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Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 161....IV343 *1814-PSThe Organization of the NSDAP and its affiliated associations, from Organization book of the NSDAP, editions of 1936, 1938, 1940 and 1943, pp. 86-88. (USA 328)....IV411 1817-PSBureau for factory troops, from Organization Book of the NSDAP, 1936 EDITION, P. 211....21145... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 24,300 | 24,800 |
December 1941. (USA 744)....IV1040 *2334-PSAffidavits of Lorenz Hagen, Chairman of Local Committee, German Trade Unions, Nurnberg. (USA 238)....IV1041 *2335-PSAffidavits of Josef Simon, Chairman of German Shoemakers' Union in 1933. (USA 749)....IV1046 2336-PSSpecial Circular on Securing of association of German Labor F... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 24,750 | 25,250 |
* "The Catholic Church will and must, according to the law under which it is set up, remain a thorn in the flesh of a Racial State * * *". (129-PS) Gauleiter Florian, in a letter dated 23 September 1940 to the defendant Hess, stated: "The churches with their Christianity are the danger against which to fight is absolut... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 25,200 | 25,700 |
signed by Bormann and distributed to all Gauleiters on 7 June 1941, the following statements appeared: "When we National Socialists speak of a belief in God, we do not understand by God, like naive Christians and their spiritual opportunists, a human-type being, who sits around somewhere in the sphere. * * * The force ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 25,650 | 26,150 |
the church, and Theology students from membership in the Party. It was further decreed that in the future Party Members who entered the clergy or turned to the study of Theology must leave the Party. (840-PS) (c) The Nazi conspirators persecuted priests, clergy and members of monastic orders. The priests and clergy of ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 26,100 | 26,600 |
this procedure must be reckoned with. The so-called "Agitator-Priests" must therefore be dealt with in future by Stapo measures, and, if the occasion arises, be removed to a Concentration Camp, if agreed upon by the RSHA. "The necessary executive measures are to be decided upon according to local conditions, the status... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 26,550 | 27,050 |
of the Diocese of Rottenburg; made an official request that he leave the Gau; and declared he would see to it that all personal and official intercourse between the Bishop and the State and Party offices as well as the Armed Forces would be denied (849-PS). For his alleged failure to vote in the plebiscite, of 10 April... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 27,000 | 27,500 |
Relationship of National Socialism to Christianity was found by the Security Police in the possession of Protestant Priest Eichholz at Aix-la-Chapelle. For this he was arrested and held for questioning for an unknown period of time. (D-75) (d) The Nazi conspirators confiscated church property. On 20 January 1938, the G... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 27,450 | 27,950 |
compensation pending in a number of confiscation cases. In this letter he stated that all rental payments to those monasteries and ecclesiastical institutions whose premises had been put to use as camps for resettlers had been stopped on receipt of Himmler's order. Concerning current developments, he stated: "After fur... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 27,900 | 28,400 |
daily papers. In the alternative he suggested: "In the opinion of the Party the term 'Church Service' cannot be objected to. I consider it fitting since it properly implies meetings arranged and organized by the Churches." (068-PS) (f) The Nazi conspirators suppressed religious organizations. On 28 May 1934, the State ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 28,350 | 28,850 |
could be given as a basis. "Youth camps, recreational camps are to be forbidden on principle, church organizations in the evening may be prevented on grounds of the blackout regulations. "Processions, pilgrimages abroad are to be forbidden by reason of the over-burdened transport conditions. For local events too techni... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 28,800 | 29,300 |
consideration and action. The plan called for shifting, combining and eliminating Theological Faculties in various schools and universities throughout the Reich, with the following results: "To recapitulate this plan would include the complete closing of Theological Faculties at Innsbruck, Salzburg and Munich, the tran... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 29,250 | 29,750 |
Evangelisschen Kirche (Law concerning procedure for decisions in legal affairs of the Evangelical Church), giving the Reich Ministry of the Interior sole authority to determine the validity of measures taken in the Churches since 1 May 1933, when raised in a civil lawsuit.Hitler Frick 3435-PS3.7.35I.851Erste Verordnung... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 29,700 | 30,200 |
of those laws which are applicable to all, to manage and regulate her own affairs independently, and, within the framework of her own competence, to publish laws and ordinances binding on her members." (3280-A-PS) Other articles formulated agreements on basic principles such as free communication between Rome and the l... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 30,150 | 30,650 |
