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| Subject | Date Asked |
| German awareness of the mass murder | 11/17/2009 |
| Q: I am doing an historical inquiry on the persecution of the Jews. To what extent did the German ... A: this is a very difficult question after the war the German people pretended they knew nothing ... | |
| KPD in Germany | 11/2/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering, in which conditions (if there was any) does the Bolshevik Party had any type of ... A: this question is not exactly in my expertise and it would require a very long answer you have some ... | |
| Autocracy | 10/27/2009 |
| Q: I've been trying to find some good places to learn about the effects of autocracy in places such as ... A: one precision : china is not really an autocracy but a communist plutocracy, of course we can ... | |
| Nazi Death camps | 10/14/2009 |
| Q: hey I'm a drama student and I am writing a monologue on a survivor of a death camp, I was hoping you ... A: why did you give me such a bad rating ? i must say that at least you could justify your ... | |
| Korean in WWII | 10/5/2009 |
| Q: Cahier, Hi, my name is Tom. As a senior History major, I take many different classes centered on ... A: I have never heard of Korean soldiers taking part in the battle of Normandy and your question came ... | |
| The Jewish Body | 10/4/2009 |
| Q: I am studying a Jewish Identities module in my English degree and the essay question I have been ... A: i am not sure i understand totally the question are you talking about the body's characteristics ... | |
| WW2 Era Individual | 9/11/2009 |
| Q: http://img197.imageshack.us/i/41990687.jpg/ http://img197.imageshack.us/i/29967155.jpg/ Could you ... A: Sorry Ihave no ideas about those two guys. Are they German ? They look terribly American. So I ... | |
| nazism=hitlerizm? | 8/18/2009 |
| Q: I was just wondering how one would go about answering the role of the fuhrer when the topic is ... A: i am not sure to understand totally the question do you want to assess the role of Hitler in the ... | |
| Joseph Goebbels | 8/5/2009 |
| Q: Sir, this may not be the question on WWII, but I would appreciate if you enlighten me something on ... A: effectively goebbels was a fanatic and a dangerous one, but i think his main motivations were to ... | |
| siege of budapest 1944-j45 | 8/3/2009 |
| Q: Wehmacht General Gerhard Scmidhuber was supreme commander of German army forces in Budapest during ... A: This question is beyond my competence and expertise Normally the SS did not have to take orders ... | |
| Hitler in Vienna | 7/28/2009 |
| Q: I have no question, I am not an expert, but... I see the mistakes in your article. I repeat : ... A: merci pour vos remarques, mais je n' ai jamais écrit que winifred était la fille de wagner, ... | |
| WW2-General questions | 5/14/2009 |
| Q: *I sent this Q to you a few days ago but did not recieve an answer reciept so I'm sending it again ... A: this is effectively a very difficult question and the answer is not simple but I will try to give ... | |
| WW2-General questions | 5/13/2009 |
| Q: *I sent this Q to you a few days ago but did not recieve an answer reciept so I'm sending it again ... A: sorry if i did not answer faster but i am currently in France and very busy. WW2 was initiated by ... | |
| a political cartoon | 5/9/2009 |
| Q: What exactly does this political cartoon mean? ... A: This cartoon refers to three pacts signed in the 30s between germany, italy and japan : 1)The ... | |
| the duality of Hitler's role as both fuhrer and chancellor | 4/26/2009 |
| Q: could you give me some place to start in answering the question "how did hitler's position as both ... A: yes hitler was the indisputable master of the Reich although there are opinions to the contrary. ... | |
| Natzi Germany-Totalitarian state 1933 | 4/20/2009 |
| Q: My name is Giselle and in my Modern History class we are currently researching why and how did the ... A: I am currently in France for health issues and I can not take time to answer your question I will ... | |
| WWII | 4/6/2009 |
| Q: How did Hitler manage to enlarge the size of the German army by the year 1938? How did the Munich ... A: It was not so unbeatable as it was eventually beaten. In 1938 it was not even stronger than the ... | |
| Good fortune | 4/2/2009 |
| Q: Considering the huge loss of life in Italy, the experience gained by the United States in North ... A: Yes Hitler was asleep because he never woke up before noon and nobody dared to wake him up in his ... | |
| Italy Vs Normandy | 4/2/2009 |
| Q: Considering the huge loss of life in Italy, the experience gained by the United States in North ... A: The campaign in Italy had several goals : 1- to keep U.S. troops active in the European theater ... | |
| Did Africa cost Germany the war? | 4/1/2009 |
| Q: Africa cost the Nazis much resources in Africa. Did they need control of Africa to control entry ... A: Of course but the Nazis did need to control North Africa to control the road to India, i.e. the ... | |
| Poland 1939 | 3/30/2009 |
| Q: Do you think Germany let Poland make it's play on Czechoslovakia because the allies would be slow to ... A: I have no particular idea about it, Matt, but I guess that Hitler changed his mind as he moved ... | |
| Poland 1938 | 3/29/2009 |
| Q: Shortly after the Munich agreement Poland demanded Czechoslovakia cede its Tesin district to Poland? ... A: YES IT IS totally true. Well, my dear Matt, Germans learnt that Poles were not better than the rest ... | |
| Polish police | 3/27/2009 |
| Q: Did the Polish police round up Jews for the Nazis to take to the death camps? Is is true that close ... A: yes the police of every country occupied by the Nazis rounded up Jews for the Nazis to the ... | |
| France/Germany | 3/24/2009 |
