Widely forgotten and underestimated within the Nazi milieu is the lynching (Lynchjustiz) committed against downed Allied airmen. This violence originated as a form of communal self-defence against, and retribution for, the devastating bombing and strafing raids. The Nazi regime then attempted to harness this violence to combat the enemy. By analysing the so-called ‘flyer trials’ it aids in better understanding the mistreatment of downed American airmen in Germany during the Second World War (e.g. what groups within German society were prone to committing violence against downed airmen as well as determining their motivation for committing these often brutal offences).

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传单审判：为第二次世界大战期间对美国飞行员犯下的罪行寻求正义

在纳粹环境中被广泛遗忘和低估的是对被击落的盟军飞行员实施的私刑 (Lynchjustiz)。这种暴力起源于一种公共自卫形式，是对毁灭性的轰炸和扫射袭击的报复。纳粹政权随后试图利用这种暴力与敌人作战。通过分析所谓的“飞行​​试验”，它有助于更​​好地了解二战期间在德国被击落的美国飞行员受到的虐待（例如，德国社会中的哪些群体倾向于对被击落的飞行员实施暴力，以及确定他们这样做的动机）犯下这些通常是残酷的罪行）。