German Minister Backs Compensation for Polish Nazi Victims; Toddler Found Dead in Car

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has voiced support for compensation payments to surviving Polish victims of the Nazi dictatorship. Reporting from "Deutschlandfunk," Wadephul expressed hope for a resolution on these payments within the current year.

During a visit to Berlin for the German-Polish Forum, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski emphasized the dwindling number of World War II witnesses, including those who suffered immensely under German atrocities, such as concentration camp inmates and forced laborers. He stated that Germany must fulfill its moral and material obligations to these individuals.

An estimated 50,000 survivors of Nazi persecution are believed to be living in Poland. The German government has not yet responded to the long-standing demands for compensation from Poland.

In a separate incident, authorities in Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg, are investigating a mother on suspicion of negligent homicide. A toddler was discovered deceased inside a car on Wednesday. Reports indicate the mother may have forgotten the approximately 20-month-old girl in the vehicle for several hours. Emergency services attempted to revive the child, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The exact cause of death is under investigation, with high temperatures potentially being a factor.

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The last contemporary witnesses of the Second World War are dying, including people who suffered particularly severely from German crimes: concentration camp inmates and forced laborers. He expects Germany to fulfill its obligations to these individuals – in moral as well as material terms.