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But the fact that the Germans had inflicted
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Reckonings

But the fact that theGermans had inflicted so much pain on the Jewish people probably...

But the fact that the
Germans had inflicted so much pain on the Jewish people probably wasn’t on their minds

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But the fact that the Germans had inflicted
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so much pain on the Jewish people
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probably wasn’t on their minds.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:32
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Go2Films

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Could the perpetrators face their crimes? Could any compensation deliver justice to the survivors? Under the threat of violence, 6 years after the Holocaust, a group of German and Jewish leaders pushed for reparations as a step to...
- The Allies conducted a number of polls amongst the Germans. - Reckonings 00:06
- The Allies conducted a number of polls amongst the Germans...
Who did they consider to be the main victims of the war? - Reckonings 00:06
Who did they consider to be the main victims of the war?
[Michael] They were so preoccupied with building up their lives. - Reckonings 00:06
[Michael] They were so preoccupied with building up their li...
Only 11% of the German population - Reckonings 00:07
Only 11% of the German population
In the name of the German people - Reckonings 00:14
In the name of the German people
My grandfather was convinced - Reckonings 00:16
My grandfather was convinced
The Federal Government is prepared - Reckonings 00:22
The Federal Government is prepared
[Michael] He said that, of course, this compensation, this reparation - Reckonings 00:09
[Michael] He said that, of course, this compensation, this r...
[Wolfgang] Adenauer had a deep understanding - Reckonings 00:07
[Wolfgang] Adenauer had a deep understanding
I think he knew from a moral - Reckonings 00:15
I think he knew from a moral
- In 1949, West Germany became a new sovereign nation, - Reckonings 00:12
- In 1949, West Germany became a new sovereign nation,
East Germany was behind the Iron Curtain, cut off from the West. - Reckonings 00:06
East Germany was behind the Iron Curtain, cut off from the W...
As the first Chancellor, he had the task of rebuilding West Germany as a democracy, - Reckonings 00:15
As the first Chancellor, he had the task of rebuilding West ...
He was a devout Catholic - Reckonings 00:06
He was a devout Catholic
His family had paid a severe price for their opposition. - Reckonings 00:06
His family had paid a severe price for their opposition.
[Bettina] In 1917, he was elected the Mayor of Cologne - Reckonings 00:09
[Bettina] In 1917, he was elected the Mayor of Cologne
And this is something that the Nazis didn't like at all. - Reckonings 00:05
And this is something that the Nazis didn't like at all...
He despised the Nazis right from the start - Reckonings 00:07
He despised the Nazis right from the start
These are the German newsreel pictures - Reckonings 00:06
These are the German newsreel pictures
[Bettina] My grandfather wasn't involved in the plot on Hitler’s life, - Reckonings 00:19
[Bettina] My grandfather wasn't involved in the plot on...