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Targeting Poland
Get insight into the German public opinion on Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939 with these primary source excerpts.
Thoroughly Reprehensible Behavior
Read a report from the disciplinary hearing of a German college student who chose to help his Jewish neighbors after Kristallnacht.
World Responses to Kristallnacht
Consider how leaders like FDR, clergy members, and ordinary people around the world responded to the news of Kristallnacht.
Advice for German-Occupied Nations
This list of tips for “the occupied” distributed by a French citizen during World War II provides a window into what it was like to live in a Nazi-occupied country.
The Battle for Western Europe
Get an overview of the Nazis’ occupation of France and its advances into Western Europe during World War II.
Bystanders at Hartheim Castle
Consider why the residents of Hartheim kept silent about the evidence of mass murder they witnessed in their town throughout World War II.
Colonizing Poland
Learn about the Nazis’ plan to rearrange the population of Poland, which resulted in the displacement of more than a million ethnic Poles and Jews.
“Cultural Missionaries”
Consider what German citizens thought of Hitler's plan to colonize Poland through these reflections from a member of the League of German Girls and two German soldiers.
“Cultural Missionaries” (Abridged)
Consider what German citizens thought of Hitler's plan to colonize Poland through these reflections from a member of the League of German Girls and two German soldiers.
Dividing Poland and Its People
Learn how the Nazis imposed their racial hierarchy on the people of Poland during the German occupation.
Europe in Germany’s Grasp
Evaluate the state of World War II in 1941 using maps and historical context.