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Allied initiative to remove Nazism
Denazification (German: Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics
Denazification
German idiom
or legally suspect interest. The term Persilschein dates back to the denazification period in Germany. For a German to be given a Persilschein meant to
Persilschein
Person associated with a controversial movement
English, the term was most commonly used after World War II, during the denazification hearings in West Germany, to refer to people who were not charged with
Mitläufer
Global conflict (1939–1945)
(although in practice having better relations with the Western Allies). A denazification program in Germany led to the prosecution of Nazi war criminals in the
World_War_II
2011 book written by Frederick Taylor
Exorcising Hitler: The Occupation and Denazification of Germany is a 2011 book written by Frederick Taylor that examines the collapse of the Third Reich
Exorcising_Hitler
2001 film by István Szabó
Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård. The story is set during the period of denazification investigations conducted in post-war Germany after the Second World
Taking_Sides_(film)
1946 film by Wolfgang Staudte
lying on denazification paperwork, but an article published in the Neue Zeit in 1947 later reported that he'd been exonerated by the Denazification Commission
The_Murderers_Are_Among_Us
Founder of Adidas (1900–1978)
with the Hitler Youth was essential to expanded production. During his denazification proceedings after the war, Adi pointed out that he had confined himself
Adolf_Dassler
Principles of the post-war occupation of Germany
Conference in July to August 1945, they comprise: demilitarisation, denazification, decentralisation, and democratisation. Some historians add decartelisation
Four_Ds
Societal activities for coping with the past
Vergangenheitsbewältigung often is seen as the logical "next step" after a denazification drive under both the Allied Occupation and by the Christian Democratic
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1990)
would be far from a majority. Neither condition changed until 1998. Denazification was an Allied initiative to rid German politics, judiciary, society
West_Germany
German composer (1895–1982)
concealed his part-Jewish ancestry throughout his life, Orff underwent denazification and was rated "'Grey C', acceptable" by psychiatrist Bertram Schaffner
Carl_Orff
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
United Nations Auschwitz bombing debate MS St. Louis Nuremberg trials Denazification Aftermath Bricha Displaced persons Survivors Central Committee of the
The_Holocaust
United States Army general (1885–1945)
making aggressive statements towards the Soviet Union and questioning denazification. He also held antisemitic views and made derogatory statements about
George_S._Patton
German Nazi janitor (1886–1964)
after 13 weeks, but lost his job. In 1946, Schmid was put on trial by a denazification court under the chairmanship of Karl Mayer [de]. During his trial, which
Jakob_Schmid
Ideological basis for Austria (1949–1988)
self-sacrificing statehood, and cultivated an image of national unity. Postwar denazification was quickly wound up; veterans of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS took
Austria_victim_theory
Allied-occupied area in Germany (1945–1949)
Belsen moved the strategy of post-war Germany into a new direction; thus denazification was put at the forefront of British post-war policy in Germany. On 4
British occupation zone in Germany
British_occupation_zone_in_Germany
German BDM leader and Reichsbeauftragte (commissioner) in the SS-Helferinnenkorps
SS-Helferinnen (no. 135) for good service. After 1945 she underwent denazification and was classified as a "minderbelastet" (less implicated) offender
Ilse_Staiger
German Nazi politician (1872–1962)
had attempted to resist Nazi influence within the Reichspost. During denazification proceedings after the war, charges were brought against him as a leading
Wilhelm_Ohnesorge
Rebuilding of Germany after World War II
influence from Germany in a process dubbed as "denazification". By mid-1947, the success of denazification and the start of the Cold War led to a re-consideration
Reconstruction_of_Germany
German Nazi veterinary official (1892–1955)
(SS) from 1933 to 1945 and rose to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer. In denazification proceedings after the end of the Second World War, he was first adjudged
Friedrich Weber (veterinarian)
Friedrich_Weber_(veterinarian)
German Nazi politician and war criminal (1907–1972)
acquitted for lack of evidence, but was sentenced to prison as a result of denazification proceedings. Hoffmann was born in Bremen, the son of an innkeeper. After
Albert_Hoffmann_(Nazi)
German official in the Nazi Party (1895–1969)
was classified as a Hauptschuldiger (literally "main culprit") at a Denazification proceeding, and sentenced to four years in labour prison. In an appeal
Fritz_Reinhardt
German general and politician (1873–1942)
government of Bavaria. He died during the Second World War and a post-war denazification tribunal posthumously classified him as an "offender". Hofmann was born
Hans_Georg_Hofmann
Chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963
