Richard Barancik, last of the ‘Monuments Men’ who recovered art and treasure looted by the Nazis, dies at 98 The 20-year-old volunteer, later a renowned architect, was awed by the experts in fine art who led the recovery corps.
Diary of WWII’s Monuments Man given to National Archives The Monuments Men was a special Allied Forces military unit established in 1943 to protect Europe’s historic buildings, cultural treasures and art.
Dallas Holocaust Museum gets ‘Monuments Men’ menorah The Dallas-based Monuments Men Foundation for the rescue of artworks stolen by the Nazis gave the artifact to the museum along with an album documenting the rescue of looted items.
