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A 40 page research paper that discusses in detail the theories that have been formulated to explain the participation of the ordinary German soldier in the Holocaust, the extent of this participation and the possible reasons that have been proposed to explain the willingness of ordinary Germans to follow the orders that resulted in genocide. In particular, the writer focuses on the work of Christopher Browning (Ordinary Men,1992) and D.J. Goldhagen (Hitler's Willing Executioners, 1996). Bibliography lists 19 sources.
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behind this genocidal behavior (Berger, 1993). Consequently, historians have developed a perspective that sees the Holocaust in terms of its relationship to the evolution of German nationalism, comparing the Nazi
with other fascist and totalitarian regimes, and the "final solution" with other genocidal efforts in history (Berger, 1993; Friedlander, 1989; Katz, 1989;Mayer, 1989). Traditionally, historians have pursued two schools of
thought relative to the overall structure of the Holocaust (Friedlander, 1989). Those historians who are in the "intentionalist" camp see Hitler as the sole strategist," whose plans for mass murder
evolved directly form those he outlined two decades previously in Mein Kampf (Marrius, 1987, p. 35). Contrasting this position is the "functionalist" camp, whose historians who see Hitler as less
involved in the genocide. These historians focus on the "bureaucratic functionaries" who frequently improvised and competed with one another to devise the most effective and efficient methods for ridding the
Third Reich of its Jewish population (Berger, 1993). This second approach is the one adopted by both Browning (1992) and Goldhagen (1996) who both address the role that the
ordinary German citizen played in the extermination of European Jewry. In addressing this aspect of the Holocaust, Berger (1993) refers to the "banality of evil" (p. 597). Quoting
Schmitt, Berger defines this as a major paradox of the Holocaust that "evil was accomplished by ordinary persons (acting) in ordinary contexts" (1993, p. 597). Berger goes on to insist
that the "banality of evil" should be comprehended as a social process (1993). This is precisely the approach instituted by Browning (1992), who sees the individual actions of German soldiers
and citizenry within the context of group expectations -- social forces that could affect "group think" --under the right circumstances -- of any culture.. Goldhagen (1996), on the other hand,
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