The Occupied become Occupiers: The Case of Maczków/Haren
The Occupied become Occupiers – The Case of Maczków/Haren Samantha Knapton, University of Nottingham At the end of the Second World War, Allied-occupied Germany was described as ‘a sea of make-shift shanties’, ‘a kingdom of barracks’, and an ‘archipelago of displaced...
Revenge and Retribution in the Luxembourgish Occupation Zone in Germany (1945-46)
Revenge and Retribution in the Luxembourgish Occupation Zone in Germany (1945-46) Félix Streicher, Maastricht University On 11 and 13 November 1945, two infantry battalions (roughly 1,600 men) of the newly created Luxembourg Army occupied parts of the German...
The Lived Experience: Personal Memories of Occupation in the British Zone of Germany after the Second World War
The Lived Experience: Personal Memories of Occupation in the British Zone of Germany after the Second World War Bettina Blum, Paderborn University Military occupation can be considered as a distinctive system of rule, shaped by dynamic power relations between...
On Horses and Bases: Traces of the American Occupation in Contemporary Germany
On Horses and Bases: Traces of the American Occupation in Contemporary Germany Adam Seipp, Texas A&M University The horse is staring at me. I do not think that he has any ill intentions, but he is quite large and I am definitely an interloper in his...
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