Between God and Hitler: military chaplains in Nazi Germany

"During World War II, approximately 1,000 Christian chaplains accompanied Wehrmacht forces wherever they went, from Poland to France, Greece, North Africa, and the Soviet Union. Chaplains were witnesses to atrocity and by their presence helped normalize extreme violence and legitimate its perpe...

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Main Author: Bergen, Doris L. 1960- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2025
In:Year: 2025
Edition:First paperback edition
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B National Socialism / World War / Minister
Further subjects:B Germany Wehrmacht Chaplains
B Christianity
B 1900-1999
B Armed Forces - Chaplains
B History
B World War, 1939-1945 Religious aspects Christianity
B Nazi propaganda
B Ethics
B World War, 1939-1945 Chaplains (Germany)
B Church and state (Germany) History 20th century
B War - Religious aspects - Christianity
B Military chaplains (Germany) History 20th century
B Germany - Wehrmacht
B War - Religious aspects
B Military chaplains
B Chaplains
B Church and state
B Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Religious aspects Christianity
B Germany Armed Forces Chaplains
B Germany
B World War, 1939-1945 Moral and ethical aspects
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Summary:"During World War II, approximately 1,000 Christian chaplains accompanied Wehrmacht forces wherever they went, from Poland to France, Greece, North Africa, and the Soviet Union. Chaplains were witnesses to atrocity and by their presence helped normalize extreme violence and legitimate its perpetrators. Military chaplains played a key role in propagating a narrative of righteousness that erased Germany's victims and transformed the aggressors into noble figures who suffered but triumphed over their foes"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xix, 326 Seiten
ISBN:978-1-108-72082-3
978-1-108-48770-2