“Juden unter sich”. The Propaganda Companies and the Jewish Ghettos in Occupied Poland

  • One of the most influential anti-Semitic propaganda actions produced in the “Third Reich” in the years 1939-1941 was based on images and reports from various ghettos in occupied Poland. Large portion of the raw material required for the anti-Semitic propaganda was collected and delivered by the Propagandakompanien (PK) of the Wehrmacht. In order to analyze and understand the significance of this contribution, it is necessary to look not only at the propaganda materials, but also at the historical contexts in which they were produced. This includes organizational aspects, local conditions, general propaganda strategies and the given general and local war situation. This article will examine the contribution of the Wehrmacht to the anti-Semitic propaganda of the “Third Reich” during three periods: The invasion of Poland, the establishment of a new order in the occupied Polish territories and the months preceding “Operation Barbarossa” in 1941. It will focus on the way PK materials were used mainly in the visual media in order to support the propaganda strategies and their subsequent goals set by the Nazi leadership.

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Author:Daniel UzielGND
URL:https://visual-history.de/2020/04/20/propaganda-companies-and-the-jewish-ghettos-in-occupied-poland/
DOI:https://doi.org/10.14765/zzf.dok-1750
Parent Title (German):Themendossier: Propagandafotografie
Publisher:ZZF - Centre for Contemporary History: Visual History
Place of publication:Potsdam
Document Type:Online Publication
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2020/04/20
Release Date:2020/04/27
Dewey Decimal Classification:7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 77 Fotografie, Computerkunst / 779 Fotografien
9 Geschichte und Geografie / 94 Geschichte Europas / 943 Geschichte Mitteleuropas; Deutschlands
ZZF Topic-Classification:Nationalsozialismus
Fotografie
Antisemitismus
Krieg
Presse
Propaganda
ZZF Chronological-Classification:1900-1945
ZZF Regional-Classification:Europa / Mittel-/Osteuropa / Polen
Web-Publications:Visual-History
(Theme) dossier(s):Visual History / Propagandafotografie
Licence (German):License LogoZZF - Clio Lizenz