Luftwaffe personnel and Nazi-party membership

[VtwinVince]

Membership in the Party didn't automatically mean the member was a "Nazi", or even remotely politically active. Many officers joined the Party to further their professional careers, nothing more. My uncle was an officer in the Luftwaffe, and joined the Party in order to further his career as a judge. Of course he was a Major d.R., which perhaps made it possible to have membership while on active duty.