Stand Alone Pages on 'Musings of an Old Curmudgeon'

27 October 2024

The Glücksburg Heist: Secret British Robbery of George VI's Royal Relatives (Episode 1)


In Episode 1, we examine the circumstances that led up to British troops involved in the dissolution of Grand Admiral Dönitz's Rump Government on 23 May 1945 becoming armed robbers, and committing one of the most lucrative heists in 20th century history, robbing King George VI's German royal relatives at Glücksburg Castle! This story is almost unreported today, and I have spent 2 years researching in many archives to bring you the truth. 

My thanks to HM The King for kindly granting me permission to research in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. 

Special thanks to The Herefordshire Regiment Museum, The Soldiers of Shropshire Museum & The Cheshire Military Museum. Please visit the links below and help support these three splendid institutions:

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