DID YOU KNOW?

During the course of World War II, Hitler and the Nazis planned and executed thefts of an unprecendented magnitude. While Hitler's focus remained on stealing the greatest artwork of Western European civilization, the Nazi machinery organized and implemented theft of almost every item imaginable: from paintings sculpture, porcelain, furniture, rugs and tapestries, to gold, diamonds, currency, and jewelry, plus stained glass, church bells entire libraries and wine. Early success was intoxicating and, in time, everything seemed obtainable. For the Fuhrer, no desired object was too large or important to steal, especially when it provided an opportunity to correct the wrongs of history and humiliate those responsible.