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