Scenes at the sale of the contents of the late German Embassy in London, to aid reparations, held at the Earl's Court Exhibition. The linen, glass, china, and furniture were expected to realise about £75.000, but tvill probably bring far more, oiving to absurd prices paid for many articles. Nazi flags, seen in the bottom picture, were meant to be flown in London when the Germans conquered Britain. The bust of Hitler, in the top picture, was purchased by Captain R. Gordon Canning for £500. Captain Canning ivas a former member of the Anglo-German association knoivn as ''The Link," and was detained for three years during the ivar period.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 132, 1 December 1945, Page 9
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109Scenes at the sale of the contents of the late German Embassy in London, to aid reparations, held at the Earl's Court Exhibition. The linen, glass, china, and furniture were expected to realise about £75.000, but tvill probably bring far more, oiving to absurd prices paid for many articles. Nazi flags, seen in the bottom picture, were meant to be flown in London when the Germans conquered Britain. The bust of Hitler, in the top picture, was purchased by Captain R. Gordon Canning for £500. Captain Canning ivas a former member of the Anglo-German association knoivn as ''The Link," and was detained for three years during the ivar period. Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 132, 1 December 1945, Page 9
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