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During which historical event did Hillgruber say historians should "identify" with the Wehrmacht?

  • The Cold War

  • The Franco-Prussian War

  • The Boer War

  • The Eastern Front

Answer

The Eastern Front was the primary theater of operations during World War II. It saw a brutal and prolonged struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, with millions of casualties on both sides. Hillgruber argued that German historians should approach the actions and motivations of the Wehrmacht in this conflict with a sense of empathy, to better understand their perspective.
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