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Allied initiative to remove Nazism
Denazification (German: Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics
Denazification
German idiom
or legally suspect interest. The term Persilschein dates back to the denazification period in Germany. For a German to be given a Persilschein meant to
Persilschein
Person associated with a controversial movement
English, the term was most commonly used after World War II, during the denazification hearings in West Germany, to refer to people who were not charged with
Mitläufer
2001 film by István Szabó
Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård. The story is set during the period of denazification investigations conducted in post-war Germany after the Second World
Taking_Sides_(film)
Principles of the post-war occupation of Germany
Conference in July to August 1945, they comprise: demilitarisation, denazification, decentralisation, and democratisation. Some historians add decartelisation
Four_Ds
Rebuilding of Germany after World War II
influence from Germany in a process dubbed as "denazification". By mid-1947, the success of denazification and the start of the Cold War led to a re-consideration
Reconstruction_of_Germany
Founder of Adidas (1900–1978)
with the Hitler Youth was essential to expanded production. During his denazification proceedings after the war, Adi pointed out that he had confined himself
Adolf_Dassler
United States Army general (1885–1945)
making aggressive statements towards the Soviet Union and questioning denazification. He also held antisemitic views and made derogatory statements about
George_S._Patton
German state from 1933 to 1945
closing months of the war. The Allies subsequently initiated a policy of denazification and put many of the surviving Nazi leadership on trial for war crimes
Nazi_Germany
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1990)
would be far from a majority. Neither condition changed until 1998. Denazification was an Allied initiative to rid German politics, judiciary, society
West_Germany
German Nazi veterinary official (1892–1955)
(SS) from 1933 to 1945 and rose to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer. In denazification proceedings after the end of the Second World War, he was first adjudged
Friedrich Weber (veterinarian)
Friedrich_Weber_(veterinarian)
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
United Nations Auschwitz bombing debate MS St. Louis Nuremberg trials Denazification Aftermath Bricha Displaced persons Survivors Central Committee of the
The_Holocaust
Nazi SS doctor at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
politics. He served as a district economic advisor, and was found during denazification proceedings after World War II to have not been a committed Nazi. Mengele
Josef_Mengele
Nazi concentration camp supervisor
principles – Guidelines for determining what constitutes a war crime Denazification – Allied initiative to remove Nazism Women in Nazi Germany – Nazi policies
Elisabeth_Volkenrath
Ideological basis for Austria (1949–1988)
self-sacrificing statehood, and cultivated an image of national unity. Postwar denazification was quickly wound up; veterans of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS took
Austria_victim_theory
German businessman (1873–1951)
end of the war in Europe, he was found to be a "lesser offender" in denazification proceedings and was fined. He emigrated to Argentina in 1950 where he
Fritz_Thyssen
German Nazi politician (1909–1982)
arrested. He was subsequently judged to be a "Category II offender" in a denazification proceeding. Naumann was born in Guhrau in Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Werner_Naumann
German composer (1895–1982)
to France. Prybram-Gladona testified to Orff's character during the denazification process. Another important friend to Orff was the German-Jewish musicologist
Carl_Orff
German official in the Nazi Party (1895–1969)
was classified as a Hauptschuldiger (literally "main culprit") at a Denazification proceeding, and sentenced to four years in labour prison. In an appeal
Fritz_Reinhardt
German Nazi janitor (1886–1964)
after 13 weeks, but lost his job. In 1946, Schmid was put on trial by a denazification court under the chairmanship of Karl Mayer [de]. During his trial, which
Jakob_Schmid
German politician, banker, and economist (1877–1970)
Nuremberg, but was acquitted despite Soviet objections. Later, a German denazification tribunal sentenced him to eight years of hard labour, which was also
