Riefenstahl said she was fascinated by the Nazis, but also politically naive, claiming ignorance about any war crimes. Such claims were not unambiguously dispelled until 2024, testifying to Riefenstahl's successful campaign of denial over six decades. Throughout 1945 to 1948, she was held by various Allied-controlled prison camps across Germany. She was also under house arrest for a period of time. She was tried four times by postwar authorities for denazification and eventually found to be a "fellow traveller" (Mitläufer) who sympathised with the Nazis. While never an official member of the Nazi party, she was always seen in association due to the propaganda films she made in Nazi Germany. Over the years, she filed and won over fifty libel cases against people who had accused her of complicity with Nazi crimes.
Riefenstahl said she was fascinated by the Nazis but also politically naive claiming ignorance about any war crimes Such claims were not unambiguously dispelled until 2024 testifying to Riefenstahl's successful campaign of denial over six decades Throughout 1945 to 1948 she was held by various Allied-controlled prison camps across Germany She was also under house arrest for a period of time She was tried four times by postwar authorities for denazification and eventually found to be a "fellow traveller" (Mitläufer) who sympathised with the Nazis While never an official member of the Nazi party she was always seen in association due to the propaganda films she made in Nazi Germany Over the years she filed and won over fifty libel cases against people who had accused her of complicity with Nazi crimes