US soldier returns looted texts
Robert Thomas handed over the two books, both 400 years old, to the German ambassador during a ceremony at the US national archives in Washington.
The texts were taken from a salt mine in western Germany, where they were being kept safe during allied bombing.
The 83-year-old former soldier said they were in a similar condition to when he had discovered them.
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The texts were taken from a salt mine in western Germany, where they were being kept safe during allied bombing.
The 83-year-old former soldier said they were in a similar condition to when he had discovered them.