A wristwatch formerly owned by Adolf Hitler was sold at auction for US$1.1 million in Maryland. The value was assessed between USD $2 and USD $4 million by Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City. According to news outlets, Jewish leaders and others opposed the auction this week, claiming that it had very little to certainly no historical significance. A swastika and the letters AH are engraved on the watch. It was bought by a European Jew. The auction house described the watch as a “World War II relic of historic proportions.” Other items that had belonged to Hitler were sold...
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