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The German Ploughboys Who Defied the SS
In this episode, we explore the desperate final months of World War II through the eyes of Peter Kuhn and the Volkssturm. While Joseph Goebbels and Reichsjugendführer Artur Axmann mobilized teenagers with Panzerfausts, ordinary citizens like those in Breslau faced a moral abyss. We examine how the Hitlerjugend evolved into a weapon of last resort, contrasting official propaganda with the chaotic reality on the ground. Lucas details the psychological toll on young conscripts who found themselves fighting alongside or against their former instructors. Luna probes the specific experiences of…
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