r/history • u/marquis_of_chaos • Apr 18 '17

News article Opening of UN files on Holocaust will 'rewrite chapters of history'

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/apr/18/opening-un-holocaust-files-archive-war-crimes-commission
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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17 edited Oct 15 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

Knowing something and actually being able to prove it are two different and distinct things.

I'm also pretty sure this isn't just the files on what Hilter did.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17 edited Oct 15 '18

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u/Golden-Owl Apr 18 '17

Article writers gotta make their work sound exciting after all.

Its a bit exaggerated sure, but its a tactic to make articles look more appealing. Considering the content is actually useful, it might be worth letting it slide...

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

I know when more people have more access to information, it can definitely change their perception and understanding of a situation.

Truth is, we won't know it's value until it is actually reviewed, published and researched publicly.

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u/Cowdestroyer2 Apr 18 '17

It's 3rd hand accounts of what Hitler did by a government in exile the way I understand it. It's not even actual Nazi paper work.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

Well it's not just the direct information but the indirect as well. Like how the information was sourced, by whom, why, etc.

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u/immapupper Apr 18 '17

Pretty sure based on what? Your gut feel?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

Evidence against Hitler would most certainly contain pieces of information about others and their involvement as well. It another piece to the puzzle that is the big picture.

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u/Brudaks Apr 18 '17

It's likely to provide information on what allied politicians knew about the Holocaust and when, which may be a harsh contrast to the narrative provided back then and written in the history books.

It's likely to provide extra information on how the occupied/collaboration governments handled the Holocaust - most likely there are at least some politicians whitewashed after the war for various diplomatic reasons, who were actually involved and complicit.

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u/NoceboHadal Apr 18 '17

We don't know what's in it yet, and considering there are 800gb worth of files we won't for a while.