20th Century German History Online

National Socialism, Holocaust, Resistance and Exile

1933-1945

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20th Century German History Online

New online series for researching German contemporary history

First publication covering the period 1933 – 1945, further periods will follow

Supports research by providing primary sources originating from German and

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Supports research by providing primary sources originating from German and

European archives, libraries and research institutes

National Socialism, Holocaust, Resistance and Exile 1933-1945

The database provides primary sources for the following

research topics:

National Socialist state and policy, ideology and propaganda

National Socialist justice and legislation

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History of the NSDAP

Holocaust

Resistance and persecution in the “Third Reich”

Annihilation and expulsion

Deportation and exile

National Socialism, Holocaust, Resistance and Exile 1933-1945

Primary sources (approx. 450.000 pages), contain:

- Administration files and correspondence from the highest authorities of the

“Third Reich”, especially from the party chancellery of the NSDAP

- Situation and status reports of the secret state police authorities from the Reich and the

annexed and occupied territories

- Indictments and judgements from NS courts at which thousands of cases of high treason

against the opponents of the regime were heard

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against the opponents of the regime were heard

National Socialism, Holocaust, Resistance and Exile 1933-1945

Primary Sources (contd):

- Programmatic writings, speeches, camouflaged writings and leaflets by

opponents of the regime and emigrants

- Adolf Hitler’s speeches, writings and orders from 1925 to 1945

- Joseph Goebbels’ diaries from 1923 to 1945

- Expatriation and deportation lists

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National Socialism, Holocaust, Resistance and Exile 1933-1945

Additional documents to study the sources within their historical context:

- 18,000 biographical articles on perpetrators and victims of

the “Third Reich”

- Introductory essays, statistics, reference works and maps

- Inventories on archival file holdings and estates

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Significance of the database:

- First online research centre for extensive academic studies of the “Third Reich” with unique collections of primary sources

- The sources are “key documents” of the Nazi-era

- Advisory board of high reputation ensures high quality of included content

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Significance of the database (contd):

- Completely new perspectives for researchers are offered by

combining several primary collections and providing full-text and

cross-searching possibilities over the whole content

- Combined indexes for persons, places, institutions/ organizations

and subjects offer the best possible access to the content

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and subjects offer the best possible access to the content

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Login screen:

showing all contributors and contributing institutions

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Basic Search:

Easy access to the content through a single search field

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Advanced Search: Combine different search criteria.

Example: Search for judiciary files on Sophie Scholl

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Results list: Search results are displayed in tabbed format

This search yields nine results (indictments and verdicts)

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Document View: Display of a digitized judiciary file

View the verdict against Hans and Sophie Scholl of the „Weiße Rose“

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Links between related documents:

14Indictment (Anklage) and Verdict (Urteil)

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