Hidden trove of suspected Nazi artifacts found in Argentina

Police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in Argentina's history, including a bust of Adolf Hitler, magnifying glasses inside elegant boxes with swastikas and a macabre medical device used to measure head size.

Hidden trove of suspected Nazi artifacts found in Argentina

Police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in Argentina's history, including a bust of Adolf Hitler, magnifying glasses inside elegant boxes with swastikas and a macabre medical device used to measure head size.

Some 75 objects were found hidden in a collector's home in Beccar, a suburb north of Buenos Aires, and authorities say they suspect they are originals that belonged to high-ranking Nazis in Germany during the Second World War.

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