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The Monuments Men of World War II

The Monuments Men were a group of men and women from thirteen nations, most of whom volunteered had expertise as museum directors, curators, art scholars and educators, artists, architects, and archivists. The Monuments Men job description was simple: to save as much of the culture of Europe as they could during combat.

"If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness."

— A phrase that was carved on the walls of a concentration camp cell during WWII by a Jewish prisoner 

(Source: notclarissa)