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The focus of the collective guilt is the Holocaust that occurred during the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler that occurred from 1933 through 1945 in which about 7,000,000 Jews were killed.
The source of the perceived collective guilt is the Holocaust that occurred during the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler that occurred from 1933 through 1945 in which about 7,000,000 Jews were killed.


Most living Germans had not yet been born, however the collective grief continues to be felt and influence behavior.
Most living Germans had not yet been born, however the collective grief continues to be felt and influence governmental behavior.


Germany has long given military aid to Israel in expiation of its felt collective guilt.<ref>{{REFweb
Germany has long given military aid to Israel in expiation of its felt collective guilt.<ref>{{REFweb