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The prevalence of political corruption in Nazi Germany is studied. An overview of corrupt practices in pre-Nazi Germany emphasizes the connection between democracy & corruption. The emergence of an anticorruption campaign alongside the National Socialists party's rise to power during the mid-1930s is discussed. However, the Nazi state's fervor for controlling corruption was checked in all but the most egregious cases of corruption by Nazi officials. In fact, it is argued that Adolf Hitler recognized the importance of political corruption to keeping the different factions in the National Socialist party together. Various acts of corruption committed by Nazi officials against Jewish business owners during the 1930s are noted. In addition, Nazi leaders accepted bribes from individuals imprisoned in WWII concentration camps. Several conclusions from the study (eg, the existence of universal corruption in the Nazi system) & recommendations for future research are offered. J. W. Parker

Ziel der Arbeit ist es, die Unterstützung des deutschen Nationalsozialismus durch die neue Mittelklasse quantitativ und qualitativ zu erfassen. Auf der Basis von Wahlanalysen kommt der Autor zu dem Schluß, daß Angestellte und Beamte aus unterschiedlichen Motivationen heraus in Krisenzeiten die Nationalsozialisten unterstützten, aber keinesfalls ein so konstantes Wählerpotential bildeten wie der alte Mittelstand. Zur Stützung dieser These werden die Entwicklung der wirtschaftlichen Lage dieser Berufsgruppen in der Weimarer Republik und die Propaganda des Nationalsozialismus im Hinblick auf Angestellte und Beamte untersucht. (BG)