Posted on Sep 27, 2023
My Nazi Family | Silent History | Full Documentary
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"After the WW2, German solders returned home and kept quiet about their actions. What was the price of this silence?
The atrocities committed by the Nazis have been widely discussed at a general level since the Second World War. Less attention has been paid to the fact that the perpetrators of the atrocities have kept quiet about their actions to their own descendants.
This wall of silence has descended around the actions that have been done but that have not been handled and talked about within families. The silence has grown these things into problems that will last for generations.
The documentary My Nazi Family opens perspectives on the consequences of silence and why the antisemitism is growing again. This is reflected in the true stories of the three German families, where the past and the present meet in surprising ways.
The documentary deals with themes of hatred, war and violence and is not recommended for children under 12 years of age".
The atrocities committed by the Nazis have been widely discussed at a general level since the Second World War. Less attention has been paid to the fact that the perpetrators of the atrocities have kept quiet about their actions to their own descendants.
This wall of silence has descended around the actions that have been done but that have not been handled and talked about within families. The silence has grown these things into problems that will last for generations.
The documentary My Nazi Family opens perspectives on the consequences of silence and why the antisemitism is growing again. This is reflected in the true stories of the three German families, where the past and the present meet in surprising ways.
The documentary deals with themes of hatred, war and violence and is not recommended for children under 12 years of age".
WWII World War Two
Germany
Religion
Judaism
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During my tour (1965-1968) I met a number of locals. I made a point of hanging out at the German places rather than the GI hustle bars. Almost every German man I met of the age to have served in the German military during the war claimed they served on the Russian front, were never a Nazi, and knew nothing of what had happened during the war. Except one. He finished the war as a Lt Col in the Luftwaffe. He admitted to flying at Normandy during the D-Day invasion. However, he stayed with the common excuse; "I was only following orders."
Most of the youngers folks I met did not want to even talk about the war. National guilt I guess.
Most of the youngers folks I met did not want to even talk about the war. National guilt I guess.
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