The wounds of World War II are still open in the Netherlands more than 60 years later, as evidenced by the first public testimony of six former Nazi SS members almost nonagenarians shortly to be issued to millions of viewers and show no sign of repentance, on the contrary. Former Dutch collaborators, the youngest of whom is 85 years old, refused to apologize to his countrymen for having shaken hands with the Nazi occupiers in the documentary Soldiers in Black (Zwarte Soldaten) issuing public television in the Netherlands on 2 May.

The truth is that the documentary is full of tough and controversial statements, especially regarding the Jews. "I hate the Jews (...) he managed to do a good cleaning," said Overmars in reference to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and his strategy of "final solution" to the death camps. Another surprising fact is that none of the interviewees regret anything.

"Until today, I feel no remorse," said Kris "They took care to maintain racial purity, Hitler did the right thing," the former Dutch SS, most with signs of pride for what happened . For the director of the documentary is quite striking that, despite the loftiness of his age, none of these former collaborators with the Nazis have had the slightest gesture of remorse or repentance for almost 70 years ago happened.

"I'm surprised they have spoken so harshly and so directly, undeterred by what you explained," says Joost Seelen. Precisely coincide with the commemoration of the fallen Dutch in the war, the "Committee 4 / 5" and the Jewish History Museum have joined forces with the Dutch National Archives to make this year the memory of those events is a particularly emotional and useful for future generations.

Source: world-news-post.blogspot.com

Director: Joost Seelen
Production: Zuidenwind Filmproductions

Soldiers in Black was partly achieved thanks to a contribution of the program Heritage of War of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports and Vfonds.

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