Hans-Ulrich Wehler

Hans-Ulrich Wehler (1931-2014) was a prominent German historian and a founding member of the influential Bielefeld School, which focused on the social structure and mental history of Germany. Wehler's work emphasized the role of militarism in the rise of Nazism, arguing that the legacies of the German Empire significantly contributed to the conditions that allowed for the emergence of the Nazi regime. His scholarship was instrumental in shaping contemporary debates on German history, particularly in the contexts of nationalism and societal behavior during the Weimar Republic and Nazi era.