What overall themes can be seen in the attached images of Horst Wessel at the Head of his Storm Troops in Nuremburg (August 1929), "Hitler, the Government Councilor, Swears on the Weimar Constitution of Dr. Hugo Preuss" (March 1932) and "First a German, then a Civil Servant" (July 31, 1933)?

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What overall themes can be seen in the attached images of Horst Wessel at the Head of his Storm Troops in Nuremburg (August 1929), "Hitler, the Government Councilor, Swears on the Weimar Constitution of Dr. Hugo Preuss" (March 1932) and "First a German, then a Civil Servant" (July 31, 1933)?

"Hitler, the Government Councilor, Swears on the Weimar
Constitution of Dr. Hugo Preuss" (March 1932)
On February 25, 1932, Hitler was appointed councilor [Regierungsrat] in the state government of Braunschweig. It was
a minor post, but the appointment involved the conferral of German citizenship, which made him eligible to run for
president. This satire shows Hitler taking the citizenship oath and swearing to uphold the Weimar Constitution. Drawing
by Andreas Paul Weber, from Widerstand (March 1932).
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TALAN
"First a German, then a Civil Servant" (July 31, 1933)
The race laws of April 7, 1933, were part of the National Socialist "coordination" [Gleichschaltung] of all public
authorities. They signaled the end of legal equality for German Jews. From that point on, all employees in the civil
service, the administration, and the judicial system would have to present a so-called certification of Aryan ancestry
[Ariernachweis]. Subsequent decrees forced Jews out of more and more branches of professional activity. Whereas a
large part of the German population reacted with aversion or passivity to the SA's "rabble-rousing" or "hooligan" anti-
Semitism [Radau-Antisemitismus], many Germans welcomed the exclusion of Jews from particular professions and
hoped to benefit from it economically. The photograph shows an event organized by the Reich Union of German Civil
Servants in Hamburg. The banner suspended from the balcony reads: "First a German, then a Civil Servant." Photo by
Joseph Schorer.
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Transcribed Image Text:"Hitler, the Government Councilor, Swears on the Weimar Constitution of Dr. Hugo Preuss" (March 1932) On February 25, 1932, Hitler was appointed councilor [Regierungsrat] in the state government of Braunschweig. It was a minor post, but the appointment involved the conferral of German citizenship, which made him eligible to run for president. This satire shows Hitler taking the citizenship oath and swearing to uphold the Weimar Constitution. Drawing by Andreas Paul Weber, from Widerstand (March 1932). return to image list print version bp bildarchiv preussischer k kulturbesitz print version F TALAN "First a German, then a Civil Servant" (July 31, 1933) The race laws of April 7, 1933, were part of the National Socialist "coordination" [Gleichschaltung] of all public authorities. They signaled the end of legal equality for German Jews. From that point on, all employees in the civil service, the administration, and the judicial system would have to present a so-called certification of Aryan ancestry [Ariernachweis]. Subsequent decrees forced Jews out of more and more branches of professional activity. Whereas a large part of the German population reacted with aversion or passivity to the SA's "rabble-rousing" or "hooligan" anti- Semitism [Radau-Antisemitismus], many Germans welcomed the exclusion of Jews from particular professions and hoped to benefit from it economically. The photograph shows an event organized by the Reich Union of German Civil Servants in Hamburg. The banner suspended from the balcony reads: "First a German, then a Civil Servant." Photo by Joseph Schorer. return to image list Erst Deutscher dann Beamter bp bildarchiv preussischer kulturbesitz ASSLING 11-8-19 < previous image next image > < previous image next image >
Horst Wessel at the Head of his Storm Troops in Nuremburg (August
1929)
Photographer: Heinrich Hoffmann
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Foto: o.Ang. I 1929
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Transcribed Image Text:Horst Wessel at the Head of his Storm Troops in Nuremburg (August 1929) Photographer: Heinrich Hoffmann print version Bundesarchiv, Bild 147-0503 Foto: o.Ang. I 1929 return to image list < previous image next image >
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