A quiet Dutch retiree, Paul Post, played a crucial role in uncovering Nazi-stolen art in Argentina.
Post, a 74-year-old systems specialist, rediscovered his father's Nazi-era diaries in his attic 15 years ago. The diaries led him to research the events, including the name of Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien, who oversaw the looting of diamonds and gold from occupied countries.
Recently, the daughter of a high-ranking Nazi official was charged in Argentina with concealing an 18th-century painting looted during the Holocaust.
The diaries described Post's father working in the Netherlands' diamond bureau when it was taken over by the Nazis.
Author's summary: A Dutch retiree's discovery led to uncovering Nazi-stolen art.