‘A blood czar of Franconia’: Gauleiter Julius Streicher

The article focuses on the political activities of Julius Streicher on his appointment as Gauleiter of Franconia. It shows the development of Streicher as a National Socialist and a radical anti-Semite, the stages of his career in the Nazi Party of Adolf Hitler and his role in the hierarchy of power...

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Main Author: Alexandr Ermakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cherepovets State University 2018-06-01
Series:Historia provinciae: журнал региональной истории
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Online Access:http://en.hpchsu.ru/archived-issues/the-journal-of-regional-history-v-2-no-2/a-blood-czar-of-franconia-gauleiter-julius-streicher/
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Summary:The article focuses on the political activities of Julius Streicher on his appointment as Gauleiter of Franconia. It shows the development of Streicher as a National Socialist and a radical anti-Semite, the stages of his career in the Nazi Party of Adolf Hitler and his role in the hierarchy of power of the Third Reich. The article analyses Streicher’s style of leadership and the specific events held in Franconia under his leadership, as well as the reasons for his resignation. Streicher's relations with Hitler and the main officials of the Nazi party have been studied in the research.
ISSN:2587-8344