Carl Schmitt – The Confidential File

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[Carl Schmitt documents - Collection of 13 letters]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004354720304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (19 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Collection of 13 letters, preceded by a title page of the Reich Main Security Office ("Sicherheitsdienst des RFSS. SD Hauptamt") with a stamp of the year 1936. The letters date from between 22.4.1934 and 15.11.35 and mostly deal with the person of Carl Schmitt. Authors of most letters are Bornhack, Becker, Emge, Gerland, Heckel, Hedemann, Hartung, Rumpf, Scheune, Schwinge and Thoma writing to Koellreutter, plus one letter where Koellreutter himself is writing to Mirow and another one by Rumpf to Walther. Main topic is the person of Carl Schmitt, his political attitudes, his beliefs and conc...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Lecture on "Walter Jelinek as a Jew"]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004354800304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (3 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Report about a lecture by Prof. Carl Schmitt about "Walter Jelinek as a Jew" at the "Reichfachschaftslager" of the law students. According to the account his talk dealt with Jewish influence in legal doctrine, was not well prepared and lacked in objectivity. The students showed a kind of passive resistance by not listening properly and changing the subject to the question of the influence of political Catholicism in legal doctrine. Schmitt, knowing that the question was directed specifically against him, reacted in an evasive way, which only led to a even worse discussion with Mr. Königsber...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Internal SD notes]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004354840304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (10 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Notifications and notes from 1936 ( all in connection with Carl Schmitt) from Central department II 2, led by Höhn. Some are stamped "show to C", almost all contain handwritten added information, one is stamped "Der Leiter der Zentralabteilung II 2, SS-Sturmbannführer" and has Höhn's signature added. The last one is a list of books and lectures in chronological order from 1923 to 1933. Content of the notes, e.g.: (5.6.1936): According to a present notification, Mr. von Leers often visits Carl Schmitt and wants to use him to secure himself a professorship. (15.08.1936): Carl Schmitt's wife, ...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Verwaltungsakademie Bochum]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004355940304146
- English
- 1936-1937
- 1 electronic resource (8 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Several documents containing conversation between RFSS, SD Hauptamt (Security Service, Main Security Office), department II/2 and SD Oberabschnitt West (Security Service Senior District West) from October/November 1936 concerning a lecture by Carl Schmitt at the Verwaltungsakademie Bochum (Bochum Academy of Administration) about "Führergrundsatz in der Rechtspflege" ("The principle of a leader in the administration of justice") on October 15th, 1936. Some of the documents are stained, blurred or not readable because of poor handwriting, partly there are signatures or titles of the persons s...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Internal SD correspondence]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004356980304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (7 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Report (3 pages) about Carl Schmitt from the year 1936. The first page of the report is double, the last 3 pages are a copy of the initial report, but with additional handwritten notes, which are faded and unreadable. Content: Schmitt is eliminated from the Academy of German law, he doesn't hold any positions any longer. In the context of the reorganization of the Academy the department "Volk und Reich" was newly founded, but will not be headed by Schmitt, but by SS Standartenführer Stuckart. At the Academy there are only two of Schmitt's followers left, Prof. Weber and Referendar (trainee ...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Letter by Dr. Falk Ruttke]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004358210304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (3 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
File consists of several independent texts. First page is a letter from Dr. of Law Falk Ruttke, "geschäftsführender Direktor des Reichsausschusses für Volksgesundheitsdienst" (managing director of the Reich Committee for National Health Service, dealing with eugenics) to "comrade" Höhn informing him about the withdrawal of his thesis (and mentioning a copy of a letter sent to Höhn proofing that). Schmitt did not accept the withdrawal as the publication was already in print. Ruttke promises to do what he can to announce in public again and again that there is a wide general difference betwee...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Summary of his activities before and after the Nazi's rise to power]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004360260304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (7 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Summary of information on Schmitt (his date/place of birth,places of occupational career/positions, marriages/wives, relationship with catholic church, political activities, points of view. Especially emphasized: changes in his views on Jews & on National Socialism: At first he honored Jews like Hugo Preuss for his independent spirit & worked together with his [half-]Jewish colleague [Erwin] Jakobi [Jacobi] on an expert's report for a legal dispute beween the cabinet of [Franz von] Papen and the Prussian cabinet of [Otto] Braun, later he renounced them, declared, he didn't know [Erw...
