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Mandel Szkolnikoff: The Richest Nazi Collaborator in Occupied France
Mandel Szkolnikoff became the richest man in Nazi-occupied France by amassing a fortune through black-market dealings and collaboration with the German occupation authorities during the Second World War.
When Nazi Germany conquered France in the summer of 1940, the country fell into chaos, fear, and economic collapse. Factories closed, food shortages spread, and priceless art and property were seized by the occupiers. In this devastated landscape, a handful of opportunists rose to immense wealth by serving the German war machine. Among the most notorious was Mandel Szkolnikoff — a man who…
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