The Monument Men Project

Interesting photos

Written By: Nancy G. Cunningham September 16,2007

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Table of Contents

1.	8-3-Recovered-Homan-Roman-r[1] Image

2.	8-4-)Monument-Officers-of-W[1] Image

3.	Art Lovers German Field-Marshal Hermann Goering admires a painting given to him by Adolf Hitler for his 45th birthday Art Lovers: German Field-Marshal Hermann Goering admires a painting given to him by Adolf Hitler for his 45th birthday

4.	Art Treasures Returned Art Treasures Returned One of the trucks that transported the art treasures to Florence, Italy. The paintings had been stolen by the German Army and recovered by the U.S. Army and returned to the city of Florence. 7/23/45. RG 111-SC-210396

5.	Art[1] Image

6.	Capture of Germany's Gold Capture of Germany's Gold ReichsBank wealth, SS loot, and Berlin Museum paintings that were removed from Berlin to a salt mine vault located in Merkers, Germany. The 3rd U.S. Army discovered the gold and other treasure in April 1945. RG 111-SC-205409

7.	Catalogue[1] Image

Florentine Art Treasures Returned
Florentine Art Treasures Returned Six trucks with part of the half billion dollars worth of Florentine art treasure, which was taken to Bolsano by retreating Germans, arrives at Piazzo Dei Signoria, Florence, Italy and passes by reviewing stand of American, English and Italian officials. 7/21/45. RG 111-SC-210319

9.	Generals Eisenhower and Bradley Generals Eisenhower and Bradley General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, and General Omar N. Bradley, CG, 12th Army Group, examine a suitcase of silverware, part of German loot stored in a salt mine at Merkers. 4/12/45. RG 111-SC-204515

10.	Hitler large[1] Image

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12.	Hitler_with_art Image

13.	Hitler_with_art[1] Image

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Looted Art Treasures
Looted Art Treasures General Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Allied commander, inspects art treasures looted by the Germans and stored away in the Merkers salt mine. Behind GEN Eisenhower are General Omar N. Bradley (left), CG of the 12th Army Group, and (right) LT Gen George S. Patton, Jr, CG, 3rd U.S. Army. 4/12/45. RG 111-SC-204516

18.	Manet's Wintergarden Manet's "Wintergarden" A painting by the french impressionist Edouard Manet, titled "Wintergarden", discovered in the vault at Merkers. 4/25/45. RG 111-SC-203453-5

19.	Merkers_mine_art[1] Image

20.	Rapeofeuropa2[1] Image

21.	Saphor Torahs "Saphor Torahs" Chaplain Samuel Blinder examines one of the hundreds of "Saphor Torahs" (sacred scrolls) part of a cache of Hebrew and Jewish books that were stolen and collected from every occupied coutry in Europe. 7/6/45. RG 111-SC-209154

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23.	SS captain Heinrich Himmler presenting a stolen work of art to Adolf Hitler

24.	Stolen Treasure Stolen Treasure General Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Allied commander, accompanied by General Omar N. Bradley, CG of the 12th Army Group; MG Manton Eddy, CG, XII Corps, and COL Bernard Burnstern, tours German salt mines in which stolen treasure was hidden. 4/12/45. RG 111-SC-204517

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The Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) files
The Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) files The Alfred Rosenberg (ERR) files in a room of the Neuschwanstein Castle. The largest Nazi art loot cache was found by units of the 7th U.S. Army when they explored tunnels under the castle. 5/13/45. RG 111-SC-262104

26.	Troops find loot hidden in church Troops find loot hidden in church German loot stored in church at Ellingen, Germany found by troops of the U.S. Third Army. 4/24/45. RG 111-SC-204899

27.	Underground large[1] Image

28. Bibliography

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