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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07...tm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=linkrings a very eerie bell
“The Nazi regime significantly altered the composition of the German civil service in the years leading up to World War II. Here are the key points:
1. The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, enacted on April 7, 1933, was a crucial tool for the Nazis to reshape the civil service[5]. This law allowed for the dismissal of civil servants who were considered politically unreliable[5].
2. The law targeted several groups for removal from civil service positions, including Jews, non-Aryans, and political opponents of the Nazi regime. This affected various professions such as teachers, professors, judges, government officials, lawyers, doctors, and musicians[5].
3. While initially some exceptions were made for World War I veterans and long-serving civil servants, these protections were gradually eroded, especially after President Hindenburg's death in 1934[5].
4. The Nazi regime used this law to purge the civil service of those they deemed undesirable and replace them with individuals loyal to Nazi ideology[3].
5. Most German civil servants at the time were conservative and nationalistic, which made many of them receptive to Nazi policies. After political opponents were removed, the remaining civil servants generally accepted the Nazi regime as legitimate[3].
6. Civil servants played a crucial role in implementing Nazi policies, drafting laws and decrees that systematically stripped Jews of their rights and assets[3].
This process of "Nazification" of the German bureaucracy was a key element in consolidating Nazi power and implementing their policies in the lead-up to World War II.
Sources
[1] Employment and living standards - Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-1939
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpq9p39/revision/1[2] How Nazi policies of expansion led to World War II – DW – 09/01/2014
https://www.dw.com/en/how-nazi-policies-of-expansion-led-to-world-war-ii/a-17889233[3] The Role of Civil Servants | Holocaust Encyclopedia
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-role-of-civil-servants[4] Nazification of the German Bureaucracy Reconsidered: A Case Study
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1881401[5] Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_for_the_Restoration_of_the_Professional_Civil_Service
