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What did Helmuth overhear his parents discussing in serious tones?
What did Helmuth overhear his parents discussing in serious tones?
Whether the time had come to kill the entire family or if his father should commit suicide alone.
What was Helmuth's father's fear that he expressed to his wife?
What was Helmuth's father's fear that he expressed to his wife?
His fear of revenge, saying, ‘Now the Allies will do to us what we did to the crippled and Jews.’
Where did Helmuth's father take him the day before he committed suicide?
Where did Helmuth's father take him the day before he committed suicide?
To the woods, where they spent their last happy time together, singing old children’s songs.
What did Helmuth see being burnt in the family fireplace after his father's suicide?
What did Helmuth see being burnt in the family fireplace after his father's suicide?
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How did Helmuth react to what he overheard and what had happened?
How did Helmuth react to what he overheard and what had happened?
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What was Helmuth's father's affiliation and who did he support?
What was Helmuth's father's affiliation and who did he support?
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What was the purpose of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg?
What was the purpose of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg?
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What event led to the Nazis committing suicide collectively in April 1945?
What event led to the Nazis committing suicide collectively in April 1945?
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How did the Nazis conduct themselves during the war, leading to worldwide condemnation?
How did the Nazis conduct themselves during the war, leading to worldwide condemnation?
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What was the unprecedented means of killing people devised by the Nazis?
What was the unprecedented means of killing people devised by the Nazis?
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How many leading Nazis were sentenced to death by the Nuremberg Tribunal?
How many leading Nazis were sentenced to death by the Nuremberg Tribunal?
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Why did the Allies not want to be as harsh on defeated Germany as they had been after the First World War?
Why did the Allies not want to be as harsh on defeated Germany as they had been after the First World War?
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What did the Germany experience at the end of the First World War partly contribute to?
What did the Germany experience at the end of the First World War partly contribute to?
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Who were the Allied Powers initially led by?
Who were the Allied Powers initially led by?
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What were the actions of Germany during the war called, especially those resulting in the mass murder of innocent civilians?
What were the actions of Germany during the war called, especially those resulting in the mass murder of innocent civilians?
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Who were the Axis Powers in the Second World War?
Who were the Axis Powers in the Second World War?
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