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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

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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Mechanical helper, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1940 - 1945

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

Women in the Workplace

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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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Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber

black and white photograph of an old church with boxes stacked in front of the organ

Monuments Men

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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

two men in suits and ties are looking at an open book with pictures on it

More Hitler art albums discovered

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)

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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

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Pieces of History

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)

four men in uniforms standing next to each other on a dirt road with buildings in the background

Pieces of 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.)

three men standing in front of a painting on the wall and another man looking at it

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

Encore -- The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter.

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.

an open book with writing on it sitting on a table next to gloves and other items

Alfred Rosenberg: Biography

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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American Soldier

Memento Mori

Pieces of History

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

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