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Document Image NMT 3 Image Ordinance enabling the government to assign and keep citizens in certain jobs for public purposes Copy from the Reich Legal Gazette . . . Ordinance to secure the personnel required for duties of special political importance to the State of 13 February 1939. HLSL Item No.: 10419 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Schlegelberger 20	Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend)	13 February 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Decree on the government created for West Prussia and Poznan Copy from the Reich Legal Gazette . . . Decree of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor concerning the Organization and Administration of the Eastern Territories. HLSL Item No.: 10423 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Schlegelberger 24	Reich Legal Gazette Reich Legal Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Rudolf Hess See more details Rudolf Hess German Nazi leader (1894-1987) Born: 1894-04-26 (Alexandria) Died: 1987-08-17 (Spandau Prison) (located in the administrative territorial entity: West Berlin) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Thule Society Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch Military rank: lieutenant Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague)	08 October 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Decree establishing a German government for occupied Poland Copy from the Reich Legal Gazette . . . Decree of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor on the administration of the occupied Polish territories of 12 October 1939. HLSL Item No.: 10424 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Schlegelberger 25	Reich Legal Gazette Reich Legal Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Rudolf Hess See more details Rudolf Hess German Nazi leader (1894-1987) Born: 1894-04-26 (Alexandria) Died: 1987-08-17 (Spandau Prison) (located in the administrative territorial entity: West Berlin) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Thule Society Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch Military rank: lieutenant Wilhelm Keitel See more details Wilhelm Keitel German field marshal Born: 1882-09-22 (Helmscherode) (country: German Empire; located in the administrative territorial entity: Duchy of Brunswick) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) (country: Allied-occupied Germany) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: military officer; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: artillery VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/74027425 Joachim Ribbentrop, von See more details Joachim von Ribbentrop German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946) Born: 1893-04-30 (Wesel) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel; Travellers Club Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Military rank: Oberleutnant Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk See more details Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk German nobleman, jurist, and senior Nazi government official (1887-1977) Born: 1887-08-22 (Rathmannsdorf) Died: 1977-04-03 1977-03-04 (Essen) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic Occupation: diplomat; economist; jurist; military personnel Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1937-01-30) Participant in: Aryanization; Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-02-06; role: affiant) Significant person: Karl Brandt (role: acquaintance) Position held: Chancellor of Germany (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Konrad Adenauer; replaces: Joseph Goebbels); Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); German Foreign Minister (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Georg Dertinger; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); Leading Minister (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23) Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague) Walther Brauchitsch, von See more details Walther von Brauchitsch German field marshal (1881-1948) Born: 1881-10-04 (Berlin) Died: 1948-10-18 (Hamburg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: military personnel Member of political party: Nazi Party Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: Imperial German Army Position held: commander-in-chief (period: 1938-01-01 through 1941-01-01)	12 October 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Law uniting the office of president with the office of Reich Chancellor Copy from the Reich Law Gazette . . . Law regarding the Head of the German Reich. HLSL Item No.: 10375 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Schlegelberger 52	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance) Constantin Neurath, von See more details Constantin von Neurath German general and Nazi war criminal (1873-1956) Born: 1873-02-02 (Kleinglattbach) Died: 1956-08-14 (Enzweihingen) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Military rank: Obergruppenführer Position held: German Foreign Minister (period: 1932-06-01 through 1938-02-04; replaced by: Joachim von Ribbentrop; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); ambassador Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk See more details Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk German nobleman, jurist, and senior Nazi government official (1887-1977) Born: 1887-08-22 (Rathmannsdorf) Died: 1977-04-03 1977-03-04 (Essen) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic Occupation: diplomat; economist; jurist; military personnel Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1937-01-30) Participant in: Aryanization; Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-02-06; role: affiant) Significant person: Karl Brandt (role: acquaintance) Position held: Chancellor of Germany (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Konrad Adenauer; replaces: Joseph Goebbels); Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); German Foreign Minister (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Georg Dertinger; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); Leading