Second World War
Dresden's Frauenkirche: the Bell of Stone to hang again
Britain’s Foreign Office to support reconstruction of church bombed by Allies
The creation of a Russian-German Commission for the return of works of art: The Russian will to return war booty exists, the necessary laws do not
Long delays are foreseeable as approaches to restitution vary in both countries
World War II ends for a small town in eastern Germany as treasures are finally returned
Church valuables were dispersed in 1945, reunited in 1992, and return home in 1993
Hermitage to exhibit Bremen Old Master drawings
Director does not foresee restitution to Germany
Looted art publicly acknowledged by Soviet Minister of Culture
A commission will be set up at Gorbachev’s behest to look into cultural property removed to U.S.S.R.
Germany celebrates the return of the Quedlinburg Gospels from the secret hoard of a Texas G.I.
The looted manuscript has now been fully reproduced and described
Polish museums to sell military equipment preserved in bogs
They have already dug out several dozen armoured cars, field-guns, transporters and other vehicles
The splendour of ruins?
To resurrect or not to resurrect Dresden’s Frauenkirche, which has been left in ruins as a slowly decaying war memorial
Official Soviet circles consider the return to the West of World War II art treasures
Glasnost has unveiled the ill kept secret of thousands of works of art, of archives and libraries taken to the USSR
US returns bell taken as trophy of war to Japan
The temple bell was taken from a Japanese island by American marines at the end of World War II
The sacking of Germany
Where is the world-famous antique glass from the Berlin Antiquarium? What has happened to the coin collection of the Royal Prussian Mint? Where is the precious antique jewellery from the Zahn-Bibliotek?