The Nazi Party: Admission Requirements

Membership Qualifications: (Extracts)

Any member of the German people who has a clean record, who is of pure German blood, who does not belong to a Freemason's lodge or any related organization, and who has completed his 21st year (in some cases his 18th) can become a member of the NSDAP [National Socialist German Workers' Party] . . .

Anyone who becomes a party member . . . obligates himself to subordinate his own ego and to place everything he has in the service of the peoples' cause . . . Readiness to fight, readiness to sacrifice, and strength of character are the requirements for a good National Socialist . . .

As matter of principle younger applicants for admission are to be shown preference . . . Male applicants under 25 years of age must show proof that they have completed their military service. . .

Only those racial comrades are eligible for admission who possess German citizenship . . . Clergymen and other persons who have strong denominational connections cannot be admitted . . . Former members of the French Foreign Legion also cannot be admitted.

The application (for admission) must be refused in all cases where:

• (a) The marriage partner of the applicant is not free from Jewish or colored racial admixture; . . .
• (b) The applicant has belonged to a Freemason's lodge or similar organization (Odd Fellows, Druid Order, etc.) or to any secret society . . .
• (f) The applicant suffers from a hereditary illness, as defined by the law of July 14, 1933 for the prevention of the procreation of congenitally unhealthy elements . . .

The ideal proportion of the number of party members and the number of racial comrades in the Greater German Reich . . is set at 10 percent.

The National Socialist commandments:

• The Fuehrer is always right!
• Never go against discipline!
• Don't buy from Jews!
• Spare the health of the party members and speakers and refrain voluntarily from smoking at the meetings . . .

It is forbidden to all party members to engage in discussions of foreign policy with foreigners. Only such persons as have been designated by the Fuehrer are entitled to do so.

[Ref.: Nazi Party Organization Book, 1940: Quoted in R.E. Murphy et al., National Socialism (U.S. Gov. Ptg. Office, 1943), pp. 186-211.]

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