Himmler requested a search for evidence of Thor’s hammer to the Ahnenerbe (a Nazi research center) in a letter from May 1940:
Otto Rahn, a trained German philologist, believed in the stories of the Holy Grail and sought to prove its existence. Himmler was intrigued by this man’s beliefs and provided funding for Rahn to go out and prove his theories true.
Himmler also came into contact with a man named Yrjö von Grönhagen. By Himmler’s request, he sent Yrjö on a mission to find evidence of witches and sorcerers in Finland.
Sources:
The Master Plan by Heather Pringle (2006, Hyperion)
Heinrich Himmler: A Life by Peter Longerich (2011, Oxford University Press)
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Perhaps The Allies would have fallen if The Axis Powers had recovered these ancient relics?