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Ordensburg Vogelsang, History of the Nazi Elite Training Centre: NEW 2014 1st English Edition Trade Paperback (Copy) (Copy)
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Ordensburg Vogelsang is a massive 100-hectare former Nazi elite training center located in the Eifel National Park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Ordensburg Vogelsang was intended to serve the formation of the NSDAP's future leaders. At the same time similar facilities were built at Sonthofen (Allgäu) and Krössinsee (Pomerania), and made use of the same training methods. Relevant training took place between 1936 and 1939. A barred military area for decades after the end of the NS-dictatorship, the facilities at Vogelsang have been open to the public since 2006. Franz Albert Heinen, who has received the Horst Konejung Award for his work on the NS-Order Castles, presents a concise account of the different utilisation phases of the castle in the Eifel. He depicts everyday life of the NS-cadre education and tells of the Order Squires' ruthless activities in the Soviet Union during the Second World War. Numerous historical and largely unpublished photographs complement the portrayal.
This 160-page book relies on deep archival research and previously unpublished photographs to detail the daily routines of the Nazi political candidates, their curriculum, and the ultimate actions of these trainees during World War II.
Growing up just a few kilometres from the complex, Heinen has dedicated much of his career to documenting the wartime history of the Schleiden district. His key German-language titles include:
• Vogelsang: Im Herzen des Nationalparks Eifel (2006) – A concise visitor companion guide to the historic grounds.
• Vogelsang: Von der NS-Ordensburg zum Truppenübungsplatz in der Eifel (2005) – A comprehensive volume detailing its transformation into a post-war military training zone.
• NS-Ordenburgen: Vogelsang, Sonthofen, Krössinsee (2011) – A broader comparative study of all three Nazi "Order Castles".
• "Abgang durch Tod": Zwangsarbeit im Kreis Schleiden 1939-1945 (2018) – A historic account documenting forced labour in the regional area during the war.
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