American soldiers admiring Manet’s “In the Conservatory” that the Nazis hid, along with thousands of other works of art, in the salt mines of Merker, Germany. 1945. [1500×1042]

Realworld

I like that retarder spring between the rails. Must be near end of the track.
RecoveringH2OAddict

“Can we keep it, Sarge?”
ThuleanPerspective88

They hid it from allied bombers. If only the Italians could’ve hidden their ancient Roman architecture.
-Bunny-

Nazis didn’t / don’t have the intelligence or civility to create anything of worth.
swz

Were these paintings looted from countries they invaded?
RMW91-

The juxtaposition of the rough, dirty cave and French green garden!
troglody

Salt mines are perfect for storing shit..pretty sure theyre all full of nuke waste now though

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