Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The Nazi Party membership records are published online by the U.S. National Archives, easily accessible to anyone. Files that had long lain hidden are now giving answers to the question of millions of Germans: Were my grandparents Nazis?
These documents are upending families across Germany, as long-held narratives, omissions, and repression begin to break down.
We are following a grandson uncovering dirty secrets in his family’s Nazi past.
With a special thanks to Germany‘s weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT.

CREDITS

Report: Riki Bornhak
Archive: Julia Rose
Camera: Manja Wolff, Willie Schumann
Edit: Frederik Willmann
Producer: Susanne Spröer
Executive Producers: Sarah Hofmann, Melanie von Marschalck

CHAPTERS

0:00 Were my grandparents Nazis?
1:21 History, one click away
6:11 Inside the Nazi Party
9:31 Silence after defeat
14:11 Breaking the silence
15:23 Lessons for today

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