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The Wehrmacht exhibition that shocked Germany

An exhibition about the role of the German army during the Second World War caused a scandal in 1995.

An exhibition about the role of the German army the Wehrmacht during the Second World War caused a scandal when it launched in Hamburg in March 1995. 鈥淲ar of Annihilation: Crimes of the Wehrmacht 1941-1944鈥� was a key moment in Germany鈥檚 reassessment of its Nazi past 鈥� but it was highly controversial. Lucy Burns speaks to curator Hannes Heer.

Picture: Jewish forced labourers serving the Wehrmacht in Mogilev, Belarus, taken from the exhibition 鈥淲ar of Annihilation: Crimes of the Wehrmacht 1941 鈥� 1944鈥�

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