As History is one of our favorite
educational tool, we will present the history of denazification during Post
World War II. This is another example of how good can overcome evil.
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Denazification
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Denazification (German: Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative
to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and
politics of any remnants of the National Socialist (Nazi) ideology. It was
carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence
and by disbanding or rendering impotent the organizations associated with it.
The program of denazification was launched after the end of the Second World
War and was solidified by the Potsdam Agreement.
The term denazification was
first coined as a legal term in 1943 in the Pentagon, intended to be applied in
a narrow sense with reference to the post-war German legal system. Soon
afterward, it took on the more general meaning.
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