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Model Nazi: Arthur Greiser And The Occupation Of Western Poland (oxford Studies In Modern European History)
by Catherine Epstein /
2012 / English / PDF
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Model Nazi
Model Nazi tells the story of Arthur Greiser, the man who
initiated the Final Solution in Nazi-occupied Poland. Between 1939
and 1945, Greiser was the territorial leader of the Warthegau, an
area of western Poland annexed to Nazi Germany. In an effort to
make the Warthegau 'German,' Greiser introduced numerous cruel
policies. He spearheaded an influx of hundreds of thousands of
ethnic Germans. He segregated Germans from Poles, and introduced
wide-ranging discriminatory measures against the Polish population.
He refashioned the urban and natural landscape to make it 'German.'
And even more chillingly, the first and longest standing ghetto,
the largest forced labour program, and the first mass gassings of
Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe were all initiated under Greiser's
jurisdiction.
tells the story of Arthur Greiser, the man who
initiated the Final Solution in Nazi-occupied Poland. Between 1939
and 1945, Greiser was the territorial leader of the Warthegau, an
area of western Poland annexed to Nazi Germany. In an effort to
make the Warthegau 'German,' Greiser introduced numerous cruel
policies. He spearheaded an influx of hundreds of thousands of
ethnic Germans. He segregated Germans from Poles, and introduced
wide-ranging discriminatory measures against the Polish population.
He refashioned the urban and natural landscape to make it 'German.'
And even more chillingly, the first and longest standing ghetto,
the largest forced labour program, and the first mass gassings of
Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe were all initiated under Greiser's
jurisdiction.
Who was the man behind these dreadful policies? Catherine Epstein
gives us a compelling biographical portrait of Greiser the man: his
birth in the German-Polish borderlands, his rise to Nazi prominence
in Danzig, his actions as party leader in the Warthegau, and his
trial and execution in postwar Poland. Drawing on a remarkable
array of German and Polish sources, she shows how nationalist
obsessions, political jealousies, and personal insecurities shaped
the policies of a man who held remarkable power in his Nazi
fiefdom. Throughout, Epstein confronts a burning question of our
age: why do individuals imagine genocide and ethnic cleansing to be
solutions to political problems?
Who was the man behind these dreadful policies? Catherine Epstein
gives us a compelling biographical portrait of Greiser the man: his
birth in the German-Polish borderlands, his rise to Nazi prominence
in Danzig, his actions as party leader in the Warthegau, and his
trial and execution in postwar Poland. Drawing on a remarkable
array of German and Polish sources, she shows how nationalist
obsessions, political jealousies, and personal insecurities shaped
the policies of a man who held remarkable power in his Nazi
fiefdom. Throughout, Epstein confronts a burning question of our
age: why do individuals imagine genocide and ethnic cleansing to be
solutions to political problems?