Nazi Ideology and the Holocaust Nazi Ideology and the Holocaust
nazi ideology and the holocaust nazi ideology and the holocaust united states holocaust memorial museum library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Nazi ideology and the Holocaust. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-89604-712-9 isbn-10: 0-89604-712-1 1. World War, 1939-1945—Atrocities. 2. Genocide—Germany—History—20th century. 3. National socialism. I. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. d804.3.N43 2007 940.53’18—dc22 2007038045 Copyright © 2007 contents Maps: Europe 1938, inside front cover German Administration of Europe 1944, inside front cover Europe Major Nazi Camps 1943–44, inside back cover Euthanasia Centers, Germany 1940–45, inside back cover 9 Acknowledgments 11 nazi ideology 23 enemies of the regime: Political Opponents, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Homosexuals 53 territorial struggle in europe: Polish and Soviet Civilians, and Soviet Prisoners of War 75 the quest for racial purity: Germans with Mental and Physical Disabilities, African Germans, and Roma 111 the holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry 159 epilogue | the aftermath of the holocaust: Punishing and Preventing the Crime of Genocide 164 Further Reading and Additional Sources This publication is made possible by a generous grant from the Hess, Ein, and Lewin families in loving memory of Charles and Ilse Hess. research, writing, and editing William F. Meinecke Jr., Historian Alexandra Zapruder, Consultant Timothy Kaiser, Project Director Laura Glassman and Barbara Hart of Publications Professionals, Copy Editors review Peter Black, Senior Historian Sarah Ogilvie, Director of the National Institute for Holocaust Education Steven Luckert, Permanent Exhibition Curator Susan Bachrach, Special Exhibitions Curator Edward Phillips, Deputy Director of Exhibitions Daniel Napolitano, Director of Education design and production Studio A, Alexandria, Va.
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