Between God and Hitler: German military chaplains and the crimes of the Third Reich
TitleBetween God and Hitler: German military chaplains and the crimes of the Third Reich
Author
Call number291.1783315/0001
Object number04495e
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherBerghahn Books
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionpp123-138
MaterialArticle
ISBN9781571813022
NotesArticle from the book In God's name: genocide and religion in the twentieth century pp123-138
Description
Examines the reaction of German military chaplains to the criminal policies of the regime. These men were direct witnesses of atrocity and mass murder and in the overwhelming majority of cases, the chaplains remained silent. There was a general tendency of chaplains to focus on providing the perpetrators with religious comfort rather than exerting their moral authority
