Question 181
What did Willy Brandt want to express when he genuflected in 1970 in the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw?
Deutsch: Was wollte Willy Brandt mit seinem Kniefall 1970 im ehemaligen jüdischen Ghetto in Warschau ausdrücken?
Answer options
- He said a prayer at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- He showed his humility before the Warsaw Pact
- He has submitted to the former Allies
- He asked Poland and Polish Jews for forgiveness✓ Correct answer
Explanation
In 1970, the then Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt visited Warsaw to sign the German-Polish Treaty. During this visit, he laid a wreath at the Memorial to the Uprising in the Jewish Ghetto. The National Socialist crimes in Poland, especially against European Jews, strained relations between the two countries for a long time. Brandt's unexpected genuflection was perceived worldwide and interpreted in different ways.
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