Hitler’s watch sold for $1.1m

A wristwatch that is believed to belong to Adlof Hitler has been sold for $1.1m (Rs264 million) to an anonymous bidder at an auction in the United States.

The watch is believed to have been given to Hitler in 1933. It bears a swastika, Nazi eagle and has initials AH engraved on it. The product catalogue mentioned that this watch was presented to Adlof Hitler possibly as a birthday present in 1933, the year he became the chancellor of Germany.

Adolf Hitler led Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945 and orchestrated the systematic mass murder of nearly 11 million people – six million of whom were killed because they were Jewish.

Jewish leaders condemned the auction ahead of the sale at Alexander Historical Auction in Maryland. The Chairman of the European Jewish Association said that it helped those who idealise the Nazi Party.

However, the Alexander Historical Auctions said that its aim was to preserve history.