A provocative study of German peace of mind For the first time since the end of the exhibition 'War of Destruction. Crimes of the Wehrmacht 1941 to 1944' Hannes Heer spoke about the background to the campaign against the show, which he directed. She had questioned the legend of the clean Wehrmacht, and the shock was correspondingly great. The attempts to defame the exhibition were successful...

Time novel and fate panorama. The 'Anschluss' of Austria by the Nazis in March 1938 and their invasion of Vienna was a traumatic turning point in European history. Manfred Fluegge tells vividly and in detail about the tragic mistake of Kurt Schuschnigg and the failure of the world public. In an alternation of historical representation and exemplary life stories of actors and victims, including...

This book covers the defensive period of the Battle of Stalingrad – one of the decisive battles of the Great Patriotic War and the entire Second World War. It examines the crucial decisions of the German and Soviet high commands and front commanders that determined the outcome of this great struggle. It explores the clash of military doctrines, strategies, and plans of the German and Soviet...

Detailed collection of archival documents from the Soviet Military Occupational Administration of East Germany and its interactions (and regulation) with German religious organizations. Includes a name and a geographical index. A must for any scholar of the Cold War, German occupation. Covers the period 1945-1949.

The collection presents documents on the activities of the SVAG Directorate for the Study of German Scientific and Technical Achievements, as well as other Soviet institutions and departments in Germany for the study and use of German scientific and technical achievements and 'high' technologies in the interests of the USSR. This is the first time that documents have been published in this way....

Die Lagerkommandantin verkündet das Todesurteil. Da schneidet sich die Gefangene Mala Zimetbaum mit einer Rasierklinge in die Pulsadern. Ein SS-Mann packt sie am Arm. Mala reißt sich frei, schlägt ihm ins Gesicht und ruft: »Mörder, bald werdet ihr bezahlen müssen.« Und zu den Tausenden jüdischen Frauen, die im Lager Auschwitz-Birkenau gezwungen sind, Malas Ermordung mitanzusehen: »Habt keine...

This book includes memories of Odessa during the occupation, extracted from the Bakhmetev archive of Columbia University (New York) and emigre publications.