# German translation please: ''99 Luftballons''

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 2, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-translation-please-99-luftballons/112035 "2002-06-02T19:49:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-translation-please-99-luftballons/112035/21 "2002-06-03T06:38:21Z")

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> The episode _Patterns of Force_ was full of Nazi paraphenalia; swastikas and salutes and whatnot, displays of which are serious constitutional offenses under German law.

I seriously doubt that this is the reason. I rented both _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ and _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_ in a video store in Germany once. The latter movie contains a full Nazi parade in Berlin, complete with book burning and a personal appearance by Adolf Hitler! Not to mention the fact that _Schindler’s List_ was also released in German theaters when I was there. I believe the real reason this episode was suppressed was to avoid offending people rather than any legal reason.

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