In 1943 Rommel's unit is said to have amassed more than £20 million worth of gold and other precious objects looted from Jewish people on the island of Djerba
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One of Nazi Germany’s most infamous generals, Rommel served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht and his leadership in the North African campaign established his reputation as “the Desert Fox”. But it was here that his unit is said to have amassed more than £20million worth of gold bullion and other precious objects looted from Jews in Tunisia, which was never recovered. And YouTube channel ‘Lost Stories of WW2’ detailed how the mystery was made famous by the accou