a demand made by the German Government that no further appointment of Archbishops, Bishops, and other high administrative dignitaries be made in the new territories of the Reich, or of certain of them within the old Reich, without previous consultation with the German Government (3261-PS), the Secretary of State of Pop... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 30,600 | 31,100 |
(2928-PS) B. Acts of suppression of the Christian Churches in Annexed and Occupied Territories. (1) In Austria. The methods of suppression of churches followed in Austria by the occupying power began with measures to exclude the Church from public activities, such as processions, printing of newspapers and Reviews whic... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 31,050 | 31,550 |
a great extent Catholic church property was seized for the benefit of the Reich. "(b) Czechoslovak National Church. "* * * The Czechoslovak Church in Slovakia was entirely prohibited and its property confiscated under German compulsion in 1940. It has been allowed to exist in Bohemia and Moravia but in a crippled form ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 31,500 | 32,000 |
regular clergy have been reduced to proportions that are absolutely inadequate, because they have been in large part deported and exiled; the education of clerics has been forbidden; the Catholic education of youth is meeting with the greatest opposition; the nuns have been dispersed; insurmountable obstacles have been... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 31,950 | 32,450 |
the reasons for their attitude are outlined by the Cardinal Archbishop of Breslau, a German living in Germany, in a letter to the Papal Secretary of State on 7 December 1942 as follows: "Your Eminence knows very well the greatest difficulty in the way of opening negotiations comes from the overruling authority which th... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 32,400 | 32,900 |
1945, 2,800 Polish ecclesiastics and religious were imprisoned in that camp; among them was the Auxiliary bishop of Wloclawek, who died there of typhus. In April last there were left only 816, all the others being dead except for two or three transferred to another camp. In the summer of 1942, 480 German-speaking minis... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 32,850 | 33,350 |
Catholic organizations; the gradual suppression of the flourishing Catholic schools, both public and private; the enforced weaning of youth from family and Church; the pressure brought to bear on the conscience of citizens, and especially of civil servants; the systematic defamation, by means of a clever, closely-organ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 33,300 | 33,800 |
faculties in various universities. (USA 362)....III173 *129-PSLetter from Kerrl to Herr Stapol, 6 September 1939, found in Rosenberg files. (USA 727)....III179 *840-PSParty Directive, 14 July 1939, making clergy and theology students ineligible for Party membership. (USA 355)....III606 *848-PSGestapo telegram from Berl... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 33,750 | 34,250 |
568)....V1009 3262-PSReport of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Cesare Orsenigo, Papal Nuncio in Germany to His Eminence the Cardinal Secretary of State to His Holiness, 27 June 1942.....V1015 *3263-PSMemorandum of Secretariate of State to German Embassy regarding the situation in the Warthegau, 8 October 1942. (USA 5... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 34,200 | 34,700 |
Church, 25 June 1937. 1937 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 697....VI147 3466-PSDecree to unite the competences of Reich and Prussia in Church Affairs, 16 July 1935. 1935 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1029....VI168 3560-PSDecree concerning organization and administration of Eastern Territories, 8 October 1939. 1939 Reichs... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 34,650 | 35,150 |
*" Point 7: "We demand that the state make it its first duty to promote the industry and livelihood of citizens. If it is not possible to nourish the entire population of the State, the members of foreign nations (non-citizens) are to be expelled from the Reich." Point 8: "Any further immigration of non-Germans is to b... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 35,100 | 35,600 |
neither sincere nor consistent, for in 1921 he advocated breaking up Zionism, "which is involved in English-Jewish politics." (2432-PS). He advocated in 1921 the adoption by "all Germans" of the following slogans: "Get the Jews out of all parties. Institute measures for the repudiation of all citizenship rights of all ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 35,550 | 36,050 |
aim of the work toward racial education." (2427-PS) D. After the acquisition of power the Nazi conspirators initiated a state policy of persecution of the Jews. (1) The first organized act was the boycott of Jewish enterprises on 1 April 1933. The boycott action was approved by all the defendants who were members of th... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 36,000 | 36,500 |
Goebbels 2984-PS21.5.35 I.608Wehrgesetz (Law concerning Armed Forces) barring "non-Aryans" from military service. V. Blomberg On 10 September 1935, Minister of Education Rust issued a circular ordering the complete elimination of Jewish pupils from "Aryan" schools (2894-PS). This legislative activity, in addition to be... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 36,450 | 36,950 |
