She Stole The Crown Jewels.
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In November 1945, three American Army officers stationed in Germany pulled off a dramatic jewel heist when they stole the Hesse Crown Jewels that were concealed in a German castle occupied by US troops.
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The Angel face you see is the Haserot, named “The Angel of Death Victorious". The stoic angel is seated on the marble gravestone of canning entrepreneur Francis Haserot and his family. Holding an extinguished torch upside-down, it represents a symbol of life extinguished. Wings are outstretched and the gaze is straight ahead.
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IMO, this is not a case of spoils of war. This is a case of disobeying direct orders given by Eisenhower. Great research and story telling. Thank you.
Intrepid Ron!! Through rain, snow, wind, noise from lawnmowers, tree trimmers, airplanes, trains and now dodging sprinklers to bring us another fascinating story. Thanks, Ron!! You are an amazing story teller! 💜
Could it be under the wall? Or 22:58 statue Or she might be without the headstone
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All hail Ron Carlson, The Sprinkler Gauntlet Champion 🎉🎉🏆🏆🏆
I am sorry but im laughing hard at all the sprinklers
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I am too! He’s just great!
He didn't have to worry about getting to hot...
The road not taken...if they had turned in all the jewels intact would someone else higher up have kept them? 🤔 That was a beautiful tombstone for Peter Koury. It's always so sad to see the graves of military men who lost their lives in combat. The very nice photo made me wonder what his life would have been like and what would he have accomplished had he lived.
Mr. Ron,
Would you look into the story of a lovely hometown young man, who in my opinion, died a hero.
His name, Paul Edwin Carey. He was the kindest soul.
Whenever I see a military plane, as the one you showed on that headstone, I think of him. You see, he was flying a plane with military officials on board.
Something went wrong, and Paul managed to guide the plane away from a populated area and crash-
landed it in a clearing.
Not so long before that, I had received a wedding invitation from Paul. When I learned of this tragedy, all I could do was think of his beautiful wife and young children.
That has been so many years ago, and I still think of him when I hear about/see a military plane.
Paul was raised by amazing parents and you were blessed to know him.
His last act in this life was to steer that plane towards a clearing to avoid killing who knows how many people on the ground. 😢
I’ll keep it in mind thank you
Declassified information on him says the plane was hit and disabled during a bombing mission over Osaka Japan. The plane was still able to fly, they attempted to land on Iwo Jima but the plane exploded about 60 miles away. Only one person survived, he was the person who gave the classified report.
That was an intriguing story..the looting and thievery of the war was another horror we must never be allowed to be forgotten..it seems like this woman is being purposely hidden from being found..even in death..the family descendants may know why..when you panned out the camera view, it seemed like a rectangular outline was faintly showing in the grass growth. someone knows! Someday a gem or two could show up at an Antiques Roadshow lol.Great story and scenery.
Glad I wasn't the only one to see a rectangular outline in the grass. Why it would have been dug up is anyone's guess. There is money in selling the metal, possibly brass, on it but doubt a reputable scrap dealer would risk buying a grave marker.
What a fascinating story!!! On so many levels . Also think it's spread out through the family. Seems like if Eisenhour said don't do it - they shouldn't have started "Splitting Hairs" to make it OK. Looking at it that way it makes them all kind of a disgrace. Maybe that's why the exact location has become "lost" over the years? Not sure I would have left a flower...
Sprinkler gauntlet😂😂 go Ron!
Great work telling this tale.....throughout all my cemetery ventures in life I've never encountered a sprinkler gauntlet menace!!!.... im diggin in on that fallen airman grave you encountered very interesting
lots of people lied about their age to join the war. Women during world war 2 are often under valued. As grandson of world war 2 veterans one that served as cook here for a general here and and one that served on a battle ship overseas i thankyou for telling these stories.
She's no more guilty than the rest of the military who brought home "treasures." Our higher-ups drank the wine, lived like the richest of the rich in that castle, and enjoyed the spoils of war while their underlings were being shot and killed for them. Unfortunately, war is greed, plain, and simple.
She stole and dismantled important historical jewellery belonging to the Royal Family. Its still a war crime.
