Uncovering Nazi-Stolen Art in Argentina
A Dutch retiree, Paul Post, helped uncover Nazi-stolen art in Argentina after rediscovering his father's Nazi-era diaries in his attic 15 years ago.
Post, 74, a systems specialist, found notebooks containing his father's diaries, which led him to research the events described in them. One name stood out: Friedrich Kadgien, a high-ranking Nazi official who oversaw the looting of diamonds and gold from occupied countries.
In September, the daughter of a high-ranking Nazi official was charged with concealing an 18th-century painting looted during the Holocaust in Argentina.
Post's father described working in the Netherlands' diamond bureau when it was taken over by the Nazis.
Author's summary: A Dutch retiree uncovers Nazi-stolen art secrets.