Some startling facts on how "Denazification" was not wholly successful in Germany in the late 40s - 50s
Nov 1946 : 37% of Germans surveyed in the American Zone of W. Germany said that "extermination of Jews, Poles and other non-Aryans was necessary for the security of Germans"
Nov 1946 : 37% of Germans surveyed in the American Zone of W. Germany said that "extermination of Jews, Poles and other non-Aryans was necessary for the security of Germans"
Same Nov 1946 poll : 33% said that "Jews should not have the same rights as those belonging to the Aryan race"
1952 W.Germany poll : 37% said it was better for Germans to have no Jews on its territory
1952 : 25% of West Germans admitted to having a "good opinion" of Hitler"
1952 W.Germany poll : 37% said it was better for Germans to have no Jews on its territory
1952 : 25% of West Germans admitted to having a "good opinion" of Hitler"
These startling tidbits sourced from Tony Judt's discussion of post-war Denazification efforts in his fine book "Postwar"
