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The Nazi Party is considered by many to be the most evil organization to have ever existed; they have become a staple symbol of evil in the minds of many along with their symbol, the Swastika, which is outlawed in a few countries as a hate symbol — the Nazi Party was part of a wider network of regimes collectively known as the [[Axis Powers]] during World War II and ultimately found defeat shortly after Hitler committed suicide. | The Nazi Party is considered by many to be the most evil organization to have ever existed; they have become a staple symbol of evil in the minds of many along with their symbol, the Swastika, which is outlawed in a few countries as a hate symbol — the Nazi Party was part of a wider network of regimes collectively known as the [[Axis Powers]] during World War II and ultimately found defeat shortly after Hitler committed suicide. | ||
Although extensive work was done to try and remove and evidence of the Nazis' crimes from Germany and the world in general, sadly, their legacy continues to live on across the world in the forms of various Neo-Nazi and [[White Power Movement|white supremacist]] organizations throughout the world. Their ideals have also seen a major resurgence in popularity during the mid-to-late 2010's with the rise of the [[Alt-Right]] movement. | Although extensive work was done to try and remove and evidence of the Nazis' crimes from Germany and the world in general, sadly, their legacy continues to live on across the world in the forms of various Neo-Nazi and [[White Power Movement|white supremacist]] organizations throughout the world. Their ideals have also seen a major resurgence in popularity during the mid-to-late 2010's with the rise of the [[Alt-Right]] movement. | ||
== Ideology == | == Ideology == | ||
The Nazi Party's prime ideology was known as '''National Socialism''' (not to be | The Nazi Party's prime ideology was known as '''National Socialism''' (not to be confused with the type of socialism associated with [[communism]]) and it promoted the idea that the Aryan race (humans of Nordic and Germanic descent) was an innately superior breed of human and therefore deserved dominance over the world and other races. While the party is well-remembered for its extreme [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitism]], the Nazis also targeted [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs Slavs] (such as Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Slovenes, Serbians, Croatians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and Russians), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people Romani] (targeting them with a separate event known as the [[Porajmos]]) Greeks, Arabs, Muslims, homosexuals, the disabled, Catholics, socialists, leftist-sympathizers, and others deemed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untermensch Untermensch] (sub-human) by the dictatorship. | ||
== Members == | == Members == | ||
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* [[Walter Reder]] | * [[Walter Reder]] | ||
* [[Wilhelm Rediess]] | * [[Wilhelm Rediess]] | ||
* [[Lothar Rendulic]] | * [[Lothar Rendulic]] | ||
* [[Theodor Adrian von Renteln]] - General Commissioner of Generalbezirk Litauen. | * [[Theodor Adrian von Renteln]] - General Commissioner of Generalbezirk Litauen. | ||
* [[Walther von Reichenau]] - ''[[Generalfeldmarschall]]'' and committed Nazi; he joined the Party in 1932 in violation of regulations and was one of the few ardent National Socialists among the Army's senior officers. | * [[Walther von Reichenau]] - ''[[Generalfeldmarschall]]'' and committed Nazi; he joined the Party in 1932 in violation of regulations and was one of the few ardent National Socialists among the Army's senior officers. | ||