On 10 May 1933, thousands of books by authors such as Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Erich Maria Remarque, Carl von Ossietzky, and Kurt Tucholsky were set on fire in the public squares of many university towns in Germany. The fires had been organized by the students’ leagues, and the majority of professors took part, making it clear that there would be no opposition to the new regime.
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18th May 2012
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Adolf Hitler’s rise to power was a very significant event in German history. The start of World War I granted Hitler a first start to serve Germany by volunteering for the army. Hitler really liked war and even volunteered for more dangerous missions. Hitler won five medals during World War I. Gaining more and more respect, Adolf became a political officer. He was able to speak in public and the then weak Germany really liked what Hitler had to say. He convinced the people that they were not to be blamed for anything but were betrayed by Jews and Marxists. Adolf’s reputation of being a public speaker that got the German public to really listen in to him made the National Socialist German Workers Party, or the Nazi Party, a very popular group in Germany. From gaining this reputation as a very persuasive speaker that gained a lot of support, Hitler had many followers and transformed Germany into a powerful and aggressive country by the start of World War II.
Written by Tony Doellefeld for History Salon
Sources:
“Adolf Hitler : Biography.” Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
“Adolf Hitler.” Top News. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. <www.topnews.in/files/adolf-hitler.jpg>.
“John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry would have been successful if he had better propaganda, like Hitler used in Germany a decade later.”
* You know you’re jealous of my awesome chart making abilities.
GERMAN AMERICAN HERITAGE Many Germans fled their homeland to find an easier life in other European countries, anywhere in the Western Hemisphere and even faraway Australia, because of the violent conditions under which they had to live. Unlike most immigrants they did not emigrate for political reasons, but because they were being attacked constantly by armies from the various nationalities which now make up Europe. Especially in the southwestern region, where entire villages were burnt down and their inhabitants robbed, tortured and killed. By 1745, there were an estimated 45,000 Germans living in Pennsylvania alone.
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Is it time for more WWI Facebook?
Trick question, it’s always time for more WWI Facebook!
(Source: lord-kitschener)
“The first mention of a double-headed eagle in the West dates from 1250, in a roll of arms of Matthew of Paris for Emperor Frederick II of the Holy Roman Empire. Usually depicted black on a gold background, it replaced the earlier single-headed eagle, and was subsequently adopted in the coats of arms of many German cities and aristocratic families. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the double-headed eagle was retained by the Austrian Empire, and served also as the coat of arms of the German Confederation.”
This is the 1,000 Year Rosebush. It’s located at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland. And because I’m feeling especially heartsick for that beautiful little city today, you get to sit here and read my rambling about this because it is honestly one of my favorite things in the world.
Now, it’s called, “1,000 years old” because it is just that; one thousand years old. Or so legend has it. The story goes that in 815 Emperor Ludwig the Pious went to hunt deer and, on that hunt, he took a relic from the village chapel. Now, after a successful hunt, he had a tent pitched in the forest there to celebrate Mass, but upon returning to his return to Elze he realized that he had forgotten the relic in the forest!
He rushed back to where he had been and found it, it was ensnarled in the thick branches of a rosebush. He took this as a sign from God and had a church built around it; St. Mary’s.
On 22 March, 1945, Hildesheim was bombed and the church was destroyed, taking the rosebush with it. But after a few days, the branches started to grow again. There are now markings on the branches to show the years that new roses bloomed. See:
Or at least this is the way that I’ve been told, but I’m quite aware that there may be different variations of this legend out there. Regardless, if you are ever in Germany, I urge you to go (or if you’re in Germany and never been, it’s such a gorgeous sight, go go go). The cathedral however IS under renovation right now (and will be until at least 2014), but you’re still allowed to go see the rosebush and walk around the inner outer garden area.
German solider receiving a cup of tea from some Polish women in September of 1939.
Shoes belonging to deportees in the Auschwitz extermination camp
There is an exhibit in the Holocaust museum in D.C. with a case full of shoes like these (actually, they may be the same).
It is a very moving image. Somehow, even after moving through a museum painted with death, I and everyone that I spoke to broke down at the shoe exhibit. There is something about it that really hits you with the reality of all of it.
Comment from gedenkenbrauchtwissen: “… the shoe exhibit at USHMM pales in comparison to the shoes on display at Auschwitz I. USHMM has a room with shoes covering the floor - granted, there are a lot of shoes, but it’s a flat layer. The shoes at Auschwitz are just piles and hills and heaps of shoes…”
(Source: holocausthistory)
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