Report of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, المجلدات 3-4American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, Owen Josephus Roberts U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946 - 238 من الصفحات |
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ACLS PHOTO-ARCHIVE activities Advisers agencies Allied Allied Commission Alt-Aussee American Commission Archival Repositories art looting art objects artistic and historic arts and monuments assistance August Austria Belgium bombing British buildings Campania Capt Carinhall Cathedral cerned Château church Civil Affairs Division civilian Collecting Point commanders Commis Commission's Committee cooperation countries cultural damage Department destroyed Director enemy European Theater files forces France French Gallery German Goering headquarters Hermann Goering Division historic monuments important inspection Italian Italy later liaison Library Lieutenant List of Protected material ments MFA&A officers MFA&A Subcommission Military Government mission Montecassino monu Museum Naples National Netherlands Neuschwanstein occupied Office of Strategic Official List operations paintings Palazzo Palazzo Venezia Palermo personnel plans prepared problems Protected Monuments records Region removed repairs reports restitution Rome salvage sculptures Section SHAEF Sicily SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO sion staff tion treasures troops U. S. Army United USNR War Department
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الصفحة 48 - Today we are fighting in a country which has contributed a great deal to our cultural inheritance, a country rich in monuments which by their creation helped and now in their old age illustrate the growth of the civilization which is ours. We are bound to respect those monuments so far as war allows.
الصفحة 48 - If we have to choose between destroying a famous building and sacrificing our own men, then our men's lives count infinitely more and the buildings must go.
الصفحة 102 - Shortly we will be fighting our way across the Continent of Europe in battles designed to preserve our civilization. Inevitably, in the path of our advance will be found historical monuments and cultural centers which symbolize to the world all that we are fighting to preserve. It is the responsibility of every commander to protect and respect these symbols whenever possible.
الصفحة 48 - Nothing can stand against the argument of military necessity. That is an accepted principle. But the phrase 'military necessity' is sometimes used where it would be more truthful to speak of military convenience or even of personal convenience. I do not want it to cloak slackness or indifference.
الصفحة 1 - Commission will function under the auspices of the United States Government and in conjunction with similar groups in other countries for the protection and conservation of works of art and of artistic and historic...
الصفحة 49 - That is an accepted principle. But the phrase "military necessity" is sometimes used where it would be more truthful to speak of military convenience or even of personal convenience. I do not want it to cloak slackness or indifference. It is a responsibility of higher commanders to determine through AMG Officers the locations of historical monuments whether they be immediately ahead of our front lines or in areas occupied by us. This information passed to lower echelons through normal channels places...
الصفحة 102 - Europe in battles designed to preserve our civilization. Inevitably in the path of our advance will be found historical monuments and cultural centers which symbolize to the world all that we are fighting to preserve. It is the responsibility of every commander to protect and respect these symbols whenever possible. In some circumstances the success of the military operation may be prejudiced in our reluctance to destroy these revered objects. Then, as at Cassino, where the enemy relied on our emotional...
الصفحة 1 - December 8, 1942, concerning the creation of an organization to function under the auspices of the Government for the protection and conservation of works of art and of artistic or historic monuments and records in Europe, and to aid in salvaging and returning to the lawful owners such objects as have been appropriated by the Axis Powers or by individuals acting under their authority or consent.
الصفحة 2 - This material could be collected and made available to the Commission for the use of the armed forces. The function of the Commission might be: A. During the war. — (i) To work with the appropriate branch of the United States Army, for the purpose of furnishing to the General Staff of the Army, museum officials and art historians, so that, so far as is consistent with military necessity, works of cultural value may be protected in countries occupied by armies of the United Nations.
الصفحة 2 - ... committees appointed by the other two nations concerned. I now have to inform you that, under the auspices of the War Department, a special section has been formed in the School of Military Government, function ing at Charlottesville, Va., under General Wickersham, with the idea of training...