''Der Umbruch'' (lit. "The Upheaval", sometimes referred to by its nickname ''Der Bruch'') was a newspaper published in

Vaduz Vaduz ( or , High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' Hrsg. ...

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...

. It was the organ of the

German National Movement in Liechtenstein The German National Movement in Liechtenstein (german: Volksdeutsche Bewegung in Liechtenstein, VDBL) was a Nazi party in Liechtenstein that existed between 1938 and 1945. Formation and ideology The VDBL formed after the Anschluss of Austria in ...

(VDBL), a

National Socialist Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Na ...

political party. ''Der Umbruch'' was published from 5 October 1940 to 6 July 1943. Initially it was published weekly, but shifted to publication twice per week in March 1941. Martin Hilti served as editor until 1942. Other contributors included Dr.

Alfons Goop Alfons Goop (15 October 1910 – 25 September 1993) was a Liechtensteiner politician during World War II. He was the leader of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL), a Nazi political party that attempted a coup d'état in 193 ...

, Dr. Sepp Ritter and Dr. Hermann Walser. The newspaper was printed by U. Goppel. ''Der Umbruch'' wrote enthusiastically about the advances of the German military across Europe. The readers were mainly found amongst the followers of the movement. As of 1942 the newspaper had a circulation of around 300. The newspaper was banned by the government in July 1943.

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