Gestapo

home and took care of them. When it was the evening they were to go down into the cellar and sleep on the floor and when she left she locked them down there so they couldn’t be seen. After around 6 weeks the neighbors got suspicious and alerted the Gestapo. On July 23, 1944 the police raided her home and found the two men hiding. They were both shot on the spot, as Karolina was taken away and her daughter was left behind. They never saw each other…

after the end of a cold, miserable war. In the book, I Will Plant You A Lilac Tree by Laura Hillman, Hannelore Wolff is a Jewish girl living during World War 2. When she learns that her brothers and mother will be deported, she sends a letter to the Gestapo asking to be deported with them. Wolff goes to eight different labor camps and concentration centers. At Brunnlitz she falls in love with a Jewish guard. She learns that he is a Polish prisoner of war, Bernard Hillman. The two lovers dream of…

Memories and the Past Bleed into the Present Memories that are in the past, are in the past, right? But, do they still have an impact on one’s life? Throughout Maus I, a graphic novel written by Art Spiegelman, memories and a reflection of the past are exhibited as a prevalent motif. Vladek Spiegelman tells of his experiences as a Jew during World War II. With the progression of the story, the lasting impact of the War and the Holocaust becomes clear. Memories and the past can have an…

alongside. The stirring up of emotions between the two was instant when the love story then began to unfold. Bogart’s brisk and suave character completely emotionally resonated viewers as the plot climaxed when the secret police force of the Nazis, the Gestapo, were after the Czech communist, fugitive, Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid). Rick, a neutral bystander in the midst of the chaos during this era finds himself caught in the crossfire because of his profound love for this girl. As Rick holds the…

people, but also the ideologies of the Nazi party and finally, the popularity of his racist views. Another technique by which he would increase compliance and support was through intimidation via his private army (the Sturmabteilung or SA) or the Gestapo. The role of von Papen and Hindenburg in Hitler becoming chancellor was a major one, without them he would never have been appointed. They chose him as they saw that he had great…

The hope of the White Rose that the public would revolt against the Nazi regime, however, did not come true. In February the members were arrested by the Gestapo in succession and later sentenced to death or imprisonment. The student protestor were considered as “traitors” by not only the Nazis but also their fellow students. The government also reinforced the propaganda despite the military setback, as the…

Consider watching people and families being tortured, and slowly die just because of something they believe in. Imagine all of the pain and suffering it would have caused. This is what had happened to Elie Wiesel, Elie was born into a Jewish family on September 30th, 1928 in Romania. Elie had started his life, like a normal Jewish boy would up until the age of thirteen. At the age of thirteen he had become very observant of the things going around him, leading him to tell his dad “find me a…

In National cultures, Nazism and the Church by Andrew J. Krzesinski many valid points and references are made about not only Nazism but also the ways, causes, and methods that Christianity is involved within them. Mr. Krzesinski, the author of this book, served in the 172nd tank battalion during World War Two and would write many other pieces, some of which include Nazi Germany’s Foreign Policy and Religion of Nazi Germany. These works paired with the fact that he directly was involved in the…

Political Ideology Under Hitler and the Nazi Party: Police State Following the passage of the Enabling Law, the rest of the political system was Nazified, turning the former Democratic government into a single party police state. With the death of President Hindenburg in 1934, Hitler combined the role of Chancellor and President into a uniform role, dictating his role as the Fuhrer of Germany, and by 1934, Hitler was enforcing Nazi doctrines and ideologies on all aspects of life in Nazi…

was the most famous catch ever made. Wiesenthal also caught the commandant of the Sobibor and Treblinka killing centers, Franz Stangl. This was also a massive catch in Wiesenthal’s career. Another big catch from Wiesenthal was Karl Silberbauer, the Gestapo agent who led the arrest of Anne Frank and her family. Wiesenthal has the most important catalog of catches throughout all Nazi hunters in history. There have been many Nazi hunters throughout history, some making more significant catches than…