The Louvre during the Second World War.
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Laure Albin Guillot, The Louvre during World War II, 1939
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The Hermitage, St. Petersburg / Leningrad during World War II
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The Hermitage, St. Petersburg / Leningrad during World War II
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The Hermitage, St. Petersburg / Leningrad during World War II
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Michelangelo's David and unfinished Slave sculptures encased in brick to protect them from the oncoming Allied front, Florence, 1944
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Part of Himmler's hoard of looted artworks, discovered in the SS headquarters, Wewelsburg, Westphalia
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American soldiers discover Manet's “In the Conservatory” that was hidden (amongst other loot) in the salt mines of Merker, Germany. 1945.
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A U.S. soldier stands among thousands of artworks stolen by the Nazis and stored in a church at Elligen, Germany, during World War Two
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Troopers of the 101st Airborne recovering art that was stolen by Hermann Göring, April 1945 Unterstein, Germany.
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Thomas Garnier, A garden sculpture at Versailles during WWII.
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Archaeological Museum of Athens. Just before covering everything with earth for protection during WWII
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Pierre Jahan, Workers at The Louvre, Paris, 1947
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