Is it Time for the Rehabilitation of National Socialism?
There are many forms of nationalism that have evolved to meet a variety of needs throughout history and depending upon one’s perspective and the circumstances prevailing at the time, they have been variously viewed as: heroic liberating movements, at one end of the scale; as movements of oppression and genocide at the other extreme; and every shade in between. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say. In Germany during the 1930s,…
‘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…
Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter
By Max Musson: There has been a mixed reaction to the recent broadcast on German TV of a three-part series entitled ‘Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter’ (‘Our Mothers, our Fathers’), depicting the effect that the Second World War conflict had on the lives of ordinary German citizens, and on the lives of five young Germans in particular. The five young friends are; brothers Wilhelm and Friedhelm; a young nurse Charly; aspiring singer Greta; and her Jewish…