Illinois – A rare book once belonging to Nazi Commander Hermann Goring was mysteriously left at Chicago’s LaGrange Park Public Library. The book, bearing the stamp “Geheim!” meaning “Secret!”, is now being evaluated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
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The Chicago Sun Times writes (http://bit.ly/Qhz6uP) that the book is entitled, “1938-1941: Vier Jahre, Hermann Goring-Werke,” and was most probably placed into the library’s book drop. The book was first discovered by Circulation Services Director Ursula Stanek, a native of Germany, who noticed the “Geheim!” stamp and Goring’s letterhead. Stanek donated the book to the Holocaust Museum in May.
The book had once been given as a gift to Nazi steel workers. It describes the Nazis’ delight in creating an industrial complex sustained by state-owned steel mills in Germany during the Second World War. The book also contained an envelope from Paul Pleiger who was tried at Nuremberg and sentenced to 15 years for his involvement in running Nazi factories.