SUPERHISTORY-2

Stolen Art at Neuschwanstein Castle, 1945

Soldiers from the 7th US Army carry the priceless artworks down the steps of Meunschwanstein Castle where hoards of European art treasures, stolen by the Nazis, were hidden during World War II.



Soldats américains se livrant à des combats de rue, avenue de Paris, Cherbourg-Normandy 1944



Curtis Bay
Navy Coast Guard, in October 1943



Following the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht which went into effect on 8 May 1945, some Wehrmacht units remained active, either independently (e.g. in Norway), or under Allied command as police forces.[7] By the end of August 1945, these units had been dissolved, and a year later on 20 August 1946, the Allied Control Council declared the Wehrmacht as officially abolished