AFFIDAVIT BY HANS FRITZSCHE. AS TO HIS ACTIVITIES
IN THE REICH MINISTRY FOR PEOPLE'S ENLIGHTENMENT AND PROPAGANDA AND TO HIS MEMBERSHIP IN THE NSDAP
I, Hans Fritzsche, held the offices mentioned below for the periods indicated:
. 1. Member of the NSDAP, from 1 May 1933 until 1945;
however, I have never held an office in the NSDAP.
2. Head of the Wireless News Service [Drahtloser Dienst], from 1932 until 1938.
3. Head of the News Section within the Press Division of the Reich Cabinet [Presseabteilung' der Reichsregierung] within the Reich Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda [Ministerium fuer Volksaufklae-rung und Propaganda], from 1933 until 1937.
4. Chief of the Home Press Division within the Press Division of the Reich Cabinet in the Reich Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda [Chef der "Abteilung Deutsche Presse" Teil der "Presseabeilung der Reichsregierung" im Reichsministerium fuer Volksauf klaerung und Propaganda], from 1938 until 1942.
5. Ministerial director in the Reich Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda, from 1942 until 1945.
6. Plenipotentiary for the Political Organization of the Greater German Radio in the Reich Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda [Beauftragter fuer die politische Gestaltung des Grossdeutschen Rundfunks im Reichsministerium fuer Volksauf klaerung und Propaganda], from 1942 until 1945.
7. Head of the Radio Division [Leiter der Abteilung Rundfunk] in the Reich Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda with the title Ministerialdirektor, from 1942 until 1945.
8. Accordingly I have never been a member of the Reich Cabinet [Reichsregierung].
I hereby declare that the above statement is true.
Nürnberg, Germany, 19 November, 1945.
. /s/ Hans Fritzsche
. HANS FRITZSCHE
- As witness:
/s/ Dr. Fritz DR. HEINZ FRITZ
Defense Lawyer
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Affidavit listing Fritzsche's membership in the Nazi party and his positions in the Ministry for Enlightenment and Propaganda (press and radio divisions), 1933-45
Authors
Hans Fritzsche (press and radio chief, Propaganda Ministry)
Hans Fritzsche
German Nazi official (1900-1953)
- Born: 1900-04-21 (Bochum)
- Died: 1953-09-27 (Cologne)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: journalist; politician; radio personality
- Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party
- Member of: Kyffhäuserbund
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/71550618
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000123210287
Date: 19 November 1945
Literal Title: Affidavit by Hans Fritzsche as to His Activities in the Reich Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda and to His Membership in the NSDAP
Defendant: Hans Fritzsche
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2976
Citation: IMT (page 3212)
HLSL Item No.: 453457
Notes:This is the first of two copies of PS 2976 in the document book.