Hellstorm

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'''''Hellstorm''': The Real Genocide of Nazi Germany'' is a 2015 [[neo-Nazi]] "documentary", written and directed by [[white nationalist]] '''Kyle Hunt''',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4661358 ''Hellstorm'' (2015)] ''IMDb''.</ref> with an accompanying website,<ref>[http://www.hellstormdocumentary.com/ Hellstorm: The Biggest Cover-Up In History ]</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4661358/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Hellstorm (2015)] IMDb</ref> that sets out to prove that it was the ''[[Germany|Germans]]'' who truly suffered during [[WWI]] and [[WWII]]. The film was produced by Renegade Films<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rPmpmw-H1k?t=00008 ''Hellstorm'', t=8] (note: age-restricted) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[http://www.renegadebroadcasting.com/ Renegade Broadcasting]</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0535287 Renegade Broadcasting] ''IMDb''.</ref> with music by "Omniphi".<ref>[https://youtu.be/GMCOKNCwHmQ?t=00016 ''Hellstorm'', t=16] (note: age-restricted) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Omniphi/725033630926556 Omphi] ''Facebook'' (archived from 20 Jun 2015 16:45:21 UTC).</ref> Released on 1 May 2015, the film had 250,000 views and 3,300 likes by 20 June 2015.

Renegade Broadcasting is an internet-only talk radio operation that appears to be solely-owned by Kyle Hunt.<ref name=hunt>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200211182035/http://www.renegadebroadcasting.com/ Renegade Broadcasting] (archived from February 11, 2020).</ref> It features various [[conspiracy theories]] and is strongly [[antisemitic]].<ref name=hunt/>

The documentary should not be confused with Hellstorm, the [[Italian]] [[Heavy metal|metal band]] that probably doesn't give two shits about the film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130420024532/http://www.hellstorm.it/Barra%20News_E.html Hellstorm] (archived from April 20, 2013).</ref>

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==Interview==
To give a taste of ''Hellstorm'''s ideology, a quote from an interview with the movie's creator:<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-hellstorm-documentary-producer-kyle-hunt Interview with Hellstorm documentary producer Kyle Hunt] (May 8, 2015) ''Examiner.com Entertainment'' (AXS Network) (archived from May 13, 2015).</ref>

{{cquote|Q. '''In a world where the idea of Whites loving our own race is laughed at and mocked''', could Hellstorm actually offer us a chance at redemption? In other words, is it possible that Whites could see that we wronged each other in WW2 (not to mention WW1 and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]), and that a wonderful reconciliation would come out of that?

Yes, I hope that this film will help to ensure that travesties like the World Wars and Civil War are never allowed to happen again. While I support [[nationalism]] and the celebration of ethnic differences, European people must realize that there is so much that binds us together, and that if we remain at each other’s throats over historic squabbles, our continued destruction is ensured.

'''[[Persecution complex|We face a common assault]], including [[Reverse racism|anti-White]] [[indoctrination]] in schools and [[mass media]], hostile invaders from the [[Third World]], and leadership that puts alien interests ahead of our own.''' To fight against this we need a common defense that is able to cross the many barriers that keep us separated, such as language, geography, religion, and petty politics.

Once we come to the realization that [[White genocide|'''it was actually the White race that lost World War II, and that we have been losing ever since''']] we can finally heal old wounds, reclaim our identity and destiny, and move toward a brighter future.}}

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==Claims==
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====[https://youtu.be/GMCOKNCwHmQ 00:00]-[https://youtu.be/GMCOKNCwHmQ?t=20 00:20]====
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|1=Jarring, sp00ky photographs flicker past. In-between, the producers are mentioned.
|2=This section is obviously setting the mood for the rest of the film — fear, without clear evidence.
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====[https://youtu.be/GMCOKNCwHmQ?t=20 00:20]-[https://youtu.be/GMCOKNCwHmQ?t=54 00:54]====
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|1=Grainy film and photos of soldiers during [[WWI]] play, followed by sad scenes from post-WWI Germany. An announcer states that "The German Army suffered terribly during the First World War. And the German nation also suffered terribly during the war, especially ''after'' the war. The crippling sanctions enacted by the victors with the [[Treaty of Versailles]] threw the country into serious depression."
|2=Few historians would disagree. Of course, the victors didn't get away scot-free, either.  Both wars were devastating across Europe.
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==Context==
It is certainly true that Germans suffered during and after World War Two. However there are problems with the idea that Germans suffered more or were less deserving of that suffering. None of this is to say that German children, or even German soldiers, deserved to die, but if you must rank deaths according to moral value as Hunt does, you must consider:

#Fewer Germans died than many other groups, both proportionately and in absolute numbers.
#Because Germany started the war and many Germans supported the [[Nazi Party]] and voted for [[Hitler]], Germans were more culpable than other victims.
#Most crimes against the Germans were done by those Germany had already attacked.
#Many crimes against the Germans were perpetrated by the Nazi Party itself.{{fact|joke}}
#[[Stalin]] was [[Moral equivalence|just as cruel]] to his own people (e.g., [[Holodomor]] and [[gulag]]s).
#Even excluding Stalin, the Allies did bad things to other people (firebombing [[Japan]],<ref>{{wpa|Air raids on Japan}}</ref> [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]], and the [[Great Bengal Famine of 1943]]).

In addition, it is untrue to claim that the possible Allied crimes are undiscussed or uncontroversial: the use of mass bombing against German civilians was critizised even during the war.<ref>{{wpa|Bombing of Dresden in World War II}}</ref>

A rough summary of casualties for a few countries is given below.<ref>{{wpa|World War II casualties}}</ref>

{|
!Country
!Military deaths
!Civilian deaths{{efn|From military actions and [[crimes against humanity]], excluding famine and disease}}
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|Germany
|4,440,000 to 5,318,000
|1,500,000 to 3,000,000
|-
|[[USSR]]
|8,668,000 to 11,400,000
|4,500,000 to 10,000,000
|-
|[[Poland]]
|240,000
|5,620,000 to 5,820,000
|}

So who were the real victims?

==See also==
*[[Historical revisionism]]

==External links==
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/3f08ou/the_documentary_hellstorm/ /r/BadHistory's take on ''Hellstorm'']

==Notes==
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==References==
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