German Woman, 95, Charged With Complicity In More Than 10,000 Murders During WWII
Despite her age, the case is being handled by a juvenile court, because she was under 21 when she worked at the camp.
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A German woman, 95, charged with complicity in more than 10,000 murders during WWII
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Speaking at her home in a retirement community, the woman also said that she wasn't aware of mass poisonings or other acts of genocide — in part because her office window faced outward from the camp.
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Honestly she could say "I don't remember" and given the gulf of time and her age, that would be more believable.
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Imagine if the German people never supported the NAZIs in the first place.
Imagine if the First World War never happened, or instead the Central Powers would've won.
imagine if the US didnt support and play a large role in the rise of eugenics, white supremacy and the Nazi party
Imagine if the Nazis didnt learn from how America dealt with Black and Indigenous people
Imagine if the Chicxulub Impactor missed Earth, denying our mammalian ancestors the opportunity to rapidly diversify in the face of the rapid decline of the dinosaurs, resulting in the human species never evolving and fascism never being invented.
Only high-ranking nazis were really prosecuted after WW2. 1950s Germany was more concerned with forgetting that people had ever supported Hitler than charging his supporters.
But yeah, these trials should have happened long ago, and before the accused are 90+ and can't remember a thing.
Which was learned from European settlers and race theories meant to support their exploitation of black and indigenous people.
It is the principal. Having one foot in the grave doesn't mean that all should be forgiven. These 10,000 people and their families who lost a loved deserve justice no matter the age.
In Germany we have an agency that investigates nationalist socialist crimes/involvement. This agency after the war was used to investigate ranking nazi officials like SS, gestapo, politicians, military, etc, not necessarily people like typists or gate guards, etc.
In late 2000s, this changed. There was a precedent set for prosecuting a guard and so ever since then the agency has been investigating people like typists for Nazi operations. Quite frankly it was never concerned with low level nazi staff
In Germany for decades the agency has been criticised for this
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Operation Sunrise (World War II) - Wikipedia
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How Thousands Of Nazis Were 'Rewarded' With Life In The U.S.
After World War II, thousands of Nazis became informants in the Cold War against the Soviet Union — and then got entry into the U.S. Eric Lichtblau's new book, The Nazi Next Door, tells the story.
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Only a few Nazis were actually prosecuted. A lot of them worked for the CIA or KGB in intelligence, trained South American dictators/police states, and I think some trained our very own policemen here though I gotta dig up sources for those.
Denazification - Wikipedia
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That was a fascinating read that touched upon so many things, I never knew much beyond the Nuremberg trials. An almost impossible job that changed so much over the decades with self interest, revenge, multiple levels of accountability, the future on the balance.
Thanks.
I don't think that he is criticizing the trial. He is wondering why it took Germany 70 years to prosecute her considering that she played a role on those 10000 murders
I would assume that they had to first tie some evidence to her where her involvement was more explicit than just being the secretary. I would assume that in order of importance she was not the first person on their list and also had to go through the trouble of locating her and whatnot.
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Fucking America for you. I'll read the rest of the article to top out on anger today.
That was the most common excuse, a collective, defensive attitude.
"Sorry sir, I didnt notice anything. What happened to my jewish lawyer, the carpenter, postman, baker, barber, doctor, farmer,..."
The truth is: Everyone noticed.
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lol America would say to get over it it happened 100 years ago, and that this isn't the way to unity
Not implying anything. The Nazis learned from White Supremacy laws in America.
What America Taught the Nazis
In the 1930s, the Germans were fascinated by the global leader in legal racism—the United States.
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This whole chain started cause someone got annoyed that America was getting called out for not going after Nazis too and blamed the Germans for creating them in the first place, so I figured I'd point this out.
Well you're misreading.
This is completely wrong, US-centric and you probably shouldnt post stuff like that. Tens of thousands of nazis died in the Soviet occupation zone.Operation Sunrise (World War II) - Wikipedia
Colonia Dignidad - Wikipedia
Operation Paperclip - Wikipedia
How Thousands Of Nazis Were 'Rewarded' With Life In The U.S.
After World War II, thousands of Nazis became informants in the Cold War against the Soviet Union — and then got entry into the U.S. Eric Lichtblau's new book, The Nazi Next Door, tells the story.
Only a few Nazis were actually prosecuted. A lot of them worked for the CIA or KGB in intelligence, trained South American dictators/police states, and I think some trained our very own policemen here though I gotta dig up sources for those.
It's incredibly admirable how there's still investigations to this day to bring Nazis to justice.
Wish America's justice system was the same.
Wish America's justice system was the same.
All these "the nazi party party rose to power in great part due to America" posts are some of the biggest eye roll posts I've seen here. Some of you Americans just can't view anything outside the lens of your own politics.
Europe has a rich and varied history of racism and totalitarianism and doesn't need your help.
Europe has a rich and varied history of racism and totalitarianism and doesn't need your help.
Didn't a lot of Germans who committed horrific crimes just re-integrate back into society like judges, business owners, etc who were directly involved in the operation of the genocide? The USA brought over Nazi scientists to help start NASA. There was a lot of money made by multi-national businesses that were somehow allowed back into polite society.
The post-war political forces weren't as clean as Americans are traditionally taught. The USA also left behind fascist forces in European countries to sabotage and fight socialism and communism taking hold following the end of WWII.
Or so they want you to believe
In the case of Max Merten, a convicted war criminal, both German parliament and public opinion wanted him to be released when he was arrested in Greece
The Trial of Max Merten in the Changing Mirrors of Time and Place 1. Samuel Hassid Technion Israel Institute of Technology - PDF Free Download
The Trial of Max Merten in the Changing Mirrors of Time and Place 1 Samuel Hassid Technion Israel Institute of Technology Who is Max Merten and why is he relevant to our topic today? He is one of the very