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Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant, Maj. Jack W. Durant, and Col. David F. Watson conspired to keep jewels of the House of Hesse and other property discovered in Schloss Friedrichshof at Kronberg, and smuggle them into the United States. Some valuables were returned to the Hesse family, many disappeared. The three officers were imprisoned. The trial documents include depositions, photographs, pleas and sentencing.…More
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Annotation added: Wolfgang, Prince of Hesse
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Annotation added: Lieutenant General Lucius D. Clay
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Annotation added: Major General Clarence B. Huebner
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Source Information
Court-Martial Case Files Relating to the "Hesse Crown Jewels Case", 1944-1952. Original data from: The National Archives
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