Talk series
Legacies of Occupation. National Socialism and Contemporary Europe
The Second World War and the German occupation of Europe ended more than 80 years ago. Yet the violence experienced during that era continues to shape European societies to this day. At the invitation of the ZWBE, prominent figures will discuss this legacy in relation to current political conflicts, long-term economic developments, social coexistence, culture, and forms of remembrance.
This series of talks is organised by the Documentation Centre “German Occupation of Europe in the Second World War” (ZWBE)

Moderator: Sabine Adler (Deutschlandfunk)
Location: Pei Building, DHM, 2nd floor.
All talks in this series will be held in German.
Free admission, registration required
In-person discussion (events will be recorded on video).
War, Memory, and the Present
18 May 2026, 6.30 pm
With Joachim Gauck and Rüdiger von Fritsch
Disparate Memories?
27 May 2026, 6.30 pm
With Güner Yasemin Balcı, Michel Friedman and Dotschy Reinhardt
Biography and Violence
24 June 2026, 6.30 pm
With Helena Janeczek and Irina Scherbakowa
Erosion of the Postwar Order
28 October 2026, 6.30 pm
With Ivan Krastev, Claudia Major and Robert Menasse
Unpaid Debts?
25 November 2026, 6.30 pm
With Isabel Heinemann, Elisabeth Steiner and Bartosz T. Wieliński