Minister (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23) Franz Seldte See more details Franz Seldte German politician (1882-1947) Born: 1882-06-29 (Magdeburg) Died: 1947-04-01 (Fürth) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: politician Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party Member of: Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten Military rank: major Military branch: Imperial German Army Franz Guertner See more details Franz Guertner Government minister of Germany (1881-1941) Born: 1881-08-26 (Regensburg) Died: 1941-01-29 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: jurist; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party; Q15787248 Participant in: Aktion T4 Position held: Baviarian Minister of Justice (member of cabinet: Q1719960, Q1719961, ..., Q1720104; period: 1922-08-04 through 1932-06-01; replaced by: Heinrich Spangenberger); Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1932-06-01 through 1941-01-29; replaced by: Franz Schlegelberger; replaces: Curt Joël) Educated at: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Paul Eltz-Ruhenach, von See more details Paul von Eltz-Ruebenach* German politician (1875-1943) Born: 1875-02-09 (Wahn) Died: 1943-08-25 (Linz am Rhein) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Employer: Prussian state railways Educated at: RWTH Aachen University; Technical University of Berlin VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/59991886 Richard-Walther Darre See more details Richard-Walther Darré Nazi SS General (1895-1953) Born: 1895-07-14 (Buenos Aires Belgrano) Died: 1953-09-05 (Munich) Country of citizenship: Argentina Occupation: agronomist; politician; writer Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel (series ordinal: 6882; since: 1931-02-25) Military rank: general Military branch: Imperial German Army Joseph Goebbels See more details Joseph Göbbels Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister Born: 1897-10-29 (Rheydt) Died: 1945-05-01 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: Nazi Germany Occupation: autobiographer; demagogue; diarist; journalist Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Wissenschaftlicher Katholischer Studentenverein Unitas Stolzenfels zu Bonn Significant person: Adolf Hitler Position held: Gauleiter (of: Berlin; period: 1926-11-09 through 1945-05-01; replaces: Ernst Schlange); Q104164731; Reich Chancellor (period: 1945-04-30 through 1945-05-01; replaced by: Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk; replaces: Adolf Hitler); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Bernhard Rust See more details Bernhard Rust German Holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945) Born: 1883-09-30 (Hanover) Died: 1945-05-08 (Nübel) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; Nazi Party Member of: Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund; Militant League for German Culture; Sturmabteilung Military rank: lieutenant Position held: Reichsminister; member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Rudolf Hess See more details Rudolf Hess German Nazi leader (1894-1987) Born: 1894-04-26 (Alexandria) Died: 1987-08-17 (Spandau Prison) (located in the administrative territorial entity: West Berlin) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Thule Society Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch Military rank: lieutenant	01 August 1934	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Decree creating the Council of Ministers for the Defense of the Reich to manage government administration and the economy Copy from the Reich Law Gazette . . . Decree of the Fuehrer concerning the formation of a Council of Ministers (Ministerrat) for the Defense of the Reich. HLSL Item No.: 10384 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Schlegelberger 61	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague)	30 August 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Extract from an amendment of the civil service law, stating resignations by officials need not be accepted Copy from the Reich Law Gazette . . . Third law amending the German civil servant law of 21 October 1941. HLSL Item No.: 10446 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Schlegelberger 73	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk See more details Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk German nobleman, jurist, and senior Nazi government official (1887-1977) Born: 1887-08-22 (Rathmannsdorf) Died: 1977-04-03 1977-03-04 (Essen) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic Occupation: diplomat; economist; jurist; military personnel Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1937-01-30) Participant in: Aryanization; Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-02-06; role: affiant) Significant person: Karl Brandt (role: acquaintance) Position held: Chancellor of Germany (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Konrad Adenauer; replaces: Joseph Goebbels); Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); German Foreign Minister (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Georg Dertinger; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); Leading Minister (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23) Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague)	21 October 1941	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Extract from an ordinance, on a court's power to reject a request for evidence Excerpt from: Reich Law Gazette . . . Ordinance Concerning Measures in the Field of Judicature and the Administration of Justice HLSL Item No.: 7440 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Oeschey 35	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague) Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic	01 September 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Ordinance for the creation and jurisdiction of Reich Defense Commissioners Excerpt from: Reich Law Gazette . . . Ordinance Concerning the appointment of Reich Defense Commissioners HLSL Item No.: 7442 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Oeschey 37	Council of Ministers [or Cabinet Council] for the Defense of the Reich Council of Ministers [or Cabinet Council] for the Defense of the Reich Additional details not yet available. Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague)	01 September 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Decree against "public enemies," applying the death penalty to crimes that weaken Germany's military strength or morale, and expedited procedures at the Special Courts Excerpt from: Reich Law Gazette . . . Decree against Public Enemies. HLSL Item No.: 7451 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Oeschey 46	Council of Ministers [or Cabinet Council] for the Defense of the Reich Council of Ministers [or Cabinet Council] for the Defense of the Reich Additional details not yet available. Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague)	05 September 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Decree on the war economy, including punishments for economic crimes such as hoarding that harm the war effort Excerpt from: Reich Law Gazette . . . War Economy Decree HLSL Item No.: 7452 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Oeschey 47	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Rudolf Hess See more details Rudolf Hess German Nazi leader (1894-1987) Born: 1894-04-26 (Alexandria) Died: 1987-08-17 (Spandau Prison) (located in the administrative territorial entity: West Berlin) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Thule Society Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch Military rank: lieutenant Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Walther Funk See more details Walter Funk German economist, Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960) Born: 1890-08-18 (Yasnaya Polyana) Died: 1960-05-31 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: banker; economist; journalist; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: director (of: Bank for International Settlements, Reichsbank); member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Employer: Bank for International Settlements; Reichsbank Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague) Wilhelm Keitel See more details Wilhelm Keitel German field marshal Born: 1882-09-22 (Helmscherode) (country: German Empire; located in the administrative territorial entity: Duchy of Brunswick) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) (country: Allied-occupied Germany) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: military officer; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: artillery VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/74027425	04 September 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Decree for the punishment of violent crimes, enforcing the death penalty and trials at the Special Courts Excerpt from: Reich Law Gazette . . . Decree against Criminals committing Acts of Violence HLSL Item No.: 7453 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Oeschey 48	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Council of Ministers [or Cabinet Council] for the Defense of the Reich Council of Ministers [or Cabinet Council] for the Defense of the Reich Additional details not yet available. Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague)	05 December 1939	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Law merging the office of president into the office of chancellor Excerpt from: Reich Legal Gazette . . . Law regarding the Head of State of the German Reich. HLSL Item No.: 6922 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Klemm 2	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance) Constantin Neurath, von See more details Constantin von Neurath German general and Nazi war criminal (1873-1956) Born: 1873-02-02 (Kleinglattbach) Died: 1956-08-14 (Enzweihingen) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Military rank: Obergruppenführer Position held: German Foreign Minister (period: 1932-06-01 through 1938-02-04; replaced by: Joachim von Ribbentrop; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); ambassador Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk See more details Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk German nobleman, jurist, and senior Nazi government official (1887-1977) Born: 1887-08-22 (Rathmannsdorf) Died: 1977-04-03 1977-03-04 (Essen) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic Occupation: diplomat; economist; jurist; military personnel Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1937-01-30) Participant in: Aryanization; Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-02-06; role: affiant) Significant person: Karl Brandt (role: acquaintance) Position held: Chancellor of Germany (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Konrad Adenauer; replaces: Joseph Goebbels); Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); German Foreign Minister (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Georg Dertinger; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); Leading Minister (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23) Paul Eltz-Ruhenach, von See more details Paul von Eltz-Ruebenach* German politician (1875-1943) Born: 1875-02-09 (Wahn) Died: 1943-08-25 (Linz am Rhein) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Employer: Prussian state railways Educated at: RWTH Aachen University; Technical University of Berlin VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/59991886 Richard-Walther Darre See more details Richard-Walther Darré Nazi SS General (1895-1953) Born: 1895-07-14 (Buenos Aires Belgrano) Died: 1953-09-05 (Munich) Country of citizenship: Argentina Occupation: agronomist; politician; writer Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel (series ordinal: 6882; since: 1931-02-25) Military rank: general Military branch: Imperial German Army Joseph Goebbels See more details Joseph Göbbels Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister Born: 1897-10-29 (Rheydt) Died: 1945-05-01 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: Nazi Germany Occupation: autobiographer; demagogue; diarist; journalist Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Wissenschaftlicher