"Promise me you'll shoot yourself" : the mass suicide of ordinary Germans in 1945

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  • Auteur: Huber, Florian
    Contributor:

    Taylor, Imogen

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    Jackson, Sam Peter

    Résumé:

    By the end of April 1945 in Germany, the Third Reich had fallen and invasion was underway. As the Red Army advanced, horrifying stories spread about the depravity of its soldiers. For many German people, there seemed to be nothing left but disgrace and despair. For tens of thousands of them, the only option was to choose death, for themselves and for their children.

    Original Publisher: [New York] , Hachette Book Group
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781549131554

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    1549131559

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    9781549131578

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    1549131575

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Taylor, Imogen

Jackson, Sam Peter

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By the end of April 1945 in Germany, the Third Reich had fallen and invasion was underway. As the Red Army advanced, horrifying stories spread about the depravity of its soldiers. For many German people, there seemed to be nothing left but disgrace and despair. For tens of thousands of them, the only option was to choose death, for themselves and for their children.

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[New York]

Hachette Book Group

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