"...no more guilty than..." still means guilty. Right? If your neighbor steals something from your garage and I steal something from your garage, would you say it is okay because I am no more guilty than your neighbor?
Family heirlooms that was stolen from murdered Jewish people? She & all of them were absolutely wrong!
Herman Gohering was notorious for looting art museums to enhance his collection. If memory serves correct, there are still pieces that were never found. His daughter actually had the nerve to sue the German government in an attempt to keep some stolen art that was presented to her on her birthday as a child. She lost.
@MichaelJones-rn2pq various levels of guilt. It's like you are saying that everyone is a reckless driver because everyone violates speed limits. There is a big difference between those that go a few over and those that go a hundred over.
Also, if you took a nail from my garage, versus someone that stole my bass fishing boat, I could give 2 shits about the nail. Sure, I would have appreciated the ask, but I have bigger fish to fry.
Ron's cemetery adventures: trains, wildlife, sprinklers, and more. LOL. Always an adventure no matter where you go. This was a great story, but my feeling is at the heart of everything it was theft. Spoils of war, or not, things were taken that weren't theirs. As far as where the rest of the things are, I'm sure they are "hidden" among family, who may or may not know what they've got. Thank you, Ron, for this story. I hope someone can find where her grave is.
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Love your stories on history it's always interesting on the past and how life was like for them everyone gets greedy on jewelry and wine especially since it's free❤❤❤❤
Great story Ron! I'm mixed on this one, but leaning more towards they were no more guilty than the ones who drank the wine and lived in the castle. They all disobeyed direct orders but I'm sure ole Eisenhower drank the wine, too!
I’m guessing Eisenhower did not drink that wine. He was trying from the get go to show human decency and self control. Good man
I always love watching your video's Ron, they are so interesting.
Where ever those jewels are, they may never be found.
Makes you wonder though if some of the later decendants of the families that had those jewels, if they had sold them, pawned them, or just kept passing them down to younger descendants of their family. It would be intriguing to somehow find out.🤔 A person would spend a lifetime just looking for them though.
Keep yourself safe out there Ron.🙂💟
😂🤣😂🤣 Between the weed whipper & the sprinklers, you went to battle telling your war story!
It was like the battle of the bulge 😀
I was stationed in Frankfurt. So many castles around there! I don't remember if I saw this mentioned castle or not.
Hard to say what has happened to the jewelry they got out of there. Since they destroyed it before mailing it out, it quite possibly be other jewelry now. Like you said will never be found. Makes me wonder, with eyebrows raised, some of the inheritance items on the Antique Roadshow. Some of the items they’ve shown came from grandmothers, Aunts….etc. gorgeous pieces that apparently were purchased or had made during that time frame. But are they relatives of these people? Maybe. Wouldn’t that be interesting??!! What a story that would make!! Were they justified in taking it? I’m on the fence with that as you are. Everyone took something home from the war. If it possibly belonged to the Nazis, justification would be (possibly) sticking it to a horrible man for injustices inflicted upon the people. Who really knows? No one still alive I’ll bet. Great story Ron!! This one makes you think a bit. Take care!! ❤️❤️
I’m not a fan of some people starving and other accumulate unbelievable wealth…I wonder how they did it…usually not with honest work…so my theory here is…that wealthy family may “steal” or “used” people to accumulate those treasures …one of a proverb is:
“stealing from a thief is not a crime”…😜
I’m not a jewellery person…however I’m jealous of those fine wines!😂
Heard the weed whippers again ...they must follow you around. Ha ha ha ..
Cant imagine hearing those up here in Detroit , Michigan area for quite awhile. Our big warm up is happening now. +39 degrees. Not complaining after being ftozen last week.!!!
Go DETROIT LIONS 🦁
great story again Ron ..I always look forward to your stories !!! U honestly can write another book and talk about each video and how you and your " team" research these old stories that hardly any of us have ever heard about!!!
Wallace Simpson married Edward
Sounds like they can make a good movie on all this!!!!
