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- proper noun The
historic royal regalia of astate ; those of theUnited Kingdom (theorb ,sceptre ,swords andcrowns etc) are held in theTower of London
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Examples
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Exactly what Hitler experienced when viewing the Holy Lance and other Crown Jewels would remain a mystery.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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Controversy over ownership of Crown Jewels and interest by Generals Patton and Eisenhower: “MFAA meeting notes of repatriation of Crown Jewels,” January 9, 1946, at NA; Colonel M. C. Bauer, “Return to Vienna of Crown Jewels and Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire,” addressed to USFET, copy to MH, November 13, 1945, at NA; memo by Colonel C.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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Controversy over ownership of Crown Jewels and interest by Generals Patton and Eisenhower: “MFAA meeting notes of repatriation of Crown Jewels,” January 9, 1946, at NA; Colonel M. C. Bauer, “Return to Vienna of Crown Jewels and Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire,” addressed to USFET, copy to MH, November 13, 1945, at NA; memo by Colonel C.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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His impromptu lecture might not improve relations between the two men or facilitate the recovery of the missing Crown Jewels—a task that now seemed unachievable given the state of affairs in occupied Nürnberg—but it would help the captain understand why Hitler, like Napoleon before him, coveted the Holy Roman Empire treasures in the first place.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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Willy Liebel was as preoccupied with the Crown Jewels as Hitler himself, and in addition to publishing books and articles celebrating their venerated history, he publicly demanded their return to Nürnberg.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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Exactly what Hitler experienced when viewing the Holy Lance and other Crown Jewels would remain a mystery.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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Horn, Troche said, would not discover who took the Crown Jewels, and why, until he understood how Hitler had intended to use them.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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Willy Liebel was as preoccupied with the Crown Jewels as Hitler himself, and in addition to publishing books and articles celebrating their venerated history, he publicly demanded their return to Nürnberg.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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His impromptu lecture might not improve relations between the two men or facilitate the recovery of the missing Crown Jewels—a task that now seemed unachievable given the state of affairs in occupied Nürnberg—but it would help the captain understand why Hitler, like Napoleon before him, coveted the Holy Roman Empire treasures in the first place.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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Horn, Troche said, would not discover who took the Crown Jewels, and why, until he understood how Hitler had intended to use them.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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