[sebmellen]

Allegedly 1800 people is not a

> Huge [swath] of post-war German police, judiciary, political personnel

And the Braunbuch is very dubiously sourced.

[pmachinery]

Living in denial and refusing to accept (historical) facts because you don't happen to like them is really not healthy.

"It's one of the country's worst-kept secrets. Yet questions still surround the presence of former Nazis and war criminals in West Germany's police, secret service (BND) and politics."

https://www.dw.com/en/stasi-files-shed-light-on-west-german-...