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Documentation of the SS Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt (RuSHA-SS Main Office for Race and Resettlement), 1934-1945

Documentation of the SS Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt (RuSHA-SS Main Office for Race and Resettlement), 1934-1945 The SS Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt (RuSHA-SS Main Office for Race and Resettlement) was founded in 1931; its functions included maintaining the purity of race of members of the SS, dealing with matters pertaining to farmers and settlement, and education of the population in the spirit of Nazi ideology. Richard Walther Darre, who at the time also served as Reichsbauernfuehrer (Reich Farmers' Leader), was appointed to head the organization. Darre's independent world view brought him into conflict...

Type of Material : Survey Report, Official Documentation

Language : German

Trial against employees of the Gestapoleitstelle (Central Office) Berlin: German translation of the judgement of the regional court for the eastern Denmark against Werner Best, Hermann von Hanneken, Günther Pancke and Otto Bovensiepen, 18/07/1949 The accused Best, Hanneken, Pancke and Bovensiepen appeal against the judgement from 20/09/1948 with the aim to be granted by the court. The judgement from 20/09/1948 is controlled for correctness (pp.1-3) Body of evidence presented by the prosecution and the plea concerning the accused Best and his participation in the solution of the Jewish question and his...

File Number : 148

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German