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- Apologies; I'm not being proper in my umlauts in the interest of getting concepts covered
Parent topics
- Fascism [r]: Political ideology of the far right that seeks national unity through patriotism, collectivism, subservience of the individual and opposition to liberalism. [e]
- Adolf Hitler [r]: (1889–1945) Politician in Germany; became 1921 Nazi Party leader, 1933 Reichskanzler (Chancellor), then 1934 as der Führer dictator before and during World War II. [e]
- Totalitarianism [r]: Any political system, or ideologies that support such a system, in which a centralized political authority controls every aspects of life. [e]
- Tripartite Pact [r]: The treaty Tripartite Pact of September 27, 1940, created the Second World War Axis of Germany, Japan, and Italy. [e]
- World War II [r]: (1931–1945) global war killing 53 million people, with the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually halting aggressive expansion by the "Axis" (Nazi Germany and Japan). [e]
Subtopics
- Operation Barbarossa [r]: The German invasion of the Soviet Union, beginning on June 22, 1941 [e]
- Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact [r]: A 1939 nonaggression pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, with a secret protocol establishing spheres of influence for the two countries; effectively abrogated by the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany [e]
- Holocaust [r]: Nazi Germany's systematic economic exploitation, followed by killing, of European Jews and others deemed racial and ideological enemies [e]
- Schutzstaffel [r]: A Nazi German organization, the "SS". technically part of the National Socialist German Workers' Party but in many respects a "state within a state", its functions intermingled with government offices in a manner characteristic of Adolf Hitler's desire to keep final control. While it is best known for its security and genocidal operations, it also had major economic and regular military roles, a far growth from its original role as Hitler's personal bodyguard [e]
Leadership
The Major War Criminals, some that evaded capture by suicide or escape, and key subordinates
- Rudolf Hess [r]: Early Nazi Party member to whom Adolf Hitler dictated Mein Kampf; became Deputy Fuhrer but lost bureaucratic power; made an unauthorized flight to Great Britain in 1941 to seek a peace agreement but was interned; sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) and died in Spandau Prison [e]
- Hermann Goering [r]: prominent Nazi politician, effectively #2 in status for most of the war and Commander-in-Chief of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) during WW II. Sentenced to death by the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) but committed suicide shortly before execution [e]
- Josef Goebbels [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Heinrich Himmler [r]: German Nazi leader, head of the Schutzstaffel (SS) party elite; committed suicide after being captured at the end of World War II [e]
- Martin Bormann [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Albert Speer [r]: (1905-1981) Architect, and Nazi Minister of Armament and Munitions 1942-1945; close personal relationship with Adolf Hitler but opposed his scorched-earth policies and plotted assassination; sentenced to 20 years by the Nuremberg Trials where he was eloquent in accepting responsibility, probably saving his life [e]
- Joachim von Ribbentrop [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ernst Kaltenbrunner [r]: Second commander of the Reich Main Security Administration (RSHA) of the SS of Nazi Germany; executed for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) [e]
- Alfred Rosenberg [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Julius Streicher [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Wilhelm Frick [r]: (1877-1946) Early Nazi who took part in the Beer Hall Putsch; later Reich Minister of the Interior of Nazi Germany with authority over the Nuremberg Laws; titular authority over the police apparatus that was actually controlled by Heinrich Himmler; last Protector of Bohemia and Moravia; executed by the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) [e]
- Walther Funk [r]: President of the Nazi Reichsbank from 1939, after replacing Hjalmar Schacht, taking a supportive but not primary role in confiscation of assets from Jews and from conquered countries, and sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) [e]
- Fritz Sauckel [r]: Add brief definition or description
SS and party leaders
- See also Major War Criminals above
- Reinhard Heydrich [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Otto Ohlendorf [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Walter Schellenberger [r]: Add brief definition or description
State (not party) leaders
NDSAP organizations
- How do we handle the many acronyms (SS, SD der SS, RSHA, Amt 4(b), etc.?), informal terms (e.g., "Brownshirts"), and reorganizations?
- At this point, I'm going to use Nazi rather than NDSAP in organizational titles
- Sturmabteilung [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Schutzstaffel [r]: A Nazi German organization, the "SS". technically part of the National Socialist German Workers' Party but in many respects a "state within a state", its functions intermingled with government offices in a manner characteristic of Adolf Hitler's desire to keep final control. While it is best known for its security and genocidal operations, it also had major economic and regular military roles, a far growth from its original role as Hitler's personal bodyguard [e]
- Nazi Party regional organization [r]: Add brief definition or description
Military
- Oberkommando der Wehrmacht [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Oberkommando das Heer [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Oberkommando der Luftwaffe [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Oberkommando der Marine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Gregor Strasser [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Otto Strasser [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Erich von Ludendorff [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Anton Drexler [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Paul von Hindenburg [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ernst Roehm [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Neo-Nazis: Add brief definition or description