denazification Flashcards
what were ordinary Germans judged by?
the Fragebogen to decide who could be classed as a Nazi and there were 133 questions concerning issues as involvement including who they voted for in the 1933 election
what had ordinary germans been forced to do that made them look like Nazis?
Hitler youth had been compulsory from 1939 and membership of the Nazi party was a pre-requisite for career progression this was ignored by the USA
what could people not do without completing the Fragabogen?
Anyone wanting to work in the US zone had to complete the Fragebogen without this they could not qualify for state relief and apply for jobs (depleted number of key workers in US zone)
what could people not do without completing the Fragabogen?
Anyone wanting to work in the US zone had to complete the Fragebogen without this they could not qualify for state relief and apply for jobs (depleted number of key workers in US zone)
in one Lander how many Germans for being investigated for nazi sympathising?
2.5 million
in one Lander how many Germans for being investigated for nazi sympathising?
2.5 million
what was the new method of dividing offenders into?
5 categories decided upon, with lesser offenders with little evidence being places on probation for 2-3 years whilst they worked to rebuild Germany
when was the new method of identifying offenders created?
October 1946
how many germans were identified through the tribunals?
1947 90,000 Germans found to be in most serious category were being kept in prison camps
how many foreign office diplomats were former Nazis by 1952?
66%
what was banned in August 1952?
neo-Nazi socialist reich party was banned
what did British high commander Kirkpatrick say in 1952?
‘whenever I travelled to Germany there were ghost of Hitlers Reich, previous men in Hitlers administration were either living in retirement or taking jobs in banks, commerce or industry’
who did Adenauer have in his police and security service?
members of the SS
what was Adenauer accused of being during the spiegel affair 1962?
overly authoritarian as it was discovered that journalists writing for Spiegel magazine were arrested after criticising FRGs armed forces
who did Adenauer appoint as education minister and why was this controversial?
Leonard Schcuture was Nazi sympathiser and had said Hitlers Nazis were the best political movement but was still appointed as education minister but forced to resign due to student and teacher protests
what did Adenauer agree to give Israel in September 1952?
DM3 billion in compensation for treatment of jews, called ‘blood money’
when was the first Amnesty and what was the consequence?
1951 saw 800,000 Germans who had been classed as Nazi criminals being forgiven
what happened in May 1951?
150,00 German officials that had been removed from positions were allowed to return to government posts
what is an example of a nazi return ing to government post after the amnesty?
Hans Globke had been key in writing the Nuremberg laws 1935 then worked in Adenauer’s cabinet 1953-1963
when was the second amnesty and what did it do?
1954 and it led to a further 400,000 being exonerated after being declared nazi criminals
how many migrant workers came to Germany after the war for unskilled employment?
8 million
