Merkers Mine Part 3

Merkers Mine Part 3

June 7, 2026 · 17 min · Season 7 · Episode 324

About this episode

The episode discusses the urgent efforts to extract valuable items from Merkers Mine before it falls under Soviet control.

In Part 3 of our Merkers Mine series, the clock is ticking. Under the Yalta agreements, the region containing the mine is slated to be handed over to Soviet control. Every gold bar, suitcase of SS loot, and priceless work of art must be moved to the American zone immediately. Enter Lieutenant George Stout, America’s premier art conservation expert, and the legendary "Monuments Men." Descending into the pitch-black tunnels, they face an impossible logistical nightmare: safely extracting hundre...

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