denazification
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After the war, Schmitt refused to submit to denazification, and remained completely unrepentant of his prewar beliefs.
From Salon
In his post on Thursday, he said: “I don’t know about the denazification of Ukraine. Are there Nazis there, or aren’t there? I haven’t crawled around in there.”
From New York Times
After World War II, to receive denazification certificates, many Germans lied on government questionnaires.
From Washington Post
“If you quote denazification documents, you need to reflect that it is subjective,” Schanetzky said.
From New York Times
Now a luxury hotel, it is still owned by Müller’s family, despite falling out of the family’s hands temporarily during the denazification process following World War II because of the philosopher’s adulation of Adolf Hitler.
From Washington Post
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