Wehrkraftzersetzung or Zersetzung der Wehrkraft (German for "undermining defence force") was a sedition offence in German military law during the Nazi...

conspiring to commit high treason and undermining the fighting forces (Wehrkraftzersetzung). Elisabeth von Thadden was born in Mohrungen, East Prussia (present-day...

treason against Nazi Germany. These crimes were viewed by the court as Wehrkraftzersetzung ("the disintegration of defensive capability") and were accordingly...

for the Holocaust The Good German – a 2006 Steven Soderbergh film Wehrkraftzersetzung Frank Richoct, "The ‘Good Germans’ Among Us", New York Times, (October...

against highest-ranking Wehrmacht officers. For all severe cases of Wehrkraftzersetzung ("undermining military force") according to Wartime Special Penal...

during Heitz's appointment as president of the Reichskriegsgericht, Wehrkraftzersetzung (undermining military force) was established as a sedition offence...

the Hitler oath, he was determined to go the same way. Accused of Wehrkraftzersetzung (undermining military morale), Jägerstätter was sentenced to death...

and expanded the range of sentences. Malicious Practices Act 1933 Wehrkraftzersetzung Reichsgesetzblatt 1934, I p. 1269f Reichsgesetzblatt 1933, I p. 135f...

The Memorial for the Victims of Nazi Military Justice is located at the Ballhausplatz in the centre of Vienna, opposite the President's office and the...

negatively influencing Germany's fighting forces – an offence called Wehrkraftzersetzung in German – after he publicly uttered his opinion that Hitler's resignation...

Volksgerichtshof, the Nazi "People's Court", the Hampels were convicted of Wehrkraftzersetzung and of "preparing for high treason". They were both guillotined on...

Crinis creates a psychological profile of Lohmann who gets accused of Wehrkraftzersetzung and sentenced to death. Otto gets into a fight with Anni who defends...

slowdowns and defeatism. These actions were viewed by Freisler as Wehrkraftzersetzung (undermining defensive capability) and were punished severely, with...

criminal charges for undermining the war effort and helping the enemy ("Wehrkraftzersetzung und Feindbegünstigung"). She faced trial at the special "People's...

of preparations made by civilians were treated as defeatism and "Wehrkraftzersetzung" (undermining of military morale). Koch and many other Nazi functionaries...

of World War II. He was arrested by the Gestapo and convicted of Wehrkraftzersetzung ("subversion of the war effort") in 1943. He died in prison from...

prosecutorial context in Nazi Germany, namely as part of the term Wehrkraftzersetzung (or Zersetzung der Wehrkraft). In Western parlance, Zersetzung can...

the death sentences imposed by Wehrmacht courts were for Wehrkraftzersetzung. Wehrkraftzersetzung was so vaguely defined as to constitute anything from grumbling...

wife, both of which lead to her getting arrested and imprisoned for Wehrkraftzersetzung ("subversion of the war effort") and defeatism. When she is arrested...

to defend the colonies from the inroads of a Slavic insurgency. Wehrkraftzersetzung – a crime invented by the Nazis. It meant "negatively affecting the...

He was brought to the People's Court and sentenced to death for Wehrkraftzersetzung by judge Roland Freisler in a show trial on 28 July 1944. Joseph...

was charged with being connected with the European Union and with Wehrkraftzersetzung, a term that means "subversion of the military" and under the Nazis...

Friedrich Hanselmann, Leonhard Gackstatter and Leonhard Wolfmeyer for Wehrkraftzersetzung ("undermining military morale") on 10 April 1945. The farmer Hanselmann...

combat Standarten of the Totenkopfverbände. Wagen – vehicle, car. Wehrkraftzersetzung – undermining the fighting spirit of the troops. Wehrkreis – German...

former captives to spread defeatism and anti-fascist propaganda (see Wehrkraftzersetzung). Soldiers suspected of being Soviet spies were sent to a special...

and Walter Klingenbeck — rested on convictions for high treason or Wehrkraftzersetzung. Estimates vary of how many listeners the Feindsender had. According...

colleagues for the seditious offence of "undermining the military force" (Wehrkraftzersetzung). Again, it related to jokes Siewert had told. In early September...

in prison for assistance in the decomposition of military forces (Wehrkraftzersetzung) i.e distributing leaflets. Ender served her sentenced in Freiburg...

was sentenced to death at the Volksgerichtshof for high treason, Wehrkraftzersetzung (undermining the troops' spirit), and furthering the enemy's cause...

"conveying soldiers to the enemy", etc. Subversion of military strength (Wehrkraftzersetzung), which encompassed even critical statements Conscientious objection...