German collective guilt (German: Kollektivschuld) refers to the notion of a collective guilt attributed to Germany and its people for perpetrating the Holocaust and other atrocities in World War II. …

Aug 21, 2019 · In April 1945, the guilt and the fear came together. Germans who suspected what their own troops had done to Russians were terrified of the Russians’ retribution. Huber …

Jan 5, 2012 · How has Germany's guilt been processed on the individual and political levels? More precisely, what is the emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and political impact of this …

Jan 27, 2025 · "Yes there is an historic guilt, not an individual one, but there is an individual responsibility for learning from history," Miguel Berger, Germany's ambassador to the U.K., …

During the invasion of Poland more than a few ordinary German soldiers objected to the massacring of enemy civilians, especially women and children.

German collective guilt is a psychological phenomenon, first identified by Carl Gustav Jung (1945), in which the German people feel a collective guilt (Kollektivschuld) for the atrocities …

The Stuttgart Declaration of Guilt (German: Stuttgarter Schuldbekenntnis) was a declaration issued on October 19, 1945, by the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany …

During the war, the Allies repeatedly warned Germany and the other Axis powers of their determination to punish those government, military, or Nazi Party officials responsible for …

Almost the entire world indicts Germany and the Germans. Our guilt is discussed in terms of outrage, horror, hatred and scorn. Punishment and retribution are desired, not by the victors …

Jul 15, 2024 · “Are the German people guilty?” These lectures by Karl Jaspers, an outstanding European philosopher, attracted wide attention among German intellectuals and students; they …