Hjalmar_Schacht
1946 film by Wolfgang Staudte
lying on denazification paperwork, but an article published in the Neue Zeit in 1947 later reported that he'd been exonerated by the Denazification Commission
The_Murderers_Are_Among_Us
1945–1991 military governing body
the abolition of Nazi laws and organisations, demilitarisation, and denazification, but also with such comparatively pedestrian matters as telephone tariffs
Allied_Control_Council
1939–1945 global conflict
(although in practice having better relations with the Western Allies). A denazification program in Germany led to the prosecution of Nazi war criminals in the
World_War_II
Austrian constitutional law
assessments of individual involvement with the Nazi regime. These efforts of denazification did not last long. With the public mood shifting from considering Austria
Verbotsgesetz_1947
Austrian scientist (1899–1966)
ended, Clara was officially denazified. The controversial post-war denazification process classified Clara as a Mitläufer (follower) in June 1947 but
Max_Clara
Destroyed Nazi memorial in Munich, Germany
features of the temples were destroyed by the U.S. Army as part of denazification. On 8 November 1933, Hitler addressed the party’s old guard at the Bürgerbräukeller
Ehrentempel
German executioner
Reichhart spent one week in Stadelheim Prison for the purposes of denazification. He was not tried for carrying out his official duties as judicial executioner
Johann_Reichhart
German march song
Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen as part of new efforts at denazification. However, as of 2025, the German Army has started to use the song again
Panzerlied
German lawyer and political scientist (1891–1973)
of the German legal profession. Loewenstein was called the "pope of denazification" by his colleagues for his efforts to reform the German Bar Association
Karl_Loewenstein
German term for midnight on 8 May 1945 in Germany
United Kingdom. A primary objective of the Allied occupation was the denazification process implemented by each occupying power. This was accomplished through
Zero_hour_(1945)
Societal activities for coping with the past
Vergangenheitsbewältigung often is seen as the logical "next step" after a denazification drive under both the Allied Occupation and by the Christian Democratic
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
2011 book written by Frederick Taylor
Exorcising Hitler: The Occupation and Denazification of Germany is a 2011 book written by Frederick Taylor that examines the collapse of the Third Reich
Exorcising_Hitler
2022 televised broadcast by Vladimir Putin
acting in self-defense, that its goal was the "demilitarization and denazification" of Ukraine, and claimed that Russia had no plans to occupy Ukrainian
Putin's invasion of Ukraine speech
Putin's_invasion_of_Ukraine_speech
Member of the Nazi Party and one of Adolf Hitler's inner circle (1878–1950)
After the war, Graf was sentenced to five years of hard labour by a denazification court and died in 1950. Shortly after the First World War, Graf became
Ulrich_Graf
German physicist (1874–1957)
institutions. In 1947, he was found guilty as a "Major Offender" by a denazification court, but this was reduced to "Lesser Offender" in 1949 after appeal
Johannes_Stark
Nazi concept of a collective Aryan racial psyche
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Race-soul
Far-right political party in Germany (1920–1945)
attempted to purge German society of Nazi elements in a process known as denazification. Several top leaders were tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity
Nazi_Party
German Nazi official (1902–1999)
Nazi Woman". Following the end of the Second World War, she underwent denazification proceedings and was adjudged a "major offender". An unrepentant Nazi
Gertrud_Scholtz-Klink
Allied-occupied area in Germany (1945–1949)
Belsen moved the strategy of post-war Germany into a new direction; thus denazification was put at the forefront of British post-war policy in Germany. On 4
British occupation zone in Germany
British_occupation_zone_in_Germany
Chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963
In the early years of the Federal Republic, he switched focus from denazification to recovery, and led his country to close relations with France, the
Konrad_Adenauer
German Nazi official (1900–1953)
Tribunal but was acquitted of all charges. In January 1947, a German denazification court sentenced him to nine years of hard labour. He was released under
Hans_Fritzsche
Nazi social-welfare organization
