During World War II, Germany didn’t just steal gold, art, and land…
They stole wine.
When Adolf Hitler and the Nazis invaded France in 1940, they targeted the world’s most valuable vineyards in places like Bordeaux and Burgundy.
Nazi leader Hermann Göring alone looted thousands of bottles for his private collection. Some were worth fortunes.
Special Nazi units cataloged and seized rare wines from French cellars. Trainloads of bottles were shipped back to Germany.
But French winemakers fought back…
They bricked up hidden cellars, switched labels, and hid their finest bottles behind fake walls to trick the Nazis.
By the end of the war, millions of bottles had vanished. Some were recovered. Many were lost forever.
War wasn’t just fought with guns…
It was fought in wine cellars too.
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