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Hitler's Search for Religous Artifacts During WWII

We all know that Adolf Hitler was the primary catalyst for the emergence of the Third Reich in1938 Germany. But there are many things that are overshadowed by his lust for genocidal world domination and the advancement of the Aryan race. One of these being his untiring search for objects of great religious and historical significance. There were three such objects he sought after throughout the span of the Second World War. The first being the Holy Lance thought to be used by the Roman centurion, Gais Cassius, to pierce the side of Christ during the final hour of His life. The second was the Holy Grail, which fame has always been attributed to for being the cup Jesus last drank from. And finally, the revered Arch of the Covenant in which the Ten Commandments of Moses, amongst other pieces of Biblical artifact, were said to be housed. Hitler's obsession with these three objects lead his notorious S.S. all over Europe in search of them, as well as depleted much monetary and military reso...

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