Ole Risom & Agnes von Rechberg After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ole Risom enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division until February 1944, at which time he was sent to the European Theater of Operations. Cpl Risom was assigned to U.S. Third Army and arrived at the Munich Central Collecting Point in July 1945. There, he worked closely with Agnes von Rechberg, Chief Secretary and Administrative Assistant at the collecting point. After falling in l

The Monuments Men Foundation is excited to announce its first ever membership program, which provides a way for its readers and followers to support the mission while also being more involved with its activities. Memberships help support the ongoing research on each Monuments Man and Woman, underwrite the cost of educational programming for local and international communities, facilitate the return of stolen works of art and cultural objects to their rightful owners, and enab

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On this day, thirteen years ago, on the 63rd anniversary of D-Day, Robert M. Edsel announced the founding of the MMF

The Monuments Men Foundation announces the passing of Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, the last known living Monuments Woman.

"To safeguard these things will not affect the course of battles, but it will affect the relations of invading armies with those peoples and [their] governments…To safeguard these things will show respect for the beliefs and customs of all men and will bear witness that these things belong not only to a particular people but also to the heritage of mankind. [...] These monuments are not merely pretty things, not merely valued signs of man’s creative power. They are expression