A monument of Fryderyk Chopin that was blown up and cut into pieces by Germans during an occupation of Poland in May 1940 [1912 x 1384]

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« German Colonel von Kleiber in preliminary discussions with Brazilian Major Franco Ferreira, in Fornovo di Taro, about the surrender of the German 148. Infanterie-Division (plus remnants of the 90. Grenadier-Division), ending the Battle of Collecchio, in 29 April 1945. [736×462]

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unhasseled

It’s crushing to think about how much great art has been destroyed over the length of human history by opposing forces during wartime.

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