German occupation in Greece

Shared memory

In Greece and Germany, the past of the war is remembered differently. Our panellists discuss the divided memory and the effects on German-Greek relations.

In Greece, the memory of the occupation, forced labour and the Holocaust is overshadowed by the traumatic experience of the civil war (1946-1949). This only gradually changed after the end of the military dictatorship in Greece in 1974. In Germany, there was no interest in coming to terms with war crimes for a long time. The debate about reparations for war damages continues to burden German-Greek relations to this day.

Welcome: Dr Christine Glauning, Director of the Documentation Centre for Nazi Forced Labour

Keynote speech and moderation: Dr Kateřina Králová, Charles University Prague

Panel guests Prof. Dr Susanne Sophia Spiliotis, University of Leipzig Dr Dr Valentin Schneider, National Hellenic Research Foundation

At 6 pm, the curators will give a guided tour of the exhibition.

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 26/September/2024 19:00
• Venue Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit Berlin-Schöneweide
• Address Britzer Straße 5, 12439 Berlin-Köpenick