Author: isu152 The God of Death on the battlefield
Time is like water, and the years changed . The shocking kneeling that happened 48 years ago in Poland Warsaw, but called people is vivid in my mind, and I can't forget it for a long time. "December 7, 1970 It was a gloomy morning. West German Prime Minister Willie Brandt wore plain clothes. went to the Warsaw Jewish Quarantine Uprising Monument to lay a wreath. Willie Brandt took heavy steps and slowly walked up the stone steps. In front of him was a huge bluestone monument with statues in the middle. Heavy stones and dark human figures represent millions of innocent victims to pay silence to this place.
Brandt presented the wreath in front of the monument. He stood upright and stood in front of the silent stone statue. Just when the accompanying staff thought the ceremony was about to end, a scene that shocked the world appeared: Willy Brandt, who was the Federal Chancellor of Germany, , when his head was bowed to his head, his knees bent and knelt on the cold stone steps. He was extremely solemnly praying for the victims .
At this moment, time seemed to suddenly solidify . Everyone present was shocked by this incredible scene.
Brandt's expression was solemn. What did he want ? Maybe he thinks he is facing the corpses of thousands of victims? Maybe he Want to arrive. After Hitler came to power, he was 20 years old and left his hometown . The ship sailing towards Norway that boarded the ship? Independent bow, he once decided to swear to be irreconcilable with the Nazi fascists and fight to the end! He could not fight against the Nazis on the battlefield, but he wanted to fight against the hatred left by the Nazis.
This 57-year-old anti-fascist is The old soldier stood kneeling in front of the monument. His accompanying staff were stunned and stunned. This unexpected and unarranged action made them feel helpless and unsure of what to do. But the Polish officials and people around him were deeply shocked by the sudden behavior. After a brief shock, reporters from all over the country raised their cameras one after another, and the flash lights were lit up. One kneeled on the ice The image of the German Chancellor on the cold stone steps immediately spread throughout the world, becoming a significant moment in the world after World War II, and aroused a strong and lasting shock in the hearts of all peace-loving people.
From then on, in the hearts of the Eastern European people who were deeply ravaged by the iron hooves of the German Nazis, the Germans are no longer just Nazi butchers with green faces and cold bloodshots. In their hearts, there will be and will always be a German standing on their knees. There will be more afterwards. is to sincerely atone for its nation and sincerely request the country that was once enslaved to return to good.
This is the epoch-making "Kneel of Warsaw". Here, Prime Minister Brandt wrote an extremely important chapter in Germany's post-war history. "Kneel of Warsaw" has also become an important milestone on the road to reconciliation between the federal government and Eastern Europe, and has also been the Federation. Germany joined in September 1973 and paved the way.
Undeniable, Warsaw Kneel greatly improved the diplomatic image of Brandt and Germany. For this reason, Brandt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971, and Warsaw Kneel was also marked as an important milestone in improving relations with Eastern European countries after the war (New Eastern European Policy).
Brand later said when talking about his kneeling in Warsaw, "In the face of millions of victims, I only did what a person should do when his language is not enough." A foreign critic also wrote: "He did not need to kneel down, but he kneeled down for those who should kneel down without kneeling." Brandt knelt down in front of the Polish Jewish monument, and was hailed as "the strongest apology in Europe in about a thousand years.
What about Japan? During World War II, Japanese fascist committed heinous crimes against the Asian people. However, after World War II, the Japanese government refused to plead guilty. Especially after the Koizumi government came to power, it ignored the opposition of people from all countries and visited the Yasukuni Shrine many times.
Yasukuni Shrine placed many Class A war criminals spirit tablets. In this way, after the tragedy of the "Nanjing Massacre" to our country, Japan not only did not repent, but also wanted to tamper with historical textbooks and did not dare to recognize the existence of the "Nanjing Massacre". Therefore, Sino-Japanese relations have always stopped moving forward. Japan is a humble country on the surface, but in the face of historical crimes, it chose to deny and escape, which made people in many countries feel disdainful.
has also become a stumbling block for Japan and Asian countries to help and educate.
