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The Chair of Military History and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation invite you to the book presentation (in German) on April 29, 2025. Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad will present his book “Iran - Wie der Westen seine Werte und Interessen verrät”.
The following questions will be addressed: Why is the Islamic Republic dealing with a sham stability? And why does the regime in Tehran look like an emperor without clothes in the wake of the Gaza war? What are the blind spots in our Iran policy?

Start: 18:00
further information and registration

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On Wednesday, 2 April 2025, the Bundeswehr Association's Education Centre in Berlin is hosting a presentation of the new book by Professor Dr Sönke Neitzel, "Die Bundeswehr. Von der Wiederbewaffnung bis zur Zeitenwende".

The evening will begin with a welcoming address by Colonel André Wüstner, followed by a keynote speech by retired Lieutenant General Frank Leidenberger. This will be followed by a discussion with Prof Dr Sönke Neitzel, retired Lieutenant General Frank Leidenberger and Colonel André Wüstner.

Interested parties are asked to register by sending an informal e-mail to bildungswerk@dbwv.de.

Further information can be found in the flyer

After the conquest and occupation of large parts of Western Europe by the German Wehrmacht in 1940, Hitler had a chain of bunkers and fortifications built along the entire coastline from Norway to the Spanish border to protect against enemy attacks - the so-called Atlantic Wall. Thousands of forced labourers and concentration camp prisoners lost their lives during the work.

Photographer Annet van der Voort has photographed the remains still visible along the coastline. Although most of the bunkers are in a state of decay today, the ruins still bear witness to the National Socialist megalomania. The photo project shows the architectural diversity, the sometimes bizarre embedding in the coastal landscape and the peculiar fascination that the evidence of brutality and destruction still exerts.

At the opening of the special exhibition, the well-known military historian Prof Dr Sönke Neitzel will speak about the history and significance of the Atlantic Wall. Afterwards, the photographer Annet van der Voort will provide insights into her work.

Admission free, admission: 17:30

here to the flyer and link

Memorial speech for the victims of National Socialism

On January 27, 2025, Professor Neitzel gave the memorial speech at the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament's central memorial service for the victims of National Socialism at the Mürwik Naval Academy.

Further information (in German) can be found here.