The Ribbentrop Hoard - WWII's Finest GI Trophy

On May 5, 1945, a US Army captain discovered one of WWIIs finest caches of trophy items in a small hotel in the Austrian mountains. The cache belonged to none other than Reich Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe... Visit my audio book channel 'War Stories with Mark Felton':    • One Thousand Miles to Freedom   Help support my channel: https://www.paypal.me/markfeltonprodu...   / markfeltonproductions   Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the 'Comments' section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the 'Comments' section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel. Primary source: 'The Orders and Medals of Joachim von Ribbentrop' by William C. Stump, 15 April 2012, Axishistory.com Credits: US National Archives; Bundesarchiv; Library of Congress; Borodun; GrafVonEbbell; ESVic; Alexeinikoyevichromanov; Duke83; SokoWiki; Haeferl; Christoph Praxmarer; Anton-kurt. Thumbnail colorisation by Klimbim.