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Articles on the rise and downfall, and most important events of Nazi Germany

Articles on the rise and downfall, and most important events of Nazi Germany


Nazi Experimentation: What Exactly Happened?

Nazi experimentation is fairly well known even to a layman of history. However, the specific details and the central figures. might be lesser known. The following is a guest post from Zackery Ward.  The Nazis performed several terrible experiments on human subjects in the concentration camps during the Holocaust. Most…

John Woods – The Maverick Nazi Executioner

John Woods is a name likely not known to the layman. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="472"] John Woods[/caption] According to the Fifth Field, Master Sergeant and U. S. Army hangman John  Woods, was born in Wichita, Kansas on June 5, 1911.  Prior to his induction into the Army on August 30,…

Nazi Germany: The Nazi Party, Hitler And World War 2

Nazi Germany under World War II was a series of massive events in world history. It lasted from 1939 to 1945. Scroll down to see articles about the post-World War One events that caused Nazi Germany to form, along with posts on Nazi society, politics, propaganda, and the major events…

Anton Drexler – The Man Who Made Hitler

Anton Drexler may sound like a name befitting a bond villain. The name does, in fact, belong to an actual figure from history. Herr Drexler's crime may well have exceeded the work of any bond villain. Drexler is the man who had conscripted, inspired, and ultimately created the monster known…

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Aktion T4: The Grotesque “Mercy” Of The Nazis

"Aktion T4" might not be as ubiquitous in the annals of history as, for instance, Kristallnacht or the "Night Of the Long Knives", but its horror should not be forgotten. "Aktion T4", also known historically as the "T4 Euthanasia Program", was a concerted, concentrated, and deliberate effort on the part…

Were Germany and Japan Allies in WW2

Were Germany and Japan Allies in WW2?

Were Germany and Japan Allies in WW2? Yes, and it had to do with the importance of East Asia in global geopolitics starting from the early twentieth century and only growing in the ensuing decades. The Asian theater of the war was entirely distinct from the European, though Japan did…

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World War 2 Facts: Timelines and Definitions

This article is a comprehensive list of World War 2 facts, including the primary actors in the war, causes, a comprehensive timeline, and bibliography. Scroll down to learn more. Click here to see more articles in this category. "How a WW2 Soldier Persevered Through Concentration Camps, Death Marches, and Starvation"…

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Nazi Germany: Politics, Society, and Key Events

Nazi Germany is a reference for the twelve-year period in German history (1933-1945) during the totalitarian dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party, which was founded in 1919 as the German Workers' Party. The group grew in retaliation to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and promoted German…

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Nuremberg Laws: Legalizing Antisemitism

The following article on the Nuremberg Laws is an excerpt from Richard Weikart's book Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  On September 15, 1935, the German state stripped its Jews of their citizenship, reducing them to the status of "subjects" under…

The Anti-Semitic, Darwinian Roots of Kristallnacht

The following article about Kristallnacht is an excerpt from Richard Weikart's book Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  The Crystal Night (Kristallnacht) pogrom against the Jews on November 9–10, 1938 was an attack against Germany's Jewish population carried out by SA…

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