The Holocaust

What did the Germans know - and how did they behave?

Bürger bei einer Versteigerung jüdischen Eigentums in der Gegend von Hanau, 1942 (Ausschnitt)

Panel discussion with Prof. Dr. Bernward Dörner, Prof. Dr. Mary Fulbrook and Prof. Dr. Peter Longerich, Itzehoe

Moderation: Dr. Christian Schmittwilken

Long after the end of the Second World War, many Germans claimed not to have known anything about the mass murders during the Nazi era. In this way, they wanted to avoid the accusation of being partly responsible for the crimes. To this day, many people are concerned with the question of what the Germans actually knew and how they behaved.

What information about the Holocaust was available in the German Reich? What did Germans who were not directly involved in the crimes and were not persecuted themselves think? How did information and rumors spread at the time? And what did individuals do with their knowledge?Translated with DeepL

Meeting point: Auditorium

Next date:

• Date Tuesday, 12/May/2026 19:00 bis 20:30
• Venue Topographie des Terrors - Dokumentationszentrum
• Address Niederkirchnerstraße 8, 10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg