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[Editor's Note: Long-time list members will no doubt recall the extensive discussions of this exhibition which have appeared on H-German over the past few years. The editors are not eager to resurrect past debates and post this announcement solely in order to inform our subscribers of recent coverage in the German media. Any further submissions on the subject MUST contain significant new information in order to meet our requirements for posting. Please review past discussions via the message log on our website before submitting new materials. Thanks. - ed.] Submitted by Jorg Bottger bottgerholstein@YAHOO.COM The exhibition on crimes of the Wehrmacht encounters growing scholarly criticism. At the URL listed below, listmembers will find an interview with the German military historian Rolf-Dieter Mueller that appeared in the June 7 edition of "Der Spiegel". [The text of the article can be found at http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,26685,00.html] In addition, the June 14 edition of the "Berliner Morgenpost" featured an interview with the Hungarian military historian Krisztian Ungvary, titled "90 Prozent der Wehrmachtsausstellung veraendern" [URL:http://archiv.berliner-morgenpost.de/export/home/netscape/docsroot/cont ents/bm/archiv1999/990614/politik/story10.html] According to Ungvary's research, only 10 percent of the photographs show Wehrmacht crimes, another 10 percent atrocities perpetrated by Finns, Hungarians, Ukrainians, and the NKVD, while in 80 percent of the photographs no crimes are visible. Best regards, Jorg Bottger Independent Scholar
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