Alfred Rosenberg
1946, Front side - Note card with Alfred Rosenberg signature from the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany.
Tan note card with cursive signature and printed handwriting in German using black ink.
Name/Title
Alfred RosenbergEntry/Object ID
2026.7.14Scope and Content
1946, note card with Alfred Rosenberg signature from the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany.Context
An early member of the NSDAP, Alfred Rosenberg held several positions with the Nazi regime. Rosenberg’s main responsibility was his role as the NSDAP Office of Foreign Affairs from 1933 to 1945. Additionally, he was the head of the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern territories from 1941 to 1945. Rosenberg believed heavily in anti-Slavic and antisemitic rhetoric. Rosenberg is regarded as one of the main founders of Nazi ideology and hatred for Jewish individuals. During World War I, Rosenberg pursued higher education in architecture and art. He then worked as an educator teaching drawing in 1918. By this time, Rosenberg was an established antisemite. He had joined the German Worker’s Party which became the NSDAP and eventually the Nazi Party, joining before Adolf Hitler did. In the years leading up to World War II, Rosenberg questioned Jewish identity, culture, and religion through various works. He played a key role in Hitler’s development of Jewish conspiracies. In 1942, Rosenberg took to spearheading propaganda designed to win the Russian public’s opinion on the Nazi Party; yet the efforts were lackluster. In addition, posters and flyers directed to the German and Russian public did not result in the outcome the Nazis hoped for. After the war ended, Rosenberg was arrested and tried in Nuremberg, Germany. He was found guilty on all four counts. Rosenberg was named as one of the main planners of the Invasion of Norway and the Soviet Union. He was executed by hanging on October 16, 1946.Collection
Nazi Party SignaturesCategory
Note
Philatelic Material