monument men, nazis, rose valland, stolen artwork, world war 2
History is littered with heroic deeds by women. And Rose Valland, a French art spy, earns her place among these heroines. She was an art historian who became a spy to save thousands of paintings from theft by the Nazis. She was one of the brave people who worked with several art restorers to recover ...
Candido Godói looks like an ordinary town in the south of Brazil, but what makes this town unique is the ratio of dwellers being twins. The town has just under 7,000 inhabitants, most of whom are of German descent. After the end of World War II, they drifted across the sea to settle here. According ...
Today’s story begins in Brazil. In the southernmost state of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, lies a small town called Candido Godói. At first, it looks like an ordinary town in the south of Brazil, but what makes this town unique is the ratio of dwellers being twins. The town has just under 7,000 inhabitants, ...
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) is an organization comprised of central banks of various nations. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, its function is to facilitate financial cooperation between countries and ensure stability of the global economy. However, it has a very shadowy history involving the Nazis and enjoys privileges that give it power over the ...