Bitburg in moral and political perspective

By Geoffrey H. Hartman

Subjects: United states, foreign relations, germany, Journeys, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Anniversaries, Visits of state, Public opinion, Travel

Description: Examines the moral and political controversy surrounding President Reagan's intention to visit a cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, in 1985 during a visit commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the end of World War II and the opening of the concentration camps. The discovery that the cemetery also contained a small group of graves of SS officers prompted protests by Jews and American veterans.