The party grew out of smaller political groups with nationalist orientation that formed in the last years of World War I. On March 7, , Anton Drexler, an avid German nationalist, formed a branch of this league in Munich. Drexler was a local locksmith who had been a member of the militarist Fatherland Party during World War I and was bitterly opposed to the armistice of November and the revolutionary upheavals that followed. Drexler saw the situation of political violence and instability in Germany as the result of the new Weimar Republic being out-of-touch with the masses, especially the lower classes.
The DAP was a comparatively small group with fewer than 60 members. Nevertheless, it attracted the attention of the German authorities, who were suspicious of any organization that appeared to have subversive tendencies.
The party recruited former World War I soldiers, to whom Hitler as a decorated frontline veteran particularly appealed, as well as small businessmen and disaffected former members of rival parties.
Nazi rallies were often held in beer halls, where downtrodden men could get free beer. The Hitler Youth was formed for the children of party members, although it remained small until the late s. Adolf Hitler was released from prison on December 20, Fourteen Nazis and four policemen were killed.
Hitler fled the scene, and was arrested two days later on the 11 November He was sent to Landsberg Prison and put on trial for treason. He was found guilty of treason, but, with a sympathetic judge, was sentenced to just five years in prison. Of this five years, Hitler only served nine months. Whilst in serving his prison sentence in Landsberg Prison, Hitler devoted his time to writing his autobiography, Mein Kampf My Struggle. The first volume of the book was published in , and the second followed a year later in Initially, sales of the book were slow.
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How and why did the Holocaust happen? Resistance, responses and collaboration Survival and legacy Resources Educational Resources Timeline Survivor testimonies About us How to use this site. Advanced content hidden Showing advanced content. From to the Nazi Party offices were based at 12 Corneliusstresse, Munich.
Ask Here. More Facts See All. Who perpetrated the Holocaust? Who was Adolf Hitler? What were Ghettos? They advocated to exclude from German life anyone who did not belong to the German Volk or race. This small political organization sought to convert German workers away from Marxist Socialism. He was recruited to a leading role. They called for the abolition of nation states. National Socialists, however, sought to unify members of the German Volk in complete obedience to the state.
Hitler formulated a point program in Among its points, it rejected the Versailles settlement. The country was to acquire new lands and colonies. The program would deny citizenship and rights to all non-Germans, particularly Jews. It attracted support from influential people in the military, big business, and society. The Party also absorbed other radical right-wing groups. SA members were war veterans and members of the Free Corps Freikorps , paramilitary units that battled left-wing movements in postwar Germany.
On November , , Hitler and his followers staged a failed attempt to seize control of the Bavarian state. They believed this would trigger a nationwide uprising against the Weimar Republic. About 2, Nazis and sympathizers followed. City police clashed with the marchers, leading to an exchange of gunfire. Four police officers and 14 Nazis were killed.
After the putsch , German authorities banned the Nazi Party. Several of its leaders were arrested and charged with high treason. Hitler was convicted and sentenced to 5 years in jail. While in prison, Hitler began dictating his book, Mein Kampf. The book set out his world view and personal mission. He would achieve this by creating a racially pure state and conquering Lebensraum living space in the Soviet Union.
Further, he would destroy the Germans' ultimate enemy, the Jews, and their most dangerous weapon: Judeo-Bolshevism. It did not become a bestseller in Germany until after he became Chancellor. After the putsch failed, Hitler concluded that the way to destroy the Weimar Republic was through democratic means. Hitler promised that he would seek power only through elections.
He then reestablished the Nazi Party under his complete control. The Nazi Party prepared to stand in the elections.
It organized branches in each German state. These branches worked to establish cadres in regions, cities, towns, and villages. The Nazi Party had a rigid top-down command structure. Officials were appointed from above rather than elected by members. In each region, a Gauleiter or District Leader served as head. This position was appointed by Hitler and answered directly to him. The Nazi Party's membership had quadrupled by the elections for the Reichstag , Germany's parliament.
However, it won only 2. This did not concern Hitler, who was seeking to create a mass movement. He aimed to appeal to the many groups that disliked the Weimar Republic and feared socialism and communism. Hitler emphasized propaganda to attract attention and interest. He used press and posters to create stirring slogans. He displayed eye-catching emblems and uniforms.
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