Mission Rhinegeld By Stu Ready

Mission Rhinegeld By Stu ReadyMission Rhinegeld
By Stu Ready

This is a fictional story of actual events. A mission similar to Rhinegeld actually happened with similar results. All names and details of the places and characters involved have been changed in order to preserve the anonymity of those involved.

Hitler's armies had spent years looting the treasuries and museums of the countries they had conquered. Wealthy Jews had their possessions, property and art collections confiscated. The Nazi high command, realising that defeat was inevitable, decided to ensure that the looted treasures would not fall into the hands of the rapidly advancing Allies or Soviets and hid the gold and art treasures. As the saying goes, "don't put all of your eggs in one basket." The treasures were split up and hidden in many places, mostly in the mountains. Most of the treasure remains undiscovered to this day.
As World War Two drew to a close, Hitler ordered his elite soldiers, the notorious Schutzstaffel (the SS), to make a last stand in the mountains of Austria, the impenetrable Alps being the perfect base from which to fight a prolonged guerrilla war. It would be known as the "National Redoubt" the mountainous area from which the SS and the “Werewolves” would mount their last stand.
The general orders to the men of Mission Rhinegeld were:- To parachute behind enemy lines and seize as much of the Nazi SS stolen loot as they could and bring it back to the UK. They were not to know that amongst their number were two smart and determined enemy agents. Neither would they know that ten years after the mission, the ramifications of what happened and the treachery of one of the German agents in particular, would still be felt. It would be down to Alex Crombie of Military Intelligence to risk his life to sort out the mess.


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