“历史学家之争”的缘起及核心——希特勒及其第三帝国的合适的历史定位——从二战结束至今在德国乃至在世界范围内都是一个难以回避的问题，并且还在一定程度上影响了德国政治文化和史学的发展。透过这场关于历史问题的争论，我们能够看到历史主义在德国史学界的衰落，地位不复往昔。对于当时的联邦德国来说，这次争论还具有强烈的现实意义，因为它关乎联邦德国的历史意识和民族身份认同。另外，争论还涉及到历史学及历史学家在当下的职能定位。因此，不管是从学术角度还是现实角度来说，这场争论都是至关重要的，值得我们认真探究。
The origin and core of the “Historikerstreit”—the appropriate historical positioning of Hitler and his third empire—has been an unavoidable issue in Germany and even worldwide since the end of World War II, and to a certain extent, this has influenced the development of German political culture and history. Through this controversy, we can see the decline of historicism of German history. For the Federal Republic of Germany, this debate also had strong practical significance, because it was related to the historical consciousness and national identity of Federal Germany. In addition, the debate also involves the role of historians and historians in the present. Therefore, whether from an academic perspective or a practical perspective, this controversy is crucial and deserves our careful investigation.
