the rape of europa

monday night deeann and i went with our neighbors to a documentary called the rape of europa. the film takes you through the violence and greed the nazis brought to europe for 12 years while focusing on the looting of classical and fine art.

when you think about world war two images of violence and murder come to mind. it has an unforgettable chill that impacts the world. i really had no idea how much the world of art was threatened by this war. adolf hitler and hermann goering had massive collections of art not only from those looted homes but those of museums and monasteries. taking literally tens of thousands of masterpieces, robbing people not only of their art but of their culture and heritage.

the lengths the nazis went to to get their hands on these pieces and the lengths the museums and common people went to to keep them safe are astonishing. this is probably one of the greatest untold stories of world war two and this film is an outstanding and notable retelling of it.