Neutrality Studies

German Guilt for 27 Million Soviet Deaths Drives EU To Next War | Ulrich Heyden

2025-12-30

Originally published on Dec 28, 2025.It is a trauma—a trauma that must remain repressed. While Willy Brandt’s kneeling in Warsaw has been etched into German collective memory, and remembrance of the six million victims of the Holocaust forms the core of Germany’s “culture of remembrance,” the country's guilt toward the 27 million citizens of the Soviet Union who were killed remains a taboo—especially now, as Europe prepares for the next major war against the East. That, and my guest’s experiences over more tha...