Hellstorm (film)
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Hellstorm is a pro-Nazi Germany film directed by American white supremacist Kyle Hunt.[1] It was released in 2015. The film is based on the book of the same name by American author Thomas Goodrich which aims to expose Allied war crimes committed against German noncombatants during World War II.
Film content[edit]
The majority of the documentary covers the Allied bombings of Germany during WW2, most notable Hamburg, Dresden, and Swinemünde. The focus of this coverage is on the number of civilian casualties during the bombing raids. The film has been criticized by the SPLC for portraying Nazi Germany as the main victim of World War II.[1] it depicts Allied war crimes[2][3] and claims the Nazis had made Germany a happy and hopeful country.[2] The beginning of the film overviews the state of Germany post WWI and covers the economic state of Germany prior to WWII.
Other historical events covered in the documentary are the sinking of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, the killing of SS soldiers during the liberation of Dachau, and the designation of surrendered German soldiers as Disarmed Enemy Forces under General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Promotion[edit]
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The film has been promoted by United People of America (UPA), an organization associated with the right-wing extremist group Veterans on Patrol, on Instagram. The UPA claimed, "Europe lost tens of millions of her bravest and brightest in an insane fratricidal conflict. The Allies defeated Germany so that Jews could run our banks, media, governments, and corporations, brainwash our children to hate themselves, flood our lands with hostiles [sic] invaders, and enslave us as their 'goyim.'"[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Cruz, Freddy (December 2, 2021). "White Nationalists, Jan. 6 Protesters and QAnon: What You Need To Know About Border Vigilantes Along the Border". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b Rundfunk, Bayerischer (2020-01-28). "Verschwörungs-Sekte: Wir erlösen uns von dem Bösen" [Conspiracy Sect: We redeem ourselves from evil]. Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German).
- ^ Gill, Gerard (2021-12-08). "Fascist cross-pollination of Australian conspiracist Telegram channels". First Monday. doi:10.5210/fm.v26i12.11830. ISSN 1396-0466.
In the QAnon channel, a poster opines that "The power of the mainstream media is waning ... People are instead finding alternative media sources ... Real people, not algorithms, are sharing documentaries like ... Hellstorm ...". These information sources are respectively ... depictions of Allied atrocities against Nazi Germany...
