Der Umbruch

{{Short description|Liechtenstein Nazi newspaper from 1940 to 1943}}

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| publisher = U. Goppel

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| editor = Martin Hilti

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| political = German National Movement in Liechtenstein

| language = German

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| publishing_city = Vaduz

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| circulation = 300

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Der Umbruch (lit. "The Upheaval", sometimes referred to by its nickname Der Bruch) was a newspaper published in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.{{cite book |author=Gerolf Hauser |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r65nAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA46 |title=100 bewegte Jahre in Liechtenstein von 1900-1999 |date=2002 |publisher=Liechtensteiner Volksblatt |page=46 |language=de}} It was the organ of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL), a National Socialist political party.{{cite book|author=Gustaf Adolf von Metnitz|title=Hundert Millionen Deutsche schaffen Raum|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UsVWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA15|year=1941|publisher=NS.-gauverlag Steiermark|page=15}}

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.{{cite book|author=Marie-Jeanne Heger-Étienvre|title=La Suisse de 1848: réalités et représentations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VB9pAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA51|year=2005|publisher=Presses universitaires de Strasbourg|isbn=978-2-86820-281-9|pages=51, 55}}{{cite book|author=Institut für Publizistik der FU Berlin|title=Handbuch der Auslandspresse: Herausgegeben vom Institut für Publizistik der Freien Universität Berlin, unter Leitung von Professor Dr E. Dovifat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1LQAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA154|year=1960|publisher=Anthenäum-Verlag|page=154}} Martin Hilti served as editor until 1942.{{cite book|author1=Urs Altermatt|author2=Catherine Bosshart-Pfluger|author3=Joseph Jung|author4=Franziska Metzger|title=Nation und Nationalismus in Europa: Kulturelle Konstruktion Von Identitäten ; Festschrift Für Urs Altermatt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QyGFAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA238|year=2002|publisher=Huber|isbn=978-3-7193-1299-2|pages=238–239}}{{cite book|title=NZZ-Folio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YK8xAQAAIAAJ|edition=7-12|year=1996|publisher=Verlag NZZ-Folio|page=22}} Other contributors included Alfons Goop, Sepp Ritter and Hermann Walser. The newspaper was printed by U. Goppel.{{cite book|author=Theodor Veiter|title=Volk, Volksgruppe, Nation: Theoretische Grundlegung|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-DoIAQAAMAAJ|year=1966|publisher=Braumüller|page=39}}

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.{{cite book|title=Revue suisse d'histoire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IYNmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA71|volume=53|year=2003|publisher=Allgemeine Geschichtforschende Gesellschaft der Schweiz|page=71}} The newspaper was banned by the government in July 1943.