Military personnel lay a wreath at the War Memorial Cemetery near Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, on August 15th, 2024. [File, Standard] 80 years ago, the Second World War ended with the capitulation of the German army. It was a watershed moment in European history. More than 60 million people had lost their lives through acts of war, many of whom were civilians and soldiers from the former Soviet Union. Germans had murdered more than 6 million European Jews in annihilation camps. As Germans, we accept our historical responsibility for the crimes against humanity and we are determined to pursue a…