Ron, I finished Into The Unknown a few weeks ago. I must say, I'm surprised you are alive! The part where the wolves would freeze like rocks every time you looked had me laughing. I swear I saw the same scene in a cartoon. Its a fabulous book. I'm so glad I read it. There's nothing like playing in the sprinklers! Boo on Edward! A movie needs made about this story. It would be a good one. I don't think that stealing anything is right even in war. Just because everyone else is doing it, are you going to jump off the bridge too?☺
Hey thank you for getting the book I’m glad you liked it.
You mentioned two Clint Eastwood movies: Kelly's Heroes and The Gauntlet.
The Germans stole art from wealthy Jewish Families. During the war so does that make it right for her to steal ? Sorry but as a Veteran myself what she did disgusts me. The same with any other Servicemen that did so. She was not there to enrich herself and I find it blasphemous. To this day art and jewelry are found and returned to the survivors for a reason. She and the many more are disgraceful. I for one do not find it ok!
What an incredible story! I'm surprised this hasn't been made into a movie, because it's so dramatic and has all the elements - greed, lust, adventure, history, etc. Maybe someone will option the rights, if available. And, yes, thanks Ron for enduring the sprinklers and the lawn mower sounds!
thanks!! crazy walk!!
Good to see you made it home safely
ha - this was shot 3 months ago. but ty, I did make it back in one piece.
She is no more guilty than the others because they all participated. Too bad you couldn't find her grave, but she knows you came. I think your right about the rest of the treasures. RIP Kathleen 💗 💐
I agree
"...no more guilty than..." still means guilty. Right?
What an interesting story. I think they were fairly prosicuted. Its one thing to bring back a momento like a hat or knife etc but jewels thats a bit different. But they say all's fair in Love and War. Sprinkler hopping a new sport. Will it make the Olympics ? Keep Safe❤Keep Well ❤
Really though, stealing is stealing no matter if its jewelry or a hair brush.
My female intuition says she was more than friends.
Edit: Yep….there you have it. Not hard to figure out.
Hi Ron. Very interesting story . Disgrace for the military but there can be a lot of that by men too. Where is the treasure.. Thanks for vlogging. ...duck ... Deborah 🇨🇦
Stealing during war leaves a bad taste . If it doesn’t belong to you leave it alone .
We love you Ron 🤣 And the story that you’ve told us thank you you always bring such wonderful stories to us
Fantastic story Ron maybe her resting place should remain uncertain,she’ll R.I.P for sure then,safe travels take care,👋👋🙏🙏👍🇦🇺
Watching you battle against the sprinklers, I kept hearing the theme from Mission: Impossible in my head.
Ron dodging the sprinklers reminds me of a character on a video game trying to time his jumps and sprint to get to the next level.😄
The jewels didn't belong to the actual nazi's, so I would say they were illegally taken. They were not spoils of war in the true sense. They were personal family items just like the jewels and art that was owned by the Jews and pillaged by the Nazis. Flags, weapons, uniforms and Nazi stamped stuff - yes, legal war loot. Love your videos Ron x
Ron, I found the obituary, 11/17/1971 Arizona Republic, for her son, R. Burke Nash. Says that he is buried there in St. Francis Cemetery. Says his mother, Mrs. Kathleen Durant of Las Vegas, survives him. Any possibility she could've died in Vegas? I posted his obit on your Facebook page.
What a great story, Ron❣️
I have to say, in my opinion, it is all wrong, from the Germans, English & Americans. The horrible atrocities that were done to the Jewish people alone. I am of German heritage & I have also been ashamed of that time in history.
To me, it is a clear statement of what horrible things humans do to one another.
When l saw the title, l thought you meant the crown jewels of England, l wondered why I'd never heard about it 😂
Stealing is always wrong.
I love your stories and the history behind it.❤
Greed breeds mean deeds.conscious that is governed by moral conviction with a faith in gods morality brings honour,trust, integrity,and respect to one,s nation.😅
I would assume the stone might be totally covered
yep, good thinking...agree.
