The Monuments Men and the Recovery of the Art in the Merkers Salt Mine April 1945

Today's post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher. In the forthcoming movie The Monuments Men there will be a scene of Monuments Men entering the salt mine at Merkers, Thuringia, Germany in April 1945, and beholding German and looted gold, concentration camp victims’ gold teeth, and fabulous artwork.  The scene looks something like this: Capture … Continue reading The Monuments Men and the Recovery of the Art in the Merkers Salt Mine April 1945