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The common nickname of Sepp in German for Josef, for such Nazis as Josef Dietrich and Josef Oberhauser, is excluded from this list. The definite article "the" has been removed from the nicknames for the purposes of sorting properly.
"Gefreiter" – Adolf Hitler, German leader and chancellor of the German Third Reich, referring to his rank in First World War "Gentleman Johnny" – John Burgoyne, British general (Revolutionary War) "The G.I. General" – Omar Bradley, U.S. general
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterization of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilization and humanitarian values having ...
List of Nazis (A–E): from Gustav Abb to Hanns Heinz Ewers (~ 247 names) List of Nazis (F–K): from Arnold Fanck to Kurt Küttner (~ 268 names) List of Nazis (L–R): from Bodo Lafferentz to Bernhard Rust (~ 232 names) List of Nazis (S–Z): from Ernst Sagebiel to Fritz Zweigelt (~ 259 names)
Ernst Graf zu Reventlow (1869-1943) brother of Fanny zu Reventlow, German naval officer, journalist, and Nazi politician, a loyal supporter of the German Faith Movement. Herman Wirth (1885-1981), a Dutch-German historian, who co-founded the Ahnenerbe, alongside Himmler. Wolfram Sievers (1905-1948) Director of the above mention Ahnenerbe.
The following is a list of notable people from A to E (last name) who were at some point a follower of the ideology of Nazism or affiliated with the Nazi Party. This is not meant to be a list of every person who was ever a member of the Nazi Party, some entries can be found elsewhere on the encyclopedia.
By 1942, more than half of all German physicians had become Nazi Party members. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In comparison, only about 10% of the general population became Nazi Party members by 1945. [ 12 ] In addition, over 7% of German doctors became members of the Nazi SS , compared to less than 1% of the general population. [ 13 ]
After the war, the German people were often viewed with contempt because they were blamed by other Europeans for Nazi crimes. Germans visiting abroad, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s, attracted insults from locals, and from foreigners who may have lost their families or friends in the atrocities. [ 15 ]