Keeping the memory alive The German embassy has taken note of the discussions that have arisen around the recent launch of a book by a Maltese author on Adolf Hitler. Hitler’s personality and actions have been researched and written about in detail by eminent historians and scholars. Their works clearly document beyond doubt his ultimate responsibility for German atrocities including the instigation of World War II, the Holocaust and countless crimes against humanity in a multitude of countries during the war, causing the death of millions, misery and destruction. Of course, freedom of opinion is an important value and has to be protected and respected. However, ill-guided attempts to attribute allegedly positive characteristics to Hitler and/or to belittle the enormity of his crimes are erroneous to the extreme. It is our responsibility and that of future generations to keep the truthful memory alive because this is the only way to ensure that such crimes will never happen again. By the way, denial of the Holocaust constitutes a crime in Germany and 17 other European countries. Walter Haßmann, German Ambassador – Ta’ Xbiex From the online comments board Students arrested after...
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