[Carl Schmitt documents: Newspaper article about Juan Donoso Cortes]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004360320304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (6 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Newspaper clip containing an article about [Juan] Donoso Cortés by Hans Bernhard Bussmann. The name of the newspaper is unknown. The title of the article is "Donoso Cortés, der Theoretiker der Diktatur" ("Donoso Cortés, theoretician of dictatorship"). In the article it says that thanks to the work and research of Schmitt regarding the problem of souvereignty and dictatorship, [Juan] Donoso Cortés has been rediscovered in Germany as a major political philosopher. Above the title the years of [Juan] Donoso Cortés' birth and death are added in handwriting, the part about Schmitt in the article...
[Carl Schmitt documents - List of his publications]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004361420304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (7 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The file contains a compilation/bibliography of books written or edited by Schmitt between the years 1910 and 1934, a compilation of articles by and about Schmitt from the journal "Hochland" ("Highland") from 1923 to 1932 and two added compilations of Schmitt's articles in diverse journals, eg. "Die Schildgenossen", "Der Ring. Politische Wochenschrift", "Archiv für Sozialwissenschaft und Sozialpolitik", "Rechtswissenschaftliche Beiträge", "Abendland", "Deutsches Volkstum" and "Europäische Revue" (1924 - 1932 and 1927- 1934 respectively). Titles of the books are: Über Schuld und Schuldarten;...
[Carl Schmitt documents: letter by Julius Streicher, assessment of Carl Schmitt by unknown source]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004363790304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (4 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The first part of the file contains a letter from the office of Franconian District Leader, Julius Streicher's office to the head of the Main Security Office,[Reinhard] Heydrich from October 1st 1936 regarding Schmitt in Berlin. Streicher is expressing his thankfulness concerning the information about Schmitt and is declaring he will not take part in the conference of the "Reichsgruppe Hochschullehrer" on the 3rd and 4th of October. Schmitt is leader of the "Reichsgruppe Hochschullehrer" and invited Streicher by particular order of [Hans] Frank to the conference. Therefore, Streicher asks t...
[Correspondence by Reinhard Höhn]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004363940304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (1 page)
- Updated 10 months ago
Letter by Reinhard Höhn to the Kölnische Zeitung (Newspaper of the City of Köln) about the article "Führerprinzip und Staatsverwaltung" (The principle of a leader and public administration). Höhn says he only now got and read this article. Aside from the factual content of the article, which he does not want to talk about, he wants to notify the newspaper that he is not (and has never been) a student or follower of Carl Schmitt. He points out that it is very important for him that they will not publish such falsities in the future. At the right upper corner of the letter Höhn's address stam...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Telex on Gisecke and Schmitt]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004364220304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (2 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Telex message (and fitting control slip number 50412 of the message) from Main Security Office (SD-Hauptamt), department II 22, to SD-Oberabschnitt (Superior District) Rhein, concerning [Paul] Gieseke and Schmitt. The message is signed by [Werner]Braune, SS-Untersturmführer (Junior Storm Leader). [Paul] Gieseke went to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Education - by order of the Academic Senate of the University of Marburg – regarding the conference on Jews in Berlin organized by Schmitt. [Paul] Gieseke held the following arguments: a) Schmitt fiercely attacked the Jew Erich Kaufmann ...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Correspondence on Schmitt's dismissal]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004365910304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (10 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The file contains a notification, a letter to [Hermann] Göring and two versions of a letter to [Paul] Körner, which slightly vary in content. The notification and the letters to [Paul] Körner bear stamp saying "Der Reichsführer SS. Der Chef des Sicherheitshauptamtes" (National Leader SS. Head of the Main Security Office). The letters are signed with a typewritten "Heil Hitler", but no personal signature. The notification says that in the course of the mission against Schmitt the attached letters are put forward. The letter to [Hermann] Göring claims Schmitt is a growing threat for National ...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Relationship with Jews]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004366400304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (5 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
Note about Schmitt and his relationship with Jews: Hugo Preuss, Erich Kaufmann, [Hans]Kelsen, [Erwin] Jakobi[Jacobi], [Ludwig]Feuchtwanger, Waldemar Gurian, [Eduard]Rosenbaum, [Gerhard]Lassar, Hermann Heller and [Ernst]Landsberg. Second topic covered is Schmitt seen by the foreign press. On the note there is neither signature of an author,addressee,nor the date it was issued. Some handwriting, but unreadable remarks on top of the note. A lecture by Schmitt about "the Jew Hugo Preuss, father of the Weimar constitution" is mentioned, which was also published under the title "Hugo Preuss, his ...
