By Rainer Sousa
Exploring the events linked to Nazi Germany, we observe that the regime established by Adolf Hitler had the ability to undertake a series of illegal actions. As he reached political power, he established policies of repression that progressively annihilated all kinds of political opposition in the country. Initially, unions, political parties and government institutions themselves were the target of various authoritarian actions.
When we reached the Second World War, the opulence of the Nazi State expanded its reach, spreading anti-Semitic persecution in different parts of the world. From a practical point of view, this policy of persecution would not only fulfill the theories that constituted Nazi thought; in many cases, the persecution of Jews and the exploitation of their labor force in concentration camps became an important source of income.
Even today, the exploitation of the Jewish population during Nazism features some very curious stories. During the war, several reports mention the great spoils that the armies commanded by General Erwin Rommel imposed on the Jews who lived in Tunisia, a region of North Africa. Significant sums of money, jewels, precious metals and works of art would have been arbitrarily confiscated by German soldiers.
Through this fact, some researchers suspect that a part of this treasure valued at R$ 80 million reais would have been under the power of Rommel. For some, the measure taken by the general reflected the serious mistrust that the military had in relation to the government led by Hitler. In this way, he would have carried out the diversion of such resources to anticipate any problems linked to a possible German defeat during World War II.
During this period, the advance of enemy forces would have forced the Germans to provide a hiding place for that fortune. For a long time, it was believed that such objects and goods would have been secretly deposited on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, strategically located between Africa and Germany. However, no leads have come to offer any clearer information about the exact location of this Nazi treasure.
Recently, an old photo of a Nazi officer has renewed the hopes of those looking for these valuable artifacts. On its back, a numerical code was found that supposedly contained the true coordinates of the treasure lost at the end of the war. After more than six decades, the expectation is to find a range of objects that can reveal new information about the Second World War.