The History documentary tells the story of Bruno Lohsen.
Jonathan Petropoulos wanted to get to know Bruno Lohse as much as possible for his research. General
Civilian, gentleman, intellectual, art historian and lover of French culture. Such a picture Bruno Lohse (1911-2007) wanted to give herself Nazis According to the documentary. In reality, he was a Nazi art thief who had been a member of the SS and a notorious Nazi leader Hermann Göring Personal art contractor. Göring and Lohse played and kept in touch.
Of course, Lohse had also studied as an art historian. It opened him the door to the Nazi Party in the Paris Agency in the Err. Hugo MacGregorin According to the documentary, its purpose was to rob Europe, especially the Jews. Err went where the German army went. Lohse played a key role in this system.
– It was a brutal and violent attack against Jewish families. It was done with industrial accuracy, American historian Jonathan Petropoulos describes YLE Historyin the documentary.
In the documentary, Jonathan Petropoulos remembers his meeting with Lohsen in his home. The housekeeper opened the door to the guest, and the host received him at the dining table surrounded by art treasures.
For over 35 years, Petropoulos has been studying art stolen by Nazis for over 20 years. Petropoulos also knew Lahsen personally. When salmon died, he left his private paper, such as letters, photos and documents. Many had a signature of Göring.
– Lohse had clearly shaped his documents to present him as a kind. Salmon played with me a game. He told about the events of the events, said part -time and lies, Petropoulos says in the program.
Nonetheless, Petropoulos considered it important to get to know the Lahse, even though it caused him problems in expert circles.
– My convergence with the old Nazis aroused criticism among other researchers.
For the first time, Petropoulos met Lohsen in the summer of 1998.
– I remember every single detail. After all, it doesn’t meet the old Nazi every day.
– The huge driver -driven Mercedes stopped. The last surviving Nazi art thief was sitting in the back seat.
However, this thief did not take responsibility for his actions.
Jonathan Petropoulos sits on the same handrail as Bruno Lohsek was sitting when he was arrested in May 1945. General
When the Americans arrived in 1945, they did arrest Lohsen and took him to the Haus 71 hearing center. In the end, however, the Americans did not consider him a war criminal, unlike the French. But he was not convicted of France either. Causes are speculated in the program. Maybe the prosecutors’ skills were not enough, maybe understanding? Perhaps the Lohse was considered “only” as a white collar criminal, even though he had collaborated with SS intelligence SD. In practice, the SD meant destruction. It eliminates partisans and political dissidents.
Bruno Lohse (2) was released in 1950, after which he benefited from his Nazi connections in his life. Keystone Press / Alamy Stock Photo, All Over Press
Nevertheless, since 1950, Lohse was a free man who moved to Munich. There were already a huge number of National Socialists and former Brothers, after all, the Nazi party was founded there.
In the fall of 2000, Petropoulos traveled again to the Lohse to meet, this time to his Munich home home.
– The art was dazzling. The works were worth millions of dollars, Petropoulos says in the documentary.
The latter part of the document will be presented in the traditional TV half after a week. In the arena it is released today.
Hermann Göring (right) photographed in 1941 with Adolf Hitler. Ullstein Bild, All Over Press
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