Katholischer Studentenverein Unitas Stolzenfels zu Bonn Significant person: Adolf Hitler Position held: Gauleiter (of: Berlin; period: 1926-11-09 through 1945-05-01; replaces: Ernst Schlange); Q104164731; Reich Chancellor (period: 1945-04-30 through 1945-05-01; replaced by: Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk; replaces: Adolf Hitler); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Franz Seldte See more details Franz Seldte German politician (1882-1947) Born: 1882-06-29 (Magdeburg) Died: 1947-04-01 (Fürth) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: politician Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party Member of: Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten Military rank: major Military branch: Imperial German Army Franz Guertner See more details Franz Guertner Government minister of Germany (1881-1941) Born: 1881-08-26 (Regensburg) Died: 1941-01-29 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: jurist; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party; Q15787248 Participant in: Aktion T4 Position held: Baviarian Minister of Justice (member of cabinet: Q1719960, Q1719961, ..., Q1720104; period: 1922-08-04 through 1932-06-01; replaced by: Heinrich Spangenberger); Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1932-06-01 through 1941-01-29; replaced by: Franz Schlegelberger; replaces: Curt Joël) Educated at: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Werner Blomberg, von See more details Werner von Blomberg German field marshal (1878-1946) Born: 1878-09-02 (Stargard) Died: 1946-03-14 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: military officer; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party (series ordinal: 3.805.226; since: 1937-01-30) Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: German Army Position held: minister of war Bernhard Rust See more details Bernhard Rust German Holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945) Born: 1883-09-30 (Hanover) Died: 1945-05-08 (Nübel) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; Nazi Party Member of: Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund; Militant League for German Culture; Sturmabteilung Military rank: lieutenant Position held: Reichsminister; member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Rudolf Hess See more details Rudolf Hess German Nazi leader (1894-1987) Born: 1894-04-26 (Alexandria) Died: 1987-08-17 (Spandau Prison) (located in the administrative territorial entity: West Berlin) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Thule Society Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch Military rank: lieutenant Hanns Kerrl See more details Hanns Kerrl Nazi Minister for Religion (1887-1941) Born: 1887-12-11 (Fallersleben) Died: 1941-12-15 1941-12-12 (Paris) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Sturmabteilung Significant person: Paul Lindemann Position held: Member of Landtag of Prussia; member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; minister	01 August 1934	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Reich government announcement of a plebiscite on the transfer of the powers of the president to the chancellor Excerpt from: The Reich Legal Gazette . . . Decision of the Reich Government to hold a plebiscite, dated 2 August 1934. HLSL Item No.: 6923 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Klemm 3	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Franz Papen, von See more details Franz von Papen German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969) Born: 1879-10-29 (Werl) Died: 1969-05-02 (Sasbach) Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Centre Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Union-Klub Participant in: Hostages Trial (date: 1947-10-03; role: affiant) Significant person: Wilhelm List (role: acquaintance) Constantin Neurath, von See more details Constantin von Neurath German general and Nazi war criminal (1873-1956) Born: 1873-02-02 (Kleinglattbach) Died: 1956-08-14 (Enzweihingen) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Military rank: Obergruppenführer Position held: German Foreign Minister (period: 1932-06-01 through 1938-02-04; replaced by: Joachim von Ribbentrop; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); ambassador Paul Eltz-Ruhenach, von See more details Paul von Eltz-Ruebenach* German politician (1875-1943) Born: 1875-02-09 (Wahn) Died: 1943-08-25 (Linz am Rhein) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Employer: Prussian state railways Educated at: RWTH Aachen University; Technical University of Berlin VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/59991886 Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Hjalmar Schacht See more details 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 Richard-Walther Darre See more details Richard-Walther Darré Nazi SS General (1895-1953) Born: 1895-07-14 (Buenos Aires Belgrano) Died: 1953-09-05 (Munich) Country of citizenship: Argentina Occupation: agronomist; politician; writer Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel (series ordinal: 6882; since: 1931-02-25) Military rank: general Military branch: Imperial German Army Joseph Goebbels See more details Joseph Göbbels Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister Born: 1897-10-29 (Rheydt) Died: 1945-05-01 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: Nazi Germany Occupation: autobiographer; demagogue; diarist; journalist Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Wissenschaftlicher Katholischer Studentenverein Unitas Stolzenfels zu Bonn Significant person: Adolf Hitler Position held: Gauleiter (of: Berlin; period: 1926-11-09 through 1945-05-01; replaces: Ernst Schlange); Q104164731; Reich Chancellor (period: 1945-04-30 through 1945-05-01; replaced by: Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk; replaces: Adolf Hitler); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Bernhard Rust See more details Bernhard Rust German Holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945) Born: 1883-09-30 (Hanover) Died: 1945-05-08 (Nübel) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; Nazi