Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Were wehrmacht officers required to be nazi party members. How many germans were actual members of the nazi party in. Arequisite for determining the nature of a political move.
His nazi record was not widely known until after his death. German third reich medals and badges has a list of known nazi golden party badge holders of the nsdap starting with no 1 for adolf hitler. The nazi party was actually the national socialist german workers party, or nsdap for short. The nazi party won an important victory, capturing 18.
Were all german soldiers in ww2 members of the nazi party. It included the gestapo,which was the plainclothes state secret police, the waffen ss, which were front line combat troops, the einsatzgruppen,all concentration and death camp personnel, the criminal police, military security. The nazis intended to restrict membership to 10%, but never really had to cut it off. Rudolf jung an instrumental force and agitator of germanczech national socialism and, later on, a member of the german nazi party. Contains correspondence, transcripts of meetings, etc from chancellery of the national socialist party, its ministries, offices and departments, and its leaders rudolf hess and martin bormann. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the schools surviving archival record, the. A social profile of members and leaders 19191945 kindle edition by kater, michael h. He appealed to young men who were out of work and still angry about germanys defeat in world war i. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day.
A list of notable people who were at some point a member of the defunct nazi party nsdap. Nazi party and ss records on microfilm national archives. Title nazi party activities, nuremberg and munich, 1936 summary photographs show the nazi party congress in nuremberg, 1936 and views of the ehrentempel in munich. Ikea empire and are among those whose family members had nazi ties. For a list of the main leaders and most important party figures see.
It was a political party, no different from the republicans, or democrats, of the us, or labor or conservatives of englan. The great depression has a large impact on germany. Hitler decreed that all persons with uninterrupted service in the party since 27 february 1925, and who held party membership numbers 1 to 100,000 would be awarded the newly instituted golden party badge on 9 november 1933. Nara launches international nazi records internet database. Exceptionally early piece of nazi history, showing the application date of may going all the way back to its earliest days when hitler himself had just joined just 15 months prior and the group was still known simply as dap, german workers party, which was run by founder anton drexler. National archives collection of foreign records seized record group 242 the microfilm publications in this record group are listed below according to the place where the records were filmed. Father of arnold schwarzenegger, served in wwii as part of. Incomplete register of ss personnel by ss membership number. Nazi party membership in germany never exceeded about 10% of the adult population the party target membership figure. More than a dozen european billionaireslinked to bmw, l. After hitler was ordered to take power and prohibited other parties the membership in a nazi organisation not just the party itself became ever more attractive, not only because more and more people became convinced and glowing nazis, but also because for a few jobs it would become a prerequisite and for many it just furthered careers. So while there were probably germans who did not sympathize with the nazi party, the nazi party kind of represented germany, whether they liked it. The protest was largely void of klan hoods, suggesting that neonazis and the ku klux klan are feeling more emboldened. Aug 15, 2016 nazi party and ss records records of the national socialist german labor party nsdap and the deutsches auslandinstitut, stuttgart.
A relatively small number of these papers may have been of private origin, but the fact of their seizure. Nazi party membership in munich, passau, rosenheim. For decades, the postwar german government negotiated with the us to obtain lists of former nazi party members. We are committed to bringing american national socialism, first created and embodied by our late commander george lincoln rockwell, out of the past phase one activities which at the time served their purpose well, and into the 21st century. Keywords accountability, educational institutions, germany, history.
The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims. History hub i am looking for admission data of persons who joined the nsdap. This is a description of the nazi party s 1930 campaign for reichstag seats. The library of the ushmm holds copies of two important official nazi party. When public attention was equally focused on nationalism on the one hand and socialism on the other, when the two were thought to be incompatible and actually constituted the ideological watershed between the right and the left, the national socialist german workers party nazi offered a synthesis supposed to lead to national unity, a. Im hearing conflicting reports on party membership in the wehrmacht, some sources claim it was forbidden for military men to join a political party as it was seen as a conflict of interest, others claim it was only the higher ups who were forbidden such as wilhelm keitel, alfred jodl, etc. The records are primarily in english, although some seized records are in german or other languages. Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for treason. The collection from the berlin document center is the most comprehensive listing of ss and nazi party personnel records that is currently available. What percentage of the nazis were highly educated men. Unissued with 4 printed pages blank to take membership stamps. Hanns johst playwright and nazi party poet laureate.
The reimann family was far from alone in its ties with the nazi party. According to records, they were part of a group of germans born between 1925 and 1927 recruited en masse on the fuhrers birthday. Currently a german auction site is offering a konrad kujau fake hitler party book, which has for a number 5557. Nazi party ss badge for social member collections search. Nearly all the original paper records have been returned to their respective countries of origin. It included the gestapo,which was the plainclothes state secret police, the waffen ss, which were front line combat troops, the einsatzgruppen,all concentration and death camp personnel, the criminal police, military. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on. Founded by adolf hitler in 1925 as a small personal bodyguard, the ss grew with the success of the nazi movement and became virtually a. List of nazi party leaders and officials wikipedia. This is not meant to be a list of every person who was ever a. The american nazi party anp is an american neo nazi political party founded by george lincoln rockwell. I was 37 when i asked if my grandfather had been a nazi party member. I find that hard to believe considering the fact that there was a law prohibiting wehrmacht soldiers from joining the nazi party or any political party, for that matter until 1944 when the restriction was lifted.
