Legacies of Occupation: National Socialism and Contemporary Europe
The German occupation’s policy of exploitation—looting, destruction, forced labor, and murder—left deep scars in the affected countries. How did this shape Europe’s postwar economy in the long term? How are today’s demands for reparations and restitution being discussed?
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Legacies of Occupation. Nationalsozialismus und europäische Gegenwart
In conversation: Bartosz T. Wieliński, journalist and deputy editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza; Elisabeth Steiner, lawyer and president of the Arbitration Tribunal for Nazi-Looted Property; and Isabel Heinemann, historian and director of the Institute for Contemporary History Munich–Berlin
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 video-recorded.
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Dates
November 2026
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