Winterhilfswerk
Sign in to savethumb|upright=0.8|Mosaic from the Braith-Mali-Museum in [[Biberach an der Riß]] The Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (), commonly known by its abbreviated form Winterhilfswerk (WHW), was an annual donation drive by the National Socialist People's Welfare (, or NSV).
Key facts
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- Winter Relief of the German People
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- Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes
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- GER
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- WHW
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- Berlin
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- Welfare organization
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- Nazi Germany
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- Germany
- Organization.services
- Food, clothing and fuel distribution
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Background and early history
- Operation
- Gifts and tokens
- Use of funds
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=0.8|Mosaic from the Braith-Mali-Museum in [[Biberach an der Riß]] The Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (), commonly known by its abbreviated form Winterhilfswerk (WHW), was an annual donation drive by the National Socialist People's Welfare (, or NSV).
Established in 1933, the WHW was a major source of funding for the activities of the NSV and the second largest mass organisation in Nazi Germany. Donations were theoretically voluntary but de facto required of German citizens, with high levels of social pressure to contribute.
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