After 1945, many feared a Nazi insurgency would resist Allied occupation. Himmlers Werwolf units sounded threatening, but Germany was too shattered to fight on.
Instead, denazification quickly ran into problems. With the Cold War heating up, the West needed a stable Germany fast. Former Nazi officials were quietly reintegrated, and a clean myth emerged that pinned blame only on the SS.
It wasnt a Nazi revival, but a slow reintegration shaped by Cold War realities.
In our linked Short, we explore another key moment when Cold War politics trumped ideals: Why did the Soviet Union reject Marshall Plan aid?
Hosted by: Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Sebastian Brandtstetter, Astrid Deinhard Olsson & Anna Deinhard Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
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