Aachen, North Rhine-Wetphalia, Germany — Central Europe

Nazi-Recht / Nazi Law

— Wege gegen das Vergessen 1933-1945 Aachen —

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 22, 2023

1. Nazi-Recht / Nazi Law Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Während des nationalsozialistischen Regimes wurden politisch unliebsame und jüdische Richter, Staatsanwälte und andere Bedienstete entlassen und durch angepasste oder regimetreue ersetzt, um die nationalsozialistische Herrschaft durchzusetzen und zu sichern.

(English translation:)
During the National Socialist regime, politically unpopular and Jewish judges, prosecutors and others employees were dismissed and were replaced by those who were more pliant or loyal to the regime in order to secure and enforce National Socialist rule.

Erected by Wege gegen das Vergessen. (Marker Number 28.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement.

Location. 50° 46.455′ N, 6° 6.223′ E. Marker is in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Wetphalia). Marker is on Adalbertsteinweg, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Adalbertsteinweg 90, Aachen HE 52070, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Margot Frank (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Edith Frank

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Franz Oppenhoff (approx. half a kilometer away); Joseph Buchkremer (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Aachen Synagoge Mahnmal / Aachen Synagogue Memorial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Kreuzigungsgruppe Henger Herrjotts Fott / Crucifixion Tableau “Behind the Lord’s Buttocks” (approx. one kilometer away); Mord an Behinderten / The Murder of the Disabled (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Aachen Hauptbahnhof / Aachen Main Railway Station (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aachen.

Also see . . . Nazi-Recht (Wege gegen das Vergessen, in German). For each of their 40+ markers, Wege gegen das Vergessen (“Ways Against Forgetting”) presents a page on their website with extended information on each marker’s subject.

Excerpt (in translation): The incumbent regional court president was retired in October 1933 and replaced by a National Socialist. In 1943 he was also replaced because he had made himself unpopular with the party because of his allegations of legal violations. In addition to the usual criminal
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 22, 2023

2. Nazi-Recht / Nazi Law Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here just to the left of the courthouse entrance.
trials, there were also cases before the newly founded courts such as:

Hereditary Health Court - Questions about the sterilization of supposedly weak-minded people, deaf people, deformed people, TB and leprosy sufferers were heard.

Special Court – Concerned with “things that denigrate the People” such as leaflets, jokes, calls.

Court Martial – a type of military court.

In April 1944 the courthouse was badly damaged in an attack. In October, the Americans destroyed numerous files during their occupation. In the spring of 1945, Aachen was the first German court to receive permission from the military government to exercise jurisdiction over German citizens, initially limited to civil law matters.

(Submitted on October 23, 2023.)

Nazi-Recht / Nazi Law Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 22, 2023

3. Nazi-Recht / Nazi Law Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 38 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.