二战期间,由于战争的混乱,加上没有具约束力的国际公约加以限制,使得许多被占领区的文化财产遭到劫掠和破坏。尤其是在欧洲地区,纳粹德国对犹太人的毁灭性屠杀,大量属于犹太人所有的艺术品遭到了空前的掠夺和毁坏。战争结束以后,一些战争的受害者或者是民间组织一直在采取积极行动,希望能够找回在战争中损失的财产,二战期间被劫掠的文化财产的归还问题成为其中一项重要内容。虽然随着时间的推移,一部分劫掠的文化财产已经得到归还,但这毕竟 During World War II, cultural confinement was plundered and destroyed in many occupied territories as a result of the chaos of the war, combined with the non-binding international conventions. Especially in Europe, the devastating massacre of Jews in Nazi Germany and the mass production of Jewish-owned artworks have been unprecedentedly plundered and destroyed. After the war ended, the victims of some wars or non-governmental organizations have been taking active steps in the hope of recovering the lost property during the war. The return of cultural property that was looted during the Second World War has become an important part of the issue. Although part of the looting of cultural property has been repaid over time,