Panel Presentations
Event Title
Authors
Sarah E. Hayes '14, Gettysburg College
Location
Breidenbaugh Hall 307
Session
German Studies Capstone: Memory, Culture and Identity in German-Speaking Countries of the Present
Start Time
5-3-2014 9:00 AM
End Time
5-3-2014 10:15 AM
Supervising Faculty Member
Laurel Cohen-Pfister
Department
German Studies
Description
Freya von Moltke was a member of the Kreisau Circle, a German resistance group to Nazism that was active from 1940-1944. Although the group's existence was uncovered in the wake of the July Plot in 1944, von Moltke became highly influential in preserving the history of the Circle until her death in 2010. This paper will examine the role of von Moltke in the German collective memory today due to her exemplification of the values of the Berlin Republic.
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Included in
Spark Across the Ages': Freya von Moltke in the Memory of the German Resistance to National Socialism
Breidenbaugh Hall 307
Freya von Moltke was a member of the Kreisau Circle, a German resistance group to Nazism that was active from 1940-1944. Although the group's existence was uncovered in the wake of the July Plot in 1944, von Moltke became highly influential in preserving the history of the Circle until her death in 2010. This paper will examine the role of von Moltke in the German collective memory today due to her exemplification of the values of the Berlin Republic.