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Names of 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators published (www.bbc.com)

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The names of around 425,000 people suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during the German occupation of the Netherlands have been published online for the first time.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The names represent individuals who were investigated through a special legal system established towards the end of World War Two. Of them, more than 150,000 faced some form of punishment.

So not all of them are actually collaborators, but I guess it's helpful to be able to look up the files of the original investigation to see what they found.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's also useful to know who wasn't. Courts find people not-guilty all the time.