Nazi Party and all of its branches. Known as Law number five, this denazification decree disbanded the NSV, like all organizations linked to the Nazi
National Socialist People's Welfare
National_Socialist_People's_Welfare
Neo-Nazi ideology in the Soviet Union and Russia
after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed to be pursuing the "denazification" of Ukraine. Neo-Nazi organizations and the use of Nazi symbols in Russia
Neo-Nazism_in_Russia
German horticultural architect
presented in particular in the arbitration chamber proceedings for denazification. It was refuted years later. According to Joachim Wolschke-Buhlmahn
Alwin_Seifert
United States Army general (1898–1978)
were both competent and showed some level of genuine commitment to denazification. According to Donald Bloxham, Clay's influence was crucial to American
Lucius_D._Clay
German Nazi Party official, Higher SS and Police Leader
in the camps on typhus and Allied bombing of medicine factories. The denazification of Germany included the classification of ex-Nazis into one of five
Karl_von_Eberstein
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Adolf_Hitler
Nazi book for new members
book were destroyed at the end of the war under the Allied policy of denazification, with the result that originals are very rare. The text of Ich Kämpfe
Ich_Kämpfe
German conductor and composer (1886–1954)
zone, was compelled to undergo the denazification process. Furtwängler was thus required to undergo the denazification process. The charges against him
Wilhelm_Furtwängler
German BDM leader and Reichsbeauftragte (commissioner) in the SS-Helferinnenkorps
SS-Helferinnen (no. 135) for good service. After 1945 she underwent denazification and was classified as a "minderbelastet" (less implicated) offender
Ilse_Staiger
2023 Canadian political scandal
for waging war in Ukraine, which had been started under a pretext of "denazification", among other stated reasons. Rota resigned as speaker five days later
Yaroslav_Hunka_scandal
Nazi Party youth wing (1926–1945)
The Hitler Youth was disbanded by Allied authorities as part of the denazification process. Some Hitler Youth members were suspected of war crimes but
Hitler_Youth
1945 agreement between the major 3 Allies regarding the end of World War II
constituted in Berlin to execute the Allied resolutions (the "Four Ds"): Denazification of the German society to eradicate Nazi influence Demilitarization of
Potsdam_Agreement
German jurist, SA and SS official during the Nazi era (1883–1949)
II in 1945. Buch was classified as a major regime functionary in the denazification proceedings in 1948 and released from prison 1949, committing suicide
Walter_Buch
Imperial German Army officer (1894–1923)
authorities to target such commemoration after World War II as part of the denazification process. Schlageter was born in Schönau im Schwarzwald to Catholic parents
Albert_Leo_Schlageter
German military officer (1897–1957)
single group were saved by Plagge. Plagge was tried before an Allied denazification court in 1947, which accepted his plea to be classified as a "fellow
Karl_Plagge
Nazi government agency
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
Reich_Ministry_of_Public_Enlightenment_and_Propaganda
theory Anti-Germans (political current) Myth of the clean Wehrmacht Denazification Diffusion of responsibility Germanophobia German resistance to Nazism
German_collective_guilt
Aftermath of WW2 until Reunification era
sector becoming East Berlin. A key item in the occupiers' agenda was denazification. The swastika and other outward symbols of the Nazi regime were banned
History of Germany (1945–1990)
History_of_Germany_(1945–1990)
German writer and Nazi politician (1876–1948)
Party and forbidden from publishing any works. He underwent post-war denazification proceedings and was issued a fine. Dinter was born in Mülhausen, in
Artur_Dinter
Expression used to say farewell
"Heil Hitler". This practice ended with the fall of Nazi Germany and Denazification. The following table contains complimentary closings as recommended
Valediction
Painting by Hubert Lanzinger
pierced it with a bayonet. The works were seized as part of efforts at denazification. It was included in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's travelling
The Standard Bearer (Lanzinger painting)
The_Standard_Bearer_(Lanzinger_painting)
Nazi politician and SS-Gruppenführer
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Curt_Wittje
2022 Russian op-ed inciting genocide in Ukraine
