This Dec. 2, 2009 photo taken in Dallas shows a lost album that once belonged to Adolf Hitler, part of a series compiled for Hitler featuring photographs of art he wanted for his 'Fuehrermuseum,' a planned museum in Linz, Austria. The book, taken by U.S. serviceman John Pistone during World War II from Hitler's home, is expected to be formally returned to Germany in a ceremony at the U.S. State Department in January. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)WWII Vet Had Hitler's Art Book On Bookshelf -- Yahoo News/AP
DALLAS – After fighting his way across Europe during World War II, John Pistone was among the U.S. soldiers who entered Adolf Hitler's home nestled in the Bavarian Alps as the war came to a close.
Making his way through the Berghof, Hitler's home near Berchtesgaden, Germany, Pistone noticed a table with shelves underneath. Exhilarated by the certainty of victory over the Nazis, Pistone took an album filled with photographs of paintings as a souvenir.
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My Comment: War and conflicts bring about the worse in people, but one aspect that is rarely covered is war booty and the theft of national treasures. It is amazing how many people find such collections fascinating. But art is art, and while the Nazis were monsters, they understood its value. If returning this book can help a family somewhere .... more power to it.
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