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rammjaeger · 1 December 2005, 03:01 AM

GrzM,

possessions of libraries, archives and museums as well as private historical goods are part of the general “Kulturgut” (cultural goods) and the following is Germany´s position in the matter of the stolen or confiscated Kulturgut:

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/d...kfuehrung_html

This position is based on “Völkerrecht” (International laws) and already covered by the “Haager Landkriegsordnung von 1907”.
You can read that in detail in the following books (Band 152 and 153!) and documentations, especially the book by the Russian jurist Elena Syssoeva:

http://www.buch.de/buch/schlagwort/beutekunst_buch.html

And: Yes, confiscated German Kulturgut is stored in many countries of this world but only Russians and Poles believe they could prevent a solution of the problem based on the principle of „cultural substitution“. That is senseless, because
a) researchers are only hampered in their efforts to do their tasks and
b) these goods will soon be damaged or gone (because of the lacking financial funds in these countries) if no senseful solution can be found.

And a senseful solution is possible as contracts and negotiations with other countries (which did suffer in WWII too) show.

VBR
Rammjaeger

PS: No, I am not Gunnar´s reference source in this matter.

PPS: Sadly, the “contribution” of ww1 ace is only suited to stop any discussion.
I don´t think he is German – otherwise he would know that nearly every WWI monument in Germany becomes smeared by young idiots in the same manner as the Richthofen monument in Poland. This behaviour is NOT specific for Poland.

1 December 2005, 03:01 AM	#37 (permalink)
rammjaeger Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 4,442	GrzM, possessions of libraries, archives and museums as well as private historical goods are part of the general “Kulturgut” (cultural goods) and the following is Germany´s position in the matter of the stolen or confiscated Kulturgut: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/d...kfuehrung_html This position is based on “Völkerrecht” (International laws) and already covered by the “Haager Landkriegsordnung von 1907”. You can read that in detail in the following books (Band 152 and 153!) and documentations, especially the book by the Russian jurist Elena Syssoeva: http://www.buch.de/buch/schlagwort/beutekunst_buch.html And: Yes, confiscated German Kulturgut is stored in many countries of this world but only Russians and Poles believe they could prevent a solution of the problem based on the principle of „cultural substitution“. That is senseless, because a) researchers are only hampered in their efforts to do their tasks and b) these goods will soon be damaged or gone (because of the lacking financial funds in these countries) if no senseful solution can be found. And a senseful solution is possible as contracts and negotiations with other countries (which did suffer in WWII too) show. VBR Rammjaeger PS: No, I am not Gunnar´s reference source in this matter. PPS: Sadly, the “contribution” of ww1 ace is only suited to stop any discussion. I don´t think he is German – otherwise he would know that nearly every WWI monument in Germany becomes smeared by young idiots in the same manner as the Richthofen monument in Poland. This behaviour is NOT specific for Poland. __________________ My homepage: http://www.flugplatzgeschichte-grossenhain.de.tl/ Last edited by rammjaeger; 1 December 2005 at 03:09 AM.