Legacies of Occupation: National Socialism and Contemporary Europe
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has also brought to mind Germany’s war of annihilation against the Soviet Union.
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Legacies of Occupation. Nationalsozialismus und europäische Gegenwart
What significance does this historical experience hold for the present, and how do people counter its exploitation?
Opening Remarks: Raphael Gross, President of the German Historical Museum Foundation
In conversation: Joachim Gauck, former Federal President, and Rüdiger von Fritsch, former German ambassador to Warsaw and Moscow, among other posts
Legacies of Occupation. Nazism and the European Present
World War II and the German occupation of Europe ended more than 80 years ago. Yet the experiences of violence associated with them continue to shape European societies to this day.
At the invitation of the ZWBE, prominent voices will discuss these impacts in relation to current political conflicts, long-term economic developments, social coexistence, culture, and forms of remembrance. A series of discussions organized by the Documentation Center “World War II and German Occupation in Europe” (ZWBE)
- Moderator: Sabine Adler, radio journalist and long-time correspondent for Deutschlandradio
Location: 2nd floor of the Pei Building, DHM
Event in German, with partial simultaneous translation
The event will be recorded on video
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Dates
May 2026
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