Dr Michael Schwartz, PH (State University of New York Stony Brook)
The study examines the activities of the thirteen members of the first committee of the "League of Expellees" in the Nazi era. It formulates a nuanced classification of these leading exile politicians, some burdened by Nazism, others active in the Nazi opposition. At the same time, it deals with efforts in the early days of West Germany in the 1950s and 60s to deal with the Nazi past.
The study examines the activities of the thirteen members of the first committee of the "League of Expellees" in the Nazi era. It formulates a nuan...