GermanyAufgabe 181 · History and responsibility
What did Willy Brandt want to express by kneeling down (Kniefall) in the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw in 1970?
In the exam (German)
Was wollte Willy Brandt mit seinem Kniefall 1970 im ehemaligen jüdischen Ghetto in Warschau ausdrücken?
- aHe submitted to the former Allies.Er hat sich den ehemaligen Alliierten unterworfen.
- bHe asked Poland and the Polish Jews for forgiveness.Er bat Polen und die polnischen Juden um Vergebung.Correct answer
- cHe showed his humility before the Warsaw Pact.Er zeigte seine Demut vor dem Warschauer Pakt.
- dHe said a prayer at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.Er sprach ein Gebet am Grab des Unbekannten Soldaten.
Why?
On 7 December 1970 Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt knelt down in Warsaw before the memorial to the victims of the uprising in the Jewish ghetto. With this silent gesture he asked forgiveness for the crimes Germans had committed against Poland and the Polish Jews in the Second World War. The kneeling became a symbol of reconciliation around the world.
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