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Biographical entry in a book, on Rosenberg's career and roles in the NSDAP, including journalism, foreign policy, and ideological training

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Date: 1934

Literal Title: From: "Das Deutsche Fuehrerlexikon" 1934/1935[.] Rosenberg, Alfred.

Defendant: Alfred Rosenberg

Total Pages: 2

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-3530

Citations: IMT (page 2415), IMT (page 2428)

HLSL Item No.: 452198

Notes:A page may be missing, or else only the first page of text was selected for use. Two sections are highlighted for emphasis. No author is stated.

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PS-3530: Rosenberg’s political interests and political career . in the party

THE GERMAN LEADER LEXICON [Das Deutsche Fuehrerlexikon] 1934/1935.
ROSENBERG, Alfred.
Reichsleiter of the NSDAP, Delegate of the Fuehrer for the supervision of the ideological education of the NS movement.
Berlin, W 35, Margaretenstr. 17 Born: 12 January 1893 at Reval of a Baltic mercantile and artisan family. Education: until 1910 Secondary School [Oberrealschule] at Reval. Professional career: inter alia studied from 1910 architecture at the Technical College [Technische Hochschule] at Riga; after its transfer, at Moscow; in January 1918 completed his studies with a first degree diploma; return to Reval; in November 1918 first lecture on the Jewish question; then travels to Germany in order to enlighten the public regarding Bolshevism; 1919 collaboration with Dietrich Eckart; acquaintanceship with Adolf Hitler; from 1921 editor of the "Voelkischer Beobachter" until now; editor of the NS Monatshefte; 1930 Reichstag Deputy and representative of the foreign policy of the movement; 1931 diplomatic journey to London; 1932/33 to Rome and London; from April 1933 head of the Central Department of the National-Socialist Party for Foreign Policy; then appointed Reichsleiter; January * * * the Fuehrer assigns him the
supervision of the ideological education of the NSDAP, of the German labour Front and all politically coordinated Associations;
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3530—PS
is one of the oldest champions of the movement (1919) ; participant in the march to Coburg and the march to the Feldherrnhalle ; member of the Academy for German Law. Special sphere of work, publications; foreign policy, ideological question; produced, as first publication of the movement, "Character, Principles and Aims of the NSDAP" ; of approximately 16 publications the following can be stressed: "The World Policy of Freemasonry", "H.St. Chamberlain", "Characteristic Structure of National-Socialism", "The Myth of the Twentieth Century" (Edition 145000). "Blood and Honour".

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