I've just gotten a copy of the 1947 "Denazification Law" handbook issued by the American Office of Military Government in Bavaria. This is a fascinating, if dry, compilation of American measures to deconstruct the Nazi state and punish large segments of the NSDAP.
I didn't realize this, but there were actually medals which guaranteed the automatic arrest of the holder.
Class I (Major Offender):
Blood Order
Golden Party Badge
NSDAP Long Service Award First Class
All those with these awards could look forward to, among other things, a stretch in a labor camp of not less than two, nor more than 10 years.
Class II (Offender):
Coburg Badge
Golden HJ Badge
NSDAP Long Service Awards, Second & Third Classes
1929 Nuernberg Badge
1931 Brunswick Badge
All Gau Ehrenzeichen
There are sanctions against other awards as well - like the Austrian Anschluss medal, the Spanish Cross, the Danzig Cross, etc.
Interesting stuff....
These people could be held in labor camps for up to 5 years.
I didn't realize this, but there were actually medals which guaranteed the automatic arrest of the holder.
Class I (Major Offender):
Blood Order
Golden Party Badge
NSDAP Long Service Award First Class
All those with these awards could look forward to, among other things, a stretch in a labor camp of not less than two, nor more than 10 years.
Class II (Offender):
Coburg Badge
Golden HJ Badge
NSDAP Long Service Awards, Second & Third Classes
1929 Nuernberg Badge
1931 Brunswick Badge
All Gau Ehrenzeichen
There are sanctions against other awards as well - like the Austrian Anschluss medal, the Spanish Cross, the Danzig Cross, etc.
Interesting stuff....
These people could be held in labor camps for up to 5 years.
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