In the years following the war, how did children and grandchildren of Nazi officers deal with the knowledge that someone they loved and respected did something so wrong?

How about children and grandchildren of others who made grave errors (slaveholders, supporters of Jim Crow or supporters of Apartheid, etc)?

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Originally posted by Sarai:
In the years following the war, how did children and grandchildren of Nazi officers deal with the knowledge that someone they loved and respected did something so wrong?

How about children and grandchildren of others who made grave errors (slaveholders, supporters of Jim Crow or supporters of Apartheid, etc)?

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It's my understanding that there was a lot of denial that went on in Germany over such issues. I recall a story about one town in which, over a span of many years, people came to believe that a significant fraction of the people of the town had actually assisted escapers and people hiding out, all based on the true story of a single person being assisted.

In a curious aside, one of the firms that was instrumental in supplying the death camps was largely run by a single man, who died almost immediately on the end of the war, leaving everything to his only son, who also succeeded him in his official position at the company. The son wound up spending years in prison for the father's war crimes.

Alan Moore

These can be interesting sites;
www.tellthechildrenthetruth.com
www.posner.com/book4.htm
www.wordiq.com/

Very interesting links, Jack. I am considering buying the book _Hitler's Children._

Your third link simply takes me to an on-line dictionary. Was there a particular definition or word that you wanted to share?

Sorry, Sarai, nothing special.
The site came up in my search and I thought it might get you to other places to search, or other books on the subject.