Party Member of: Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund; Militant League for German Culture; Sturmabteilung Military rank: lieutenant Position held: Reichsminister; member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Rudolf Hess See more details Rudolf Hess German Nazi leader (1894-1987) Born: 1894-04-26 (Alexandria) Died: 1987-08-17 (Spandau Prison) (located in the administrative territorial entity: West Berlin) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Thule Society Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch Military rank: lieutenant Franz Guertner See more details Franz Guertner Government minister of Germany (1881-1941) Born: 1881-08-26 (Regensburg) Died: 1941-01-29 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: jurist; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party; Q15787248 Participant in: Aktion T4 Position held: Baviarian Minister of Justice (member of cabinet: Q1719960, Q1719961, ..., Q1720104; period: 1922-08-04 through 1932-06-01; replaced by: Heinrich Spangenberger); Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1932-06-01 through 1941-01-29; replaced by: Franz Schlegelberger; replaces: Curt Joël) Educated at: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Werner Blomberg, von See more details Werner von Blomberg German field marshal (1878-1946) Born: 1878-09-02 (Stargard) Died: 1946-03-14 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: military officer; military personnel; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party (series ordinal: 3.805.226; since: 1937-01-30) Military rank: general field marshal Military branch: German Army Position held: minister of war Hanns Kerrl See more details Hanns Kerrl Nazi Minister for Religion (1887-1941) Born: 1887-12-11 (Fallersleben) Died: 1941-12-15 1941-12-12 (Paris) Country of citizenship: German Reich Occupation: politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Member of: Sturmabteilung Significant person: Paul Lindemann Position held: Member of Landtag of Prussia; member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; minister	02 August 1934	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Extract from law book, containing Hitler's edict establishing the Ministerial Council for the Defense of the Reich Excerpt from: Pfundtner-Neubert: The new German Reich Law . . . Edict of the Fuehrer concerning the formation of a Ministerial council for the Defense of the Reich 30 August 1939 . . . HLSL Item No.: 6925 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Klemm 5	Adolf Hitler See more details Adolf Hitler Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945) Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus) Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler) Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01) Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556) Member of: Nazi Party Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Reinhard Neubert See more details Reinhard Neubert German politician and civil law notary Born: 1896-02-25 (Riga) Died: 1945-01-01 Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: lawyer; notary; politician Member of political party: Nazi Party Position held: member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/266183539 ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000016771484 Hans Pfundtner See more details Hans Pfundtner German politician, civil law notary and lawyer (1881-1945) Born: 1881-07-15 (Gusev) Died: 1945-04-25 (Berlin) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: lawyer; notary; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party Member of: Corps Masovia Königsberg Military rank: captain Educated at: University of Königsberg	30 August 1938	Document Image
Document Image NMT 3 Image Decree concerning the appointment of civil defense commissioners in every military district Reich Law Gazette . . . Decree Concerning the Appointment of Reich Defense Commissioners HLSL Item No.: 6926 Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK) Exhibit Code: Klemm 6	Reich Law Gazette Reich Law Gazette Additional details not yet available. Hermann Goering See more details Hermann Göring German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946) Born: 1893-01-12 (Rosenheim) Died: 1945-01-01 1946-10-15 (Nuremberg Court Prison Nuremberg) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources; reason for preferred rank: most precise value) Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany Occupation: aircraft pilot; art collector; politician; war criminal Member of political party: Nazi Party (period: 1922-11-01 through 1923-11-23, 1928-04-01 through 1945-04-29) Member of: Sturmabteilung Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch; Nazi plunder; genocide; war crime Significant person: Alma Hedin (role: friend) Wilhelm Frick See more details Wilhelm Frick German Nazi official (1877-1946) Born: 1877-03-12 (Alsenz) Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German Völkisch Freedom Party; National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party Member of: AGV München; Thule Society Participant in: Aryanization; Beer Hall Putsch; International Military Tribunal (role: defendant) Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (period: 1943-08-24 through 1945-05-04; replaces: Konstantin von Neurath); Reichsminister des Innern (period: 1933-01-30 through 1943-08-20; replaced by: Heinrich Himmler; replaces: Franz Bracht); member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Hans H. Lammers See more details Hans H. Lammers German jurist, Nazi politician, and Head of the Reich Chancellery (1879-1962) Born: 1879-05-27 (Lubliniec) Died: 1962-01-04 (Düsseldorf) Country of citizenship: Germany Occupation: judge; jurist; lawyer; politician Member of political party: German National People's Party (until: 1932-01-01); Nazi Party Member of: Schutzstaffel Participant in: Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: affiant, witness) Significant person: Adolf Hitler (role: superior); Karl Brandt (role: colleague)	01 September 1939	Document Image

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