Thursday, March 28, 2013

TV drama reopens debate over Germans' war guilt

The undated photo provided by German TV broadcaster ZDF shows Viktor (Ludwig Trepte) after being discovered as a German Jew by partisan leader Jercy (Lucas Gregorowicz), left, in a scene of the wartime drama 'Our mothers, our fathers' (Unsere Muetter, unsere Vaeter). With the wartime generation rapidly disappearing, the television drama about five young Germans in World War II has revived debate in Germany about the role ordinary men and women played in the Nazis' murderous campaign to conquer Europe. Millions tuned in last week to watch the three-part series "Our Mothers, Our Fathers," which follows five young Germans _ two brothers, a nurse, an aspiring female singer and a Jewish tailor _ as they struggle through one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. (AP Photo/ZDF, David Slama) BERLIN (AP) — With the wartime generation rapidly disappearing, a television drama about five young Germans in World War II has revived debate in Germany about the role ordinary men and women played in the Nazis' murderous campaign to conquer Europe.








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