Old Gossip with Rebecca Siegel

August Eigruber Liked Hitler's Mustache

September 10, 2026·31 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Let’s talk about WWII, Nazi art theft, concentration camp murders, and the second ugliest mustache you’ve ever seen. August Eigruber’s story takes us to Mauthausen, Paris, and deep into the Altaussee Salt Mines.  Trigger warnings: Antisemitism, Holocaust, Murder Selected Bibliography BooksEight Days in May, by Volker UllrichHitler (Ascent and Downfall), by Volker UllrichMonuments Men, by Bret Witter and Robert M. Edsel Online ResourceStanford University’s Virtual Tribunal: International Criminal Tribunal Records (1945-Present): https://exhibits.stanford.edu/virtual-tribunals/catalog/jw764yb5101 DocumentaryThe Rape of Europa, by Richard Berge Intro song: my daughterCover art: my sister

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