Möring, N: Cologne Cathedral in World War II

ContentsIntroductionThe Protection of Monuments and Historical Buildings by the State under National SocialismHans Güldenpfennig,Cathedral Architect in CologneCologne Cathedral under National SocialismThe Pre-war EraThe Affiliation of the Cathedral Workshop to the ReichsluftschutzbundAir-raid Protection and Fire Safety MeasuresThe Remilitarization of the Rhineland and Early Cathedral Protection MeasuresConstruction Work along the Siegfried Line and the First Art Protection DecreeThe Provincial Curator is Appointed Commissioner for the Protection of Art1939War Breaks OutPreparations for Protective MeasuresThe Protection of the Cathedral's WindowsThe Protection of Immovable Works of Art1940The Procurement of MaterialThe Removal of the Medieval WindowsThe Choir Pier Statues, Choir Stalls, Altar-pieces, and SculpturesThe Removal of the Nineteenth-century Windows1941Hitler's Involvement in the Protection of ArtThe "Bell Campaign" of 1941-42St. Peter's Bell1942The 1,000-bomber RaidThe Birth of a LegendA New Fire-extinguishing System for Cologne CathedralArt Protection Meeting in BerlinThe Removal of the Choir StallsThe Evacuation of the Shrine of the Three Magi, the "Cathedral Picture," and the Shrine of St. EngelbertOther Protective MeasuresA Series of Setbacks for the Fire-extinguishing System1943The Construction of a Bunker in the North TowerThe Evacuation of the Remaining Cathedral Treasures A New Fire-extinguishing SystemThe "Peter and Paul Air Raid" on June 29, 1943The Propaganda ResponseThe Threat to the Shrine of the Three Magi and the Altar-piece of the City's Patron SaintsThe Air Raid on November 3, 1943 and the "Cathedral Filling"1944The Cathedral Commission and the Protection of the St. Peter PortalThe "Cathedral Picture" and the Shrine of the Three Magi on the Move AgainThe Defense of the CityThe Cathedral Architect Leaves Cologne1945A New Threat to the Cathedral Windows and Choir StallsThe Final Air Raid on Cologne, March 2, 1945The Last Damage Inflicted on