Nazi plunder
Nazi looting in WWII
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Summary
Nazi plunder is an occurrence[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of occurrence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,552 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Germany[3]
- Location: German-occupied Europe[4]
- Subclass of: art theft[5], looting[6], war crime[7], stolen art[8], looted property[9], archaeological and artistic looting[10]
- Part of: persecution of Jews[11], The Holocaust[12]
- Commons category: Nazi looting in World War II[13]
- Start time: 1933[14]
- End time: 1945[15]
- Participant: Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce[16], Führermuseum[17], Kunstschutz[18]
- Described at URL: https://www.bundestag.de/resource/blob/414084/83ea9567978fac6f0eefd6463224a893/WD-10-055-12-pdf-data.pdf[19], https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/ns-regime/kunst[20], https://kulturgutverluste.de/kontexte/ns-raubgut[21], https://kulturgutverluste.de/kontexte[22]
- Depicted by: U. of Oklahoma asked to return artwork stolen by Nazis[23], From Nazi Looting to the Museo de Pontevedra[24], Das Versteigerungshaus Hans Klemm und die Ausplünderung der Leipziger Juden im "Dritten Reich"[25]
- Described by source: Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art[26]
- Partially coincident with: The Holocaust[27], World War II looting of Poland[28]
- Investigated by: Art Looting Investigation Unit[29], Office of Military Government[30], Roberts Commission[31], Bergier commission[32], Operation Safehaven[33]
- Studied by: Holocaust studies[34], Art Looting Investigation Unit[35], Office of Military Government[36], Roberts Commission[37], Bergier commission[38], Operation Safehaven[39], Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce[40]
Why It Matters
Nazi plunder has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]