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this page we want to show examples of the ideological influence on the
German population during the time of national socialism and the conditions
of everyday life in wartime.
We know that we can only touch this complex topic.Therefore it seems necessary to us (with regard to the interest in a period of time which produced the German national socialism) to confess a genuinely declining attitude to the acting of the national socialists. |
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Life will change dramatically for people in Germany. Such incomprehensible things as the holocaust and World War II will happen. However, many don't recognize the intentions and the danger that radiates from Adolf Hitler and his supporters ... |
The "people's community"
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"Kraft durch Freude" (KDF=Strength by joy) ... now you can travel, too! A "journey trading stamp book" made it possible for the worker to take part in subsidized vacation journeys. The propagandistically skillful beginning of mass tourism was supposed to cover class differences and dissatisfaction without changing anything about the existing social conditions. Vintage
suitcase labels:
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| "NS Women
viewpoint ",
a magazine with tips for household, fashion, national traditions, child care ... The desired image of NS women is arranged. (Notice
the typical family constellation: two (!) boys, one girl. Behind
this the message is of course: The country needs soldiers).
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"Fight
against hunger and cold "
The "Winterhilfswerk" (WHW = winter care organization) was founded in 1933 as an additional social help organization to help the needy "national comrades". The organisation was done by the NSV (NS people's welfare) with support of the NSDAP (party of the national socialists). The goods were raised by voluntary deductions from wages, food donations on "Stew Sundays" and by the sale of WHW tickets and small collector's items. (Some collector's items at the clickable image) The WHW collected over 1.9 billion Reichsmark. |
You
could buy something again
Let's do
a 1930s window shopping (click image)
(
clickable image )
You
could foresee it!
(preparation
for the war)
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gasmask - VM37 " of 1937 
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1st September 1939 - War!
Poster for the black out campaign in 1940 (air-raid damage report form at the clickable image) |
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"Danger! - the enemy will hear your careless talk" Taken from "the propeller", working newspaper of the Junkers airplane and engine works A.G. of 1939 |
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(in German): 
Voice: "Attention - There are no enemy bomber over the Reich." |
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The
youth is filled with enthusiasm about the war:
(Games
- books - heroism)
A war game (1940) Here the
little boys (and adults, too) could fly without danger against England.
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Innumerable war histories were published to make the "adventure war" palatable to adolescents. Often a proclamtion was on the backpage with an admission to join the military service. (link at the picture) |
Use everything -- waste nothing!
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A rationing of raw materials immediately started from the beginning of the war. Essential everyday goods became available more and more frequently by ration cards. So-called "substitute substances" took the place of valuable raw materials. New recipes made a virtue from the need and propagated the simple, nourishing kitchen ... |
Dress-cards and rationed fabrics here ... 
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The swing-youth
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