Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Who is responsible for the Holocaust?
Position4 of 4

Only Nazi German citizens bore responsibility for the Holocaust

This position holds that responsibility for the Holocaust lay specifically with the Nazi German citizens who enabled and carried it out — not Hitler alone, nor humanity at large. It argues that the genocide required the participation and complicity of ordinary Germans under the regime.

Supporting arguments · 1

  1. Nazi German Citizens were responsible for the Holocaust
    Nazi German citizens were instrumental in bringing Hitler to power. There is also evidence that knowledge of the camps was widespread and yet there was little resistance to the unfolding of the Holocaust by citizens of Nazi Germany.