Remnants of Wehrmacht Soldiers : Burial and Commemoration Practices of German Soldiers of the Second World War in Russia and Europe, 1941 – 2023 Hardback
by Nina Janz
Part of the Studies in Contemporary History series
Hardback
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Today, fallen soldiers of the Second World War find their resting places across the globe.
While many nations openly honor their military, Germany maintains a more reserved approach to its war dead.
During the war, fallen soldiers were hailed as heroes, but after 1945, the treatment of the deceased and their graves underwent a profound transformation.
Janz, focusing on the Eastern Front during wartime and then the post-war Soviet Union and Russian Federation, explores this transformation through three key moments: 1. the treatment of the bodies, burial practices, and exhumations; 2. the burial sites, including cemetery construction and design; and 3. the realm of commemoration, encompassing memorial ceremonies and rituals.
These rituals evolved from the hero worship of Hitler’s Wehrmacht to the mourning and reconciliation policies of the post-war West German government with Russia.
This study offers an examination of the German military dead amidst controversies surrounding Wehrmacht soldiers and their challenging commemoration in the present day.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:268 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date:07/03/2024
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- ISBN:9783631866924
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:268 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date:07/03/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9783631866924
