]BBC - Secrets of World War II Set 2 (1998) Part 6 The Nazi Plundering of Europe

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Part 6 The Nazi Plundering of Europe

Throughout occupied Europe the Nazis systematically plundered the continent’s museums, galleries, and private collections. At the war's end, a massive effort was mounted by the Allies to locate the missing art treasures and return them to their rightful owners. But even today many great objects are still unlocated. In 1945, Allied invading forces made an astonishing discovery in an abandoned German mine. Hidden deep inside was a storehouse containing over 400 tons of art objects – plus rooms filled with gold and currency. The vast treasury, and many others like it, contained the spoils from a secret, carefully planned looting campaign conducted by the Nazis during the course of the war. Discover how Germany stole Europe's greatest treasures–and how Allied agents recovered them–in “The Nazi Plundering of Europe.” Follow the trail of incredible Nazi plunder through the conquered nations of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and France. Meet one of Hitler's henchmen with an insatiable appetite for fabulous art at bargain prices, and a brave museum curator who risked her life to keep French masterpieces from vanishing without a trace. Then join the Allied “monuments men” and the OSS on a relentless hunt to uncover and return priceless treasures from the greatest art theft of the century.

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