Political repression in Germany

Denazification () was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of the Nazi ideology following the Second World War. It was carried out by removing those who had been Nazi Party or SS members from positions of power and influence, by disbanding or rendering impotent the organizations associated with Nazism, and by trying prominent Nazis for war crimes in the Nuremberg trials of 1946. The program of denazification was launched after the end of the war and was solidified by the Potsdam Agreement in August 1945. The term, in the hyph

thumb|Two soldiers of an Habsburg monarchy|Austrian Freikorps ([[David Morier, 1748)]] '''' (, "Free Corps" or "Volunteer Corps") were irregular German and other European paramilitary volunteer units that existed from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. They effectively served as mercenaries or private military companies, regardless of their own nationality. In German-speaking countries, the first so-called ("free regiments", Freie Regimenter) were formed in the 18th century from native volunteers, enemy renegades, and deserters. These sometimes exotically equipped units served as infantry a

law of German Empire

major political scandal in West Germany

political scandal

plebiscites on the territorial affiliation due to Treaty of Versailles

political unrest in the German state following the end of World War I until Adolf Hitler's consolidation of power

A '''''' ("professional ban") in Germany is a state‑imposed prohibition preventing an individual from exercising a profession, occupational field, trade, or branch of trade. It can be imposed in criminal proceedings by a court, as well as by the competent professional authorities, such as medical, legal, or trade supervisory bodies. Outside such proceedings, professional bans have also been issued for political reasons.

former Berlin Wall memorial in Germany

Unrests of the German Revolution of 1918–1919

criminal procedures against critical media and journalists in the Weimar Republic