Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart (November 16, 1902 – November 15, 1953) was a Nazi Party lawyer and official, and a state secretary in the German Interior Ministry. ^[1] 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: , or NSDAP), generally known in English as the Nazi Party, was a political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. ... The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ...

Stuckart joined the NSDAP (Nazi Party) in 1922. He was heavily involved in the early Nazi approach towards Jews, co-writing the anti-Jewish "Nuremberg Laws" imposed by the Nazi-controlled Reichstag in 1935. The (German: Nazional- socialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) [National Socialist German Workers Party]); generally known in English as the Nazi Party, was a political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. ... The (German: Nazional- socialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) [National Socialist German Workers Party]); generally known in English as the Nazi Party, was a political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Racial Policy of Nazi Germany refers to the policies and laws implemented by Nazi Germany, asserting the superiority of the Aryan race, and including measures aimed primarily against Jews. ... The Reichstag (German for Imperial Diet) was the parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, and of Germany until 1945. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Stuckart later represented Wilhelm Frick, the Interior Minister, at the Wannsee conference on January 20, 1942, which discussed the imposition of the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question in the German Sphere of Influence in Europe". Wilhelm Frick (March 12, 1877 â€“ October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi official. ... The Federal Minister of the Interior (Bundesminister des Innern in German) is the member of the German Federal Cabinet responsible for the Federal Ministry of the Interior. ... The Wannsee Villa, location of the Wannsee Conference, is now a Holocaust museum. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... In a February 26, 1942 letter to German diplomat Martin Luther, Reinhard Heydrich follows up on the Wannsee Conference by asking Luther for administrative assistance in the implementation of the Endlösung der Judenfrage (Final Solution of the Jewish Question). ...

It has been speculated by looking carefully at the edited conference minutes that at this conference Stuckart objected to the aforementioned laws being ignored by the SS in fulfilling the "Final Solution", and pointed out the bureaucratic problems of such a radical course of action — insisting that mandatory sterilization would be a better option in preserving the 'spirit' of the Nuremberg laws. However, the Conference Chairman, SS Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, informed Stuckart that the decision to exterminate the Jews had been made by Adolf Hitler and that according to the Führerprinzip, Hitler's word was above all written law. It is worth noting also that Stuckart and several others at the conference realized that Hitler did not give this order in writing. SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop... SS-Obergruppenführer Erich von dem Bach-Zalewski SS-Obergruppenführer patch SA-Obergruppenführer insignia Obergruppenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA. Translated as Senior Group Leader, the rank of SA-Obergruppenführer was held by... Reinhard Heydrich as SS-Gruppenführer. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Adolf Hitler made believe he was the incarnation of the Führerprinzip The Führerprinzip, the German name for the leader principle, refers to a system with a hierarchy of leaders that resembles a military structure. ...

Stuckart served briefly as Interior Minister after the fall of Heinrich Himmler in 1945. The Federal Minister of the Interior (Bundesminister des Innern in German) is the member of the German Federal Cabinet responsible for the Federal Ministry of the Interior. ... // Reichsführer-SS (RF-SS) (Reich Leader of the SS) in the NSDAP (1929-1945) Reichs- und Preussischer Minister des Innern (Reich & Prussian Minister of the Interior) of Germany (August 1943-1945) Chef der Deutschen Polizei (ChdDtP) (Chief of German police) (June 1936-1945) (Chief of Army Equipment and Commander... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

After the war, Stuckart was arrested by the Allies for war crimes, tried, and convicted in the Ministries Trial. He was sentenced to time served and released in April 1949. Despite his heavy involvement with the most murderous of Nazi policies, his defense was able to call upon the testimony of men such as former aide Hans Globke, who portrayed Stuckart as a loyal Nazi but one also interested in the rule of law, defending the Interior Ministry against political hacks, and mitigating the effect of racist legislation on so-called "half Jews." Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... Telford Taylor delivers the prosecutions opening statement. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Hans Josef Maria Globke (10 September 1898–13 February 1973) was a jurist and high ranking public servant after World War II in the newly formed Federal Republic of Germany. ...

Stuckart was killed in November 1953 near Hannover, West Germany in a car accident, though there has been speculation that the accident was set up by persons hunting down Nazi war criminals still at liberty. Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...

Stuckart has featured in popular culture:

• in the 1984 film Wannseekonferenz he was played by Peter Fitz.
• in the 2001 BBC/HBO film, Conspiracy he was played by Colin Firth
• in the alternate history novel, Fatherland, written by Robert Harris, Stuckart is one of the Wannsee attenders who is hunted down by the 1960s Nazi regime.

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References

1. ^ Rise and Fall of the Third Reich p426, "Dr Wilhelm Stuckart, an undersecretary in the Ministy of the Interior" (this is at the time of the Anschluss).