Hitler's Book Returned

[Carlisle Blues]

This is a fascinating topic. There was a book and subsequent film done on the topic.

The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War is the title of a book. The book, by Lynn Nicholas, explores the Nazi pillaging of art treasures from occupied countries, and the consequences. It covers a range of associated activities: Nazi appropriation and storage, patriotic concealment and smuggling during World War II, discoveries by the Allies, and the extraordinary tasks of preserving, tracking and returning by the American Monuments officers and their colleagues

 

[derleicaman]

Interesting thread. I would not return a book of Hitler's either. I would certainly make it available to scholars and those trying to return looted artwork to their rightful owners.

Weapons, flags, etc. need not be returned, but personal family items certainly should be returned to the family if possible. Much of the looted artwork, gold, jewelry, etc. was also looted from depositories in Germany by GIs after the war. I would think it bad karma to "liberate" these type items.