Poster Title
P-26 Infamy, Lies, and Loss: The Downfall of the German-American Bund
Department
History and Political Science
Abstract
This project focuses on the German-American Bund, the largest Nazi organization in the United States, and those specific events that led to its collapse. First, a February 1939 Bund rally in Madison Square Garden made them more infamous across the country. Then Bundesführer Fritz Kuhn appeared before the Dies Committee in Congress to testify about Bund activities in the U.S. Finally, in December 1939 Kuhn was convicted on charges of larceny and forgery and sent to prison. Following his incarceration, the Bund was unable to hold together without his leadership, and dissolved within two years, immediately following Pearl Harbor.
Location
Buller Hall 251
Start Date
3-11-2022 1:30 PM
End Date
3-11-2022 3:30 PM
P-26 Infamy, Lies, and Loss: The Downfall of the German-American Bund
Buller Hall 251
This project focuses on the German-American Bund, the largest Nazi organization in the United States, and those specific events that led to its collapse. First, a February 1939 Bund rally in Madison Square Garden made them more infamous across the country. Then Bundesführer Fritz Kuhn appeared before the Dies Committee in Congress to testify about Bund activities in the U.S. Finally, in December 1939 Kuhn was convicted on charges of larceny and forgery and sent to prison. Following his incarceration, the Bund was unable to hold together without his leadership, and dissolved within two years, immediately following Pearl Harbor.
Acknowledgments
Advisor: Stephanie Carpenter, History & Political Science