To some extent, Buchenwald instilled pride. While  the new Germany does not pride itself on Auschwitz or Buchenwald, there is an elective affinity, to use Goethe's term, between the pride with which one might cite past achievements, and the emphatic Betroffenheit provoked by Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Put another way: the line between the pride with which many Germans register their Betroffenheit in the face of "Auschwitz," and their awe for its scope, is at times incredibly fine.