An October, 1945 statute outlaws the Nazi Party in Germany.

Date
Oct 10, 1945
Type
Government Document
Source
US Department of State
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

"6. Control Council Law No. 2," in Occupation of Germany: Policy and Progress 1945–46 (Washington, DC: Department of State, 1947), 120–122

Scribe/Publisher
US Department of State
People
US Department of State
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

6. CONTROL COUNCIL LAW NO. 2

Providing for the Termination and Liquidation of the Nazi Organisations

(October 10, 1945)

The Control Council enacts as follows:

ARTICLE I

The National Socialist German Labour Party, its formations, affiliated associations and supervised agencies, including paramilitary organisations and all other Nazi institutions established as instruments of party domination are hereby abolished and declared illegal.

The Nazi organisations enumerated in the attached Appendix, or which may be added, are expressly abolished.

The reforming of any of the organisations named herein, whether under the same or different name is forbidden.

ARTICLE II

All real estates, equipments, funds, accounts, records and other property of the organisations abolished by this law are confiscated. Confiscation is carried out by Military Commands; general directives concerning the distribution of the confiscated property are given by the Control Council.

ARTICLE III

Until such time as the property mentioned is actually placed under the control of the Military Commands all officers and other personnel, including administrative officials and others accountable for such property, are held personally responsible for taking any action necessary to preserve intact all such property and for complying with the orders of the Military Commands regarding such property.

ARTICLE IV

Any person violating any provision of this law shall be liable to criminal prosecution.

Done at Berlin, 10 October 1945

P. Koenig

Général de Corps d'Armée

V. Sokolovsky

Army General

Dwight D. Eisenhower

General

B. H. Robertson

Lieutenant General

for F. M. Montgomery

APPENDIX

Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei

Partei-Kanzlei

Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP

Auslandsorganisation

Volksbund für das Deutschtum im Ausland

Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle

Parteiamtliche Prüfungskommission zum Schutze des NS-Schrifttums

Reichsorganisationsleiter der NSDAP

Reichsschatzmeister der NSDAP

Beauftragter des Führers für die Überwachung der gesamten geistigen und weltanschaulichen Schulung und Erziehung der NSDAP

Reichspropagandaleiter der NSDAP

Reichsleiter für die Presse und Zentralverlag der NSDAP (Eher Verlag)

Reichspressechef der NSDAP

Reichsamt für das Landvolk

Hauptamt für Volksgesundheit

Hauptamt für Erzieher

Hauptamt für Kommunalpolitik

Hauptamt für Beamte

Beauftragter der NSDAP für alle Volkstumsfragen

Rassenpolitisches Amt der NSDAP

Amt für Sippenforschung

Kolonialpolitisches Amt der NSDAP

Aussenpolitisches Amt der NSDAP

Reichstagsfraktion der NSDAP

Reichsfrauenführung

NSD-Ärztebund

Hauptamt für Technik

NS-Bund Deutscher Technik

NS-Lehrerbund

Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten

Reichskolonialbund

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