Reactions to de-Nazification: resigned acceptance (surveys found that the German people accepted the Nuremberg trials), indignation (the Allies were not blameless), avoidance (of detection), cynicism (prosecution was patchy), desire to move on (the concept of ‘year zero’, supported by right-wing politicians, such as Adenauer).
young people’s attitudes to de-Nazification changed by the 1960s, and were critical about ex-Nazis being in the government.