Tag: nazis in germany

The hunger plan to starve the population of the Soviet Union is part oft he inhuman strategie of the Nazi politics. Herbert Backe is State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture. A…

The Second World War began with the invasion of Poland and Hitler seemed unstoppable. On the first of September 1939, Germany invaded Poland, triggering the Second World War. Hitler’s air force kills thousands of innocent…

Adolf Hitler’s speeches, the notes and pictures he took, his visits and even Hitler himself are pure propaganda and strategy. October 1934: The Reich Harvest Festival on the Bücheberg near Hamelin attracts millions of people….

In 1933, there were concentration camps for Jews and footage of them available. But why would the Nazis present their terrible deeds to the public? It´s summer 1933 when a Nazi film crew documents the…

With democracy, Hitler could not come to power, so he had to eliminate it. The process of replacing democracy began in Germany in 1928. It was an attempt to actively destroy the democracy that had…

How became Mussolini became the new enemy of Hitler and Germany? In 1943, the German army invades Italy, where fascism rules under Mussolini. After the invasion of the Luftwaffe, Mussolini, the creator of fascism, broke…

The First World War opened a world of chaos and devastation. But how could Hitler and his Nazism emerge at this time? France 1940: It is the time of the Second World War and the…

In June 1944, the German territory begins to shrink and the risk of being murdered as a Jew and forced laborer increases. Norbert Wollheim is a Jew who was forced to work in a Berlin…

How could so many Jews die in Auschwitz? The concentration camps: A crime, made possible by war. Definition by labor was a German idea and the reason for the concentration and labor camps for Jews….

How did the forced labor of Jews developed in Germany under Hitler? And what happened to the Jews during this time? Forced labor of Jews was a mass phenomenon under Hitler’s regime. The use of…

It is 1945, Berlin is destroyed, bombs and fire are part of everyday life and Hitler lives now in the bunker. These are the last weeks of the Third Reich, and the war is about…

How could Stauffenberg conduct operation “Valkyrie”? And why did Stauffenberg seek Hitler’s death? In 1944, Claus Schenk Count of Stauffenberg parked his briefcase with a bomb in it near Adolf Hiler during a meeting. He…

How started the downfall of Hitler and the NSDAP? World War II was in its final days and Hitler’s inner circle was preparing Germany’s armed forces. However, on March 19, 1945, Hitler announced the Nero…

Heinrich Himmler and his SS spread terror and violence throughout Germany. But how did Reinhard Heydrich become the most ruthless Nazi in Germany’s history? With Hitler’s declaration of war in 1939, Heinrich Himmler saw his…

What is the secret plan of Rudolf Hess? After Hitler’s stirring 1939 podium speech, Rudolf Hess was not satisfied with his position as deputy leader. In his speech, Hitler referred Germany as the innocent victim…

How was Hitler able to expand his Third Reich and take over more and more parts of Germany? After the expansion of the Third Reich, Hitler made his first move onto the European stage. But…

Why did Hitler hate the Jews ? And how did anti-Semitism develop during Hitler’s government? By 1933, the Nazi Party was in power and blamed the Jews for all of Germany’s problems. Hitler’s inner circle:…

How did the Nazi party’s propaganda differ from others? Joseph Goebbels designed Hitler’s election program with the name “Hitler over Germany”. Overall, Joseph Goebbels was the driving force behind Hitler’s propaganda. During his propaganda program,…

What happened after the failed Nazi Beer Hall Putsch in 1923? The putsch was a disaster for the Nazi Party (NSDAP): Adolf Hitler was prisoned and 16 Nazi members were killed. The history would have…