France lost between ten and twenty million book volumes to Germany

Evidence

Both the Berlin state library and Freiburg University obtained considerable quantities of books from France: French scholars reckon the total loss of book stock as being between 10 and 20 million volumes. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 777

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 777
• XREF: connects to: Nazi book policy combined total destruction with systematic collection — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 754

Broader Connections

• Nazi book policy combined total destruction with systematic collection #exemplifies (0.85) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 754