[Carl Schmitt documents: Letters critical of his national-socialistic credentials ]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004366930304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resources (10 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The file contains five letters regarding Schmitt:The first, addressed to State Secretary [Hans Heinrich] Lammers is marked with a "Secret – Personal!"-line on top and a handwritten note below that is not readable. The second and third are addressed to Reichsminister [Hans] Frank, the fourth and fifth (also containing some evidence) to Reichsminister [Berhard] Rust. Neither letter bears a signature or name of author. The first one asks for inspection of a memorandum by Schmitt from 1932, that contains serious attacks against National Socialism, in case it can be found in the archives. The se...
[Carl Schmitt documents: Schmitt's views on Erich Kaufmann]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004367270304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (2 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The file consists of a written comment, dictated by telephone, from the [Berlin-based] Institut für Staatsforschung (Institute for State Research) [lead by Reinhard Höhn]. The comment contains neither information about the date of the communication nor about the speaker/author of the message. It deals with an article by Schmitt in the Erinnerungsgabe für Max Weber Band 2, 1923 (Commemorative Edition for Max Weber, Volume 2 from 1923) named "Soziologie des Souveränitätsbegriffs und politische Theologie" where the writings of [Erich] Kaufmann are discussed (among them Kaufmann's work about th...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Extracts from his work]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004367530304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resources (4 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The file is a collection of extracts from several works by Schmitt with comments added by the person doing that compilation. The works mentioned and cited from are: Hugo Preuss (1930), Römischer Katholizismus und politische Form (1925), Politische Theologie (first edition 1922, second edition 1934) and Staat, Bewegung, Volk (1933). The comments state that Schmitt is describing the tactics of political Catholicism in his book mentioned above and, by doing so, provides insight in where he himself is coming from and in his behavior. For example, Schmitt claims a change of principles according ...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Report on meetings with source whose name was blackened out]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004369140304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (8 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The first document of the file is a note of a meeting from the 4th of November 1936. The person with whom the author met is blackened in the text, so that it became unreadable. The unknown person hands over a memorandum by Schmitt and minutes of the committee for criminal proceedings of the academic department. The committee will complete its work on the 4th of November 1936 and the findings will be reported to [Hans] Frank. The following two paragraphs report about Schmitt at the Academy of German Law. Schmitt's good relationship with [Hermann?] Schroer shown at the Conference on Jews is r...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Article in "Der Angriff"]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004369230304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (5 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The first page of this file is a cover page with the heading "Sicherheitsdienst des RFSS. SD Hauptamt" with the year 1936 stamped underneath and another stamp in the upper right corner saying "651 C". The second and the third page contain twice the same newspaper page 4 from "Der Angriff", (The Aussault), [issue unknown] with articles where a connection to Schmitt cannot be seen. The pages are faded and hardly fully readable. The titles of the articles are: "Leichte Musik gebärdet sich schwer. Rückblick auf das Pyrmonter Musikfest"; "Wartburg als Treffpunkt. Die Dichter der Rose"; "Noch füh...
[Carl Schmitt documents - Yugoslavia]
- Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
- 990004370210304146
- English
- 1936
- 1 electronic resource (2 pages)
- Updated 10 months ago
The first page of this file consists of an empty index page with Schmitt's personal data and the reference number of his file at the SD Hauptamt. The second page is a note dated 15.08.1936 from SD Hauptamt, Central department II 2, [led by Reinhard Höhn] with the header "An Stbf. mit der Bitte um Vorlage bei C." (To Storm Unit Leader with request for submission to C."), but it remains unknown, who "C." is. It's subject matter is Schmitts connection to the Greater-Yugoslavian Movement. Carl Schmitt's wife, a Serb, founded a German-Yugoslavian association together with Mr. Iubenoff, a Bulgari...