Abstract
On May 26, 1944 General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) signed a letter addressed to his generals saying that northwest Europe which we were about to invade was filled with monuments of cultural importance to the whole world. It was, he stated, the policy of the Allied governments to protect those monuments from damage or destruction insofar as operations would permit, bearing in mind always that we must not run unnecessary risk to the lives of our own men. In writing this letter General Eisenhower made possible the carrying out of the policy of the Allied governments within the armed forces under his command. Once this letter had been signed, it only remained to have the officers at the proper military levels to carry out the staff and operational work in order to put the policy into execution.
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