04:03Poland: Nazi-era collection of masonry books from Himmler looks to shed light on secretive group
An archive of free masonry books amassed by Heinrich Himmler has been collected by the University library in Poznan.
"This collection is unique because these are different books than the ones I have been working on so far. This halo of mystery, these codenames, the fact that not everything is written directly makes opening each of these books a bit like an adventure. And when we discover what is contained in this book, I feel genuine joy and a bit of pride," explained the curator at the library Karolina Tomczyk-Koziol.
The collections were sent to Poland by Himmler himself when he scattered them throughout Masonic lodges as the Nazi regime started to show signs of falling.
04:03An archive of free masonry books amassed by Heinrich Himmler has been collected by the University library in Poznan.
"This collection is unique because these are different books than the ones I have been working on so far. This halo of mystery, these codenames, the fact that not everything is written directly makes opening each of these books a bit like an adventure. And when we discover what is contained in this book, I feel genuine joy and a bit of pride," explained the curator at the library Karolina Tomczyk-Koziol.
The collections were sent to Poland by Himmler himself when he scattered them throughout Masonic lodges as the Nazi regime started to show signs of falling.