French assessment of Hitler ire over Louvre appropriation of 49 paintings from the confiscated Schloss collection
Hitler reacted in anger when he found out that the Louvre had been given the pick of the litter and the pretty scraps had been left for him [a position echoed by Dr. Voss]. Dr. Buchner played an outsized role in appeasing Hitler and reassured him that the paintings he got were of high value.