Erich Maschke

Erich Maschke
Born(1900-03-02)March 2, 1900
Berlin, German Empire
DiedFebruary 11, 1982(1982-02-11) (aged 81)
Heidelberg, West Germany
Occupation(s)Nazi ideologue, historian, professor

Erich Maschke (March 2, 1900 – February 11, 1982) was a German historian, history professor, and Nazi ideologue. He last taught at Heidelberg University.[1] During the Nazi era he promoted racist and nationalist ideology.[2] After the war he led the so-called Maschke Committee, commissioned by the West German parliament, which investigated the treatment of German prisoners-of-war during and after World War II by the Allies.[3][4]

  1. ^ David E. Lorey; William H. Beezley, eds. (2002). Genocide, Collective Violence, and Popular Memory: The Politics of Remembrance in the Twentieth Century. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 200. ISBN 9780842029827.
  2. ^ Scales, Len (2012). The Shaping of German Identity : Authority and Crisis, 1245-1414. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 29. ISBN 9781139376518. OCLC 794327705.
  3. ^ Erich Maschke, Zur Geschichte der deutschen Kriegsgefangenen des Zweiten Weltkrieges Bielefeld, E. und W. Gieseking, 1962-1974 Vol 15 P 185-230.
  4. ^ Müller, Rolf-Dieter; Ueberschär, Gerd R. (2009). Hitler's War in the East, 1941–1945: A Critical Assessment. New York & Oxford: Berghahn Books. p. 360. ISBN 9780857450753.