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Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933 promising a resurgent German empire in the wake of World War I and the Great Depression. Twelve years later Germany lay in rubble following World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust.

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Russian Parliamentarian Wants to Buy Hitler House - AP

Foreign Investment in Braunau? Russian Parliamentarian Wants to Buy Hitler House

Braunau still doesn't have a plan for what to do with the house Adolf Hitler was born in. But a parliamentarian from Russia has an idea. He wants to raise enough money to buy the property and then demolish it. And he has support from a surprising quarter.

Folk Music Prize Funded with Nazi Inheritance - Sven Hoppe/ dpa

Political Embarrassment in Bavaria Folk Music Prize Funded with Nazi Inheritance

A think-tank linked to Chancellor Merkel's Bavarian sister party inherited money from the estate of two former Nazis in the 1980s and organized a folk music competition in accordance with their wishes, SPIEGEL has learned. The annual event has now been suspended pending a closer inspection of the late benefactors.

Nazi Land Reclamation Hitler's Bid to Create Lebensraum by the Sea

In 1935, the Nazis reclaimed land from the North Sea to gain new "Lebensraum" for Aryan families. The centerpiece of the new community on Adolf Hitler Koog, since renamed Dieksanderkoog, was a grand hall. Historians want to convert it into a museum to explain Hitler's racist ideology. Von Rachel Stern

An Inside Look at World War II's Bloodiest Battle - ASSOCIATED PRESS

Revisiting Stalingrad An Inside Look at World War II's Bloodiest Battle

A German historian has published a collection of unusually candid interviews with members of the Red Army that provides the first precise account of the battle of Stalingrad from the perspective of ordinary soldiers. They show that this chapter in history deserves a reappraisal. Von Michael Sontheimer

The Nazi Plan to Build World's Biggest Stadium - Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelände

Hitler's Secret Grandstand The Nazi Plan to Build World's Biggest Stadium

Seventy-five years ago, Adolf Hitler laid the cornerstone in Nuremberg for what was meant to be the world's biggest stadium. It was never completed, but a gigantic test grandstand was erected on a Bavarian hillside 40 kilometers away, just to test the acoustics and sight lines. Its concrete remains convey Hitler's crazed megalomania. Von Katja Sebald

Austrian Town Wonders What to Do with Hitler's Home - DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/ REUTERS

Birthplace of a Dictator Austrian Town Wonders What to Do with Hitler's Home

A debate has erupted in the tiny Austrian town of Braunau over what to do with the building where Adolf Hitler was born. The mayor said last week he wants it to become residential apartments, but many would like to see a memorial instead. The property has been vacant for over a year. Von Charles Hawley

'We Have Nothing against Jews' - SAM PANTHAKY/ AFP

Owner of India's 'Hitler' Store 'We Have Nothing against Jews'

The Jewish community in India is outraged by a men's clothing store that calls itself "Hitler" and uses the swastika in its branding. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, one of the store's co-owners claims to not understand the fuss and says he intends to keep the name.

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Holocaust Gaffe Printing Error Causes Donald Duck Chaos

It was an honest mistake with unfortunate consequences. In the most recent German translation of the Mickey Mouse comics, the word "Holocaust" accidentally appears as a gratulatory word. The German publisher attributes the mishap to a printing error and immediately recalled the issue, blacking out the word by hand.

'"Mein Kampf" Is the Shell, We're Removing the Fuse' - dapd

New Edition of Hitler Polemic '"Mein Kampf" Is the Shell, We're Removing the Fuse'

Hitler's polemic "Mein Kampf" has long been a no-go zone for German publishers. But a Munich historical institute is now publishing the first scholarly edition of the book since World War II. In a SPIEGEL interview, project head Christian Hartmann discusses why it is both controversial and necessary.

Bavaria Plans New Edition of 'Mein Kampf' - dapd

Hitler Back in Print Bavaria Plans New Edition of 'Mein Kampf'

The copyright on Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" expires in 2015, after which anyone will be free to republish the infamous tome. Amid fears that neo-Nazis could exploit the text's new availability, the Bavarian government, which holds the copyright, is planning to bring out its own annotated version. An English version and an audio book are also planned.

