Landmark events of Third Reich history – excluding for the war and the Holocaust.
By AnswerMan ∙ January 1, 1998
Dear Answerman: You will find my question combative, no doubt, but I'm curious, nevertheless: At the Wannssee Conference, the Jews were specifically referred to as “the enemy,” and plans were undertaken to remove them to the east. (Hm! China, maybe??) Anyway, here is my question: since Germany had declared war on the U.S. just a…
By AnswerMan ∙ January 1, 1998
Dear Answer Man: Herschel Grynszpan murdered a German diplomat in Paris in 1938. The response in Germany was the Night of Broken Glass. The Germans occupied Paris in 1940. This murderer was transferred to German custody. Although one might anticipate an immediate execution of the Jewish assassin of a German diplomat, this did not occur….
By AnswerMan ∙ January 1, 1998
Dear AnswerMan, Both the 1971 and the 1996 edition of Michael Elkins' book *Forged in Fury* include a passage that describes the aftermath of the Aug. 2, 1943 uprising at the Treblinka concentration camp in Poland. Both editions describe the hunt for the Treblinka escapees—its Jewish inmates—in these terms: “For four days, the Germans prowled…
By William Michael ∙ August 23, 1996
As most long time list members are aware, we from time to time examine questions relating to World War II. Were the Allies the right side, the wrong side, or was there a correct side (“God's side”) in the war. We know that Pius XII specifically rejected the Allied contention that their war against Hitler…
By Alexander Kirk ∙ March 6, 1940
Alexander Kirk made this amazing report from the US Embassy in Berlin and issued it to the US State Department on March 6, 1940. The value of this official US report comes in its non-emotional language and its authoritative understanding of the situation of the Jewish population in war-time Germany. Kirk includes statistics regarding emigration…
By Richard A. Widmann ∙ August 28, 1933
The Haavara Agreement was a pact between the Nazis and Zionists regarding Jewish emigration from Germany during the 1930's. It is the only contract between an official Third Reich authority and a Zionist organization. This agreement is considered to have benefited the interests of both parties. Haavara was intended to promote both the emigration of…
By Ingrid Weckert ∙ January 1, 1994
Contemporary historiography has grown accustomed to the habit of painting with dark colors all events related to the Third Reich regardless of what had really transpired. This happens foremost in respect to the Jewish people. Thus the history of the emigration of the Jews from Germany has been absolutely distorted. There are still many publications…
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