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'''Bernhard Rust''' (30 | |||
'''Bernhard Rust''' (September 30<sup>th</sup>, 1883 – May 8<sup>th</sup>, 1945) was a German politician and Minister of Science, Education and National Culture in [[Nazi Germany]]. He was instrumental in purging German universities of Jews, and as such is considered to be a key [[Holocaust]] perpetrator. | |||
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It was Rust who, in 1933, issued a rule that students and teachers should greet each other with the Nazi salute "as a symbol of the new Germany". He added his opinion that it was "expected of every German" regardless of membership in the party. Rust was instrumental in purging German universities of Jews and others regarded as enemies of the State, most notably at the University of Göttingen. Nazi Germany's future leaders received their instruction elsewhere, in an NPEA or "Napola", of which there were 30 in the nation, where they would receive training to become administrators of conquered provinces. | It was Rust who, in 1933, issued a rule that students and teachers should greet each other with the Nazi salute "as a symbol of the new Germany". He added his opinion that it was "expected of every German" regardless of membership in the party. Rust was instrumental in purging German universities of Jews and others regarded as enemies of the State, most notably at the University of Göttingen. Nazi Germany's future leaders received their instruction elsewhere, in an NPEA or "Napola", of which there were 30 in the nation, where they would receive training to become administrators of conquered provinces. | ||
He bluntly informed teachers that their aim was to educate ethnically aware Germans. Rust also believed that non-Aryan science (such as Albert Einstein's "Jewish physics") was flawed, as the problems of science presented themselves differently to them due to their lower racial IQs. | He bluntly informed teachers that their aim was to educate ethnically aware Germans. Rust also believed that non-Aryan science (such as Albert Einstein's "Jewish physics") was flawed, as the problems of science presented themselves differently to them due to their lower racial IQs. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Rust committed suicide on 8 | Rust committed suicide on May 8<sup>th</sup>, 1945 after hearing of Germany's surrender the previous day. | ||
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[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male]] | ||