Book Urges Germans to Quiz Dying Nazi Generation

'The Holocaust Is German Family History' Book Urges Germans to Quiz Dying Nazi Generation

German historian Moritz Pfeiffer asked his granddad what he did in World War II, and then fact-checked the testimony. His findings in a new book shed light on a dying generation that remains outwardly unrepentant, but is increasingly willing to break decades of silence on how, and why, it followed Hitler. Von David Crossland

Turkish TV Ad Features Hitler to Sell Shampoo - A0009 dpa/ dpa

Hair Product for 'Real Men' Turkish TV Ad Features Hitler to Sell Shampoo

A Turkish TV commercial has sparked international criticism for featuring Adolf Hitler to praise the virtues of a "hundred percent men's shampoo." Critics have called it "repulsive," but it follows a controversial trend among firms to sell their wares with supposedly humorous references to Hitler and the Nazi era.

The Role Ex-Nazis Played in Early West Germany - AP

From Dictatorship to Democracy The Role Ex-Nazis Played in Early West Germany

After World War II, West Germany rapidly made the transition from murderous dictatorship to model democracy. Or did it? New documents reveal just how many officials from the Nazi regime found new jobs in Bonn. A surprising number were chosen for senior government positions.

City Frees Its Maverick Savior from Nazi Taint - Keystone/ Getty Images

The Pipe-Smoking Buccaneer City Frees Its Maverick Savior from Nazi Taint

Felix Graf von Luckner was a World War I pirate hero, best-selling author and all-round character. Although the pipe-smoking daredevil saved the German city of Halle from being destroyed by Allied bombs, it never recognized him because of his alleged Nazi ties. Now, historians have concluded that Luckner may have been a rogue, but he was never an actual Nazi. Von Matthias Schulz

Doubt Cast on Olympic Friendship between Owens and Long - dapd

Hitler's 'Battle of the Colors' Doubt Cast on Olympic Friendship between Owens and Long

It has been a tale of a friendship forged under the most unlikely of circumstances. African-American Jesse Owens and Aryan poster boy Luz Long went face to face when Nazi Germany hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin -- and allegedly became fast friends. But is the story really true? Von Michael Wulzinger

Germany Marks Anniversary of Wannsee Conference - Marco Urban/ Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz

When the Holocaust Was Planned Germany Marks Anniversary of Wannsee Conference

Friday was the 70th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, when senior Nazis coordinated plans for the Holocaust. Germany marked the somber occasion with a ceremony at the villa where the meeting took place.

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Unpunished Massacre in Italy How Postwar Germany Let War Criminals Go Free

In the spring of 1944, Nazi troops massacred hundreds of Italian civilians in the Ardeatine Caves near Rome. After World War II came to an end, however, the German government did little to track down the perpetrators. At the time, both Rome and Bonn were more interested in politics than justice. Von Klaus Wiegrefe

'Mein Kampf' Extracts To Be Sold in Germany - Stephan Jansen/ dpa

Adolf for Everyone 'Mein Kampf' Extracts To Be Sold in Germany

A British publisher plans to sell excerpts from Hitler's "Mein Kampf" in Germany, claiming he wants to demystify the infamous book. But the controversial move could provoke a legal dispute with the Bavarian government, which owns the copyright and refuses reprint permission. Von Martin U. Müller und Florian Zerfaß

'The People Want Souvenirs' - AP

Nazi Memorabilia Boom 'The People Want Souvenirs'

The trade in Nazi relics is booming in the United States, driven by private collectors who want to own a piece of world history's most notorious era. This week a US auction house at the helm of the trend will sell personal documents left behind by Joseph Goebbels, one of Hitler's closest cohorts. Von Jan Friedmann und Axel Frohn

Nazi Memorial Embarrasses German Community - SPIEGEL ONLINE

For Whom the Bell Tolls Nazi Memorial Embarrasses German Community

Dedicated to the Nazi leader Hermann Göring and decorated with swastikas, a bell located in a war memorial in the northern German community of Tümlauer-Koog has sparked a scandal. But locals didn't mind that it was on display -- until the state governor intervened. Von Björn Hengst

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