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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

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Chippers in a shipyard [Shipbuilding. Three women working], 1942

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USS Augusta (CA-31) off French coast during landing operations. Small landing craft are shown speeding towards the shore, June 12, 1944. Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG 111), General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1798-1947 (RG 80), and Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (RG 26).

Children watch unloading operations at gate guarding entrance. Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG 111), General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1798-1947 (RG 80), and Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (RG 26).

This striking panorama of the French invasion beach was made by a Coast Guard combat photographer from a hillside cut with the trenches (foreground) of the ousted Nazi defenders. Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG 111), General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1798-1947 (RG 80), and Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (RG 26).

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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

German loot stored in church at Ellingen, Germany found by troops of the U.S. Third Army. 4/24/45. RG 111-SC-204899 #MonumentsMen #WWII #arthistory Chef D Oeuvre, Oeuvre D'art, Monuments, Parisian Art, Nara, Rare Historical Photos, Harriet Tubman

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German loot stored in church at Ellingen, Germany found by troops of the U.S. Third Army. 4/24/45. RG 111-SC-204899 #MonumentsMen #WWII #arthistory

Robert Edsel, President of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art (L) and Archivist David S. Ferriero (R) with donated “Hitler Albums” 7 and 15. (Photo courtesy of the Monuments Men Foundation)

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

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 American Military History, Mystery Of History, Victoire, American Presidents

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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

The Hungarian Royal Crown jewels have been in the custody of the Seventh U.S. Army along with the Hungarian guard. The jewels are going to the U.S. Army repository at Frankfort, Germany for safe keeping. 8/3/45. RG 111-SC-212507

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 country in Europe. 7/6/45. RG 111-SC-209154 Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Jewish History, World History, Jewish Art, Fukushima, Army Chaplain

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 country in Europe. 7/6/45. RG 111-SC-209154

Artworks that were confiscated and collected for Adolf Hitler, seen here examining art in a storage facility, were designated for a proposed Führermuseum in Linz, Austria. (National Archives, 242-HB-3201) Allied Powers, Central Powers, Storage Facility, History Pics, Camps

Artworks that were confiscated and collected for Adolf Hitler, seen here examining art in a storage facility, were designated for a proposed Führermuseum in Linz, Austria. (National Archives, 242-HB-3201)

Monuments Men (from left to right) George Stout, Sgt. Travese, Walker Hancock, and Lt. Kovalyak at the excavation of Bernterode. George Clooney plays a character based on Stout in the movie. (Walker Hancock Collection, courtesy of the Monuments Men Foundation.) Frederick The Great, Man Movies, Fantasy, American Revolution, American History

Monuments Men (from left to right) George Stout, Sgt. Travese, Walker Hancock, and Lt. Kovalyak at the excavation of Bernterode. George Clooney plays a character based on Stout in the movie. (Walker Hancock Collection, courtesy of the Monuments Men Foundation.)

A painting by the French Impressionist Edouard Manet, titled "Wintergarden," discovered in the vault at Merkers.

We're excited to host Robert Edsel tonight (2/19 at 7 p.m. ET) at the National Archives! You can watch live online: http://www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives #nonfiction #WWII #TrueStory of 'The Monuments Men' - the story behind the film. Reading Lists, Book Lists, Book Worth Reading, Summer Reading, Reading Rainbow, Reading Log, Reading Corner, This Is A Book

We're excited to host Robert Edsel tonight (2/19 at 7 p.m. ET) at the National Archives! You can watch live online: http://www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives #nonfiction #WWII #TrueStory of 'The Monuments Men' - the story behind the film.

Alfred Rosenberg’s diary has surfaced after more than a decade of Museum efforts to find it. More than 400 pages of loose-leaf paper cover the years 1936 through 1944, when Rosenberg was responsible for looting valuables in lands occupied by the Nazis and planning Nazi rule of conquered Soviet territories. Online Exhibition — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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Two finely wrought swords of Frederick the Great. (National Archives, 239-PA-4-127-1)

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

Nazi destruction took many forms in Florence including looting artworks. (National Archives (239-RC-42-8))

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. Art History, Paul Klee, Interesting Facts

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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.

Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg Foto-ERR ALBUM 7. Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Title: Girl Holding a Dove. Confiscated Collection R38 (Rothschild Collection, France), National Archives, Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation Art Collection. Jean Honore Fragonard, Headlines, France National, Foundation, Germany

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Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg Foto-ERR ALBUM 7. Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Title: Girl Holding a Dove. Confiscated Collection R38 (Rothschild Collection, France), National Archives, Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation Art Collection.

Yet Rome was unscathed: Allied forces and the public enter reopened Vatican galleries on October 5, 1944. (National Archives (239-RC-70-1)) caption via @Smithsonian Magazine Sistine Chapel, Lest We Forget

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Yet Rome was unscathed: Allied forces and the public enter reopened Vatican galleries on October 5, 1944. (National Archives (239-RC-70-1)) caption via @Smithsonian Magazine

The 90th Division discovered this Reichsbank wealth, SS loot, and Berlin museum paintings that were removed from Berlin to a salt mine in Merkers, Germany., 04/15/1945 View Image, Famous People

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The 90th Division discovered this Reichsbank wealth, SS loot, and Berlin museum paintings that were removed from Berlin to a salt mine in Merkers, Germany., 04/15/1945

Coffin of Frederick the Great was found draped with a Nazi flag in the Berterode Mine, May 1, 1945 (Walker Hancock Collection, courtesy of the Monuments Men Foundation.) Hidden Art, German Soldiers Ww2, War Photography, The Third Reich

Coffin of Frederick the Great was found draped with a Nazi flag in the Berterode Mine, May 1, 1945 (Walker Hancock Collection, courtesy of the Monuments Men Foundation.)

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At the Archives of American Art--opening tomorrow! The documents are laid in the cases with care…our Monuments Men exhibit opens tomorrow, be there or be square.

Six trucks with part of the Florentine art treasure that was taken to Bolsano by retreating Germans arrives at Piazzo Dei Signoria, Florence, Italy, passing by American, English and Italian officials. NARA photo: 111-SC-210319 Gangsters, Working With Children, French Art

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Six trucks with part of the Florentine art treasure that was taken to Bolsano by retreating Germans arrives at Piazzo Dei Signoria, Florence, Italy, passing by American, English and Italian officials. NARA photo: 111-SC-210319

German loot in a church at Ellingen, Germany. Discovered by the U.S. Third Army. NARA photo: RG-111-SC-204899

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