In the early years of the Federal Republic, he switched focus from denazification to recovery, and led his country to close relations with France, the
Konrad_Adenauer
German state from 1933 to 1945
closing months of the war. The Allies subsequently initiated a policy of denazification and put many of the surviving Nazi leadership on trial for war crimes
Nazi_Germany
Nazi German pseudoscientific organization
incriminated in forthcoming war crimes trials. Numerous members escaped Allied denazification policies and remained active in West Germany's archaeological establishment
Ahnenerbe
German Nazi politician (1909–1982)
arrested. He was subsequently judged to be a "Category II offender" in a denazification proceeding. Naumann was born in Guhrau in Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Werner_Naumann
German lawyer and political scientist (1891–1973)
of the German legal profession. Loewenstein was called the "pope of denazification" by his colleagues for his efforts to reform the German Bar Association
Karl_Loewenstein
Chancellor of West Germany from 1966 to 1969
where his wife and children had already moved. There, he underwent denazification. He was initially categorised into Category IV (Followers, Mitläufer
Kurt_Georg_Kiesinger
1945–1991 military governing body
the abolition of Nazi laws and organisations, demilitarisation, and denazification, but also with such comparatively pedestrian matters as telephone tariffs
Allied_Control_Council
German executioner
Reichhart spent one week in Stadelheim Prison for the purposes of denazification. He was not tried for carrying out his official duties as judicial executioner
Johann_Reichhart
Neo-Nazi ideology in the Soviet Union and Russia
after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed to be pursuing the "denazification" of Ukraine. Neo-Nazi organizations and the use of Nazi symbols in Russia
Neo-Nazism_in_Russia
Aftermath of WW2 until Reunification era
sector becoming East Berlin. A key item in the occupiers' agenda was denazification. The swastika and other outward symbols of the Nazi regime were banned
History of Germany (1945–1990)
History_of_Germany_(1945–1990)
German Nazi Party official, Higher SS and Police Leader
in the camps on typhus and Allied bombing of medicine factories. The denazification of Germany included the classification of ex-Nazis into one of five
Karl_von_Eberstein
German term for midnight on 8 May 1945 in Germany
United Kingdom. A primary objective of the Allied occupation was the denazification process implemented by each occupying power. This was accomplished through
Zero_hour_(1945)
German businessman (1873–1951)
end of the war in Europe, he was found to be a "lesser offender" in denazification proceedings and was fined. He emigrated to Argentina in 1950 where he
Fritz_Thyssen
German march song
Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen as part of new efforts at denazification. However, as of 2025, the German Army has started to use the song again
Panzerlied
Prince of Hanover
joined the SS in 1933 and remained a member for one year. His official "denazification" certificate from 1949 vetting his Third Reich associations classified
Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (born 1914)
Prince_Ernest_Augustus_of_Hanover_(born_1914)
German occultist and völkisch group in post-World War I Munich
History Adolf Hitler's rise to power Beer Hall Putsch Brown House, Munich Denazification Enabling Act of 1933 German Workers' Party National Socialist Program
Thule_Society
where he underwent the denazification process carried out by the local Spruchkammer (German civilian court handling denazification). After the liberation
Paul_Fritz_Wiemann
Destroyed Nazi memorial in Munich, Germany
features of the temples were destroyed by the U.S. Army as part of denazification. On 8 November 1933, Hitler addressed the party’s old guard at the Bürgerbräukeller
Ehrentempel
Member of the Nazi Party and one of Adolf Hitler's inner circle (1878–1950)
After the war, Graf was sentenced to five years of hard labour by a denazification court and died in 1950. Shortly after the First World War, Graf became
Ulrich_Graf
World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
1–19 Tent, James F. (1982), Mission on the Rhine: Reeducation and Denazification in American-Occupied Germany Zink, Harold (1957). The United States
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
Principle of political authority in Nazi Germany
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Führerprinzip
Austrian constitutional law
assessments of individual involvement with the Nazi regime. These efforts of denazification did not last long. With the public mood shifting from considering Austria
Verbotsgesetz_1947
Trials of Nazi German leaders
and knowledge of the criminal purpose could be proved, complicating denazification efforts. The SA, Reich Cabinet, General Staff and High Command were
Nuremberg_trials
Labour organization in Nazi Germany
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
German_Labour_Front
planned or incited atrocities. Classified as a "major offender" by a denazification court in 1947 and sentenced to 9 years hard labor. Released early in
List of defendants at the International Military Tribunal
List_of_defendants_at_the_International_Military_Tribunal
Catholic bishop and Nazi supporter
accused war criminals such as Adolf Eichmann, to escape Allied trials and denazification. Alois Hudal, the son of a shoemaker, was born on 31 May 1885 in Graz
