Jacques Jaujard , the French Director of National Museums , was hailed as a national hero following the war for his part in saving the French national art collection . He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honor and given the Medal of Resistance . Rose Valland , who surreptitiously collected information on the looted artwork that passed through the '' Jeu de Paume '' museum , became a fine arts officer with the French First Army and assisted the MFAA in the collection of looted artwork . She was inducted into the French Legion of Honor and also received the Medal of Resistance , was awarded the Medal of Freedom from the U.S. and the Officer 's Cross of the Order of Merit from West Germany . In 1953 , she finally received the coveted title of " curator " . Count Franz von Wolff-Metternich , the " good German " arts officer who helped to protect the French national art collection from Nazi predation worked with the Allies after the war , return artworks to their rightful owners , then joined the West German Foreign Office , where he tracked looted art
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
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