The Indoctrination of the Wehrmacht

Nazi Ideology and the War Crimes of the German Military
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-78920-149-9
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 465 g

Far from the image of an apolitical, “clean” Wehrmacht that persists in popular memory, German soldiers regularly cooperated with organizations like the SS in the abuse and murder of countless individuals during the Second World War. This in-depth study demonstrates that a key factor in the criminalization of the Wehrmacht was the intense political indoctrination imposed on its members. At the instigation of senior leadership, many ordinary German soldiers and officers became ideological warriors who viewed their enemies in racial and political terms—a project that was but one piece of the broader effort to socialize young men during the Nazi era.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sait, Bryce

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Chapter 1. A Political Military?

Chapter 2. The Goals and Effects of Indoctrination

Chapter 3. The Beginnings of Nazi Ideological Education in the Wehrmacht

Chapter 4. The Lead-Up to War and the Poland Campaign

Chapter 5. The Hitler Youth and the Reich Labour Service

Chapter 6. Christianity and the Military Chaplaincy: A Competing Influence in the Wehrmacht?

Chapter 7. The Serbian Campaign and the Eastern Front

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sait, Bryce
Bryce Sait received his doctorate from Cambridge University, where he was a Commonwealth Scholar. He has taught history at Magdalene College, Cambridge, at St. Andrew’s College, Sydney University, and at the University of Western Sydney.