Who were the Nazis?
National Socialist German Workers’ Party, founded on January 5, 1919. commonly known as the Nazi Party. Their structure was based on the Fuehrerprinzip, or leadership principle. At the heart of the party stood extreme anti-Semitism and racist ideology. Hitler was the Fuehrer, the ultimate, authoritarian party leader. The party was managed by 18 high ranking officials, and 32 territorial party leaders; sub-organizations associated with the party included the Storm Troopers (SA), the SS, the Hitlerjugend youth movement, and worker and teacher unions. The Nazi Party multiplied exponentially during its years of existence, growing from 6,000 members in 1922 to 8.5 million in 1945.
