Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt | |
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| Abbreviation | NSV |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1931 |
| Founded at | Berlin |
| Dissolved | May 9, 1945 |
| Type | Welfare organization |
| Purpose | Welfare services for the German racial community |
| Location | |
Region served | Germany |
| Services | Food distribution, day-nurseries, Holiday homes for mothers |
Membership (1935) | 4.7 million |
| Leader | Erich Hilgenfeldt |
Parent organization | Nazi Party |
| Funding | Central government subsidy Public contributions Employment taxes Punitive taxes on non-German forced labour Expropriation in occupied territories |
Volunteers (1935) | 520,000 |
The National Socialist People's Welfare (German: Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt, NSV) was a social welfare organization during the Third Reich. The NSV was originally established in 1931 as a small Nazi Party-affiliated charity, which was active locally in the city of Berlin. On 3 May 1933, shortly after the Nazi Party took power in Weimar Germany, Adolf Hitler turned it into a party organization that was to be active throughout the country. The structure of the NSV was based on the Nazi Party model, with local (Ort), county (Kreis) and district (Gau) administrations.[1]
- ^ Brill, Werner (2011). Pädagogik der Abgrenzung: Die Implementierung der Rassenhygiene im Nationalsozialismus durch die Sonderpädagogik [Pedagogics of demarcation: The implementation of racial hygiene in National Socialism via the special pedagogics] (in German). Julius Klinkhardt. p. 314. ISBN 9783781518353.