Re-education of German POWs as a German-Jewish Task: The Case of Adolf Sindler

Towards the end of the Second World War, as a German defeat seemed inevitable, the Allied powers began searching for a postwar policy that would prevent the resurgence of Germany as a hostile military power in Central Europe. Instead of material destruction, the British preferred to tackle the Germa...

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Main Author: Shiloh-Dayan, Yonatan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Naharaim
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 247-272
Further subjects:B Re-education Émigrés Adolf Sindler British Army Postwar Period
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