Der Umbruch

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Der Umbruch
Type Bi-weekly newspaper
PublisherU. Goppel
EditorMartin Hilti
Founded5 October 1940 (1940-10-05)
Political alignment German National Movement in Liechtenstein
Language German
Ceased publication6 July 1943 (1943-07-06) (banned)
City Vaduz
Country Liechtenstein
Circulation 300(as of 1942) [1]

Der Umbruch (lit. "The Upheaval", sometimes referred to by its nickname Der Bruch) was a newspaper published in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. [2] [3] [4] It was the organ of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL), a National Socialist political party. [5] [3]

Der Umbruch was published from 5 October 1940 to 6 July 1943. [5] Initially it was published weekly, but shifted to publication twice per week in March 1941. [5] [6] Martin Hilti served as editor until 1942. [2] [7] Other contributors included Dr. Alfons Goop, Dr. Sepp Ritter and Dr. Hermann Walser. [4] The newspaper was printed by U. Goppel. [4] [8]

Der Umbruch wrote enthusiastically about the advances of the German military across Europe. [1] The readers were mainly found amongst the followers of the movement. [1] As of 1942 the newspaper had a circulation of around 300. [1] The newspaper was banned by the government in July 1943. [5] [6]

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