00000nam a22000008c 4500 1313918857 DE-101 20240104030126.0 tu 231218s2023 xxk||||| |||| 00||||eng 2023001139 DE-101 1313918857 UK 021006451 9781108487702 Festeinband : EUR 37.40 978-1-108-48770-2 110848770X 1-108-48770-X 9781108720823 978-1-108-72082-3 110872082X 1-108-72082-X (DE-599)DNB1313918857 1130 ger DE-101 9999 eng XA-GB XD-US D810.C36 lcc 1\p (DE-588)124749100 https://d-nb.info/gnd/124749100 (DE-101)124749100 Bergen, Doris L. 1960- aut gnd Between God and Hitler military chaplains in Nazi Germany Doris L. Bergen, University of Toronto Military chaplains in Nazi Germany 202412 ©2023 Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2023 xix, 326 pages illustrations 24 cm Text txt rdacontent ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen n rdamedia Band nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-312) and index Introduction: An Incongruous Institution -- 1. "We will not let our swords get rusty!" : On the Cusp of 1933 -- 2. "In times of peace the Church arms herself for war" : 1933-1939 -- 3. "Gott mit uns" : Blitzkrieg, 1939-1941 -- 4. Saving Christianity, Killing Jews : June-December 1941 -- 5. "The power of Christian truth and Christian faith" : Genocidal Culture, 1942-1943 -- 6. "What should we preach now?" : 1944-1945 -- 7. From Nazi Past to Christian Future : 1945 and Beyond -- Conclusion: "With what face should I remember this?" Zusammenfassung: "During World War II, approximately 1,000 Christian chaplains accompanied Wehrmacht forces wherever they went, from Poland to France, Greece, North Africa, and the Soviet Union. Chaplains were witnesses to atrocity and by their presence helped normalize extreme violence and legitimate its perpetrators. Military chaplains played a key role in propagating a narrative of righteousness that erased Germany's victims and transformed the aggressors into noble figures who suffered but triumphed over their foes. Between God and Hitler is the first book to examine Protestant and Catholic military chaplains in Germany from Hitler's rise to power, to defeat, collapse, and Allied occupation. Drawing on a wide array of sources -- chaplains' letters and memoirs, military reports, Jewish testimonies, photographs, and popular culture -- this book offers insight into how Christian clergy served the cause of genocide, sometimes eagerly, sometimes reluctantly, even unknowingly, but always loyally"--(Publisher, page [i].) (lcsh)Germany.--Wehrmacht--Chaplains. (fast)Germany.--Wehrmacht (fast)Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945) (fast)World War (1939-1945) (fast)1900-1999 (lcsh)World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains--Germany. (lcsh)Military chaplains--Germany--History--20th century. (lcsh)Church and state--Germany--History--20th century. (lcsh)World War, 1939-1945--Moral and ethical aspects. (lcsh)World War, 1939-1945--Religious aspects--Christianity. (lcsh)Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Religious aspects. (lcsh)Nazi propaganda. (rvm)Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Aumôniers--Allemagne. (rvm)Aumôniers militaires--Allemagne--Histoire--20e siècle. (rvm)Église et État--Allemagne--Histoire--20e siècle. (rvm)Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Aspect moral. (rvm)Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Aspect religieux--Christianisme. (rvm)Holocauste, 1939-1945--Aspect religieux. (rvm)Propagande nazie. (fast)Armed Forces--Chaplains (fast)Chaplains (fast)Christianity (fast)Church and state (fast)Ethics (fast)Military chaplains (fast)Nazi propaganda (fast)War--Religious aspects (fast)War--Religious aspects--Christianity (lcsh)Germany--Armed Forces--Chaplains. (fast)Germany (fast)History Online version: Bergen, Doris L. Between God and Hitler Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781108767712 1\p cgwrk 20231221 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk rg e