"1,408 Finns were recruited into the Waffen-SS and, although recruitment had initially focused on the Swedish-speaking population of Finland, only about 12% of the volunteers were Swedish-speaking. On average, the recruits were 21 years old, and held a collective ideology of Finnish nationalism, revanchism, and a Finnish form of Lutheran revivalism."
β From the Wikipedia article "Finnish volunteers in the Waffen-SS"
Source: [1]
"A closer look shows that military chaplains served in a number of Waffen-SS volunteer units. The French Waffen-SS Division Charlemagne included at least two military chaplains, Jean Mayol de LupΓ© and Albert Verney. The 14th Waffen-SS Division, made up of Ukrainian volunteers, also included military chaplains."
"In addition to the military pastors, the SS included two other Church theologians, Paavo Maunula and Penna Konttinen. In his service commitment, Maunula declared himself a National Socialist."
β From "Finnish SS men, politics and religion"
Source: [2]
β From the Wikipedia article "Finnish volunteers in the Waffen-SS"
Source: [1]
"A closer look shows that military chaplains served in a number of Waffen-SS volunteer units. The French Waffen-SS Division Charlemagne included at least two military chaplains, Jean Mayol de LupΓ© and Albert Verney. The 14th Waffen-SS Division, made up of Ukrainian volunteers, also included military chaplains."
"In addition to the military pastors, the SS included two other Church theologians, Paavo Maunula and Penna Konttinen. In his service commitment, Maunula declared himself a National Socialist."
β From "Finnish SS men, politics and religion"
Source: [2]
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The front page of Der StΓΌrmer.
The headline reads, "Declaration of the Higher Clergy: So spoke Jesus Christ: You hypocrites who do not see the beam in your own eyes. [cf Matthew 7:3-5].
The cartoon depicts a group of Hitler Youth marching. The caption under the cartoon reads, "We youth step happily forward facing the sun... With our faith we drive the devil from the land."
The headline reads, "Declaration of the Higher Clergy: So spoke Jesus Christ: You hypocrites who do not see the beam in your own eyes. [cf Matthew 7:3-5].
The cartoon depicts a group of Hitler Youth marching. The caption under the cartoon reads, "We youth step happily forward facing the sun... With our faith we drive the devil from the land."
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What seems to be an original copy of a National Socialist era book titled "The German Christians and the School" (rough translation). I assume that it was given to students at Adolf Hitler Schools (AHS), which were schools run by the NSDAP during the Third Reich era. The book covers the topic of National Socialist policies regarding church and state.
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Death notice of a member of the SS-Totenkompf division featuring a drawing of Jesus Christ
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