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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJanuary 20, 1942, the Wannsee Conference for the "Final Solution" of the Jews
On January 20, 1942, 15 high-ranking Nazi Party and German government officials gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and coordinate the implementation of what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question."
Key Facts
1. The mass murder of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators required the coordination and cooperation of governmental agencies throughout Axis-controlled Europe.
2. The Wannsee Conference was a high-level meeting of German officials to discuss and implement the so-called Final Solution of the Jewish Question (mass killing).
3. The SS envisioned that some 11 million Jews, some of them not living on German-controlled territory, would be eradicated as part of the Nazi program.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/wannsee-conference-and-the-final-solution
Jim__
(14,076 posts)I've seen this movie and think it's good, and I believe it's historically accurate about who was at the conference and what they said.
Stallion
(6,474 posts)its challenging because its filmed almost entirely around a conference room table but its outstanding if you are mentally prepared to watch a room full of "people" calmly and methodically discussing the extermination of the Jews and others. Not a Hollywood action film but its chilling
WarGamer
(12,444 posts)The best I've seen.
However... after reading several books about Heydrich I didn't like Branagh's portrayal.
But historically the movie was solid and loyal to the truth. Really chilling and a great reminder to "Never Forget"...
moondust
(19,981 posts)Last edited Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:23 PM - Edit history (1)
https://www.landmarkscout.com/the-final-solution-the-wannsee-conference-at-villa-marlier-berlin/I was there in the 70s but didn't know the history at the time. Also would recommend the film "Conspiracy."