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15 Jan, 5 tweets, 5 min read
The erasure of links to Degussa AG’s Holocaust crimes in #Wikipedia was not limited to English.
On July 8, 2008, #German user CHEMIEWIKIBM moved Degussa to Evonik Degussa
web.archive.org/web/2021011508…
In the French #Wikipedia, on the 21 of May 2008, a user named SNIPRE attempted to redirect DEGUSSA to EVONIK
web.archive.org/web/2021011508…

English, German, French Wikipedias, 3 different Users, all performing the same action - one which occulted DEGUSSA‘s Holocaust crimes.
Why does the history of Degussa matter?
Because the Nazis murdered Jews with gaz supplied by Degussa.
Because the gold extracted from Holocaust victims teeth was melted down by Degussa.
Because Degussa remained essentially unchanged even after Allies defeated Hitler.
#archives
’LAktiengesellschaft Deutsche Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt, anciennement Roessler (#Degussa AG) a dépensé entre 1933 et 1944 près de 18 millions de Reichsmark (RM) pour l’acquisition de biens juifs – c’est-à-dire pour des « aryanisations cairn.info/revue-revue-d-…
#Holocaust
The reportage about #Dessuga’s link to the German far right today on @Frontal21 looks interesting.
(The past is never really past, is it?)
zdf.de/politik/fronta…
#Germany

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A Thread About Disappearing History on Wikipedia

1. Once upon a time, Wikipedia had a page about a company named Degussa.
Degussa had an ugly past, related to the extermination of the Jews in Europe.
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