Glossary

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  • Nazi society confronting Nazism : Racial theory

    A racist ideology developed by the Nazis that categorises human beings unequally by classifying them into different racial groups, some considered inferior and others superior.

  • Nazi society confronting Nazism : Reich

    Corresponds to a German term designating a territory over which a prince, king or emperor, and subsequently a state, exercised authority. The Third Reich refers to Nazi Germany.

  • Nazi society confronting Nazism : Resistance member

    A volunteer working underground in the fight against the Nazi regime. In France, they fought to reject defeat and continue the struggle against the Nazi occupiers and their collaborators. The operations were wide-ranging: intelligence-gathering, distributing leaflets and newspapers, acts of sabotage, attacks and assassinations, helping those on the run, etc.

  • Nazi society confronting Nazism : Resistance network

    An underground organisation engaged in sabotage, intelligence-gathering or escape operations. They fought against the Nazi regime. In France, the resistance networks defended the country’s freedom and paved the way for the Liberation.

  • Daily routine and organisation in the camp : Revier

    German term meaning “Infirmary” – Infirmary for prisoners who were treated by deported doctors under the supervision of SS doctors. Care conditions were extremely precarious due to a lack of equipment.

  • Nazi society confronting Nazism : RSHA

    Acronym of “Reichssicherheitshauptamt” , a German term meaning “Reich security main office” – The administration responsible for the police and intelligence services (SD, Gestapo, Kripo), headed by Reinhard Heydrich and, from 1943, by Ernst Kaltenbrunner. It fought against the “enemies of the Party and the National Socialist State”. It was this administration that issued the transfer orders to the concentration camps (KL).