Monuments Man Harry Ettlinger Interview

Harry Ettlinger, born in Karlsruhe, Germany on January 28, 1926, fled to the U.S. with his family in 1938, the day after his Bar Mitzvah. They settled in Newark, N.J., and six years later Harry was drafted by the Army and returned to Europe, where his fluency in German allowed him to volunteer to help the Monuments Men. In this interview, he talks about Nazi plundering and the respectful decision by America to return the recovered cultural treasures to their proper countries, including Germany. Related Article: The Monuments Men: History vs. Hollywood










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