Re: Luftwaffe personnel and Nazi-party membership
For the Wehrmacht, such a law existed.
In § 26 of the Wehrgesetz it says:
"Politik in der Wehrmacht.(1) Die Soldaten dürfen sich politisch nicht betätigen. Die Zugehörigkeit zur NSDAP oder zu einem der ihr angeschlossenen Verbände ruht für die Dauer des aktiven Wehrdienstes."
So members of the Wehrmacht did not have to leave the Party, but membership then became inactive.
As the Luftwaffe was a part of the Wehrmacht, this rule should be effective here also in theory.
Walter Nowotny was member of the Party and I know of one Austrian author (Heimito von Doderer), who became member of the NSDAP as early as 1933 and entered the Luftwaffe in 1940 without leaving the Party.
Hope this helps,
best wishes
Robert
Last edited by robert_schulte; 17th March 2006 at 16:03.
Reason: misleading phrase
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