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The term Kniefall von Warschau, also referred to as Warschauer Kniefall (both German for "Warsaw kneefall" or "Warsaw kneel"), refers to West German Chancellor Willy Brandt kneeling and giving a moment of silence during a visit to a Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial in 1970.
Dec 7, 2020 · Brandt famously fell to his knees after adjusting the wreath ribbons at the Warsaw Ghetto memorial on December 7, 1970. Germany's then-chancellor, who had been in exile for much of the...
Dec 6, 2020 · On December 7, 1970, German Chancellor Willy Brandt fell to his knees at the memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto.
Nov 25, 2021 · See the iconic image of German Chancellor Willy Brandt kneeling at the monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1970. Learn about the context, the reaction and the significance of this gesture of humility and penance.
Willy Brandt kneeling at the memorial to the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto – his picture moves us today just as it did 50 years ago. “At the abyss of German history and burdened by...
Dec 7, 2020 · Willy Brandt - his kneeling in Warsaw touched more than any speech could ever do. What does this movement mean and why did it trigger so much in people.
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Dec 7, 2016 · In 1970, German Chancellor Willy Brandt travelled to Warsaw and decided to make a historic gesture: in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, he dropped to his knees in order to beg forgiveness for the crimes of the Nazi era.
