The signiture of Adolf Hitler can be seen on the painting entitled "Farmstead" by him on show at the Weidler auction house in the southern German city of Nuremberg on April 16, 2009. Two paintings dating from 1914 will go under the hammer on April 25, the newspaper �Nurnberger Abendzeitung� reported. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

The signiture of Adolf Hitler can be seen on the painting entitled "Farmstead" by him on show at the Weidler auction house in the southern German city of Nuremberg on April 16, 2009. Two paintings dating from 1914 will go under the hammer on April 25, the newspaper �Nurnberger Abendzeitung� reported.

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  3. STRAUBING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: One of 1250 garden gnomes with their right arms raised in a Hitler salute is seen as part of the art installation 'Dance with the Devil' in the main square of Straubing on October 15, 2009 in Straubing, Germany. German artist Ottmar Hoerl installed 1250 plastic garden gnomes giving a Nazi salute. The artwork has been highly controversial as Nazi salutes and symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of the Second World War. The exhibition opens today.
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  13. FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, 88-year-old Heinrich Boere, a former member of Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS, sits in the dock of a court at the start of his trial in Aachen, Germany. Prosecutors read out on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 the indictment against Boere at his trial on charges he murdered three Dutch civilians in reprisal for partisan attacks during World War II.
  14. FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, 88-year-old Heinrich Boere, a former member of Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS, sits in the dock of a court at the start of his trial in Aachen, Germany. Prosecutors read out on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 the indictment against Boere at his trial on charges he murdered three Dutch civilians in reprisal for partisan attacks during World War II.
  15. Former member of Adolf Hitler's fanatical Waffen SS, Heinrich Boere, sits in the dock of the court, in Aachen, Germany, at the start of his trial, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. An 88-year-old former member of Adolf Hitler's fanatical Waffen SS went on trial Wednesday on three counts of murder for the wartime hit-style killings of three civilians in the Netherlands.
  16. Former member of Adolf Hitler's fanatical Waffen SS, Heinrich Boere, left, sits next to his lawyer Gordon Christiansen, in Aachen, Germany, at the start of his trial, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. An 88-year-old former member of Adolf Hitler's fanatical Waffen SS went on trial Wednesday on three counts of murder for the wartime hit-style killings of three civilians in the Netherlands.

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