SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 01, 2013
The German Foreign Ministry is considering placing a former employee, Ilse Stöbe, on an honorary list of staff who resisted Hitler. It would be a controversial move because she was a Soviet agent at a time when Stalin and Hitler were allies. By Klaus Wiegrefe more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 20, 2013
After some initial digs, a Dutch filmmaker believes he may have found the site of buried Nazi treasure long rumored to exist. He was led to the Bavarian town of Mittenwald after cracking a code believed to be hidden in a music score. By Björn Hengst and Benjamin Dürr more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 10, 2013
A dossier of documents apparently drawn up by Rudolf Hess after the Nazi leader's flight to Scotland in 1941 has been discovered, and will be auctioned in the US. Whether it will shed any light on the bizarre actions of the Deputy Führer is another matter. By Axel Frohn more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 06, 2013
Rochus Misch, Hitler's former bodyguard, has died at the age of 96. He has extensively written and spoken about his time with the Nazi leader, and, as his neighbors attest, amassed a large international following. By Maike Winters and Anne-Ruth Schüssler more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 13, 2013
Several towns in Germany still have Adolf Hitler on the rolls as an honorary citizen. Most remove his name once the oversight is discovered. But should they? Social Democrat leader Sigmar Gabriel isn't so sure. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 13, 2013
In the 1930s, many English families sent their daughters to finishing school in Nazi Germany. Rachel Johnson, sister of the London mayor, interviewed several for her most recent book. She told SPIEGEL ONLINE about Britain's enthusiasm for Hitler's Reich. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 04, 2013
Starting in 1987, Robert Conrad risked his freedom to secretly photograph Adolf Hitler's decaying bunker in what was then East Berlin. Disguised as a construction worker, he snuck inside some 30 times, and has now finally revealed his work. By Christoph Gunkel more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 17, 2013
Her aunt was executed by the Nazis, her uncle was a far-right political leader and her father told her stories of nighttime battles on the Eastern Front. SPIEGEL's Marianne Wellershoff traces her family's complicated place in World War II history. By Marianne Wellershoff more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 12, 2013
Born 200 years ago, Germany's most controversial composer's music is cherished around the world, though it will always be clouded by his anti-Semitism and posthumous association with Adolf Hitler. Richard Wagner's legacy prompts the question: Can Germans enjoy any part of their history in a carefree way? By Dirk Kurbjuweit more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 09, 2013
In 1983, Stern magazine stunned the world by saying it had found Adolf Hitler's diaries. Unfortunately, they were fake. Now Gerd Heidemann, the reporter who discovered them, wants the diaries back, citing a clause in his original contract. more...
