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Bitburg in moral and political perspective

by Geoffrey H. Hartman

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)AnniversariesTravelPublic opinionVisits of stateUnited states, foreign relations, germanyJourneys

Examines the moral and political controversy surrounding President Reagan's intention to visit a cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, in 1985 during a visit commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the end of World War II and the opening of the concentration camps. The discovery that the cemetery also contained a small group of graves of SS officers prompted protests by Jews and American veterans.

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