national identity in accordance with Russia's aim to accomplish the "denazification" of the latter. It was published on 3 April 2022 in the context of the
What Russia Should Do with Ukraine
What_Russia_Should_Do_with_Ukraine
Chancellor of West Germany from 1966 to 1969
where his wife and children had already moved. There, he underwent denazification. He was initially categorised into Category IV (Followers, Mitläufer
Kurt_Georg_Kiesinger
German Nazi Party functionary
Wittelsbacher-Gymnasium München) gave him a denazification certificate for the Nazi era. At a denazification panel he was assessed as Category II – Follower
Gebhard_Ludwig_Himmler
Secret Reports on Nazi Germany: The Frankfurt School Contribution to the War Effort is a book composed of the original Office of Strategic Services reports
Secret Reports on Nazi Germany
Secret_Reports_on_Nazi_Germany
1936 Anti-fascist demonstration in Leeds
Partisans Yugoslav Partisans Postwar Post–World War II anti-fascism (denazification) Germany Antifa Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander Italy ANPI Bella ciao Liberation
Battle_of_Holbeck_Moor
German general and politician (1873–1942)
government of Bavaria. He died during the Second World War and a post-war denazification tribunal posthumously classified him as an "offender". Hofmann was born
Hans_Georg_Hofmann
1878–1996 German engineering company
the Nazi party, the Fritzlar-Homberg Spruchkammer, a German civilian denazification court, started investigating Ernst Topf. About 8.5 million Germans had
Topf_and_Sons
German Nazi Party official (1902–1996)
SS-Brigadeführer. After the conclusion of the Second World War, he underwent denazification and was sentenced to serve time in a labor camp. Gutterer was born in
Leopold_Gutterer
German SS general (1902–1975)
Jews from the area. After the end of World War II, Huber underwent denazification proceedings but never served any prison time. He was employed by the
Franz_Josef_Huber
German aircraft designer and manufacturer (1898–1978)
Messerschmitt was classified as a "fellow traveler" of the Nazis and tried by a denazification court for the use of forced labor in the production of his aircraft
Willy_Messerschmitt
Millitary greeting
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Nazi_salute
Ongoing conflict since 2014
Olivia B. (3 March 2022). "Historians on What Putin Gets Wrong About 'Denazification' in Ukraine". Time. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved
Russo-Ukrainian_war
West German Neo-Nazi organization
Nazi Germany in May 1945, former members of the Nazi Party underwent denazification procedures. This resulted in those judged to be "offenders" either being
Naumann_Circle
German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946)
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Hermann_Göring
Catholic bishop and Nazi supporter
accused war criminals such as Adolf Eichmann, to escape Allied trials and denazification. Alois Hudal, the son of a shoemaker, was born on 31 May 1885 in Graz
Alois_Hudal
German prince and Nazi officer (1887–1949)
Jewish refugee started his interrogation as an American soldier. At his denazification trial (Spruchkammerverfahren) in 1948, he was asked if he had since
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
Prince_August_Wilhelm_of_Prussia
Nazi German pseudoscientific organization
incriminated in forthcoming war crimes trials. Numerous members escaped Allied denazification policies and remained active in West Germany's archaeological establishment
Ahnenerbe
German actress and Hermann Göring's wife (1893–1973)
Nuremberg, with her daughter, sister, niece and a servant. A German denazification court convicted her of being a Nazi and sentenced her to one year in
Emmy_Göring
German writer
authorities after WWII and later wrote The Questionnaire about Allied denazification efforts. He was born in Kiel, in the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein
Ernst_von_Salomon
German jurist (1886–1950)
the Nazi regime, he was removed from all his positions and underwent denazification procedures, which resulted in the payment of a fine. Born in Heidelberg
Kurt_Schmitt
German Nazi official & publisher (1891–1957)
ended, Amann was arrested by U.S. military occupation authorities. A denazification court deemed him a Hauptschuldiger ('Major Offender'). Amann was sentenced
Max_Amann
Far-right political party in the Weimar Republic
History Adolf Hitler's rise to power Beer Hall Putsch Brown House, Munich Denazification Enabling Act of 1933 German Workers' Party National Socialist Program
