German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s entry on “liberation from the tyranny of National Socialism” was not some kind of excess, but an element of a well-thought-out policy of removing German responsibility for war crimes and blaming them on the unspecified Nazis. , said Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk.
On May 8, 1945, World War II in Europe ended with Germany’s act of surrender. On the anniversary of this event, the German chancellor tweeted that “78 years ago Germany and the world were liberated from the tyranny of National Socialism.” “We will always be grateful for that.” May 8 is a reminder that democracies are not ordinary. We have to protect and defend them – every day,” added Scholz.
According to Mularczyk, these statements were part of Germany’s state policy, which had been implemented for decades – “the erasure and falsification of this state and nation’s responsibility for the crimes of World War II, shifting responsibility to some obscure things. The Nazis, separating them from German nation.” – This is the main goal of this policy, implemented systemically by the German states, one might say regardless of who is in power – said the politician.
ELEMENTS OF POLITICAL STRATEGY
– This is part of state policy – the aim is of course to protect the image of modern Germany and the economic interests of the German state. (…) This entry is part of this strategy. In my opinion, this strategy was accelerated because Poland has successively and consistently raised the issue of German compensation and responsibility for war crimes, as well as the issue of reparations in the international arena, said the Deputy Chair of the MFA. .
The politician added that the policy, which was exemplified by Chancellor Scholz’s entry, was also implemented during the reign of her predecessor Angela Merkel.
– Merkel also thanks the Allies for liberation from the Nazis during a ceremony commemorating World War II – which makes no sense, since Adolf Hitler was democratically elected by Germany and pursued a policy accepted by the majority of German society, which yielded measurable benefits from it; Germany was defeated, not liberated, he said.
– Today, Germany only wants to fabricate this story to separate the German nation and modern Germans from the criminal policies that were carried out during and before the war. But modern Germany is responsible for all the crimes Germany committed during the war. Therefore, this entry is not an excess, but is an element of a policy that is implemented consistently, said the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
WHAT ABOUT WAR REPAIR?
Mularczyk is also concerned about the issue of obtaining compensation for war crimes.
– Germany, which wants to be treated and presents itself as a country that respects all the rules of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, on the other hand, in the trials in Poland and Germany, does not want to feel responsible for crimes, does not want to recognize decisions, and thus also form their position in international proceedings, in particular before international courts and tribunals, where they claim that victims – in particular from Central and Eastern Europe, Greece or Italy – cannot make claims due to immunity from jurisdiction – he said.
– We see here a split personality and double standards in German historical and legal policy – judged the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He pointed out that “Germany entered into agreements with several countries on this issue and paid alimony – as in the case of the Jewish and Israeli victims – and other victims were simply not recognized by their legal systems.” – In addition, they did not intend to conclude such an agreement, which can be seen in the notes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, in which we also demand that the issue of benefits for individual victims be regulated, and the German side claims that the case is closed, although Germany has not made a deal anything with Poland in this area, he added.
LOSS OF MORE THAN PLN 6.2 BILLION
On September 1 last year, a report on the losses suffered by Poland as a result of German aggression and occupation during World War II was presented. On October 3, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau signed a diplomatic note to the German side regarding reparations. In it, Poland demanded, among other things, compensation for material and intangible losses amounting to PLN 6 billion 220 billion 609 million and compensation.
January 3 of this year the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied to this note. According to the German government, the issue of reparations and compensation for war losses remains closed, and the German government does not intend to enter into negotiations on this issue.
In April, the government adopted a resolution on the need to regulate in Polish-German relations the issue of reparations, compensation and compensation for losses suffered by Poland and Poland as a result of Germany’s illegal attack on Poland in 1939 and its subsequent German occupation.
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