Rose Valland
Also known as: Rose Antonia Maria Valland
- 1Altaussee is a municipality and spa town located in the Liezen district of Styria, Austria.
- 2The village is situated on the shores of Lake Altaussee at the base of the Loser Plateau.
- 3The region is part of the Salzkammergut, a designated area for climatic spa treatments.
- 4The municipality covers an area of 92 square kilometers and has a population of 1,777 residents.
- 5The area is historically and economically significant for containing the largest salt deposits in Austria.
Rose Antonia Maria Valland was a French art curator, member of the French Resistance, captain in the French military, and one of the most decorated women in French history.
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key informant and collaborator with Allied units
Valland was a French art historian who provided critical intelligence to the ALIU and other Allied units about the location of looted art.
Rose Antonia Maria Valland was a French art curator, member of the French Resistance, captain in the French military, and one of the most decorated women in French history. She secretly recorded details of the Nazi plundering of National French and private Jewish-owned art from France. Working with the French Resistance, she saved thousands of works of art.
Rose in memory of Rose Valland in FranceWikimedia Commons; Patafisik; Own work; CC BY-SA 4.0; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Rose VallandPlaque in front of the Musée du Jeu de PaumeWikimedia Commons; TCY; Own work; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Rose VallandPhotographic portrait of Rose VallandWikimedia Commons; Unknown; Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Archives diplomatiques (La Courneuve); Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) 58 words