The 'Desk Killers' of History, with Dan Gretton and Ros Urwin
Intelligence Squared
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The Wansi Conference: Architects of Atrocity
This chapter examines the Wansi Conference of 1942, where educated professionals, particularly lawyers, strategized the Final Solution against the Jewish population. It highlights the dehumanizing rhetoric used to justify their actions and sheds light on lesser-known figures who played crucial roles in the Holocaust's bureaucratic machinery. The narrative also addresses the moral complexities and corporate complicity, featuring revelations about UBS's involvement in seizing Jewish assets and the profound impact of IG Farben's actions during this dark historical period.
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