What did the Germans know - and how did they behave?
Long after the end of World War II, many Germans claimed they had known nothing about the mass murders that took place during the Nazi era. In this way, they sought to avoid being held partly responsible for the crimes.
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Bürger bei einer Versteigerung jüdischen Eigentums in der Gegend von Hanau, 1942 (Ausschnitt)
To this day, many people are still grappling with the question of what the Germans actually knew and how they behaved.
What information about the Holocaust was available in the German Reich? What did Germans who were not directly involved in the crimes and were not themselves persecuted perceive? How did relevant information and rumors spread at the time? And what did individual people do with their knowledge?
Panel discussion with Prof. Dr. Bernward Dörner, Prof. Dr. Mary Fulbrook, and Prof. Dr. Peter Longerich, Itzehoe
Moderator: Dr. Christian Schmittwilken
TALK IN GERMAN
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Dates
May 2026
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