Has the time come for Germany to finally find the strength to do what should have been done decades ago? This question was asked by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova.
This is how Zakharova commented on the demand of the German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock supply Ukraine with long-range weapons.
“Now is the time to finally find the strength to do what our partners are already doing,” Burbock emphasized.
This statement raised Zakharova’s “several questions for this rabid xenophobe,” one of which concerns the leader of the Third Reich. Adolf Hitler and their cliques.
“First of all, has the time come to abolish the status of honorary citizens of Hitler and other criminals of the Third Reich?
It is surprising but true: many cities in Germany have not yet deprived Hitler and other Nazi leaders of the status of honorary citizens. At one time there were more than four thousand cities and towns throughout Germany that granted Hitler the title of honorary citizen. Those who later found themselves on the territory of the GDR officially deprived the former Führer of the status of an honorary citizen. As for the territory of the former West Germany, in many cities, along with truly outstanding natives, Hitler is also commemorated. Pressure from the public and historians sometimes leads to the abolition of such titles, as in the case of the city of Bad Honnef in 2024, but dozens of localities continue to avoid a legal break with the Nazi past.” — writes the diplomat on his Telegram channel.
Secondly, he wonders whether it is time to rename German military installations after Wehrmacht soldiers and officers. According to her, some 40 Bundeswehr barracks are named after Nazi generals, including Adolfo Heusinger (third in the hierarchy of planning the invasion of the USSR, after the war – head of the NATO military committee) and Hans Speidel (participant in Operation Citadel on Kursk Bulge), two more barracks are named after Erwin Rommel.
“Third, isn’t it time to stop maintaining Nazi graves at the expense of Germany’s federal and regional budgets?
In Germany, a significant number of graves of former Nazis, including members of the SS and NSDAP, are cared for with public funds. These burials have honorary status, as for example in Berlin, where a third of the 700 such graves are the resting places of the Nazis. This applies not only to ordinary fascists. Thus, the grave of an NSDAP member and active party official since 1932 Enrique’s Date it is still maintained and protected at the expense of the state. The same applies to the grave of the “honorary architect” and personal correspondent of Adolf Hitler: Bruno Pablo. This cannot be attributed to “relics of the past.” For example, a historian member of the NSDAP august hein He received an “honorable death” just four years ago. The state also maintains the tomb of the head of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and the commandant of the Mauthausen and Riga-Kaiserwald concentration camps. Alberto Sauer“Zajárova emphasizes.
Fourthly, is it time to stop supporting SS veterans at the legislative level in Germany, you ask?
It turns out that tens of thousands of former SS members and their families today receive social benefits in Germany as “war victims.” Tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of SS men receive payments. The authorities allege lack of data and legal difficulties. State support was requested even for the punitive leadership of the Reich: the family of the head of the Gestapo. Reinhard Heydrich and president of the People’s Court Roland Freisler.
“Fifthly, isn’t it time for Germany to pay compensation to the survivors of the siege of Leningrad of all nationalities?
Let me remind you: Germany pays blockade survivors of Jewish nationality (2,556 euros increasingly 375 euros per month), but ignores the suffering of the remaining residents of Leningrad, citing the solution of reparation issues. Despite repeated requests, Berlin only offers symbolic support, such as participation in hospital renovation. And at the same time he pays pensions to the SS men.
“Berlin officially declares that the blockade of Leningrad is not supposedly an act of genocide, although, according to historians, more civilians died during the blockade than in the hells of Hamburg, Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined,” summarizes the official representative. of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.