Article ID: CBB998107135

The signatories of the “Einheitsfront der Zahnärzte” (“United Front of Dentists”) during the Third Reich and after 1945: An in-depth study (2020)

unapi

In June 1933, 38 leading German professors of dentistry met in Leipzig to commit themselves to the Nazi “leader principle”. This study examines this hitherto overlooked group of dentists, their relations to National Socialism and their career paths - before and after 1945. The focus was on the following research questions: What made these men stand out? Which characteristics did they share, which separated them? But above all: How did the early and explicit commitment to the National Socialist leader principle affect the professional careers of individuals? Who was able to succeed and who was not, and what were the main reasons for this? The study is based on a wide range of archival sources, in particular the Federal Archives in Berlin as well as various university, state, and city archives. These archival sources have been supplemented and compared with the relevant existing secondary literature. The results of the analysis can be summarized in four key statements: (1) For the majority, participation in the “Einheitsfront” proved to be career-promoting. (2) The group of younger university teachers (under 40) and those who had joined the SS and the NSDAP benefited more than the others. (3) Career setbacks were experienced primarily by lecturers who were either subsequently regarded as politically unreliable or who - despite being National Socialists - got into power struggles within the NSDAP. (4) Those who were able to expand their careers during the Third Reich also found their way back on the road to success after denazification. These findings are discussed and illuminated on the basis of individual cases.

...More
Citation URI
https://data.isiscb.org/isis/citation/CBB998107135/

Similar Citations

Book Riaud, Xavier; (2005)
Les dentistes allemands sous le troisième Reich (/isis/citation/CBB001210582/)

Book Riaud, Xavier; (2002)
La pratique dentaire dans les camps du IIIème Reich (/isis/citation/CBB001210580/)

Article Zeidman, Lawrence A.; (2013)
Dr. Haakon Sæthre: A Norwegian Neuroscientist and His Resistance against Nazi Germany (/isis/citation/CBB001320360/)

Book Hulverscheidt, Marion; Laukötter, Anja; (2009)
Infektion und Institution: Zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte des Robert Koch-Instituts im Nationalsozialismus (/isis/citation/CBB001230879/)

Book Hoffmann, Dieter; Walker, Mark; (2007)
Physiker zwischen Autonomie und Anpassung. Die Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft im Dritten Reich (/isis/citation/CBB000850441/)

Article Huber, Barbara; (2009)
Der SS-Zahnarzt Dr. Willy Frank. Eine Biographie (/isis/citation/CBB001032277/)

Article Reisman, Arnold; (2007)
Public Health Dentistry Pioneer: Alfred Kantorowicz in Exile from Nazi Rule (/isis/citation/CBB001210488/)

Book Gesine Gerhard; (2015)
Nazi Hunger Politics: A History of Food in the Third Reich (/isis/citation/CBB351735878/)

Article Morabia, Alfredo; (2011)
Épidémiologie politique des études cas-témoins (1926--1950) (/isis/citation/CBB001036210/)

Thesis Carney, Amy Beth; (2010)
Victory in the Cradle: Fatherhood and the Family Community in the Nazi Schutzstaffel (/isis/citation/CBB001567231/)

Book Szöllösi-Janze, Margit; (2001)
Science in the Third Reich (/isis/citation/CBB000100390/)

Article Sourkes, Theodore L.; (2009)
Acetylcholine---From Vagusstoff to Cerebral Neurotransmitter (/isis/citation/CBB000930689/)

Authors & Contributors
Riaud, Xavier
Heidel, Caris-Petra
Lisa A. Bitterich
Dominik Gross
Carney, Amy Beth
Zeidman, Lawrence A.
Concepts
National Socialism
World War II
Medicine and politics
Medicine
Dentistry
Societies; institutions; academies
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
21st century
Places
Germany
Turkey
Norway
Europe
Soviet Union
Berlin (Germany)
Institutions
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften
Wilhelm-Institut für Hirnforschung
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)
Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft
Comments

Be the first to comment!

{{ comment.created_by.username }} on {{ comment.created_on | date:'medium' }}

Log in or register to comment