Der hungerwinter: Family, famine, the black market, and denazification in allied-occupied Germany (1945 - 1949)

Author

Tyler Stanley, James Madison UniversityFollow

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Date of Graduation

Spring 2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Department of History

Advisor(s)

Gabrielle M. Lanier

Michael D. Gubser

Robert O. Goebel

Beate A. Warden

Abstract

This paper analyzes numerous letters written among several members of a German family living under the Allied occupation. The Lingenhoel family were one of a great many Germans enduring hunger, famine, and denazification in the immediate postwar period. Using the Lingenhoel family as the lens of analysis, this paper ultimately assesses the Allies' efforts to alleviate the widespread hunger and the Germans' responsibility of collaborating with the former Nazi government.

Recommended Citation

Stanley, Tyler, "Der hungerwinter: Family, famine, the black market, and denazification in allied-occupied Germany (1945 - 1949)" (2018). Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019. 618.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/618