Reichsgesetzblatt pageTitle and gist of lawSigned by 1416-PS15.9.35I 1145Reichsbuergergesetz (Reich Citizenship Law), first Nurnberg Law, reserving citizenship for subjects of German blood.Hitler Frick 2000-PS15.9.35 I 1146Gesetz zum Schutze des deutschen Blutes, (Law for protection of German blood and German honor), f... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 36,900 | 37,400 |
Year Plan, and were thus connected with the consolidation of control over German economy in preparation for aggressive war. The major laws issued in this period are listed below: Document No.DateReichsgesetzblatt pageTitle and gist of lawSigned by 1412-PS12.11.38I 1579 Verordnung ueber eine Suhneleistung der Juden (Ord... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 37,350 | 37,850 |
[of war] will be * * * the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe." (2663-PS) Thus the direction was given for a policy which was carried out as soon as the conquest of foreign territories created the material conditions. (For the carrying out and results of the program of the Nazi conspirators against Jewry, see Ch... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 37,800 | 38,300 |
regulation concerning appearance of Jews in public, 28 November 1938. 1938 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1676....IV6 1416-PSReich Citizen Law of 15 September 1935. 1935 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1146....IV7 *1417-PSFirst regulation to the Reichs Citizenship Law, 14 November 1935. 1935 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 38,250 | 38,750 |
Part I, p. 969.....V533 2873-PSSecond decree allotting to Implementation of Law on change of first and family names, 17 August 1938. 1938 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1044....V534 2874-PSFifth decree to law relating to Reich Citizenship, 27 September 1938. 1938 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 165, p. 1403...V535 2875-P... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 38,700 | 39,200 |
(2453-PS) Hitler stated in Mein Kampf: "On this basis the whole education by the National State must aim primarily not at the stuffing with mere knowledge, but at the building up of bodies which are physically healthy to the core. The development of intellectual faculties comes only after this." (2392-PS) (2) They tran... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 39,150 | 39,650 |
all German teachers and to remove all "harmful and untrustworthy" elements (1397-PS; 2392-PS). Many teachers and professors (mostly Jewish) were dismissed and were replaced with "State spirited" teachers (2392-PS). All teachers were required to take an oath of loyalty and obedience to Hitler (2061-PS). All teachers wer... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 39,600 | 40,100 |
for an unspecified period of time and was responsible only to the Reichs Minister. The University was divided into the Dozentenschaft (Lecturers Corps) and the Studentenschaft (Student Corps). The leaders of these two bodies were also appointed by the Reichsminister of Education (2394-PS). The teaching staff of the uni... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 40,050 | 40,550 |
said: "The racial State will have to see to it that there will be a generation which by a suitable education will be ready for the final and ultimate decision on this globe. The nation which enters first on this course will be the victorious one." (404-PS) The law of the Hitler Youth provides in part as follows: "The f... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 40,500 | 41,000 |
the German Reich), in June 1933. In this position he was directly responsible to Hitler for the education and training of the German youth outside of the home and school in accordance with the ideology of the Nazi Party. (1458-PS) In June of 1933 on orders of Schirach, an armed band of Hitler youths occupied by force t... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 40,950 | 41,450 |
in a hard and uncompromising manner. Many might not have realized why we went through so much trouble for the sake of the youth. And yet the National Socialist German Workers Party, whose trustee I felt I always was and always will be, this party considered the struggle for the youth as the decisive element for the fut... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 41,400 | 41,900 |
the guiding principle of German policy was the utilization of the space to the East (1458-PS); 2439-PS). All activities carried on in support of the demands for modification of the Versailles Treaty, the restoration of colonies, and the acquisition of additional living space were closely coordinated with the (VDA) Vere... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 41,850 | 42,350 |
indoctrinate boys selected by the Party to be the future leaders of the Nazi state. The schools were operated by the Hitler Jugend for the party. Boys entered at the age of 12 and remained in the school until 18 years of age. (2653-PS) (5) The Nazi conspirators used the Hitler Jugend for extensive pre-military training... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 42,300 | 42,800 |
court. 200-PSConfidential telegram from Berger to Reich Ministry for Occupied Eastern Territories, 8 July 1944 concerning forced labor of children.......III214 *318-PSAgreement between Rosenberg and Leader of the National Socialist University Professor League (NSDoB), 2 December 1941. (USA 728)......III255 *404-PSExcer... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 42,750 | 43,250 |
