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Wartime Art Theft - Return Of Art Treasures
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keywords: wwii, stolen artworks, looted art treasures, florentine art works, monument men, mfaa, general courtney b. hodges
Synopsis: Florentine art treasures stolen by the Nazis returned to Florence, Italy July 21, 1945 by U.S. 5th Army...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:06:42
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Italy
Wartime Art Theft - Return Of Art Treasures
U.S. 5th Army trucks loaded with Florentine art treasures, and guarded by U.S. Military Police (MP), arrives at Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. This is part of the half billion dollars worth of Florentine art treasure looted (stolen) by the Nazis and taken to Bolzano, Italy by retreating Germans troops.
Shows the military trucks entering the L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy and passing by the American, English and Italian officials on the reviewing stand. CU of officials on reviewing stand. Shows crowd in the Piazza della Signoria with reviewing stand in BG. Trucks are driven through the Piazza della Signoria. Shows crates of of paintings and treasures in a warehouse. A crate is opened revealing a rare painting. CU of rare painting recovered by Military personnel called Monument Men working for the MFAA (Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives) section of the Allied Armies during WWII.
General Courtney B. Hodges
Unedited footage of General Courtney Hicks Hodges as he steps from plane in Oahu Hawaii August 3, 1945. General Hicks was promoted to 4-star general on April 15,1945 making him only the second soldier in U.S. Army history to make his way from private to four-star general.
