# Commit to the Myth – Nazi War Crimes and the Problem of Guilt

An episode of [Hostile History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896048024), 16 Sep 2026, 16 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU9244390248.mp3

On this episode of Hostile History, David Borys is joined by historian and drag queen Karla Marx as they dive deep into the reasons that the myth of the clean Wehrmacht became so powerful in the years after the war. The war became both a landscape for righteousness by those who fought against the Nazi’s but also a vehicle by which morality and ideology could be judged and justified. As a post-war Germany sought to rebuild itself and as a post-war United States sought to defend the values of democracy the way the war was remembered and discussed became crucial to both national and international objectives. Guest: Karla Marx @karla.marx1917 Contact: Instagram: @canyonentertainment Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hostilehistory/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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