‘Through the character of Lucien‚ Malle presents us with an ambiguous portrayal of the collaborateur’. Discuss “Despite an ever increasing amount of literature on the history of the Second World War in general and of Nazi rule in occupied Europe in particular‚ there is still no agreement on the exact meaning of the term ‘collaboration.’”[1] From this statement it is clear that the collaboration was an undeniably ambiguous time in French history‚ more so than the rest of the Second World
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create successful uprising. There was a strong opposition to the group‚ especially from the radical Adolf Hitler enforcers such as the Gestapo. The group stuck to non-violent methods‚ but the reaction from the opposition was brutal‚ with the core members being executed by decapitation. Ultimately‚ The White Rose Movement’s campaign was unsuccessful and failed
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the Gestapo‚ and a leading role in the invasion of Austria and later Poland which lead to the start of World War II. He was also actively involved in the holocaust. Gilbert and other sources support the view that Goering‚ because of his psychological makeup and desire for power was responsible for the above actions. During the Nuremberg trial it was stated that: ...Goering was the adviser‚ the active agent of Hitler‚ and one of the prime leaders of the Nazi movement… He developed the Gestapo and
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his speech in order to deliver his purpose to his audience. Winston Churchill was well known for his speeches that he used diction to support his purpose. In this speech “We Shall Fight On The Beaches” Winston Churchill used a lot of war diction in order to support his purpose of writing this speech. Churchill began his speech saying “rapid retreat” to signify the horrible attacks that lead to the soldiers to back away quickly. Following that Churchill said “the destruction of the fine Belgian Army”
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Cristine Damski holocaust story starts out in Chelm‚ Poland on December 13‚ 1918‚ where she was born. Her maiden name is Sara Rozen. She and her family is an upper class Jewish family with a younger brother and sister whose father owns a bank‚ a distillery and 7 breweries.She grew up in Zamosc‚ Poland where her family accepted everyone as equals. Growing up her friends were both Jewish and Polish. During college at the University in Warsaw for the study of journalism‚ they announced that Jews had
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prepare the hiding place and smuggled food and clothing to the Franks at great risk to their own lives. On August 4‚ 1944‚ the Gestapo (German Secret State Police) discovered the hiding place after being tipped off by an anonymous Dutch caller. That same day‚ Gestapo official SS Sergeant Karl Silberbauer and two Dutch police collaborators arrested the Franks; the Gestapo sent them to Westerbork on August 8. One month later‚ in
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From the 30th of January 1933‚ it was only a year before the Nazis would consolidate every institution within Germany. This consolidation brought the Trade Unions‚ the Civil Service‚ the legal system‚ the states‚ the political parties and the German Army under Nazi control. Such a fundamental change begs the question of the Nazis succeeded in maintaining such immense power over Germany. Historians such as Martin Broszat (Llewellyn‚ 2013) have argued it was primarily the exploitation of psychological
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devotion of a few thousand airmen?” to give his audience the impression of the huge despair they are in. Churchill managed to use a couple of metaphor as‚ “storm of war” which resembles a normal storm to be war. Another example is “grip of the Gestapo” where the Gestapo were Hitler’s secret police and they captured anyone who was against Hitler so this metaphor resembles the enemy as the Hitler’s secret police. Alliteration as a whole causes a musical harmony such as‚ “flag or fail” and “subjugated and
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During 1933 to 1944‚ Anne Frank’s life was tortured because of Hitler’s Hatred of Jews. Until Hitler‚ everybody including Jews‚ were pretty much equal‚ but then it all changed. Adolf Hitler hated Jews and this was called anti-Semitism. A dictionary definition of anti-Semitism is hostility to or prejudice against Jews. Hitler’s group of followers were called the Nazis. The Nazis came to power less than four years after Anne Frank was born. The Nazis were also taking over many places. In January of
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After hearing that the Gestapo found the stolen typewriter‚ Anne wrote that her diary gave her the opportunity to continue living after her death and the Van Daan’s began to argue. Peter couldn’t stand their situation anymore; Anne calms him down and reminds him about the help they have received and all of the goodness. The conversation between them was quickly discontinued after hearing the sirens of Gestapo trucks approaching. Anne and Peter lustfully kiss‚ standing
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