FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG 9 February 1937
A Proclamation by Dr. Schacht
on the occasion of the Presentation of the Golden Party Badge
On January 30, 1937, the anniversary of his assumption of power, the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor has presented me, together with the other, (Cabinet) members who did not yet belong to the NSDAP, with the Golden Party Badge. The presentation of the Golden Badge of the Movement is the highest honor the Third Reich has to offer. In honoring me as the head of the Reichsbank and the Reich and Prussian Ministry of Economics, it honors at the same time the two agencies which I am directing as well as the work of all those officials, employees and workers functioning in these two agencies. I know that whatever I have been able to contribute to the work of the Fuehrer has been supported by the devoted and conscientious cooperation of all members of the Reichsbank and the Reich and Prussian Ministry of Economics. The distinction honoring me constitutes at the same time a distinction and an honor for them. I thank all my colleagues among the ranks of officials, employees, and workers for their faithfulness in the performance of their work, and appeal to all of them further to devote, with all their hearts, their entire strength to the Fuehrer and the Reich. The German future lies in the hands of our Fuehrer. '
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Statement on the award of the Nazi Golden Badge, giving credit to the work of the Reichsbank and Ministry of Economics and pledging their continuing support for Hitler's leadership
Authors
Hjalmar Schacht (Dr., Reichsbank president, Minister of Economics, plenipotentiary for war economy)
Hjalmar Schacht
German politician and economist
- Born: 1877-01-22 (Tinglev Municipality)
- Died: 1970-06-03 (Munich)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: banker; economist; politician
- Member of political party: German Democratic Party (period: 1918-01-01 through 1926-01-01); Nazi Party (period: 1934-01-01 through 1943-01-01; role: honorary member)
- Member of: German Archaeological Institute
- Participant in: Secret Meeting of 20 February 1933
- Educated at: Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums; Humboldt University of Berlin; Leipzig University; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Date: 09 February 1937
Literal Title: Excerpt from "Frankfurter Zeitung" 9 February 1937[.] A Proclamation by Dr. Schacht on the occasion of the Presentation of the Golden Party Badge
Defendant: Hjalmar Schacht
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: EC-500
HLSL Item No.: 452789
Notes:This document was cited in the trial brief for judicial notice without an exhibit number.
Trial Issues
Biographical and character evidence (all cases) Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4)
Document Summary
EC-500: Schacht's eulogy of Hitler on the occasion of the presentation of the golden party badge to Schacht