People
Adolf Hitler: Leader of Germany and the Nazi Party of Germany during World War II and the Great Depression. After the Battle of Berlin, he killed himself in 1945.
Dr. Mengele: The lead doctor of the concentration camps, best known for his twin experiments and gay purification plans.
Vocabulary
Aryans: Pure Germans, what Hitler considered the perfect race
"All Quiet on the Western Front": the most popular war book written after World War I that showed the horrors of war.
backpfeifengesicht: a face in need of a fist
frontkampfer: front line soldier
frontgemeinschaft: group of front line combat soldiers
Gestapo: abbreviation of Geheime Staatspolizei which was the secret police
Lied eines jungen wach postens: a song released in 1939 by Lale Anderson that was the 30th most popular song in 1939
"Mein Kampf": "My Struggle"; a book written by Adolf Hitler while in jail about his struggle and the "final solution"
SS Officer: heads of the army, like generals
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My Story: World War II - German [COMPLETED]
Historical FictionJanuary 4, 1940: I covered my ears as the screams became almost unbearable. All I could hear were screams. I hated it. I needed it to stop and stop immediately but I knew that it wasn't going to happen anytime soon. I wanted to go home. Highest Ran...
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