NSDAP, 1938, pp. 80-81. (USA 430).....V69 2435-PSExtracts from The Coming Germany, The Education of the Youth in the Reich of Adolf Hitler, by Kaufmann.....V113 *2436-PSExtracts from Enjoyment, Discipline, Belief, Official handbook for cultural work in camp. (USA 859)......V119 2438-PSExtracts from Boys in Service, han... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 43,200 | 43,700 |
functions were: (a) To direct, supervise and synchronize propaganda within the Nazi movement. "Propaganda of The NSDAP, its formations and affiliated associations is the responsibility of the Reichspropagandaleiter. "He determines all manifestations of the Movement, including its formations and affiliated associations,... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 43,650 | 44,150 |
propaganda office) was at the same time the Gau representative of the Chamber of Culture (Landeskulturwalter) and in most cases also represented the regional office of the Propaganda Ministry, so that on the lower levels, Party and State propaganda were completely unified. (2315-PS) (2) The office of Reichspressechef (... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 44,100 | 44,600 |
der NSDAP (1937) described his function as follows: "He is charged with the creation of a press for the German people, which is responsible and answerable to him, and which reflects the life and experiences of the German people's community. In addition, the Reichsleiter for Press has the function of issuing regulations... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 44,550 | 45,050 |
authorized to issue directives with the force of law. In that capacity he issued certain regulations which had the effect of prohibiting the ownership of newspapers by corporations of any kind, except the NSDAP or such groups as were approved by the Party. (2315-PS) These decrees enabled Amann to close down one or more... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 45,000 | 45,500 |
Manual stated: "It is the function of the Examining Commission to protect the National Socialist literature from abuse; corruption, and attempts at dissolution. Thus it forestalls the infiltration of elements within the National Socialist literature which are irreconcilable with it." (2319-PS) In addition, the PPK conc... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 45,450 | 45,950 |
furthermore he is in charge of all institutions serving these purposes." (2030-PS). In the words of Mueller, an authority on the Propaganda Ministry, these decrees formed the basis for the creation of a central agency for propaganda "the like of which heretofore existed nowhere in the world." (2434-PS). The influence w... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 45,900 | 46,400 |
and its personnel (through the Reich Press Chamber), and supervised the dissemination of news through the official German News Agency (DNB). The Home Press Division outlined the editorial policy off all newspapers and the comment of editors and journalists in its duly directives. (Tendenz berichte). These dealt with th... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 46,350 | 46,850 |
employed in the cultural professions were obligated to register with one of the subordinate Chambers. The Chambers were also responsible for investigating the activities and political reliability of their members Moreover, power was given to Chambers to prosecute members of fending against Nazi standards or persons pur... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 46,800 | 47,300 |
market everything "un German." It had the further function of bringing literature to the people and making the writer more "aware of his duty to the nation." Primary responsibility for critical evaluation and censorship of literature however, was left to the Propaganda Ministry. (2529-PS) (7) Reichsrundfunkkammer (Reic... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 47,250 | 47,750 |
*2434-PSThe Reich Ministry for Enlightenment of the People and for Propaganda, Berlin 1940, by George Mueller. (USA 722).....V102 2529-PSExtracts from Handbook of Reich Chamber of Culture for 1937......V262 *3016-PSAffidavit of Max Amann, 19 November 1945. (USA 757).....V735 *3469-PSAffidavit of Hans Fritzsche, 7 Janua... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 47,700 | 48,200 |
affiliated unit of the NSDAP, similar to the SA and the SS. The membership of the enlarged NSKK grew rapidly. The military purpose of the NSKK is evident from the following statement from the Organization buch der NSDAP (1940): "The young driver who has received his training in the six-week courses of the NSKK will be ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 48,150 | 48,650 |
of the NSKK is given in the following passage from "Deutschland im Kampf" written by Ministerialdirigent A. J. Berndt of the Reich Propaganda Ministry and Lt. Col. von Wedel of the German Army High Command, in the issue of June 1940: "The NSKK is playing a decisive part in the carrying out of considerable war-important... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 48,600 | 49,100 |
the National Socialist Reich." (2805-PS) The tens of thousands of members of the RAD were militarily trained and ready for action when Germany launched her campaigns of aggression. Actual military use of the men of the RAD is clearly shown in the 1 June 1943 edition of "Fuehren und Erziehen" (Leadership and Education),... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 49,050 | 49,550 |
Not seldom did they have direct contact with the enemy- their losses in deed and wounded and the Iron Cross awards are heroic proof of that. While, as the foremost construction workers of the German Reich, they had already proved their worth when building the West Wall, they were now able to perfect what they had learn... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 49,500 | 50,000 |
