War trophy

In more recent times,[ambiguous] it has been common for soldiers to return home with souvenirs, such as enemy weapons and flags, while larger military items captured in battle, particularly weaponry such as machine guns and artillery pieces, became the property of the state to which the soldiers responsible for the capture belonged.

[2] In the 20th century, the victorious alliance states removed large quantities of property, including cultural objects.

[3] After the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles authorized the removal of large amounts of property from Germany, which it termed "reparations".

[4] After the Second World War, the Potsdam Conference authorized the removal of certain property from Germany, such as the merchant marine fleet.

All seizure of, destruction or wilful damage done to institutions of this character, historic monuments, works of art and science, is forbidden, and should be made the subject of legal proceedings.

War trophies decorating the vault of the chapel of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides , in Paris .
Flag, trophy of the Winter War
A war trophy from the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 at Longewala , India (a Pakistani M4 Sherman )
1st Battalion, 71st Regiment of Foot colours captured by the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata troops during the first British invasion in 1806 and exhibited as a war trophy at the Santo Domingo convent , in Buenos Aires . [ 1 ]