-Why did American forces make German citizens view and even bury the bodies of Holocaust victims, such as they did with these people at the recently-liberated Buchenwald concentration camp?
A) to acknowledge that the Allies were the liberators of these concentration camps
B) to thank these Germans for their efforts in trying to save Jews and other victims
C) to prepare them for their own executions for violations of human rights
D) to make all Germans accept responsibility for their nation's war crimes

Question

-Why did American forces make German citizens view and even bury the bodies of Holocaust victims, such as they did with these people at the recently-liberated Buchenwald concentration camp?
A) to acknowledge that the Allies were the liberators of these concentration camps 
B) to thank these Germans for their efforts in trying to save Jews and other victims 
C) to prepare them for their own executions for violations of human rights 
D) to make all Germans accept responsibility for their nation's war crimes

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The American forces made German citizens view and bury the bodies of Holocaust victims to confront them with the atrocities committed by their nation and to make them accept responsibility for their nation's war crimes. This was part of a broader effort to ensure that the German public could not deny the horrors of the Holocaust and to underscore the collective responsibility for the actions of the Nazi regime.

-Why Did American Forces Make German Citizens View and Even