Hitler?s phone estimated at ?1.3-?2 crore to be auctioned
A telephone believed to have been used by Adolf Hitler to issue execution orders is set to be auctioned. Hitler's name and the Nazi symbol is engraved on the phone, which is estimated at $200,000 to $300,000 (?1.3-?2 crore). It is being sold by the son of a British officer, who was given the phone when he visited Hitler's bunker.
A telephone believed to have been used Adolf Hitler to give orders that ultimately claimed the lives of many people is going up on auction. A US-based auction house, Alexander Historical Auctions, will be selling selling Hitler's personal travelling telephone this weekend. Bids for the phone are expected to start at $100,000 (approximately Rs 67 lakh). 