The relationship of former board members of the German Society of Pathology to National Socialism: A prosopographic study

摘要

This cross-sectional study explores the relationship of former presidents and board members of the German Society of Pathology (DGP) to National Socialism. The intention here is to concretely clarify how many of these individuals belonged to the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) or other Nazi organizations during the Third Reich; what significance any kind of Nazi past had on the candidature of individuals for board positions in the Federal Republic of Germany; and how a relationship to National Socialism impacted the careers of these individuals during the Third Reich, as well as later on, in the Federal Republic.