The Gestapo came across Schrefel following the arrest of another Jewish man for sodomy. Among the 31,000...
Nazi Germany
Churches throughout the world began to address their failures to stand against Nazis after 1945. Introduction Churches...
The Nazis put forth their own supraconfessional variety of Christianity which they labelled ‘positive Christianity’. John Keegan...
One remarkable example of defiance of official ideological control in education. The heated debate today over whether...
For these militia units to be effective, they needed not only strength in numbers, but also fanaticism....
The SS (Schutzstaffel – or Protection Squads) was originally established as Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguard unit. Introduction...
A significant expansion drive started began after Baldur von Schirach was appointed as the first Reich Youth...
The term “quisling” has become a byword for “collaborator” or “traitor” in several languages. Introduction Vidkun Abraham...
From Russia to Germany and back to Russia again – and finally to the gallows. Introduction Andrey...
Before the Nazis retreated from Kyiv, they were ordered by to conceal their atrocities. Introduction Babi Yar...
How did the Nazi party come to power and how did Hitler manage to eliminate his opponents?...
The not-so-sweet history of a horrible collaboration to make a buck. “The onset of the Second World...
“Technically, I was an enemy alien, so I was not allowed to [voluntarily] enlist.” He was drafted...
The Immigration and Naturalization Service investigated him. It recommended against granting him citizenship. Three days after World War II...
An international schoolboy exchange program was used by the Nazis to favorably influence public opinion of the...
Lucy and Suzanne’s story shows that quiet, persistent rewriting of the narrative of oppression can be a...
Hitler identified himself as Christian and said “the [Nazi] Party represents the standpoint of Positive Christianity”. Introduction...
Fascism is a far-right theory of government that opposes the political philosophies of the Englightenment and the...
The ideas of white racial superiority used to explain and justify modern imperialism were common currency during...
The German Resistance movement consisted of several disparate strands that were ultimately unable to bring Hitler down....
After Adolf Hitler ordered the “blood purge” (Night of the Long Knives) of 1934, he replaced the...
The women chose psychological sabotage and developed unique strategies. Introduction Nearly all the 1.3 million people sent...
Groups planning a coup of some kind had existed in the German Army and the military intelligence...
Up to 500,000 Roma and Sinti were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. Introduction The murder...
Chamberlain tried appeasement by endorsing a diplomatic initiative floated by fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to resolve...
Vital Hasson was born into the Jewish community of Salonica, Greece. After World War II, he was...
With the stroke of a pen 75 years ago, two men changed the world and sealed the...
Before the German invasion, Ukraine was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. Introduction During World War...
He went from fringe political to chancellor of Germany within a few years and from chancellor to...
Most histories highlight the shattered storefronts and synagogues set aflame. But it was the systematic ransacking of...