| Q: How great a feat was it for the German Army to attack France through the Ardennes? What would it be ... A: it was a bold initiative that was dismissed by the French as impossible to achieve successfully. The ... | |
| WWII | 3/21/2009 |
| Q: I think England played the Soviet Union against Germany from the beginning. That's why England never ... A: Yes it was a major mistake but as I told you Ike did not trust Patton and as you said he saw him as ... | |
| WWII | 3/20/2009 |
| Q: I think England played the Soviet Union against Germany from the beginning. That's why England never ... A: Money has no odor but money does not smell either. In history money has always played a dubious role ... | |
| WWII | 3/20/2009 |
| Q: I think England played the Soviet Union against Germany from the beginning. That's why England never ... A: Once more we have some conjecture rather than an answer based on facts and history. Having said that ... | |
| George Patton | 3/20/2009 |
| Q: Did George Patton view Stalin as being more dangerous than Hitler? Or, did he view them as being ... A: No Russia is not the short way to say Soviet Union. Russia is the way to say Russia as England is ... | |
| George Patton | 3/19/2009 |
| Q: Did George Patton view Stalin as being more dangerous than Hitler? Or, did he view them as being ... A: this is pure conjecture and any answer to this question is pure guess and not historian work. ... | |
| George Patton | 3/19/2009 |
| Q: Did George Patton view Stalin as being more dangerous than Hitler? Or, did he view them as being ... A: I am not sure if he felt Hitler less or more dangerous than Stalin but I know what he said about the ... | |
| NAZI DEATH CAMPS | 2/21/2009 |
| Q: I wanted to know some websites that would be helpful to read about the death camps of world war 2. ... A: there are plenty of sites about the Nazi's atrocities and a search on google will provide plenty. ... | |
| Hitler Religion | 2/17/2009 |
| Q: Do you know what Hitler's religion was? I heard some sources say he was Catholic, others say he was ... A: yes i think we can say that the Nazis were extremely influenced by Occultism and Occult theories. ... | |
| Hitler Religion | 2/16/2009 |
| Q: Do you know what Hitler's religion was? I heard some sources say he was Catholic, others say he was ... A: Adolf Hitler was born on Sunday April 20th 1889 at 6pm in Braunau-am-Inn, a small village in Upper ... | |
| the policy of containment | 2/15/2009 |
| Q: could you please tell me if you think the US policy of containemnt was based on a misinterpretation ... A: Although I am rather an expert on the Nazi era I have some views concerning your question. I do ... | |
| empires | 2/7/2009 |
| Q: What is the most powerful empire in history? A: the English empire because it controlled 1/4 of the area of the globe, the totality of the seas and ... | |
| history | 1/31/2009 |
| Q: Does the Mayan has an empire because under google they say they have an empire? ANSWER: YES ... A: Sir I regret to tell you that I am an expert in the 20th century only more specialized in the Nazi ... | |
| S.S. St. Louis | 1/7/2009 |
| Q: I have to defend racial discrimination in the denial of the S.S. St. Louis. What are some arguments ... A: I am not sure I understand your question. How can you defend racial discrimination in general and ... | |
| 20th century German Aviation | 10/17/2008 |
| Q: 1.Which was the most important technical development they came up with? 2.Which German aircraft ... A: I am an expert in History of the IIIrd Reich and not in History of Aviation. However I would be ... | |
| Hitler bringing Germany out of depression | 9/3/2008 |
| Q: Given the Nazi's rose to power during the 1930's when the world was in the midst of the depression, ... A: In short I can answer your questions by pointing out that : 1-first he got a lot of financing ... | |
| Follow up question | 8/27/2008 |
| Q: Cahier! Can you explain to me what this quote means! "So there is a very clear sense in which we ... A: my understanding is that Vico thinks that history passes the dishes of the past again and again ... | |
| GEORGES COULON painting | 8/21/2008 |
| Q: I have painting by GEORGES COULON (STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES),I can only find information on him and on ... A: I am not an expert of paintings or of Art history but only of the 3rd Reich history. I do not know ... | |
Michel Cahier
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I am a French amateur historian in German history between 1918 and 1945, particularly with regard to the Nazi era, Hitler's character and the occupation of Europe.
Experience
I have worked on the subject of Nazism since college and since I retired I developed a complete site with more than 60 chapters devoted to different aspects of the Nazi era. I have developed too a special interest in Nazi Art and the treatment of art by the Nazis. My site had about 2000 hits per week and is very well considered. I would be glad to help some people who have very precise questions about Hitler and the Nazis. My site can be consulted at http://schikelgruber.net/index.html. Needless to say that I am not a supporter of the Nazis and never in this site do I attempt to justify or excuse their policies.
Organizations
I used to work for the Agence France Presse, La Tribune, TV Channel France 3 and as the Editor of the Agence Economique et Financiere. I was in position in Brussels, London and Paris.
Publications
I published a book about the entrepreneurs and the motives for creating a company in the 80s and a book about the Franco-Swiss jeweller Philippe Charriol in the 90s
Education/Credentials
I graduated in Law and Political Sciences, I have a MBA from the Paris Chamber of commerce and I have a license of massage therapy (RMT) of the State of Texas
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