All this, to be sure, was not just benevolence on the part of the occupying powers. It was also a result of the incipient Cold War, and the desire of both sides to consolidate “their” part of Germany.
诚然，所有这些不只是占领军队的善举，也是冷战初期的结果，也是双方力图巩固“他们”那部分的德国的结果。即使是这样，我们也可以从此进程中吸取教训。