nightmare of the 2nd world war. and that war was the worst one ever came with and we ve forgotten that war is possible among us too and when you see these photos account you re reminded of those nightmares from the past. 30 years ago when the cold war ended after the berlin wall fell many thought it would be the start of a new era of peace in which we could all work towards a new more equitable world order. but with a massacre and stripper need so that dream began to die once again there was war forced migration and genocide in the middle of europe men were shot women and children deported. religious and ethnic conflicts spread like a virus in the states of the crumbling soviet empire.
to germany he wanted to make the point that it germany is a strong and valued member of the alliance that all the grudges against germany work time grudges are not held and that all of the l. is due with germany as an extremely trustworthy and strong member of the alliance at the same time he went through all the challenges that face nato at 70 and made it clear that nobody can be complacent just because there has been peace on this continent since the 2nd world war he said they need to stay very vigilant and fight for the values that have sustained the alliance for these 70 years and talking about vigilance mischler jim is defense minister on a great crown cotton bow has been presenting her vision for the jim jim an armed forces today what did she have to say. yes is very interesting particular because major secretary stoltenberg also said that european unity wouldn t be able to replace trans atlantic unity and here we heard from the german defense minister
unleashed a shocking war of annihilation on the indigenous herero people. an estimated 80000 herero died as well as several 100 german troops. the germans were buried with military honors and more than 100 years later the graves are still maintained by the german war graves commission. but these crosses don t mark only soldiers graves the dead include civilian victims of allied bombing raids in the 2nd world war some of them children women and old people. these graves are not a glorification of war but a memorial to the suffering it causes a cemetery is intended to give consolation. abdon
were admiring i achievements of the urban boys was evil and. not them fight and they click after the 2nd world war the splendor of the memorial culture associated with abortion era disappeared from german cemeteries to consult with the experience of the war and the holocaust hanging over them germans no longer wanted to celebrate death but import quantity naked at that scene too much horror joining the 2nd walk take a leap in jewish cemeteries all over germany you ll usually find a memorial to the people from that region who were murdered in the nazi concentration camps the number of very old stones is conspicuous here
cemetery always looks good. under this cross the graves are spread out in a particular pattern you ll find this phenomenon in all the larger german cemeteries their graves that pay testimony to the horror of war. when i visited we ve conducted studies on war graves that anniversary and establish that people believe it s very important to know where their soldier relative is buried who want to have a photo of the burial site a photo of the cross on the grave or of the hysterical but i also believe it s important to visit the place just isn t ought to brazil can. an example from history the former colony german south west africa present a name india. between 1000 no 4 and 1800 the 2nd