I left the house in Wilhelmplatz as Reich Chancellor. There is no institution in this state which is not National Socialist. Above all, however, the National Socialist Party in these five years not only has made the nation National Socialist, but also has given itself that perfect organizational structure which guarant... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 49,950 | 50,450 |
2812-PSdirective from German Army High Command, published in General Army Bulletin, 1940, Vol. VII, p. 96.....V450 2813-PSExtract from The National Socialist Air Corps, p. 14.......V451 *3054-PS"The Nazi Plan", script of a motion picture composed of captured German film. (USA 167).....V801 Chapter VI Contents Chapter V... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VII - Means Used by the Nazi Conspirators in Gaining Control of the German State | 50,400 | 50,532 |
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in a lecture delivered on 24 May 1939 in the Nazi Foreign Office, that out of the few factories permitted by the Versailles Treaty there had arisen * * * "The mightiest armament industry now existing in the world. It has attained the performances which in part equal the German wartime performances and in part even surp... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 450 | 950 |
rubber, gasoline, and steel, in a period of four years, so that Germany would be fully prepared for aggressive war. The responsibility for the execution of this program was entrusted to the office of the Four Year Plan under Goering. A "memorandum on the Four Year Plan and Preparation of the War Economy," dated 30 Dece... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 900 | 1,400 |
the Reich War Minister on the basis that "the show-down with Russia is inevitable," and added that "all measures have to be taken just as if we were actually in the stage of imminent danger of war." (EC-416) In the same month the office of the Four Year Plan was created with the mission of making Germany self-sufficien... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 1,350 | 1,850 |
Stein was an active member of the Deutsche Volkspartei. "I remember that Dr. Schacht acted as a kind of host. "While I had expected the appearance of Goering, Hitler entered the room, shook hands with everybody and took a seat at the top of the table. In a long speech he talked mainly about the danger of communism over... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 1,800 | 2,300 |
retreat, even if the coming election does not bring about a decision. * * * "The question of restoration of the Wehrmacht will not be decided at Geneva but in Germany, when we have gained internal strength through internal peace." (D-203) In reply to these statements Goering, who was present at that same meeting, decla... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 2,250 | 2,750 |
Nazi war program is described in a speech prepared by Gustav Krupp in January 1944, for delivery at the university of Berlin: "War material is life-saving for one's own people, and whoever works and performs in those spheres can be proud of it. Here, enterprise as a whole, finds its highest justification of existence. ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 2,700 | 3,200 |
ought to be lost, since otherwise it may fall into the hands of the enemies' intelligence service. Orally transmitted, matters are not provable; they can be denied by us in Geneva." (EC-177) The singleness of purpose with which the Nazi conspirators geared the German economy to the forging of a war machine is further s... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 3,150 | 3,650 |
may be carried out. The existence of such preparations, or the intention of them must be kept in strictest secrecy in the zone itself as well as in the rest of the Reich." (EC-405) Preparations of various types were thereupon discussed. The rapid success of German rearmament is attributable to the work of Schacht. In t... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 3,600 | 4,100 |
One of the primary advantages of this method was the fact that through its use figures indicating the extent of rearmament, which would have become public through the use of other methods, could be kept secret. "Mefo" bills were used exclusively for armament financing. Transactions in "mefo" bills worked as follows: "M... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 4,050 | 4,550 |
Nazi conspirators redoubled their efforts to prepare Germany for a major war. The Four Year Plan was proclaimed by Hitler in his address at the Nurnberg Party Convention on 9 September 1936. It was given a statutory foundation by the decree concerning the execution of the Four Year Plan dated 18 October 1936 (Reichsges... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 4,500 | 5,000 |
ago at the disposal of official bureaus for purposes of foreign propaganda, and that we had supported all requests addressed to us to the utmost." (D-206) These activities are demonstrated by another document found in the files of the Krupp company. A memorandum prefaced by Herr Sonnenberg, on 14 October 1937, reports ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 4,950 | 5,450 |
same conference, on 14 October 1938, Goering declared: "These gains made through the export are to be used for an increased armament. The armament should not be curtailed by export activities." (1301-PS) Goering had received the order from the Fuehrer to increase armaments to an abnormal extent, the air force having fi... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 5,400 | 5,900 |