Why didn’t they just leave those ppl alone…They found it…let them keep it
Well, in my opinion, like treasures from many other stories, it more than likely will never be recovered. If it does exist, it was hidden in a place that will only be discovered quite by accident. I really do think that whoever hid the treasure, took that secret with them to the grave.
As a kid I would have loved jumping through those sprinklers 😂, that would have kept me and my sister occupied for hours. Kids are missing out on so much this day of age. I didn’t have Wi-Fi until my kids were a little older so they did play a lot outside more than the average kid,only until my youngest was about 9,then they never wanted to leave the house again 😢
I believe it was stolen loot,,, but the government wasn’t planning on or willing to give it back to the rightful owners anyway,so they should not be in possession of it either. So that’s the pot calling the kettle black.
Good afternoon Ron and great video and i enjoyed this too.. Mary M H..... Arkansas 😊❤
This is the first time I’ve heard about this and to be honest I don’t know what to say. Times were different then. Thank you Ron for sharing this with us. I enjoyed it. That monument with the picture of the soldier and the airplane was magnificent. There’s an old saying All is fair in love and war. Something like that I haven’t heard said in a long time.
Interesting story Ron, thanks for sharing, great narration. I always love how you tell the stories. Take care ,I'm going to try to check this out and see if I can find any info. I'll let you know. I'll send you whatever I can get on her grave.
cool, let me know, ty.
Did they stay married after their prison terms?
Thank's for sharing ron...
Not long ago, I was looking for a friends grave that I visited often when I was young. I looked everywhere and could not find it. I went to the office and ot turns out the grounds keeper had accidently busted his head stone. They were having a new one made. I thought how bizarre.
interesting....
I feel like if they took a couple of things nobody would notice but they got greedy and stole everything. Great story btw. Got me reading about this on wiki and a couple of newspaper articles
She's no moe guilty than her higher ups who got away with their gifts because they were not under the same scrutiny
Agree!!
Just a thought, did the stone sink or get covered by a thin layer of dirt? Where you placed the flower almost looks like something rectangular was or is there just below the dirt.
Good chance! 👍
Great video water and all😂 why would the care takers water the grass in the hot sun it's cooking the grass, it's better to water at evening and after dark...
Ron I’ve got a story for you to explore.
I grew up in Benton Harbor/St Joseph Mi. There was a huge colony that some called a cult. It was called The House of David City of David. It has a amazing history! My dad and granddad would speak for hours just on the baseball team. They were world famous.
The man who I believe is the leading authority on it is Chris Siriano. I believe he lives in Benton Harbor and as I recall he’s been trying for years to rehabilitate the City of David. The story of this place is so crazy it doesn’t seem real!😂
@yaykelley7771 Awesome, Email it to Ron at facesforgottentoday@gmail.com
She and her friends stole. What a disgrace she did for our military. She should be forgotten. Put yourself in the family who lost their family heirlooms. How sad for them.
Don’t worry,we’ll all be forgotten within 150 years or so👍🏼👀✨
I so enjoy listening to the wonderful stories but I have to say it's so frustrating and annoying when you film while gardeners are using the blower!
Yeah -- I know he can't really control it, but I had to tap out of this video because of the background noise. I'm a special case, tho.
I hope the stone wasn't removed
My dad was a bomber pilot. Flew lots of missions over Germany.
Hi Ron Another mystery may never be solved Just wondering Ron where is her husband buried?
Hi Ron, Greetings from Malaysia 🇲🇾. Thanks for uploading this video. Love this one 👍
Looking forward to your next video and take care. 🇲🇾😊😊
I'm leaning towards the spoils of war.
Headstone may have sunk? My father's headstone sunk several inches - couldn't see it - my grandparents headstones didn't sink just my father's. The maintenance crew dug it up and reset it.
Loved the story Ron especially drinking wine and then finding more wine again and again then the jewels. Which the Queen Elizabeth was wearing the strawberry tiara of the Hesse in a picture when I was Google the jewels. The tiara is so beautiful.
Funnily enough I was just watching the full wartime story of this first thing this morning
Hmmm...all my uncle took home was a German luger..
Thank you Ron, for all your hard work in researching this subject. I do so look forward to each episode every week. You deserve
a medal! Stay safe and keep well.
