" At a point where the destruction widened out, leaving a vast field of broken lintels and cornerstones, some GIs had posted a sign with a quote from Hitler: “Gebt mir fünf Jahre und Ihr werdet Deutschland nicht wiedererkennen.” Below was the English translation: “Give me five years & you will not recognize Germany again. "

― Robert M. Edsel , The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History