[The historiography of medicine in postwar Germany: a self-examination].

The paper deals with the history of medical historiography in postwar Germany. The two decades after 1945 were crucial for the further development of the historiography of medicine in both parts of Germany. Among the issues that need to be investigated in more detail are the coming to terms with the Nazi past, the ideological rivalry between East and West Germany, and the role of individual scientists. The paper invites medical historians to become more deeply engaged with the recent history of their field.