Block Leaders

Question 1

By 1938 how many members did the Nazi party have?

Answer 1

5 million members

Question 2

What allowed them to supervise all aspects of life in Nazi Germany?

Answer 2

Party organisation

Question 3

Who were the most important people who helped control the population?

Answer 3

Block leaders

Question 4

How many block leaders were there?

Answer 4

400,000 one on every street and in every block of flats in every town and every city.

Question 5

What was the block leaders job?

Answer 5

To snoop on their neighbours and report all of this information to their party bosses this way opponents and petty criminals could be identified and turned over to the police

Question 6

Where was the role written down and recorded?

Answer 6

The organisation book of the NSDAP

Question 7

What did the organisation say in the book of the NSDAP to describe what a block leader was supposed to do?

Answer 7

“It is his duty to find people spreading damaging rumours and to report them to the local leader so they may be reported to the state authorities”

Question 8

What Happened when a block leader reported someone and what did this means for the police?

Answer 8

If a block leader reported someone to the local party boss the person’s name was normally passed on to the police therefore the police had eyes and ears everywhere