wie konnte es so weit kommen? Täterschaft im Unterricht zum Thema "Holocaust"

While discussing the nazi regime’s crimes in the class room, for quite some time the emphasis is with the victims perspective. The students, however, are almost without exception intrigued with the question why, in the first place, a crime as horrific as the holocaust has been possible. It is obvious that the victim-focussed approach is illsuited to answer this specific question. In order to do so, it is thus required to take a look at the perpetrators perspective. The present article tries to outline how this might be achieved.