Power in the 3rd Reich Flashcards
1
Q
Where power lay in the 3rd Reich:
What is meant by polycratic?
A
There were many different bodies, with Nazi bodies overlapping existing ones
2
Q
Where power lay in the 3rd Reich:
What is meant by feudal?
A
Used to describe the dominance of Nazi leaders, similar to that of medieval barons
3
Q
Where power lay in the 3rd Reich:
What is meant by chaotic?
A
Overlapping of bodies meant it was unclear where responsibility lay
4
Q
Heinrich Himmler
A
- 2nd most powerful in the 3rd reich
- 1929 made Reichsfuhrer of the SS
- 1933 was made head of Munich police
- 1933 Established Dachau concentration camp
- Mastermind of Night of the Long Knives
5
Q
Rudolf Hess
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- 1933 made Deputy Fuhrer
- 1939 made to be Hitler’s successor, after Goring
6
Q
Joseph Goebbels
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- 1933 made Minister of Propaganda
- Created Fuhrer myth
- Instrumental in book burnings in May 1933
7
Q
Martin Bormann
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- 1926 made head of Nazi press
8
Q
Hermann Goring
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- Minister for Prussia
- Commander for the SA
- Blamed communists for coup d’etat and Reichstag fire
- 1939, declared Hitler’s successor
9
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Hans Lammers
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- Head of Reich Chancellery 1933-1945
- President of cabinets during Hitler’s absences, 1943
- 1933 appointed a general of the SS
