Tag: National Socialism
Haar near Munich – remembering the Nazi euthanasia – district of Munich
The systematic killing of mentally ill people in Germany began on January 18, 1940 in Haar. On that day, under the direction of the director of the institution and a…
Bavaria: Ammunition probably buried in the state parliament in 1933 – Bavaria
The weapons and everyday objects found in the Bavarian state parliament in September probably date back to 1918. But they were probably hidden there much later, as a restorer has…
Coburg public prosecutor investigates former concentration camp guard – Bavaria
The Coburg public prosecutor is investigating a former security guard in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. A spokesman for the authority confirmed this to the Evangelical Press Service on request. Previously…
Coburg public prosecutor investigates former concentration camp guard – Bavaria
The Coburg public prosecutor is investigating a former security guard in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. A spokesman for the authority confirmed this to the Evangelical Press Service on request. Previously…
Pogrom night: Munich commemorates the victims of Nazi terror – Munich
On Wednesday in Munich, hundreds of people commemorated the victims of the pogrom night of 1938 and the subsequent persecution of the Jews, including the Holocaust. For the first time,…
Commemorating November 9th: Why the past has to be dealt with – Dachau
Another day of remembrance – and thus an occasion to perform the celebrated play on the stage of the German Memorial Theater about the “return to good” of non-Jewish Germans.…
What makes November 9th so topical – culture
Of Nils Minkmar It is a date from history school books, illustrated with the familiar black-and-white pictures, but just sorted and only rarely looked at: The German Night of Broken…
How Rosenheim commemorates Nazi victims from now on – Bavaria
Elisabeth Block should no longer enter this building. “I and Trudi and Arno are no longer allowed to go to school. It was with a terribly heavy heart that I…
Leopold Figl: From the concentration camp prisoner to the Austrian chancellor – Dachau
Leopold Figl was Austria’s first democratically elected chancellor after the Second World War. The devout Catholic had previously survived several concentration camps, including Dachau – and despite years of torture…
Günter Rohrbach Film Prize 2022 goes to “The Wannsee Conference” – culture
The twelfth Günter Rohrbach Film Prize goes to the ZDF television film “Die Wannseekonferenz”. The award, worth 10,000 euros, which the legendary producer Günter Rohrbach presents every year in cooperation…