TweetThe Monuments Men 8/10. Great history. I would highly recommend this movie, but first watch the documentary The Rape of Europa
There is a lot in the documentary that they didnt have time to cover in the movie. At 18 years old, H itler was rejected from the Austrian academy of art, while jews were accepted in place of him. He never got over it, fueling his anti semitism and desire to plunder all the worlds masterpieces for himself.
We almost lost Michelangelos Madonna of Bruges to the Russians. It was stolen first by Napoleon, then by Hit ler. Now, thanks to the Americans, it is in Bruges Belgium where it was originally sent during Michelangelos lifetime.