The National Socialist Monthly Journal “Kolonistenbriefe” (1941--1944) as a Propaganda Instrument for “Rückgewinnungsaktion” in the Zamość Region Cover Image

Narodowosocjalistyczny miesięcznik "Kolonistenbriefe" (1941-1944) jako propagandowe narzędzie „Rückgewinnungsaktion” na Zamojszczyźnie
The National Socialist Monthly Journal “Kolonistenbriefe” (1941--1944) as a Propaganda Instrument for “Rückgewinnungsaktion” in the Zamość Region

Author(s): Katarzyna Wójcik
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Kolonistenbriefe; German colonists;Lublin District;

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the propaganda mechanisms and strategy of the Kolonistenbriefe monthly with regard to the “Rückgewinnung” action (seeking out descendants of German colonists in the Zamość Region, the Lublin District). The analysis is based on texts published in the journal from April to June 1944. It discusses characteristic lexical phenomenashaping reality in the so-called German colonies with the employment of language. The paper is of an empirical nature and belongs in the domain of press studies.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: XXIV
  • Page Range: 75-86
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish