Family Punishment In Nazi Germany: Sippenhaft, Terror And Myth
by Robert Loeffel /
2012 / English / PDF
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In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and infliction of this part of the Nazi system of terror.
