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The Idea of National Socialist Welfare
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The Idea of National Socialist Welfare

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Originally published in German with the title “Idee der nationalsozialistischen Wohlfahrtspflege” (The Idea of National Socialist Welfare) , authored by Erich Hilgenfeldt. It is a short pamphlet-style work of 48 pages, published in Munich/Berlin in 1937, It is the transcript of two speeches which were given at the Reich Party Congress in 1936.

The Author

Hilgenfeldt was appointed in April 1933 by Goebbels as head of the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (NSV — National Socialist People’s Welfare), which by Hitler’s decree of 3 May 1933 became responsible for all welfare matters within the NSDAP. From January 1934 he was also head of the Main Office for People’s Welfare at the NSDAP’s Reich leadership.

Core Ideological Argument

The booklet  lays out the theoretical foundation for National Socialist  welfare policy. Welfare (Wohlfahrtspflege) was to serve “the Volk,” not the individual — replacing the Christian concept of compassion with the solidarity and self-sacrifice of the National Socialist Volksgemeinschaft (people’s community). This was a fundamental ideological break from liberal or Christian-charitable traditions of welfare.

The NSV’s explicit purpose was welfare services directed at the German Volksgemeinschaft — and Hitler had directed Hilgenfeldt to see to the dismantling of private welfare institutions, effectively excluding Jews, non-Germans, political opponents, and those deemed “racially inferior” from receiving any aid.

The NSV as a Mass Organization

The NSV was one of the largest mass organisations of the Third Reich, with 17 million members, and was probably the best-known and most popular NS organisation in everyday life. It reached deep into the population and served as an important bridgehead for shaping public life according to the Nazi Party’s self-understanding.

The Book’s Place in the Broader NSV Doctrine

Hilgenfeldt was prolific in articulating NSV doctrine. Among his related works are Aufgaben der nationalsozialistischen Wohlfahrtspflege (1937), Volkspflege (1938), Ein Volk hilft sich selbst! (1938), and Das Winterhilfswerk des deutschen Volkes (1939). Idee der nationalsozialistischen Wohlfahrtspflege sits at the ideological heart of this body of work, providing the theoretical justification for welfare based on the welfare of the Folk Community as a whole.

He fell aged 47 in the Battle of Berlin on April 27th 1945

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