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Feb 7, 2014 · In a race against time, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent...
- The Rise of The Reich and Art Theft
- Enter, The Monuments Men
- The Legacy of The Monuments Men
Destruction and chaos descended upon Europe on Sept. 1, 1939, as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany as the Nazis efficiently plundered every inch of Europe. By 1941, the continent was largely under the control of Germany and its allies Italy and Japan. Among the dead, destroyed, and deported, were pre...
In order to protect cultural artifacts from the ravages of the war, a special task force was formed called the Monuments, Fine Arts & Archives Section (MFAA) of the Allied Expeditionary Forces. Nicknamed the Monuments Men, the unit was responsible for protecting cultural relics like churches and museums, assessing damaged art inside demolished citi...
Despite the work of the Monuments Men through the end of the war, there are still thousands of priceless pieces missing today. These historical artifacts were most likely destroyed in the war though some of them possibly remain hidden away. Raphael’s Portrait Of A Young Manpainting, estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, is among th...
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Feb 10, 2014 · Sam Epstein (Dimitri Leonidas), the Jewish officer who fled Germany before the start of the war, is based upon Harry Ettlinger, one of the last surviving Monuments Men.
Feb 7, 2014 · Though George Clooney's Frank Stokes character's real-life counterpart, George Stout, was instrumental in the creation of the real Monuments Men (the book calls the MFAA his "brain child"), his influence wasn't as direct as the movie implies.
Feb 7, 2014 · George Clooney (center) stars alongside Dimitri Leonidas, John Goodman, Matt Damon and Bob Balaban in the World War II drama The Monuments Men, inspired by the true tale of an Army unit...
Oct 14, 2023 · The Monuments Men told the story of a group trying to save art and other relics from HItler during WW2. How true is their story?
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Oct 22, 2013 · In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture.