Alois_Hudal
German Nazi official (1902–1999)
Nazi Woman". Following the end of the Second World War, she underwent denazification proceedings and was adjudged a "major offender". An unrepentant Nazi
Gertrud_Scholtz-Klink
German Nazi Party official (1902–1996)
SS-Brigadeführer. After the conclusion of the Second World War, he underwent denazification and was sentenced to serve time in a labor camp. Gutterer was born in
Leopold_Gutterer
Plan to institute far-right monarchy
Long Knives Nuremberg Laws World War II The Holocaust 1945–present Denazification Naumann Circle 1993 Solingen arson attack National Socialist Underground
2022_German_coup_d'état_plot
German actress and Hermann Göring's wife (1893–1973)
Nuremberg, with her daughter, sister, niece and a servant. A German denazification court convicted her of being a Nazi and sentenced her to one year in
Emmy_Göring
German horticultural architect
presented in particular in the arbitration chamber proceedings for denazification. It was refuted years later. According to Joachim Wolschke-Buhlmahn
Alwin_Seifert
Far-right political party in Germany (1920–1945)
attempted to purge German society of Nazi elements in a process known as denazification. Several top leaders were tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity
Nazi_Party
German jurist (1886–1950)
the Nazi regime, he was removed from all his positions and underwent denazification procedures, which resulted in the payment of a fine. Born in Heidelberg
Kurt_Schmitt
Ongoing conflict since 2014
Olivia B. (3 March 2022). "Historians on What Putin Gets Wrong About 'Denazification' in Ukraine". Time. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved
Russo-Ukrainian_war
German writer and Nazi politician (1876–1948)
Party and forbidden from publishing any works. He underwent post-war denazification proceedings and was issued a fine. Dinter was born in Mülhausen, in
Artur_Dinter
Nazi SS doctor at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
politics. He served as a district economic advisor, and was found during denazification proceedings after World War II to have not been a committed Nazi. Mengele
Josef_Mengele
German conductor and composer (1886–1954)
zone, was compelled to undergo the denazification process. Furtwängler was thus required to undergo the denazification process. The charges against him
Wilhelm_Furtwängler
German physicist (1874–1957)
institutions. In 1947, he was found guilty as a "Major Offender" by a denazification court, but this was reduced to "Lesser Offender" in 1949 after appeal
Johannes_Stark
theory Anti-Germans (political current) Myth of the clean Wehrmacht Denazification Diffusion of responsibility Germanophobia German resistance to Nazism
German_collective_guilt
Ukraine's parliament. Russian president Putin used the pretext of "denazification" to launch the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, falsely claiming
Far-right_politics_in_Ukraine
Nazi book for new members
book were destroyed at the end of the war under the Allied policy of denazification, with the result that originals are very rare. The text of Ich Kämpfe
Ich_Kämpfe
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Adolf_Hitler
1945 agreement between the major 3 Allies regarding the end of World War II
constituted in Berlin to execute the Allied resolutions (the "Four Ds"): Denazification of the German society to eradicate Nazi influence Demilitarization of
Potsdam_Agreement
Austrian scientist (1899–1966)
ended, Clara was officially denazified. The controversial post-war denazification process classified Clara as a Mitläufer (follower) in June 1947 but
Max_Clara
Book by Victor Klemperer
de-Jew"). Conversely, after the war, a strong trend of Entnazifizierung ("denazification") took place. Untermenschentum ("sub-humanity", from Untermensch) Big
LTI_–_Lingua_Tertii_Imperii
Political party in Russia
to the security of Russia". It called for the "demilitarization and denazification" of Ukraine. The party framed the conflict as that between the Ukrainian
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Communist_Party_of_the_Russian_Federation
German jurist, SA and SS official during the Nazi era (1883–1949)
II in 1945. Buch was classified as a major regime functionary in the denazification proceedings in 1948 and released from prison 1949, committing suicide
Walter_Buch
German Nazi official (1900–1953)
Tribunal but was acquitted of all charges. In January 1947, a German denazification court sentenced him to nine years of hard labour. He was released under
Hans_Fritzsche
Firearms manufacturer
involvement with the Nazi party. He was eventually freed and underwent denazification, after which he worked for 'Vollmer GmbH' as assistant director to Heinrich
Erma_Werke
2023 Canadian political scandal
for waging war in Ukraine, which had been started under a pretext of "denazification", among other stated reasons. Rota resigned as speaker five days later
Yaroslav_Hunka_scandal
Book collecting OSS reports on Nazi Germany
Secret Reports on Nazi Germany: The Frankfurt School Contribution to the War Effort is a book composed of the original Office of Strategic Services reports
Secret Reports on Nazi Germany
Secret_Reports_on_Nazi_Germany
German politician, banker, and economist (1877–1970)
