Month: September 2015
German History journal "Best Article of 2015 Prize"Helen's article 'Surviving Stunde Null: Narrating the fate of Nazi elite-school pupils during the collapse of the Third Reich', forthcoming in German History journal, has just been awarded the periodical's "Best Article of 2015 Prize".
The prize, which is awarded by the journal's editorial board, is intended to showcase outstanding work from scholars of German history, whatever their career stage.Read more...
'Surviving Stunde Null: Narrating the fate of Nazi elite-school pupils during the collapse of the Third Reich'German History 33 (4), 2015, pp. 570-87. Winner of German History journal's "Best Article of 2015" prize.
This paper considers the experiences of one particular, rarely-discussed group of 'war children': former pupils of the Napolas – the most prominent type of Nazi elite-school. Drawing upon a variety of original testimonies, the paper explores the hardships and dilemmas which Napola-pupils faced as World War II drew to a close, and the ways in which former pupils have constructed this aspect of their past.Read more...