 million.

Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City had estimated the value between USD 2 and USD 4 million, describing the watch as a "World War II relic of historic proportions."

Newsoutlets report that Jewish leaders and others objected to the sale this week, saying it had little to no historical value.

The auction house's president, Bill Panagopulos, defended the auction and said the buyer is a European Jew.

The watch features the initials AH and a swastika. The auction house said a French soldier who was in the first unit to close in on Hitler in May 1945 at his Berchtesgaden retreat seized it as spoils of war.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Adolf HitlerauctionWorld War II

First Published: Aug 01 2022 | 7:17 AM IST

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