Operation Eagle Flight: The Escape from Berlin to Bariloche

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

But then, a few days before, the U.S. Army had captured the Spear of Destiny when Nuremberg fell.  Legend has it that when the holder of the Spear will suffer disaster if he loses possession of it ...  

From Wikipedia . . .

In the modern era, at least four major relics are claimed to be the Holy Lance or parts of it. They are located in Rome, Vienna, Vagharshapat and Antioch. The most prominent Holy Lance relic has been the one in Vienna, adorned with a distinctive gold cuff. This version of the lance is on public display with the rest of the Imperial Regalia at the Hofburg.

So the States captured the flag and let it go then? Or was it just the Nazis that suffered after they lost it?