Nazi party membership grew sharply to about 20,000. Nazi party the national socialist german workers party nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei, abbreviated nsdap, commonly referred to in english as the nazi party. The american nazi party is a politicaleducational association, dedicated to the 14 words. Members of the sturmabteilung with adolf hitler on nazi party day. No other book at that time said, unequivocally, i was a nazi, and heres why. This data collection contains biographical information for members of the national german workers nazi party s local groups in munich, passau, rosenheim, landshut, and mannheim in germany for the period 19191922. A social profile of members and leaders 19191945 kater, michael h on.
The number of nazi party members vs german population. The general membership of the nazi party, known as the parteimitglieder, mainly consisted of the urban and rural lower middle classes. When it came to power in 1933 the nazi party had over 2 million members. Worn by all members most likely on the lapel and obtained during zaro calabreses service in europe in wwii. May 06, 2011 the records have been digitized and made available online by through a partnership agreement with the national archives. According to records, they were part of a group of germans born between 1925 and. The golden party badge of the nsdap collecting history. Application to nazi party 1940 jewish virtual library. In 1923, the nazi party tried to start a coup detat in munich to take over germany, but failed. I was 37 when i asked if my grandfather had been a nazi. The german third reich passes, pay books and cards offered by the regalia specialist have been meticulously copied from original pieces. Where can i find membership numbers of the nsdap nazi party. Many were involved in political activism at the time, some predating hitlers rise to power in 1933, and documents should be able to be found from the sturmabteilung s. Nazi party and ss records records of the national socialist german labor.
Holders of nsdap numbers 1 to 100 axis history forum. Radio and the rise of the nazis in prewar germany halshs. But by the outbreak of wwii, germany was under the power of the nazi party, as was the german military, who was at war representing germany. The third reich was ruled by adolph hitler and the national socialist german worker s party ndsap from 1933 until the end of the second world war. Nazi party overseas membership records, submitted by. These documents show the methods used by the nazis to exclude german jews from all facets of german society.
May 22, 2017 members of the nsdap had to pay membership dues. They are supplied blank ready to be filled out as required. Holocaust survivors and victims database the numbers of. There are no privacy or other access restrictions on the records. The relative strength of competing explanations of nazism is examined by using a sample of nationalist socialist german workers party nsdap members. Nazi party membership in munich, passau, rosenheim, landshut. Records of the national socialist german labor party nsdap and the deutsches auslandinstitut, stuttgart. Embracing these nazi symbols, snyckers acknowledged that faculty members.
The golden party badge of the nsdap goldenes parteiabzeichen the mark of a socalled true patriot, the golden party badge of the nsdap distinguished the wearer as a pioneer of the national socialist german workers party, the nazi party. You should think of the nazi party as functioning like the communist party in the soviet union, not at all the same thing as the republican or democratic party here. Protective echelon, the blackuniformed elite corps and selfdescribed political soldiers of the nazi party. Rockwell founded the organization as the world union of free enterprise national socialists wufens, but renamed it the american nazi party in 1960. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the shapell center. The reaction to these events was an upsurge of nationalist sentiment.
Results of a national multivariate model, regressing nsdap membership rate at the kreise county level on key indicators of competing theories, lends support to what recent analysts have concluded about the nazi electorate. Cite the call number listed above and include the catalog record about this item with your request. His membership card from january 1, 1920, signed by anton drexler and rudolf schuessler. This data collection contains biographical information for members of the national german workers nazi partys local groups in munich. Neonazis suddenly seem highly visible following this weekends unite the right riot in charlottesville that left counterprotester heather heyer dead. Exnazi party members world war x wiki fandom powered. Police to use nhs records to find nazi war criminals, the telegraph. However, he was let out of prison after nine months. Party membership card which is only and incredible 15 months into the creation of the nazi party. Fees started out at 50 pfennig and reached more than 50 reichsmark by the end of the war. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Beck online german legal database with legal news, journals, books, law commentaries, statutes and court decisions. By 1923, tens of thousands of people were showing up for nazi rallies.
Nazi party membership records, march 1946 in searchworks. American nazi party official supporter application please answer the following questions briefly. By november, hitler had decided that the time was right for an attempt to seize power in munich, in the hope that the reichswehr the postwar german military would mutiny against the berlin government and join his revolt. His speaking style attracted larger crowds to nazi party rallies. Elderly germans discover hitler made them nazi party members.
Some social characteristics of early nazi party members, 191923 paul madden arequisite for determining the nature of a political move. This is a list of notable figures who were active within the party and did something significant within it that is of historical note or who were members of the nazi party according to multiple publications. What percentage of the german population were nazis. Entries include forename and surname, date of birth, nazi party membership number as applicable and notes that typically include highest ss rank and date of last promotion and may also include other information such as date of death, transfers, etc. Apr 23, 2020 this series consists of copies of records which were created by the german geheime staatspolizei gestapo during world war ii, captured by the u. Nazi party members and social advancement september 23, 2019 9. Jul 16, 2007 elderly germans discover hitler made them nazi party members.
She may have been the first german, and certainly the first german woman, who tried to face her past with honesty. They were used to determine that an applicant for the nazi party was a full blooded german whose parents and grandparents were also pure germans. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the nazi party. The nsdap is best characterized as a catchall party with strongest membership support found in bavaria and northwest germany. We thank ben olken for providing the software for itm calculation. His membership card from january 1, 1920, signed by anton drexler and rudolf schuessler, bears the number 7. He was unable to unify the government, and in september 1930, there were new elections. Gg 3, 16, 20, 21, 35, 77 and t176rolls 11 and 24 records of nazi cultural and research institutions, and records pertaining to axis relations and interests in the far east. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism.