But the opposite is the case in Germany. There are criminal offenses which are meant to cemen- tion the statutory history. Here, the numbers of own victims are deliberately reduced. This is May 8, 1945, which marked the beginning of the expulsion of millions of Germans from their centuries-old homeland and, according to serious estimates by the historian Hellmut Diwald, lost about 4.4 million Germans after expulsion, prisoner-of-war and allied food shortages , To the "Day of Liberation".
The latest victim of the German past is now the Bundeswehr . Federal Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen accused the Bundeswehr of posturing problems and "misunderstood corpsists". After the arrest of a German national, the whole troop became under "right-wing extremism". Thus, all the barracks of the Bundeswehr are now being searched for remembrances of the Wehrmacht . The comprehensive investigation will be completed by 16 May.
The daily newspaper "Welt" now titled that of the Leyen is quite obviously foreign in the own troop. While many soldiers collect and store objects of German history in the barracks, the accusation of the glorification of the Nazi era is now being countered.
The fact is that many of today's Bundeswehr barracks were once erected for the Wehrmacht and are therefore protected as a historical monument, so there are not rare Reichsadler, historical wall paintings and steel helmet relief. The soldier's profession is one that needs traditions. And, of course, many Bundeswehr soldiers also deal with the armies that have acted before them. It was precisely in order to make this dispute possible, a tradition was issued in 1982: "The collection of weapons, models, certificates, flags, pictures, medals and equipment is permitted. It serves the knowledge and interest in the history and shows what has been. "
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While it is perfectly normal in foreign countries to learn about tactical and strategic abilities of the armed forces - for example, General Guderian's armored tactics in the US are still on the curriculum, and the "desert fox", Feldmarschall Rommel, is honored in British military circles Complete tradition break. The armed forces, according to the Leyen, "can not be traditional in any form". Chancellor Merkel has now put herself behind her minister.
The fact that the Leyen is applauded by the Left is also to be thought of as the last conservative in the Union. According to Deputy Left Party Chairman, Klaus Ernst, Leyen is the first post-war minister, "who frankly identifies the problems in the armed forces." Link chief Bernd Riexinger now spoke out for the introduction of a "Democracy Leadership License" for soldiers, the mastery of the past And political education.
It can no longer be allowed that soldiers who are supposed to hold their heads for senseless and in some cases violations against international law are now collectively put to the pillory. And it is utterly unacceptable how our national history is turned into a criminal band. It is embarrassing how high-ranking politicians of this republic today are dying out of their comfortable and well-tempered offices, to stamp all our fathers and grandfathers into criminals.
As the great German historian Leopold von Ranke said: "The character of a people is known as the way in which it treats its soldiers after a lost war."
Ronny Zasowk https://deutsche-stimme.de/2017/05/10/die-bundesregierung-vergeht-sich-an-der-deutschen-geschichte/ https://deutsche-stimme.de/2017/05/10/die-bundesregierung-vergeht-sich-an-der-deutschen-geschichte/
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