Hitler's Horses: The Incredible True Story of the Detective who Infiltrated the Nazi Underworld

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Allan R. Millett (1988). Military effectiveness, Volume 1. Routledge. ISBN 0-04-445054-0, ISBN 978-0-04-445054-2. Commissioned by Hitler at the height of his power, the colossal twin "Striding Horses" had stood in the garden of Hitler's seat of government from 1939 to 1943.They were part of the thousands of bronze works crafted for the Nazi regime in its quest to transform Berlin into the imperial global capital of "Germania." Who was Josef Thorak? Bruce I. Gudmundsson (2004). On armor. The military profession. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-95019-0, ISBN 978-0-275-95019-4.

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Walter Scott Dunn (2005). The Soviet economy and the Red Army, 1930–1945. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-94893-5, ISBN 978-0-275-94893-1. I very seldom use a hidden camera,” writes Brand. “It went against my principles… But the case of Hitler’s art treasures was different. Whoever was harbouring these items had absolutely no intention of restoring them to their owner.” The camera ruse, whatever its justification, failed.

Brauneis argues that the hidden history he unveils undermines that flattering image. “The truth is that these ‘divinely gifted’ artists had close ties with the cultural-political programme of the Federal Republic.” Zaloga, Steven (1982). The Polish Army 1939–45. Men At Arms No. 117. illustrated by Richard Hook. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85045-417-8.

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Horses in World War II were used by the belligerent nations, for transportation of troops, artillery, materiel, messages, and, to a lesser extent, in mobile cavalry troops. The role of horses for each nation depended on its military doctrines, strategy, and state of economy. It was most pronounced in the German and Soviet Armies. Over the course of the war, Germany (2.75 million) and the Soviet Union (3.5 million) together employed more than six million horses. Now the sculptures will be shown again for the first time in the Spandau Citadel. One of the horses has been on display there for some time, and the second one is now being unveiled and examined by restorers. On the Day of the Open Monument on September 10, 2023, it will be permanently presented again for the first time, according to the museum, along with other problematic works of art. The Spandau Citadelin Berlin has added two Nazi-erasculptures to its permanent collection Image: Britta Pedersen/dpa/picture alliance a b Jowett, Philip (2002). The Japanese Army 1931–45 (1). Bloomsbury USA. p. 11. ISBN 1-84176-353-5.Brand, an art detective from Amsterdam, believed (like the rest of the art world) that the horses had been destroyed in the Battle for Berlin at the end of the Second World War. Until, that is, he was shown a colour photo of them by a shadowy former art fraudster who had been asked to facilitate their sale. Thus began Brand’s quest for the truth: were the horses in the photo genuine, or reproductions? And, if they were genuine, where had they been hidden? After all,” says a go-between in Arthur Brand’s Hitler’s Horses, “this isn’t a second-hand car deal. If we mess this up, we’ll either end up in jail or at the bottom of a lake.” Sutton, David (15 February 2022). Syria and Lebanon. Campaign of 1941. Bloomsbury USA. p.59. ISBN 9781472843845. Motorization of the 1930s raised a number of concerns, starting with the need to secure a continuous fuel supply. The new formations had a significantly larger footprint on the march: the 1932 French motorized division took up 52km (32mi) of road space compared to 11.5km (7.1mi) for a horse-mounted formation, raising concerns about control and vulnerability. [4] The Spanish Civil War and other conflicts of 1930s did not provide definite solutions and the issues remained unresolved until the onset of World War II. Only the German blitzkrieg achieved in the Battle of France finally persuaded the militaries of the world, including the United States, that the tank had replaced the horse on the battlefield. [16] Horse logistics [ edit ] German horse-drawn supply train with pneumatic tires in France, 1944 In 1957, for instance, Breker was commissioned to make a sculpture installed outside the Wilhelm-Dörpfeld-Gymnasium, a school in Wuppertal. The result was a larger than life bronze of Pallas Athene, the Greek goddess of war and wisdom, helmeted and poised to throw a spear. “The iconography is just the same as that of the Nazi era,” says the exhibition’s curator, Wolfgang Brauneis.