Dr. Walter H. Pehle (born 1941, Düsseldorf, Germany) is a professor of German history, who has studied and written on the subject of Nazism in Germany.
His writings include forceful views on terminology for Kristallnacht, including
- It is clear that the term Crystal Night serves to foster a vicious minimalizing of its memory, a discounting of grave reality: such cynical appellations function to reinterpret manslaughter and murder, arson, robbery, plunder, and massive property damage, transforming these into a glistening event marked by sparkle and gleam.
Phele wrote "November 1938: From Reichskristallnacht to Genocide", which was published by New Yorks Berg Publishers and distributed souly in the US and Canada in 1991.
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| Name | Pehle, Walter H. |
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| Short description | German historian |
| Date of birth | 1941 |
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf |
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