Black_Front
planned or incited atrocities. Classified as a "major offender" by a denazification court in 1947 and sentenced to 9 years hard labor. Released early in
List of defendants at the International Military Tribunal
List_of_defendants_at_the_International_Military_Tribunal
German Nazi politician and war criminal (1907–1972)
acquitted for lack of evidence, but was sentenced to prison as a result of denazification proceedings. Hoffmann was born in Bremen, the son of an innkeeper. After
Albert_Hoffmann_(Nazi)
German businessman (1885–1948)
of 140 Polish and 40 French forced workers. After World War II, the denazification process saw Boss initially labeled as an "activist, supporter and beneficiary"
Hugo_Boss_(businessman)
Law enacted in post-war Germany repealing laws enacted by the Nazi regime
that the Allied Control Council acted as occupying forces. Further denazification of German legislation was carried out in the following years. The official
Control Council Law No. 1 – Repealing of Nazi Laws
Control_Council_Law_No._1_–_Repealing_of_Nazi_Laws
Cohort born from 1901 to 1927
of German Jews and others. Following the war, the Allies began the denazification and demilitarization of a post-war Germany. Returning German veterans
Greatest_Generation
Nazi Party meeting about the Holocaust
United Nations Auschwitz bombing debate MS St. Louis Nuremberg trials Denazification Aftermath Bricha Displaced persons Survivors Central Committee of the
Reich Chancellery meeting of 12 December 1941
Reich_Chancellery_meeting_of_12_December_1941
which produced and disseminated such materials during the years of denazification. Nazi propaganda promoted Nazi ideology by demonising the enemies of
Propaganda_in_Nazi_Germany
Dutch international academic publisher
company's turnover had reached 579,000 guilders. After the war, the Dutch denazification committee determined the presence of "enemy money" in Brill's accounts
Brill_Publishers
Surinamese American visual artist (1904–1976)
United Nations Auschwitz bombing debate MS St. Louis Nuremberg trials Denazification Aftermath Bricha Displaced persons Survivors Central Committee of the
Josef_Nassy
SA general and politician (1894–1970)
Germany's surrender until 1949 when he was discovered and arrested. After denazification proceedings, he was initially convicted of criminal behavior but was
Wilhelm_Schepmann
Non-Nazis in the Nazi Reichstag
1945. Most of the surviving fourteen deputies were arrested, underwent denazification proceedings and were released. Among the most prominent members, Hitler's
Guests of the Nazi Party faction in the Reichstag
Guests_of_the_Nazi_Party_faction_in_the_Reichstag
National Red Cross Society in Germany
the NSDAP and all of its branches. Known as "Law Number Five", this denazification decree disbanded the DRK, like all organizations linked to the NSDAP
German_Red_Cross
German aircraft designer
many aircraft for the German armed forces. After the war during the denazification of Germany, Claude Dornier was classified as a "Follower" (Group IV)
Claude_Dornier
Councils set up during Nazi occupation
United Nations Auschwitz bombing debate MS St. Louis Nuremberg trials Denazification Aftermath Bricha Displaced persons Survivors Central Committee of the
Jewish_councils_in_Hungary
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Indian, Sanskrit
Name of an Ancient Sage; A Star of Saptarshimandal
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Hindu, Indian
Place
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Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Poem; Poet; A Wise Person
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Indian
The risk, Black rose, Lowest one, The one
Surname or Lastname
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English : variant of Garrett 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Gerwald, composed of the elements gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + wald- ‘rule’.
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Worship
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Portuguese Spanish
Form of Justus 'just; upright; righteous.
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Latin Irish Shakespearean
Young. In Roman mythology Juno was protectress of women and of marriage. In modern times June is...
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Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Spear of God
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Wise
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