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70th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation: German Perspective
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:42 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:42 am
This article from the Daily Mail revisits the town in which the Nazi Death Camp was located. It talks to residents one of which resides in the home of the Camp commandant and also several who were alive during that period.
I would like to hear more from those who lived near the camps, soldiers, citizens who worked there, ect. More than high ranking officials and notorious individuals who were prosecuted but what was the perspective of the normal citizens as they watched such horrors unfold. What responsibility do they feel for what occurred? Is there guilt for there silence? Basically what were they thinking?
I would like to hear more from those who lived near the camps, soldiers, citizens who worked there, ect. More than high ranking officials and notorious individuals who were prosecuted but what was the perspective of the normal citizens as they watched such horrors unfold. What responsibility do they feel for what occurred? Is there guilt for there silence? Basically what were they thinking?
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 8:53 am
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:43 am to undecided
Ironic
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:44 am to undecided
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nein?
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:46 am to undecided
My grandfather died at Auschwitz.
He fell from the guard tower.
He fell from the guard tower.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:48 am to Bluefin
quote:I did Nazi that coming.
My grandfather died at Auschwitz. He fell from the guard tower.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:50 am to terd ferguson
quote:nein
nein?
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:50 am to undecided
I was sitting on a bench talking to a 98 year old german woman in 2006 in Victoria, Canada. She told me all about life in Nazi Germany and it was one of the most interesting conversations I've ever had with a stranger.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:52 am to Bluefin
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My grandfather died at Auschwitz.
He fell from the guard tower.
I've got an older co-worker who tells this joke every time he thinks someone's never heard it. It's gotten to where I want to take a swing at someone every time I hear it, not for offense but for lack of humor. So have a downvote and a
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:53 am to Bluefin
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My grandfather died at Auschwitz.
He fell from the guard tower.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:53 am to LucasP
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I've got an older co-worker who tells this joke every time he thinks someone's never heard it.
Maybe I'm your older co-worker.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:53 am to yankeeundercover
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nein
Nein
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:54 am to LucasP
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So have a downvote and a
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:55 am to DelU249
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I was sitting on a bench talking to a 98 year old german woman in 2006 in Victoria, Canada. She told me all about life in Nazi Germany and it was one of the most interesting conversations I've ever had with a stranger.
It's always interested me how what at that time was one of the most educated and enlightened populations in the world could be turned so fanatical to the point they set up and entire industrial complex for the sole purpose of eradicating another race of people. The logistics and infrastructure that were required for the Holocaust to happen were massive and required the work of thousands of people.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 8:59 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:55 am to Bluefin
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Maybe I'm your older co-worker.
Wanna take a walk outside old man?
(Now every time I read one of your posts, I'm going to hear it in his shrill old man voice, thanks)
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:58 am to LucasP
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Wanna take a walk outside old man?
Ja!
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:00 am to Darth_Vader
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It's always interested me how what at that time was one of the most educated and enlightened populations in the world could be turned so fanatical to the point they set up and entire industrial complex for the sole purpose of eradicating another race of people.
There's so much focus put on the Nazi regime and the Concentration camp but I feel like the normal citizen gets overlooked. How did entire countries embrace such a plan and turn away as a genocide occurred in their neighborhoods
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:04 am to DrunkenStuporMan
Anne, Frankly, I am offended.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:05 am to undecided
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How did entire countries embrace such a plan and turn away as a genocide occurred in their neighborhoods
You mean the same countries that couldn't prevent Germany from blitzkrieging all over their asses? They couldn't defeat the Nazi military machine... only 'merica could do that.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:06 am to undecided
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How did entire countries embrace such a plan and turn away as a genocide occurred in their neighborhoods
It was a different time and place, and a different set of conditions that gave rise to it. How could we ever truly understand unless we were a part of it? Seek out the first-hand accounts: journals, interviews, newspaper columns, court records, letters, things like that if you really want to know how it happened. If you're truly interested in history, that's the next step. Give it a shot!
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:07 am to undecided
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There's so much focus put on the Nazi regime and the Concentration camp but I feel like the normal citizen gets overlooked. How did entire countries embrace such a plan and turn away as a genocide occurred in their neighborhoods
Exactly. Had it been only those in black SS uniforms trying to pull off something like the Holocaust, they would have never been able to do what they did. The sad truth though is that it took the active cooperation and efforts of countless everyday German people to make the Holocaust possible. Everyone from local civil servants, local police, railroad workers, and skilled construction workers all had to play a massive role in making the whole thing work like some terrible well oiled machine.
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