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Building a New Germany: Denazification and Political Re-education, 1944–1948 - Contextual Essays

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A typewritten document from September 1944, stamped as Secret. It is from the War Cabinet, and has a heading of Re-education of German Prisoners of War.

Re-educating German POWs: British Policy and Public Initiatives

On 18 December 1939, Viscount Halifax (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) circulated “an interesting memorandum” among the War Cabinet. Prepared by the Department of Enemy Propaganda, the missive provided information on German Prisoners of War (POWs) and interned enemy... Read more →
Alan Malpass
Published 20th June, 2024
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