Nazi Germany's fairy tales

As I mentioned earlier, during the time when Germany was under Hitler's rule, they needed some sort of way to advocate Hitler and Nazism to smaller children. And the way that was chosen was to use Grimm Fairy tales and change certain aspects to fit the Nazi ideals. A film of "Little Red Riding Hood" was produced during this time, with major changes to the already gruesome story (Hall). The main child's outfit is now embezzled with swatstikas, and is later saved from the Big Bad Wolf by a man in a SS uniform (Hall). "Snow White" was also made into a film. In this version, Snow White's father is portrayed as a powerful Nazi general, who recently launches an assault onto the "eastern enemy" (Hall). This film just so happened to be released a few months after Germany invades Poland. Finally, in "Puss in Boots," the titular character transforms into Hitler at the end of the film, while a crowd shouts phrases like "Heil Puss in Boots!" and "He is our savior!" (Hall)

A SS officer prepares to kill the Big Bad Wolf in Nazi Germany's Little Red Riding Hood