Between God and Hitler : military chaplains in Nazi Germany /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bergen, Doris L. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2023].
Subjects:	Germany. > Wehrmacht > Chaplains. World War, 1939-1945 > Chaplains > Germany. Germany > Armed Forces > Chaplains. Military chaplains > Germany > History > 20th century. Church and state > Germany > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Moral and ethical aspects. World War, 1939-1945 > Religious aspects > Christianity. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Religious aspects. Nazi propaganda.

Table of Contents:

An Incongruous Institution
"We will not let our swords get rusty!" : On the Cusp of 1933
"In times of peace the Church arms herself for war, 1933-1939
"Gott mit uns" : Blitzkrieg, 1939-1941
Saving Christianity, Killing Jews, June-December 1941
"The power of Christian truth and Christian faith" : Genocidal Culture, 1942-1943
"What should we preach now?," 1944-1945
From Nazi Past to Christian Future, 1945 and Beyond
"With what face should I remember this?"