US EditionGermany's Lufthansa takes on Nazi past as it turns 100
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CEO Carsten Spohr: “We are proud of what we are today, but to ignore those difficult, dark and terrible years would simply be dishonest.”
The German airline Lufthansa recognized this week its responsibility during National Socialism and has commissioned an exhaustive scientific study on the role it played during that time, especially on the exploitation of forced workers. Until now, he had always been reluctant to review this past, claiming that the company that operated between 1926 and 1945 had nothing to do with Lufthansa after 1953. Continue reading
According to Group CEO Spohr, Lufthansa has not dealt enough with its NS history so far. This gap is intended to close a scientific investigation.
Germany's largest airline wants to be more honest about its history. Before 1945, Lufthansa was a major profiteer of National Socialism and exploited forced laborers. By Ingo Nathusius.
Germany's Lufthansa takes on Nazi past as it turns 100
To mark a century since its founding, Germany's Lufthansa is reappraising its history to take on greater responsibility for its actions during the Nazi era, breaking with earlier attempts to separate its pre- and post-war identity.
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