ABSTRACT
National Socialism can be described as a movement which had penetrated most spheres of German political, social and economic activity by 1930. Its political wing, the NSDAP, was managed by the Political Organisation (PO). The party was increasingly successful in local, state and national elections between 1929 and mid-1932, winning many seats in the name of the National Socialist movement. The movement created other formations to perform other, less purely political functions. The SS acted as the movement’s internal police force until January 1933 and with the Nazi assumption of power extended its activities to cover state police forces, before indulging in less auspicious affairs. The Hitler Youth attracted male teenagers to the movement while the German Girls’ League sought their female counterparts. The Factory Cell Organisation (NSBO) recruited white and blue collar employees, principally from within larger firms.
