Downfall or liberation? (German public opinion during the war's last years)(Victory and 'Zero Hour' 1945: The Experience and Consequences of the World at War)

Ordinary Germans did not hail the Allied victory over the Nazi state as a liberation, but saw it as a great loss. The Nazi Party's Sicherheitsdienst (SD) kept detailed records about public opinion about the war, and these records show that the public's hope for victory lasted well into 194...

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Published inHistory today Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 62 - 66
Main Author Jackel, Eberhard
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London History Today Ltd 01.05.1995
Subjects
German history
Germany
Nationalism
Nazi era
Psychology
Public opinion
Society
War
War and society
Wars
World War II
Germany
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Summary:Ordinary Germans did not hail the Allied victory over the Nazi state as a liberation, but saw it as a great loss. The Nazi Party's Sicherheitsdienst (SD) kept detailed records about public opinion about the war, and these records show that the public's hope for victory lasted well into 1944.
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ISSN:0018-2753