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1945 onwards: The Third Reich collapses and a small town becomes the home of fleeing war criminals,
Spoils of Victory
What you need to know before your trail
When the Third Reich collapsed, the small town Garmisch-Partenkirchen became the home of fleeing war criminals, making it the final depository for the Nazis’ stolen riches. There are fortunes to be made on the black market. Murder, extortion, and corruption have become the norm.
It’s a perfect storm for a criminal investigator like Mason Collins, especially when his friend, CIC Agent John Winstone, claims that a group of powerful men are taking over the lucrative trade. But before he can fully explain, Winstone—and his girlfriend— are brutally murdered.
Determined to uncover the truth, Mason plunges into a shadowy labyrinth of co-conspirators including former SS and Gestapo officers, U.S. Army OSS officers, and liberated Polish POWs.
As both witnesses and evidence begin disappearing, it becomes obvious that someone on high is pulling strings to stifle the investigation—and that Mason must feel his way in the darkness if he is going to find out who in town has the most to gain—and the most to lose
Locations
Reset- Germany - Bavaria - Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- A: Zugspitze
- B: Höllentalklamm
- C: Tourist Information Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- D: Train station
Travel Guide
Bavaria – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is now a nice and popular German ski resort close to the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain peak. The town was formed in 1935 when the two smaller towns were joined together.
Garmisch is the modern and fashionable part of the town, while Partenkirchen’s cobblestone streets retain a more traditional Bavarian feel.
Die Stunde Null or Zero Hour was what the Germans called the time in the immediate aftermath of WW2
In every practical sense, germany was to start over from nothing,It had been bombed and shelled back to the Middle Ages. Whole cities and tons were wiped out, with more than six million dead. Diesease and malnutrition were killing the very young and very old in numbers unseen for centuries. No food, no crops, no coal, no medicine Industry and agriculture had come to a standstill. With the German Reichsmark rendered almost worthless, bartering became the only real agency of commerce
Olsen is Mason’s ticket into one of the most successful crime rings in Garmsich: A confederation of Germans, ex Polish army officers and low -ranking US soldiers. Garmisch is the ideal port of entry into Germany and its black market
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Spoils of Victory
Destination: Garmisch-Partenkirchen Author/Guide: John A. Connell Departure Time: 1945 onwards
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