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Reckonings

One has to see that everybody,even those who had been on the other side against the Nazis,...

One has to see that everybody,
even those who had been on the other side against the Nazis, they were not willing
to deal with the crimes

Full Transcript

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- One has to see that everybody, even those who had been
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on the other side against the Nazis,
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they were not willing to deal with the crimes.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:56
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Go2Films

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Movie Summary

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...
Everybody was rejecting the notion of collective guilt. - Reckonings 00:05
Everybody was rejecting the notion of collective guilt.
People were still living in ruins - Reckonings 00:07
People were still living in ruins
But the fact that the Germans had inflicted - Reckonings 00:12
But the fact that the Germans had inflicted
- 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...