5 paintings missing since World War II returned to Germany

Five paintings missing since World War II are being returned to their rightful owners in Germany from USA.

The foundation, which returns art works missing since the war, said the move came at the request of the families in possession of the art

The paintings are few among thousands of missing arts the foundation hopes to recover through leads after the 2014 release of the film 'The Monuments Men,'.

'The Monuments Men' revolves around an allied forces team tasked with recovering stolen artwork.

According to Robert Edsel, founder of the Monuments Men Foundation, the movie have helped in recovering some of the missing items.

The paintings which are being returned represent an important part of Germany's cultural heritage.

Three of the paintings, were won by an American soldier in a poker game, who later mailed them to his wife, while the other two paintings, which once belonged to Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, was confiscated by US forces and converted into an officers' club.