Professor Thomas Childers

During the Holocaust, one saw the true racial essence of National Socialism. To kill the enemies of the Reich, was at the core of Nazi ideology. […]

In 1941, the Third Reich planned for the systematic mass murder of Europe’s Jews. That was the ‘final solution’ to the Jewish question. […]

The Nazis unleashed terror in eastern Europe in 1941. The series of bloodbaths eventually paved a way for the ‘final solution’ to the Jewish problem in Europe. […]

Nazi pogroms were based on a broader notion of race—of cleansing the racial stock of the country. […]

After the successful invasion of Poland and other countries in Europe, the Nazis came up with a number of ideas to find a solution to the “Jewish Question”. […]

The Germans enjoyed unparalleled success in the initial phase of Operation Barbarossa. The situation changed dramatically by the end of 1941 as the Russians launched a massive counterattack. […]

The British frustrated the German efforts during the Battle of Britain. Amidst this failure, Hitler turned his attention to his ideological nemesis, the Soviet Union. […]

The city of Warsaw had been pounded from the air. Hitler’s blitzkrieg had set a new tone. It had sent a signal that this was to be a different sort of war than the First World War. […]

On August 24, 1939, Germany and Russia signed a non-aggression pact. It was the death knell for the state of Poland—and for peace in Europe. […]