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Walter Andreas Hofer

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German art plunderer and dealer on behalf of the Nazis, Director of the Goering Collection (1893-1975)

GermanyLived 1893 to 1975 · aged 82
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Walter Andreas Hofer was a German art dealer who was Hermann Göring's principal art agent, director of the Göring Collection, and an important figure in Nazi art looting during World War II. Hofer is referenced 162 times in the OSS Art Looting Investigation Units Reports of 1945-1946.

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Hermann Göring (left) & Walter Hofer (right) at KarinhallHermann Göring (left) & Walter Hofer (right) at KarinhallGöring in captivity 9 May 1945Göring in captivity 9 May 1945

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Walter Andreas Hofer was a German art dealer who was Hermann Göring's principal art agent, director of the Göring Collection, and an important figure in Nazi art looting during World War II. Hofer is referenced 162 times in the OSS Art Looting Investigation Units Reports of 1945-1946. He was not a member of the Nazi Party. After the war he continued to work as an art dealer in Munich.

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Germany
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deceased
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Lived 1893 to 1975 · aged 82
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