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'''Volksdeutsche Bewegung''' (Ethnic German Movement) was a [[Nazism|Nazi]] movement in [[Luxembourg]] that flourished under German occupation during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. |
'''Volksdeutsche Bewegung''' (Ethnic German Movement) was a [[Nazism|Nazi]] movement in [[Luxembourg]] that flourished under German occupation during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. |
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Formed by [[Damian Kratzenberg]], a university professor with a German background, the movement only emerged after the invasion and was declared the only legal political movement by the Nazis.<ref name="Feldgrau">[http://www.feldgrau.com/a-lux.html |
Formed by [[Damian Kratzenberg]], a university professor with a German background, the movement only emerged after the invasion and was declared the only legal political movement by the Nazis.<ref name="Feldgrau">[http://www.feldgrau.com/a-lux.html World War II collaboration in Luxembourg]</ref> Using the slogan ''Heim ins Reich'' (Home to the Reich), their declared aim was the full incorporation of Luxembourg into [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name="Feldgrau"/> The policy was supported by Nazis who used the Bewegung as means towards this end.<ref>[http://www.war-experience.org/history/keyaspects/luxembourgpo/default.asp An Hour of Glory: The Strike at the Luxembourg Post Office, 1 September 1942.]</ref> The aim was accomplished in August 1942, although the VDB continued to operate and peaked at 84,000 members.<ref name="Feldgrau"/> Many of these joined when it became clear that membership was necessary to retain employment.<ref name="Feldgrau"/> A number of leading members also held dual membership of the [[National Socialist German Workers Party]] after incorporation.<ref name="Feldgrau"/> The movement disappeared after the war, and Kratzenberg was executed in 1946.<ref name="Feldgrau"/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 04:02, 18 February 2013
Volksdeutsche Bewegung (Ethnic German Movement) was a Nazi movement in Luxembourg that flourished under German occupation during the Second World War.
Formed by Damian Kratzenberg, a university professor with a German background, the movement only emerged after the invasion and was declared the only legal political movement by the Nazis.[1] Using the slogan Heim ins Reich (Home to the Reich), their declared aim was the full incorporation of Luxembourg into Nazi Germany.[1] The policy was supported by Nazis who used the Bewegung as means towards this end.[2] The aim was accomplished in August 1942, although the VDB continued to operate and peaked at 84,000 members.[1] Many of these joined when it became clear that membership was necessary to retain employment.[1] A number of leading members also held dual membership of the National Socialist German Workers Party after incorporation.[1] The movement disappeared after the war, and Kratzenberg was executed in 1946.[1]
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