Soldaten im Nachkrieg: Historische Deutungskonflikte und westdeutsche Demokratisierung 1945-1955

Jörg Echternkamp

Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2014

Soldaten im Nachkrieg

Historische Deutungskonflikte und westdeutsche Demokratisierung 1945-1955

Soldiers in the Postwar Period: Conflicts in Historical Interpretation and West German Democratization, 1945–1955

Jörg Echternkamp

Volume 76 in the series Beiträge zur Militärgeschichte

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110351224

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About this book

This work examines interpretations of the war during its final phase and the occupation period, the self-perceptions of military communities, as well as the reinvention of the image of the German soldier. The controversies about the war, the Wehrmacht, and value orientation did not form a barrier, but instead were a dynamic element in the process that legitimized the democratic and pluralistic post-war order in West Germany.

What did the Second World War mean to West Germans during the first post-war decade?

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Jörg Echternkamp, ZMSBw, Potsdam, und Universität Halle-Wittenberg.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Inhalt Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Vorwort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Danksagung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
I. Einleitung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Konfrontationen mit dem Krieg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
III. Veteranen im Deutungskampf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
IV. Der Krieg als Chance? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
V. Ausblick und Resümee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417
Anhang
Abkürzungen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	453
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(Deutsch)

Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Academic institutions and researchers specializing in contemporary history/military history
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 540
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 7
Keywords: German Federal Republic; democracy; commemoration history; Wehrmacht; Second World War

eBook

Published: October 14, 2014
ISBN: 9783110351224

Hardcover

Published: April 14, 2014
ISBN: 9783110350937