German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed concern on the rise of nationalist and right-wing extremist forces in his nation throughout a go to to Italy to mark the eightieth anniversary of the World Conflict II Marzabotto bloodbath on Sunday.
“Forces that want to weaken or undermine democracy – in my nation, of all locations. That worries me,” Steinmeier stated.
There was a better duty than earlier than to face up and struggle for the values of a united Europe and its democracies, he stated.
Steinmeier described commemoration as a “duty for our historical past, particularly for us Germans” in order that what as soon as occurred couldn’t occur once more. This duty was with out finish, he stated.
German Nazis murdered virtually 800 folks in Marzabotto, together with quite a few ladies and kids, from September 29 to October 1, 1944, in retaliation for a partisan assault. It was among the many worst massacres carried out by German troopers on Italian soil throughout World Conflict II.
Throughout his speech, which he delivered in Italian, Steinmeier expressed sorrow and disgrace for the German crimes and requested the victims and their kinfolk for forgiveness.
