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Autoversicherung: Test Case for Mandatory Cover
Ordinarily, mandatory motor insurance in Germany covers costs that would be incurred by any third party involved in an accident. In German law the driver is always deemed a responsible party. If the driver of the vehicle in question is not the owner then injured parties can also claim recompense from him.
We might all have a reasonably clear cut expectation of blame and liability in the unhappy event of a car accident. However, things are sometimes more complicated than they first appear.
The extent of third party cover with regard to car insurance (Autoversicherung) has just been tested before the courts in Germany. A car driver about to reverse into a parking space noticed that he was in danger of hitting a scooter parked right at the side of the next bay. Looking to address this he stepped out the car and picked up the scooter, intending to place it more centrally within the space but dropped it, causing substantial damage.
The matter went to court when the driver’s third party Autoversicherung refused to pick up the tab for the mishap. This seems quite reasonable on the face of it – the vehicle was stationary and the engine was not running. However the judge ruled that the damage to the scooter was a result of an accident involving an insured motor vehicle. Therefore the Haftversicherung would have to cover the cost of repairs. The judge deemed the vehicle itself a causal factor in the incident which was connected to it in time and proximity even if there was no collision as such.
As a result of this ruling it is very likely that a number of insurance companies will be looking to boost their premiums since the scope of their liability has in effect been widened considerably. For the customer this is a simply yet another compelling reason to research the Autoversicherung market carefully before selecting a new provider.
About the Author
Mark Lauterwein is a UK based author currently writing on the Autoversicherung market.
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How did Hitler fool other countries when questioned about what he was doing with the Jewish people of Germany?
I remember hearing things such as "liquidation" and what not, but I can't recall everything I had learned about it. How exactly did he cover it up?
The Nazis set up several "model" concentration camps, notably Theresienstadt, that they allowed foreign observers to visit. In those places, the Jews were treated reasonably well. The idea was to convince the world that the Jews of Germany were being treated okay, even when they were taken away from their homes.
They also kept the details of the "Final Solution" a secret from the world, including their own citizens, by placing the concentration camps in secluded areas, and not allowing the newspapers to print any stories about what was happening to the Jews and other people who the Nazis considered "sub-human".
Here's what the wikipedia says:
On June 23, 1944, the Nazis permitted the visit by the Red Cross in order to dispel rumors about the extermination camps. The commission included E. Juel-Henningsen, the head physician at the Danish Ministry of Health, and Franz Hvass, the top civil servant at the Danish Foreign Ministry. Dr. Paul Eppstein was instructed by the SS to appear in the role of the mayor of Theresienstadt.
To minimize the appearance of overcrowding in Theresienstadt, the Nazis deported many Jews to Auschwitz. Also deported in these actions were most of the Czechoslovakian workers assigned to 'Operation Embellishment.' They also erected fake shops and cafés to imply that the Jews lived in relative comfort. The Danes whom the Red Cross visited lived in freshly painted rooms, not more than three in a room. The guests enjoyed the performance of a children's opera, Brundibar, which was written by inmate Hans Krása.
The hoax against the Red Cross was so successful for the Nazis that they went on to make a propaganda film at Theresienstadt. Production of the film began on February 26, 1944. Directed by Jewish prisoner Kurt Gerron (a director, cabaret performer, and actor who appeared with Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel), it was meant to show how well the Jews lived under the "benevolent" protection of the Third Reich. After the shooting of the film, most of the cast and even the filmmaker himself, were deported to Auschwitz. Gerron and his wife were executed in the gas chambers on October 28, 1944. The film was not released at the time, but was edited into pieces that served their purpose, and only segments of it have remained.
Often called The Führer Gives a Village to the Jews, the correct name of the film is: Theresienstadt. Ein Dokumentarfilm aus dem jüdischen Siedlungsgebiet (Terezin: A Documentary Film of the Jewish Resettlement). (Cf. Hans Sode-Madsen: The Perfect Deception. The Danish Jews and Theresienstadt 1940–1945. Leo Baeck Yearbook, 1993)