The historical process of removing Nazi influence, ideology, and personnel from Germany and other countries after World War II.
From de- + Nazi + -fication (the process of making something). Coined in 1945 after WWII ended to describe Allied efforts to eliminate Nazi ideology.
After WWII, Allied forces renamed streets, changed school curricula, and required Germans to watch documentary films about concentration camps—a massive effort to rebuild society from its roots.
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