https://www.dw.com/en/nazis-and-fairytales-germanys-forests-are-full-of-hidden-history/a-45015360
"Nazis and fairytales: Germany's forests are full of hidden history".
"The Black Forest is not called the Black Forest because it casts dark shadows," explains Uwe Schmidt, a professor of forest history at the University of Freiburg in southern Germany."
Nazis and fairytales: Germany′s forests are full of hidden history | Environment| All topics from climate change to conservation | DW | 09.08.2018
Steeped in myth and legend, the forest has long held deep meaning and been a source of fascination. How did the woods become so symbolic for so many, from the romantics and the Nazis to modern environmentalists?
https://www.dw.com/en/nazis-and-fairytales-germanys-forests-are-full-of-hidden-history/a-45015360