The Nazis are infamous for having taken wealth in various forms from European Jews that were living in areas under their control, but at the same time, most people are also aware that this wealth ended up in different accounts or vaults in a variety of locations.
But, how did they manage to do this without it looking too suspicious, allowing them to keep so much of it hidden after the war itself had ended?
The way in which the SS faction tackled this issue was by having everything under the name Max Helliger, and his name was ultimately used to open bank accounts that were then used to make deposits of gold, jewels, and anything else that they believed would be of worth to them later on. However, if you are wondering about who this Max Helliger is, and perhaps assuming that he was some individual within the Nazis, then you would be wrong.
Instead, the name was completely fictitious, and it was only created for the sole purpose of being able to create these bank accounts that would then allow them to make deposits. While there probably is a guy by that name alive today, the SS did not appear to go ahead and steal the identity of an individual just for this purpose. It seems that they just went down the fake road from the outset.