West German law restored Nazi civil servants to office with hiring preference

Evidence

By contrast, Adenauer, who had been elected Chancellor by a majority of one vote (his own), had demanded in his inaugural speech that the distinction between two classes of people in Germany'those who were politically impeccable and those who were notshould be abolished as soon as possible. The law relating to article 131 of the Basic Law, the West German constitution, which was passed in May 1951 with SPD approval, recognized the social security rights of those people, previously regarded as incriminated’, who had belonged to the Civil Service at the end of the Third Reich. The law made it possible for those who were still incriminated to return to the Civil Service. `Incriminated’ persons were even given preferential consideration for vacant posts. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1897

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader question of West German denazification reversals and the sociology of knowledge constraints on the Frankfurt School’s return. — connects to: West Germany’s restitution laws reinstated former Nazi civil servants over anti-fascist ones — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1897; Nazi-period civil servants were legally preferred over regime victims for university chairs — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1897; Nazi law abolished contract freedom while keeping private property, serving the rulers — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 499 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Allied bans on political activity preserved Nazi economic and administrative influence #corroborates (0.92)
• Occupation authorities’ stabilization efforts preserved Nazi-era economic elites’ positions #corroborates (0.90) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1639
• The Allied ban on political activity eased Nazi and conservative continuity in German institutions #corroborates (0.90) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1640
• Nazi law abolished contract freedom while keeping private property, serving the rulers #expands (0.75) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 499
• The Nazi rejection of civil-service neutrality marked a deliberate turn toward dictatorship #contradicts (0.72) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2469