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Italy Refuses German Museum’s Request to Return Roman Statue Bought by Hitler

‘OVER MY DEAD BODY’

The Roman statue was bought by Hitler in 1938 and returned to Italy in 1948 among artwork illegally seized by the Nazis.

Chaya Tong
Chaya Tong 

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Workers examine State Collection of Antiquities in Munich.
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Chaya Tong

Chaya Tong

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