Disability Inclusion in Nazi Germany
The Ideology of the Hitler Youth’s Section for People with Physical Disabilities, 1935–1937
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21617831 |
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| Authors | Matilda Svensson Chowdhury (0000-0002-3320-9914, Malmö University), Niklas Altermark (0000-0001-7114-1431, Lund University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1041-5718 • E-ISSN: 2159-8371 |
| Publisher | The Ohio State University Libraries (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.18061/dsq.6670 |
| Language | EN |
This article examines Bann K, a section of the Hitler Youth for physically disabled people that existed between 1935 and 1937. Bann K emerged as a youth section of the Reichsbund der Körperbehinderten (RBK), the nazified national organization for people with physically impairments. During its brief existence, Bann K promoted the inclusion of physically disabled people in a manner consistent with national socialism. By examining issues of the organization’s membership bulletin, we analyze how Bann K attempted to do this
| Highly cited | No |
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