The Museum’s programs and resources for military personnel encourage reflection and discussion on leadership, decision making, and genocide prevention. Through examination of the Holocaust and in particular the German military, military members gain fresh insight into their own professional and individual responsibilities and explore ways in which they can work to prevent mass atrocities today.
Learn about the role of the German military during the Holocaust and access case study resources for instructors.
This poster set highlights the experiences of men and women in the US military who saw firsthand evidence of Nazi atrocities in April 1945.
These materials reflect US and international efforts to prevent and respond to genocide today and may be of particular interest to military and government professionals.
About Our Programs
More than 60,000 military professionals have participated in Museum programs in coordination with the US Service Academies, the US Army Command and General Staff College, the Judge Advocate General Legal Center and School, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, Senior Service Colleges, the United States Southern Command, among other institutions.
If you’re seeking resources for organizing a Holocaust Days of Remembrance event, explore the Museum’s Days of Remembrance resources.
Military and the Holocaust
Learn about the role of the military during the Holocaust in the Museum’s Holocaust Encyclopedia. Articles include:
The Treatment of Soviet POWs: Starvation, Disease, and Shootings, June 1941–January 1942
The German Army and the Racial Nature of the War Against the Soviet Union
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The Museum tailors programs to groups and professions for whom the lessons of the Holocaust are especially relevant.