Nazi watch discovered in smuggle

12th March 2011

The watches have now been passed to the Museum of Polish History

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Customs officials in the north of Poland have seized a commemorative watch produced specially for Hitler’s 47th birthday.

The watch, covered in swastikas and various other Nazi insignia, was discovered by officers at the Grzechotki border after they stopped a car from crossing into the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Aware that the driver was acting nervously, the guards conducted a full search of the vehicle, believing the man to be smuggling tobacco or other contraband items.

However, upon closer inspection, the guards were shocked to find the man carrying two antique watches, one of which being the limited edition timepiece created to mark the Nazi leader’s 47th birthday in 1 ...

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