Nazi plunder refers to the systematic looting of art, valuables, gold, silver, and currency that Nazi Germany carried out across the European countries it occupied, seizing cultural items of great significance including paintings, ceramics, books, and religious treasures. The looting of Jewish property was a central part of the Holocaust, carried out through direct seizure and, at times, disguised as an effort at cultural protection. After the war the Allied Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program recovered a large share of the stolen material, but many objects remain missing or were returned to countries rather than to their original owners, and international efforts continue to trace the remaining plundered items and restore them to their rightful owners, families, or countries of origin. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Elements of OffenseUnder Rosenberg and Goring's leadership, the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg seized 21903 art objects from German-occupied countries 1 Notable ExampleThe most notorious auction of Nazi looted art was the "degenerate art" auction organized by Theodor Fischer on 30 June 1939 at the Grand Hotel National in Lucerne, Switzerland 1 Classification
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In Nazi Germany, the looting of Jewish property was a key part of the Holocaust.
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Public auctions and private sales in Switzerland section
The most notorious auction of Nazi looted art was the "degenerate art" auction organized by Theodor Fischer on 30 June 1939 at the Grand Hotel National in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Nazi looting organizations section, ERR seizure sentence
Under Rosenberg and Göring's leadership, the ERR seized 21,903 art objects from German-occupied countries.
In Group: Plunder, Grave Robbery and Theft of Cultural Property, Lead sentence
Nazi authorities systematically plundered art and valuables from occupied European countries.
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