Remember that from 1949 till 1989 West Germany lived under the thread of a Soviet invasion; Frankfurt/Main was supposed to be the first target of the Soviet army (see Fulda gap). So storing most of the gold reserves where the enemy could not get them easily (i.e. London and New York) made sense.

Remember that from 1949 till 1989 West Germany lived under the threat of a Soviet invasion; Frankfurt/Main was supposed to be the first target of the Soviet army (see Fulda gap). So storing most of the gold reserves where the enemy could not get them easily (i.e. London and New York) made sense.

Remember that from 1949 till 1989 West Germany lived under the thread of a Soviet invasion; Frankfurt/Main was supposed to be the first target of the Soviet army (see Fulda gap). So storing most of the gold reserves where the enemy could not get them easily (i.e. London and New York) made sense.

Remember that from 1949 till 1989 West Germany lived under the thread of a Soviet invasion; Frankfurt/Main was supposed to be the first target of the Soviet army (see Fulda gap). So storing most of the gold reserves where the enemy could not get them easily (i.e. London and New York) made sense.