Kamis, 16 Februari 2017

WWII Today- April 2014

Art Stash May Include Nazi Loot During and after the war in Europe the Allies recovered five million works of art and cultural relics looted by the Nazis. But 1,400 pieces that got away are now upending the art world. A magazine in Germany revealed in November that authorities there have confiscated hundreds of works— …

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