3 ms·
"German historians are not likely to include Kohl along with Konrad Adenauer and Willy Brandt as one of Germany’s greatest postwar leaders." Adenauer should al
by johndoe0815 5y ago
"German historians are not likely to include Kohl along with Konrad Adenauer and Willy Brandt as one of Germany’s greatest postwar leaders."
Adenauer should also not be on this list. This person was a corrupt, backwards-oriented selfish extreme right-wing religious nut who enabled Nazis to be part of the post-war government in Germany, e.g. state secretary Hans Globke, who played a major role in drafting anti-semitic Nuremberg Race Laws in Nazi Germany.
See e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegel_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegel_affair and https://www.dw.com/en/dilapidated-villa-built-for-former-chancellor-konrad-adenauer-sold/a-47188537 https://www.dw.com/en/dilapidated-villa-built-for-former-cha...