Document Type
Article
Creation Date
Spring 3-1-2014
Keywords
veterans, German Jews
Abstract
This paper examines asks why Jewish war veterans initially underestimated the Nazi threat, and why many believed as late as 1938 that they would be safe under the Hitler regime. It examines how the “front experience” in World War I empowered Jews to combat anti-Jewish discrimination after the war, and engendered a widely shared conviction that their status as war veterans could overcome antisemitism.
Recommended Citation
Geheran, Michael, "Fighting a Lost Battle: Jewish Frontkämpfer under Hitler." (2014). Papers submitted for the Israel Academic Exchange 2014. 4.
https://commons.clarku.edu/iae2014/4
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