<p>A personal globe belonging to German dictator Adolf Hitler has been sold for USD 65,000 at an auction in the US.<br /><br />The personal terrestrial globe, a unique relic, was taken as a souvenir from Hitler's residence at Berchtesgaden in Germany on May 10, 1945 by John Barsamian, an American soldier at the end of the World War II.<br /><br />The globe is mounted on a wood base with a metal half- meridian attached at the north and south poles, and stands 18 inches high in all, with a diameter at the equator of over 12 inches, according to Live Auctioneers in the US.<br /><br />The globe is marked entirely in German. Notably, the borders of Germany include the portion of Poland allotted to them under the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty of 1939, as well as Austria and the Czech Sudetenland, the auction house said.<br /><br />The globe is accompanied by a letter written by Barsamian to his family, dated May 10, 1945.<br />"I am going to tell you something now that I bet will really surprise you. Today I went and visited Adolph Hitler's Home at Berchtesgaden in the Alps. The place had been bombed, however, parts were still standing," Barsamian wrote.<br /><br />"It was really some thrill to walk all around Berchtesgaden and look out over the majestic Alps and think that just a short while ago Adolph Hitler stood where I am standing and looked over the countryside," he wrote.<br /><br />The globe was auctioned for USD 65,000, the auction house said. A monogrammed dress shirt belonging to Hitler with the initials "A H" printed was also sold at the auction for USD 10,000.</p>
<p>A personal globe belonging to German dictator Adolf Hitler has been sold for USD 65,000 at an auction in the US.<br /><br />The personal terrestrial globe, a unique relic, was taken as a souvenir from Hitler's residence at Berchtesgaden in Germany on May 10, 1945 by John Barsamian, an American soldier at the end of the World War II.<br /><br />The globe is mounted on a wood base with a metal half- meridian attached at the north and south poles, and stands 18 inches high in all, with a diameter at the equator of over 12 inches, according to Live Auctioneers in the US.<br /><br />The globe is marked entirely in German. Notably, the borders of Germany include the portion of Poland allotted to them under the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty of 1939, as well as Austria and the Czech Sudetenland, the auction house said.<br /><br />The globe is accompanied by a letter written by Barsamian to his family, dated May 10, 1945.<br />"I am going to tell you something now that I bet will really surprise you. Today I went and visited Adolph Hitler's Home at Berchtesgaden in the Alps. The place had been bombed, however, parts were still standing," Barsamian wrote.<br /><br />"It was really some thrill to walk all around Berchtesgaden and look out over the majestic Alps and think that just a short while ago Adolph Hitler stood where I am standing and looked over the countryside," he wrote.<br /><br />The globe was auctioned for USD 65,000, the auction house said. A monogrammed dress shirt belonging to Hitler with the initials "A H" printed was also sold at the auction for USD 10,000.</p>