Nuremberg, but was acquitted despite Soviet objections. Later, a German denazification tribunal sentenced him to eight years of hard labour, which was also
Hjalmar_Schacht
2022 Russian op-ed inciting genocide in Ukraine
national identity in accordance with Russia's aim to accomplish the "denazification" of the latter. It was published on 3 April 2022 in the context of the
What Russia Should Do with Ukraine
What_Russia_Should_Do_with_Ukraine
SS officer and war criminal (1909–1978)
extermination camp. Unable to pin any specific atrocities on Hirtreiter, a denazification court instead sentenced him to 10 years in a labour camp as a major
Josef_Hirtreiter
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Information und Technik NRW. Exorcising Hitler; The Occupation and Denazification of Germany, Frederick Taylor, Bloomsbury Press "Ergebnis". wahlen.kreis-unna
Bergkamen
2022 televised broadcast by Vladimir Putin
acting in self-defense, that its goal was the "demilitarization and denazification" of Ukraine, and claimed that Russia had no plans to occupy Ukrainian
Vladimir Putin speech on invading Ukraine
Vladimir_Putin_speech_on_invading_Ukraine
Country in Central Europe (1949–1990)
government of East Germany denounced West German failures in accomplishing denazification and renounced ties to the Nazi past, imprisoning many former Nazis and
East_Germany
Italian militant anti-fascist organization
Partisans Yugoslav Partisans Postwar Post–World War II anti-fascism (denazification) Germany Antifa Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander Italy ANPI Bella ciao Liberation
Arditi_del_Popolo
Paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
National Socialist Flyers Corps
National_Socialist_Flyers_Corps
Society becoming more democratic
in West Germany during the U.S.-led occupation which undertook the denazification of society. The Metapolitefsi (Greek: Μεταπολίτευση, romanized: Metapolítefsi
Democratization
1940 Nazi German film
some of the leading cast members were brought to trial as part of the denazification process. They generally defended their participation in the film on
Jud_Süß
German politician and war criminal (1900–1946)
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Hans_Frank
Reduction of state armed forces
Decommissioning in Northern Ireland De-escalation Demilitarized zone Denazification Disarmament as Humanitarian Action Disarmament in Somalia Disarmament
Demilitarisation
Phase since 2022 of war ongoing since 2014
infrastructure in Ukraine. He said Russia sought the "demilitarisation and denazification" of Ukraine and denied the legitimacy of the Ukrainian state. Putin
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
Nazi social-welfare organization
Nazi Party and all of its branches. Known as Law number five, this denazification decree disbanded the NSV, like all organizations linked to the Nazi
National Socialist People's Welfare
National_Socialist_People's_Welfare
Police Leader in occupied Italy Sentenced to 5 years in prison by a denazification court in 1948; released in 1949 after sentence reduced to 4 years; re-arrested
List of major perpetrators of the Holocaust
List_of_major_perpetrators_of_the_Holocaust
Republic as independent states, as well as "demilitarization" and "denazification" of Ukraine, but did not clearly say what these terms meant. Russian
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
Imperial German Army officer (1894–1923)
authorities to target such commemoration after World War II as part of the denazification process. Schlageter was born in Schönau im Schwarzwald to Catholic parents
Albert_Leo_Schlageter
Austrian physician and nobelist (1857–1940)
shortly after the invasion of Austria in 1938 by Germany. However, a denazification commission in Austria found that his application for NSDAP membership
Julius_Wagner-Jauregg
German lawyer and Nazi Party politician (1903–1968)
Second World War. Interned by the Allies until 1947, he underwent a denazification process and returned to the practice of law. Wilhelm Karpenstein was
Wilhelm_Karpenstein
Nazi concept of a collective Aryan racial psyche
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Race-soul
1995 play by Ronald Harwood
British playwright Ronald Harwood, about the post-war United States denazification investigation of the German conductor and composer Wilhelm Furtwängler
Taking_Sides_(play)
German writer
authorities after WWII and later wrote The Questionnaire about Allied denazification efforts. He was born in Kiel, in the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein
Ernst_von_Salomon
Former US military entertainment branch
of Oklahoma Press p.57 Monod, David Settling scores: German Music, Denazification, & the Americans, 1945–1953 UNC Press 2005 "Home" (PDF). Page 82, Leatherneck
Special Services (entertainment)
Special_Services_(entertainment)
Episode of The Tucker Carlson Interview
replied: "No. We haven't achieved our aims yet because one of them is denazification." When Carlson asked whether Putin would "be satisfied" with the territory
Tucker Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin
Tucker_Carlson's_interview_with_Vladimir_Putin
Nazi politician and SS-Gruppenführer
The Holocaust 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet Tripartite Pact Denazification Nuremberg trials Final Solution Concentration camps Deportations Doctors'
Curt_Wittje
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