Denunciations and Nazi Germany
TitreDenunciations and Nazi Germany
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0223
N° d'objet04298M
Lieu de publicationEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
EditeurUniversity of Alberta Press
Année de publication
2000
Paginationpp203-211
MatérielArticle
ISBN0888643373
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust's ghost' pp203-211
Description
Integral to Nazi society was the concept of denunciation, whereby citizens were encouraged and expected to denounce and inform on those suspected of disloyalty to the regime. The role of the Gestapo here was crucial. Eventually denunciation came to occupy a significant place in maintaining an atmosphere of terror, with people often denouncing members of their own families.