Anyone who has taken anything that doesn't belong to them are guilty.. I know Edward was the King of Egland and abdicated the throne because of his affair with Mrs Simpson but i never knew he supported Hitler woah bad stuff
Hi Ron how things with you
Are good. Enjoying the program today. Keep safe and well.,???!!
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Hi Ron lam enjoying my retirement . Keep doing. The program mes , enjoying all them .keep safe and well( I am seeing all new towns in USA for first time,well
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morning all...
I wonder if Durant was related to the Durant's of the famous Phoenix restaurant. Any connection?
Fun sprinkler game. It would be fun to visit with my grandchildren 😅. As far as the story this is not spoils of war. Just pure greed 😡
Fascinating story, thank you. There used to be a saying 'all is fair in love and war' - and there is a side of me that says, that the Germans did it so why not, but of course that does not excuse it really. I remember Anthony Blunt from the 60's and of course the 'traitor King' as he is called here in the UK.
They took from theyre own race and i sure the americAns dix. In fCt Fter this video. Absolutlely
2 wrongs don’t make a right, bunch of thieves. Disobeying orders, should have been better than that. 😞
Ron it's funny watching you dodge the sprinklers lol, if that was me I'd be under every one of them, it looks hot there
Is it just me or can you see the impression where a headstone may be (in section3)? There is some growth there though, so it's been gone awhile. Maybe they pulled it up so people would try to grave rob for the jewels?
INTERESTING story, Ron!! XXXX 🤗👍❤💞
Amazing video Ron. I knew that people bought stuff home but never heard of this story. Like swords, flags etc.
Love the wine part, We can"t take it but we can drink it lol, Yes i think so too the jewels were sold or set into some piece of jewerly by family members & o bet they know it"s history too, & to be honest i can"t blame them for keeping it, & passing it down to generations of the family
I live om the other side of the wall there and have several family mermbers there and the people that work there only do the bare minimum and if they dont want you to find somene for some reason they wont help , I enjoy your story time and appreciate all that you bring to light. Thank You.
Actually-they did try. Some commented it is probably buried. I agree.
Theft is theft, and to distroy something so precious is sad beyond belìef. Greed is not a pretty thing.
I need to go to an old building and look for wires sticking out of walls, knowing my luck I'd get electrocuted 😂
Maybe they put the wall on top of it? Maybe the took the headstone away because of treasure hunters?
Another Watson in trouble my family of Watson's from my family tree also in trouble hmmm wonder there is a connection 😮
Frankfurt had great hot dogs at the time. Himmler had several hot dog stands there. He even served kosher hot dogs! Isn't that strange?
Stealing from bad people doesn't make stealing the proper behavior.
Finders Keepers? I wonder where the rest of the jewels went. Thanks for another great video.
great story !!! keep em coming!!
Ron, I swear if it isn’t a lawnmower, airplane, loud car or sprinkler you bring action to a cemetery! 😊I think the soldiers drinking the wine wasn’t a big deal. Taking the jewels I feel was stealing from the family. My own opinion. I wish I knew where the jewels are in Wisconsin. That could make for a great scavenger hunt this summer. 😊
Hi Ron!!! Such an interesting story. Never heard or read about it.
I looked on Findagrave and she is buried in Phoenix, Arizonia.
I think it was a crime due to the excessive value and the fact that they ruined the jewelry for the stones and sneeked it out.
Very interesting story Ron. I tend to agree with you that the rest of the jewels are spread out with the descendants. Do you know if she had any children?
don't think so, but not sure.
A big hallo from Frankfurt.i live near Kronberg. Never heard about thus Story. So thank you for this Story.😊
I was born in Wiesbaden, my family is from Frankfort!! :-)
Fascinating story and investigation Ron. Really got me thinking about that spoils of war argument.To me this seemed to be disobeying a direct order. On some level didnt they know destroying the settings to steal the jewels was wrong? Sure they went through a cellar of wine- but this was way beyond. Glad they were caught, but the jewels aren't showing up anytime soon. Thank you for bringing us a thought provoking story❤❤