The Abyss - Rise and Fall of the Nazis - The Reckoning 1945-1948
- 12
- 2021
How do you deal with a people who remained loyal to their regime until the very end, who carried out the mass extermination of Jews and other minorities, and supported the destruction of Europe?
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- 12
- 2021
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How do you deal with a people who remained loyal to their regime until the very end, who carried out the mass extermination of Jews and other minorities, and supported the destruction of Europe?
The reckoning with National Socialism was inconclusive. Nobody knows whether the Germans really broke with the Nazis. Many perpetrators weave cover-stories or rely on clergymen to escape. Nevertheless: the abyss that the Germans brought into the world forced the creation of rules and international laws designed to protect humanity. Yet above all, the fight against such barbarism helped strengthened democracy