Hitler's Children revisited: West German terrorism and the problem of coming to terms with the Nazi past

Musolff, Andreas (2011) Hitler's Children revisited: West German terrorism and the problem of coming to terms with the Nazi past. Terrorism and Political Violence, 23 (1). pp. 60-71. ISSN 1556-1836

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Abstract

The origins of West German terrorism are closely linked to post-war Germany's problems of dealing with the National Socialist past. The terrorist groups defined themselves as “antifascist” and accused the Federal Republic of Germany, the USA, and Israel of continuing “imperialist” Nazi policy, which was supposed to justify their “armed struggle.” On the other hand, the terrorists themselves have been described as “Hitler's children” in the sense that they had adopted key aspects of National Socialist ideology, including anti-Semitism. The article reviews the evidence for such an assessment in the context of Germany's debates about the legacy of National Socialism.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Language and Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Migration Research Network
Depositing User:	Vishal Gautam
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2011 12:38
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 02:52
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/21198
DOI:	10.1080/09546553.2010.505457

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