I start with the discussion of the war game in war economy, I have to express how grateful we all are that you, President Dr. Schacht, have gone to the trouble personally to participate in our final discussion today despite all your other activities. This proves to us your deep interest in war economy tasks shown at al... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 5,850 | 6,350 |
of the threatening danger of inflation. The memorandum continued: "* * * From the beginning the Reichsbank has been aware of the fact that a successful foreign policy can be attained only by the reconstruction of the German armed forces. It [the Reichsbank] therefore assumed to a very great extent the responsibility to... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 6,300 | 6,800 |
were the indispensable prerequisites for their subsequent campaign of aggression. LEGAL REFERENCES AND LIST OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE CONSPIRACY Document Description Vol. Page Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Article 6, especially 6(a)......I 5 International Military Tribunal, Indi... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 6,750 | 7,250 |
of 30 September 1934. (USA 623).......VII 306 *EC-174 Summary "war economy" trip to Godesberg undertaken by General Staff between 25 May and 2 June 1937. (USA 761).....VII 326 *EC-177 Minutes of second session of Working Committee of the Reich Defense held on 26 April 1933. (USA 390).....VII 328 *EC-252 Letter from Sch... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter VIII - Economic Aspects of the Conspiracy | 7,200 | 7,580 |
Avalon Home Document Collections Ancient 4000bce - 399 Medieval 400 - 1399 15 th Century 1400 - 1499 16 th Century 1500 - 1599 17 th Century 1600 - 1699 18 th Century 1700 - 1799 19 th Century 1800 - 1899 20 th Century 1900 - 1999 21 st Century 2000 - Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume 1 Chapter IX The Plotting of A... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 0 | 500 |
foregoing * * *" "Leaders, organizers, instigators and accomplices participating in the formulation or execution of a common plan or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes are responsible for all acts performed by any persons in execution of such plan." Five important principles are contained in these portion... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 450 | 950 |
the deliberate premeditation which preceded those acts of aggression; (3) the evil motives which led to the attacks; (4) the individual participation of named persons in the Nazi conspiracy for aggression; (5) the deliberate falsification of the pretexts claimed by the Nazi aggressors as they arose for their criminal a... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 900 | 1,400 |
ally, Japan, and precipitated the attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. The essential elements of the crime of aggressive war can be made out by a mere handful of captured German documents. These documents will leave no reasonable doubt concerning the aggressive character of the Nazi war or concerning the conspi... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 1,350 | 1,850 |
decision was in 1919 when I after long internal conflict became a politician and took up the struggle against my enemies. That was the hardest of all decisions. I had, however, the firm belief that I would arrive at my goal. First of all, I desired a new system of selection. I wanted to educate a minority which would t... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 1,800 | 2,300 |
the mass of the German people were with him. But he does give a brief summary of this early period: the organization of the mass of the people, the extension of organization to the armed forces, and the various "brutal decisions" that were made. A top secret letter dated 24 June 1935, from General von Blomberg to the S... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 2,250 | 2,750 |
became effective immediately, publication was suspended by Adolf Hitler. There was also further attached to von BlombergÂs letter a copy of the decision of the Reichscabinet of 21 May 1935 on the Council for the Defense of the Realm. This decree deals largely with organization for economic preparation for the war. Thi... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 2,700 | 3,200 |
of detailed deliberations and of the experiences of his four and a half years in government; he desired to explain to those present his fundamental ideas on the possibilities and necessities of expanding our foreign policy and in the interests of a far-sighted policy he requested that his statements be looked upon in t... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 3,150 | 3,650 |
tin, however, can not. "3. Cellular materials can be covered by ourselves as long as sufficient wood supplies exist. A permanent solution is not possible. "4. Edible fats-possible. "B. In the case of foods, the question of an autarchy must be answered with a definite No. "The general increase of living standards, compa... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 3,600 | 4,100 |
Britain, it is more a question of security of transport than one of foreign currency, and this explains the great weakness in our food situation in wartime. The only way out, and one which may appear imaginary, is the securing of greater living space, an endeavor which at all times has been the cause of the formation o... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 4,050 | 4,550 |
