Damian Kratzenberg
Encyclopedia
Damian Kratzenberg was a highschool teacher who became head of the Volksdeutsche Bewegung
(Volksdeutsche
Movement), a pro-Nazi political group, in Luxembourg
during World War II
. He was executed after the war for collaboration
with the Nazis
.
Volksdeutsche Bewegung
Volksdeutsche Bewegung was a Nazi movement in Luxembourg that flourished under German occupation during the Second World War....
(Volksdeutsche
Volksdeutsche
Volksdeutsche - "German in terms of people/folk" -, defined ethnically, is a historical term from the 20th century. The words volk and volkische conveyed in Nazi thinking the meanings of "folk" and "race" while adding the sense of superior civilization and blood...
Movement), a pro-Nazi political group, in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He was executed after the war for collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, — for example, an intriguing endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing...
with the Nazis
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
.