nazism

Nazis and perpetrators of mass crimes: how does one go about it? Photo: A group of men from the 101st reserve battalion of the German police, in uniform, drink and enjoy themselves.

International

“The unconditional belief that you are good is dangerous”

4 April 2024 by Tjitske Lingsma

Anyone can potentially become a perpetrator of mass atrocities says Alette Smeulers, professor at the University of Groningen, in The Netherlands. After a thirty years’ research, she developed a typology in which she distinguishes [...]

Technical draftsmen work on plans

Germany

When business helped a genocide

23 March 2022 by Pierre Hazan

The German company Topf and Sons contributed to the efficiency of the gas chambers and the cremation of its victims in Nazi Germany. The former buildings of their headquarters are now the only museum in Germany dedicated to the cr [...]