East Africa can no longer be expected. Any resistance on England's part would at best consist in the readiness to satisfy our colonial claims by taking away colonies which at the present moment are not in British hands, for example, Angola. French favors would probably be of the same nature. "A serious discussion regar... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 4,500 | 5,000 |
our population to become too low. "France's position is more favorable than that of England. The French Empire is better placed geographically, the population of its colonial possessions represents a potential military increase. But France is faced with difficulties of internal politics. At the present time only 10 per... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 4,950 | 5,450 |
is still living, then it will be his irrevocable decision to solve the German space problem no later than 1943-45. The necessity for action before 1943-45 will come under consideration in cases 2 and 3. "Case 2. Should the social tensions in France lead to an internal political crisis of such dimensions that it absorbs... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 5,400 | 5,900 |
reckoned with by us in case of a conflict with France, as in every case it would have as a consequence, the enmity of Great Britain. Naturally we should in every case, have to bar our frontier during the operation of our attacks against Czechoslovakia and Austria. It must be taken into consideration here that Czechoslo... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 5,850 | 6,350 |
the tensions in the Mediterranean. Should Franco be in sole possession of the Spanish Peninsula, it would mean the end of Italian intervention and the presence of Italy on the Balearic Isles. As our interests are directed towards continuing the war in Spain, it must be the task of our future policy to strengthen Italy ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 6,300 | 6,800 |
French forces which would presumably be employed on the Alpine frontier against Italy to be in the region of twenty divisions, so that a strong French superiority would still remain on our Western frontier. The French would, according to German reasoning, attempt to advance into the Rhineland. We should consider the le... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 6,750 | 7,250 |
reveals the truth concerning the deliberateness of the aggressions against Czechoslovakia (388-PS). The file was found in a cellar of the Platterhof at Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden. It consists of a work-file of originals and duplicates, incidental to the preparations for the annexation of Czechoslovakia. The Germa... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 7,200 | 7,700 |
certainly arise. Accomplished Facts must prove the senselessness of foreign military intervention, draw Allies into the scheme (division of spoils) and demoralize 'Gruen.' "Therefore: bridging the time gap between first penetration and employment of the forces to be brought up, by a determined and ruthless thrust by a ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 7,650 | 8,150 |
tasks for the Armed Forces arising from the situation. "3. Exposition of the consequences of those tasks. "4. Ensuring the secrecy of all decisions and work resulting from these consequences. "Secrecy is the first essential for success. "The Fuehrer's observations are given in systematized form below. "Our present situ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 8,100 | 8,600 |
It is a question of expanding our living space in the East and of securing our food supplies, of the settlement of the Baltic problem. Food supplies can be expected only from thinly populated areas. over and above the natural fertility, thorough-going German exploitation will enormously increase the surplus. "There is ... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 8,550 | 9,050 |
of Poland. Should Russia take steps to oppose us, our relations with Japan may become closer. "If there were an alliance of France, England and Russia against Germany, Italy and Japan, I would be constrained to attack England and France with a few annihilating blows. The Fuehrer doubts the possibility of a peaceful set... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 9,000 | 9,500 |
They know how to exploit every new development. They have the love of adventure and bravery of the Nordic race. Quality is lowered by dispersal. The German average is higher. "2. World power in itself. It has been constant for 300 years. Extended by the acquisition of allies, this power is not merely something concrete... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 9,450 | 9,950 |
also defeated, the fundamental conditions for a successful war against England will have been secured. "England can then be blockaded from western France at close quarters by the Air Force, while the Navy with its submarines extend the range of the blockade. "Consequences: "England will not be able to fight on the Cont... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 9,900 | 10,400 |
one may know anything before it is necessary that he know it. "On Goering's question, the Fuehrer decided that: "a. The armed forces determine what shall be built. "b. In the shipbuilding program, nothing is to be changed. "c. The armament programs are to be modeled on the years 1943 or 1944. [Schmundt certified this t... | Yale Avalon (nca_vol1): Chapter IX - The Plotting of Aggressive War | 10,350 | 10,850 |
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