The Nazi regime persecuted many people identified as political threats to the Nazis’ vision for Germany. After Hitler’s rise to power in 1933, Nazi leaders outlawed all other political parties and targeted suspected political opponents—primarily Communists and Social Democrats (Socialists)—but also others, including members of rightwing political parties that were seen as competition to the Nazis.
political persecution
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Concentration Camp Prisoners
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RuleDeath Certificate for Fritz Dressel
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Churches and Christian Leaders in Nazi Germany
Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the HolocaustFilm of Catholic Mass at Dachau
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Churches and Christian Leaders in Nazi Germany
Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the HolocaustLetter from Archbishop Michael von Faulhaber to Dachau Camp Administration
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Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RuleMemo from Ernst Kaltenbrunner to Heinrich Himmler
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Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RuleOral History with Annemarie and Waltraud Kusserow
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Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RulePaint Roller and Stencil Used by a Jehovah's Witness in a Labor Camp
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Concentration Camp Prisoners
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RulePostcard Sent from Mauthausen Concentration Camp by a Spanish Prisoner
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Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RulePrisoner Badges Worn by Jehovah's Witnesses in a Concentration Camp
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Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RulePunishment Card of Johann Ludwig Rachuba
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Churches and Christian Leaders in Nazi Germany
Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the HolocaustReport on Pastor Paul Schneider in Buchenwald
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Higher Education in Nazi Germany
Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the HolocaustRequest for the Investigation of Professor Hans Peters