Germany
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Karl Friedrich Stellbrink was one of the 4 Lübeck Martyrs.I could have done a blog on all 4 but the reason why I chose Stelbrink is three fold. He was the only non Catholic clergy man of the 4. He was the first to be arrested. His wife was also victimized. All four men were…
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This is not meant to be an accusation because since I didn’t live in those times, I just don’t know how I would have reacted. It is however something that has intrigued me.How come the majority of the Germans and Austrians did not see how wrong the November pogrom was? I can nearly understand why…
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Last week a lady asked me how was it possible that people committed so may awful atrocities during WWII, did their conscience not bother them. She also thought it must have taken years for people to be indoctrinated in evil thinking. I told her that it actually takes a very short time for the human…
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Many opponents of the Nazi regime found their untimely death in Plotzensee prison. Those executed were German resistance fighter, but also Polish and French forced laborers, and many others. A great number were executed by guillotine but on September 3 the guillotine was damaged beyond repair after an RAF raid. From then one the methods of executions…
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++++++CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC IMAGES+++++++ April and May 1945 marked the final stages and the end of World War II in Europe. It also saw an increase of suicides by civilians in Germany and Austria. Cyanide had been one of the most common ways how people killed themselves. Members of the Hitler Youth handed out cyanide…
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The pursuit for truth and justice for the victims of the Holocaust should never ever stop.Even when perpetrators are brought to justice it is still just a hollow one, because what punishment can possibly cover the vile and sickening crimes committed. However it is important that these people are pursuit regardless what age they are,…
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There is nothing more despicable than an individual or group of individuals who deny the Holocaust. They have a misguided,evil and twisted mind. On the other hand there is an increase of individuals who deny the fact that a great number of Germans made sacrifices to resist the Nazi regime. These individuals say that…
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Today marks the 80th anniversary where the Jews in Germany even lost control of their own names. On 17 August 1938, the Nazi regime decreed that by January 1, 1939, Jewish men and women bearing first names of “non-Jewish” origin had to add “Israel” and “Sara,” respectively, to their given names (Namensänderungs verordnung). For their…
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The Political Department was the representative of the RSHA( Reich Main Security Office)in the camp, and its main objectives were Identification documentation Keeping files on individual prisoners Investigations Interrogations Intelligence service Surveillance Camp registrar (sometimes in conjunction with supervision of the crematorium) Wilhelm Friedrich Boger who had the nickname ‘the tiger of Auschwitz’, was an officer…
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It is easy to forget that the Nazis didn’t take power, they were democratically elected, although they did not shy away from using violence to secure the votes. However, despite the bullying tactics by the SA, people still had a choice to vote for the NSDAP or any other party. The General election of July…
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