Abstract
During World War II, millions of Soviet soldiers in German captivity died of hunger and starvation. Their fate was not the unexpected consequence of a war that took longer than anticipated. It was the calculated strategy of a small group of economic planners around Herbert Backe, the second Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture. The mass murder of Soviet soldiers and civilians by Nazi food policy has not yet received much attention, but this book is about to change that.
Food played a central political role for the Nazi regime and served as the foundation of a racial ideology that justified the murder of millions of Jews, prisoners of war, and Slavs. This book is the first to vividly and comprehensively address the topic of food during the Third Reich. It examines the economics of food production and consumption in Nazi Germany, as well as its use as a justification for war and as a tool for genocide. Offering another perspective on the Nazi regime’s desire for domination, Gesine Gerhard sheds light on an often-overlooked part of their scheme and brings into focus the very important role food played in the course of the Second World War.
Schlagworte
R&L Food Studies series R&L Studies in Food and Gastronomy World War II food and gastronomy- 1–18 Introduction 1–18
- 19–46 1 No More Turnips 19–46
- 47–64 2 Eating at Home 47–64
- 85–102 4 The Hungerplan 85–102
- 103–120 5 The Science of Food 103–120
- 141–142 Epilogue 141–142
- 143–172 Notes 143–172
- 179–186 Index 179–186
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- „... . Foodrationing began in larger cities at the beginning of 1915. In Berlin, forexample, citizens received weekly ...” „... , however, proved insufficient. Asearly as 1916, many civilians in the cities faced severe food ...” „... resented this close supervision.But it was the cities that came to be the major centers of unrest ...”
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- „... runningwater. When allied bombing of cities and urban areas increased, the pris-oners were not allowed to seek ...” „... deliver only organic produce to the Führer himself,a comment that was intended to garner support for the ...” „... with root vegetables from theirown gardens, it was important to show the Führer as someone who hadalso ...”
- „... their Führer Adolf Hitler, andto instill fear and control throughout the country. While a great number ...” „... of Soviet soldiers in Ger-man captivity and civilians in Soviet cities died of hunger and starvation ...” „... cities, also cut off from adequate food supplies,finally succumbed to hunger as well. If Backe’s policies ...”
- „... Barbarossacampaign. Under Backe’s leadership, civilians succumbed to hunger inSoviet cities and more than two million ...” „... understoodthe Führer the way he did and that the depth of his conviction was greaterthan anybody else’s.22 ...”