Family Punishment in Nazi Germany [electronic resource] : Sippenhaft, Terror and Myth /
Loeffel, R.author.
In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft - was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and infliction of this part of the Nazi system of terror.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Sippenhaft, Terror and Fear: The Historiography of the Nazi Terror State; The consent and coercion debate; The methods of transmission; The importance of rumour in Nazi Germany; Outline of this book; A word on sources; Conclusion; 1 Sippenhaft and German Society, 1933-1945; Sippenhaft and the rise to power; Sippenhaft and resistance during the Second World War; The German home front after Stalingrad; Conclusion; 2 '... imprisonment of relatives, life or liberty ...' Sippenhaft and the Wehrmacht
The foundation of Sippenhaft in the WehrmachtSippenhaft and the Wehrmacht, 1939-1944; Sippenhaft against Volksdeutche Germans; Sippenhaft and 20 July 1944; Codification of terror; Conclusion; 3 Sippenhaft and the NKFD and the BDO; Background; The German reaction; Cherkassy; Effect of 20 July 1944; The limits of Sippenhaft; Sippenhaft and the political significance of the NKFD and BDO; Conclusion; 4 '... if a man in this Reich is untrue, then he and his family will be punished ...' Sippenhaft and the 20 July 1944 Plot; Establishing Sippenhaft and 20 July 1944; Sippenhaft put into effect
Continuing rhetoric, fear, expansion and limitations of SippenhaftThe fate of the von Stauffenberg Family; The transformation of Sippenhaft and 20 July 1944; Challenging terror: interventions, representations and release; Confusion and fear; Those that remained in Sippenhaft detention; Conclusion; 5 Sippenhaft Kinderheim: The Children of Bad Sachsa; The Sippenhaft prisoners of Bad Sachsa; Life in the camp: determining intention; A change of plan; Conclusion; Conclusion; List of Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft - was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and infliction of this part of the Nazi system of terror.
History, Modern.
Europe-History.
Europe, Central-History.
World War, 1939-1945.
Modern History.
European History.
History of Germany and Central Europe.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.