Denazification was the Allied effort after the Second World War to remove the influence of Nazism from German and Austrian society, politics, culture and the economy, carried out by the occupation authorities. It involved trials of leading Nazis, such as those at Nuremberg, as well as removing party members from public positions and the press, banning Nazi symbols and organisations and reforming education. In the American zone, millions of adults had to fill in a questionnaire about their past, and tribunals classified them from major offenders to those cleared of blame. The process was criticised as inconsistent, with some high-ranking figures escaping punishment while minor members were punished, and it faded as the Cold War made West Germany a partner. Responsibility was handed over to German authorities.
Before and after
- from 4 February 1945 to 11 February 1945Yalta Conference
- 6 February 1945Birth of Bob Marley
- from 13 February 1945 to 15 February 1945Bombing of Dresden
- from 15 February 1945 to 18 February 1945Operation Solstice
- from 5 March 1945 to 1 January 1951Denazification
- from 19 March 1945 to 8 May 1945Western Allied invasion of Germany
- 22 March 1945Founding of Arab League
- from 23 March 1945 to 24 March 1945Operation Plunder
- 28 March 1945Birth of Rodrigo Duterte
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