Operation EBENSBURG: SOE’s Austrian ‘Bonzos’ and the rescue of looted European art

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244380899
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (443 download)

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Book Synopsis Operation EBENSBURG: SOE’s Austrian ‘Bonzos’ and the rescue of looted European art by : Bernard O'Connor

Download or read book Operation EBENSBURG: SOE’s Austrian ‘Bonzos’ and the rescue of looted European art written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some captured German and Austrian personnel were brought to Britain as prisoners of war. Those who were identified as anti-Nazi were 'turned' and, codenamed 'Bonzos', were trained in paramilitary and clandestine warfare to be sent back into occupied Europe on top secret missions. The British Special Operations Executive arranged the infiltration of four Austrians, Albrecht Gaiswinkler, Joseph Grafl, Karl Standhartinger and Karl Lzicar, into the Salzkammergut area of northwestern Austria. This book tells the story of Operation EBENSBURG, their mission to kidnap or assassinate Joseph Goebbels, the Reich's Minister of Propaganda, to organise resistance groups before the arrival of American forces and to protect the looted works of art hidden in the Altaussee salt mine.

Art and the Nazis, 1933-1945

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Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476666415
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Art and the Nazis, 1933-1945 by : Arthur J. McLaughlin, Jr.

Download or read book Art and the Nazis, 1933-1945 written by Arthur J. McLaughlin, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first comprehensive analysis of the Third Reich's efforts to confiscate, loot, censor and influence art begins with a brief history of the looting of artworks in Western history. The artistic backgrounds of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goring are examined, along with the various Nazi art looting organizations, and Nazi endeavors to both censor and manipulate the arts for propaganda purposes. Long-held beliefs about the Nazi destruction of "degenerate art" are examined, drawing on recently developed university databases, new translations of original documents and recently discovered information. Theft and destruction of artworks by the Allies and looting by Soviet trophy brigades are also documented.

Bletchley Park and the Pigeon Spies

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ISBN 13 : 0244666407
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (446 download)

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Book Synopsis Bletchley Park and the Pigeon Spies by : Bernard O'Connor

Download or read book Bletchley Park and the Pigeon Spies written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 15,000 pigeons were dropped into occupied Europe during WW2. Some were used by secret agents to send messages back to headquarters. Others were dropped by parachute into France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark in the hope that people would complete the attached questionnaire and provided military, political, economic or other intelligence of value for the Allies. Photographic negatives could be sent. Bletchley Park had its own loft for its pigeon spies. This book investigates the work of MI14, known as the Colomba Service, and for the first time sheds light on conditions in Occupied Europe described by extremely brave men and women who risked execution if found in possession of a pigeon. MI14 staff, decoded or translated messages and forwarded copies to SOE, SIS, MI19, RAF, RN, Ministry of Economic Warfare, BBC, Churchill, de Gaulle and President Benes of Czechoslovakia.