Augenzeugenbericht – Gräuelmärchen – Propagandalüge: ideologische Kriegführung 1914/15 in Ostpreußen

• Authors: Regina Hartmann

Title variants

EN

Eyewitness accounts – atrocity stories – propaganda lies: 1914/15 ideological warfare in East Prussia

• Languages of publication: DE

Abstracts

EN

World War One in East Prussia, which means Russian invasion between August 1914 and February 1915, drew the attention of the German public to this theatre of war. On the example of many texts which were regarded “authentic” one can demonstrate how strong the influence of the language was in the context of the war hysteria and propaganda. In this way next to the existing reality an alternative, invented reality was created which could not be ignored. Eyewitness accounts, false stories about the atrocities of war and propaganda lies existed in the gray area of the communication sphere in which authenticity and fiction were indistinguishable.

Keywords

EN

literature studies; cultural studies; World War II; propaganda

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
• Journal: Colloquia Germanica Stetinensia
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 20
• Pages: 141-153

Contributors

author

Regina Hartmann

• Uniwersytet Szczeciński