‘Der Landser’ Discontinued

By Max Musson:

In an article that we published on 14th August this year, entitled, ‘Jewish Sensibilities & the Commemoration of Heroes’, I reported that a campaign was afoot to deny German boys and girls the right to celebrate the heroism of their forebears by reading eye-witness accounts of Wehrmacht soldiers who fought often valiantly during World War II.

The Bauer Publishing Group  publishes three magazines that present such stories; ‘Der Landser’ (The Squaddie); Geschichte & Wissen’ (History and Knowledge); and ‘Militär & Geschichte’ (The Military and History), and in my previous article I reported how Jewish groups in this country and on the continent were campaigning to have the magazines banned or in some other way discontinued.

Bauer Publishing have recently announced that while they have always been careful to ensure that these magazines do not infringe Germany’s draconian legislation prohibiting any glorification or justification of the actions of the Nazis during the period of the Third Reich, and while they do not attempt to deny the Holocaust or belittle German war crimes, Bauer have decided to discontinue ‘Der Landser’. The fate of the other two magazines is not known.

I believe that all children if they are to grow up with a healthy sense of their own self-worth and with respect for their nation need to be able to celebrate the sacrifices made by their forebears and the heroism they have exhibited and I believe that attempts to prevent the youth of Germany from experiencing these things will generate resentment and in-so-far as Jewish organisations are primarily responsible for  this denial, their actions will be counterproductive and far from preventing a reccurence of anti-Semitism in the future, they are likely to provoke it.

By Max Musson © 2013

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Generation War – Our Mothers, Our Fathers — Announcing the broadcast in the UK of the hit German mini series Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter.

My Little Heart (Mein kleines Herz) — A review of the song sung by Greta from ‘Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter’.

Who Started the Bombing of Civilians in World War Two? — A review of the book, ‘Bombing Vindicated’,  by J.M. Spaight showing that the Germans were not the first to initiate the bombing of civilian targets.

Rochus Misch – the Last Survivor from Hitler’s Bunker – A transcript of an interview with Rochus Misch who was the last survivor from Hitler’s World War Two Berlin bunker.

Das Buch — Discussing the recent surge in interest and sales of ‘Mein Kampf’.

The Liberation of Auschwitz –A review of the mounting controversy surrounding the alleged war crimes committed at Auschwitz during World War Two.

Treblinka – The Forensic Examination Fails – A review of the forensic examination of the Treblinka concentration camp site by Caroline Sturdy Colls.

Jewish Sensibilities & the Commemoration of Heroes  — How ‘Der Landser’ and the Berlin Holocaust memorial factor in the German psyche.

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