2007-11-12 13:53:57 · 6 answers · asked by Curt S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No, I don't think so.
2007-11-12 13:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by maxmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he did not. He was a member of the Nazi Party, but he did not meet Hitler, or at least there is no recorded meeting.
Hitler kept himself pretty insulated. He spent time with his cronies and their families, but other than that, he didn't take a lot of time to meet the rank and file of the Nazi Party. There were "meet and greet" opportunities staged for the propaganda people, where Hitler would go out and greet regular members of the Party, but they were just that--propaganda.
Aside from his friends, most of Hitler's meetings were with either his staff and generals and officers, or with representatives or heads of state of other countries. He was actually very social, but as I mentioned above, he pretty much hung around with his henchmen. I know he did, from time to time, arrange meetings with famous entertainers, but a lot of that has to do with Eva Braun's desire to meet them, as well. He really did try to please his mistress as much as possible, and as well as security would allow.
Schindler would have known the officers and hoity-toities in his local Party. I read that he did entertain them and throw parties for them. They were, however, merely officers in the local chapter, not important figures in the overall party. It is possible that he met some of the more famous Nazis (Hitler's henchmen), as they did go out and do propaganda for the party, but he didn't meet Hitler.
Keep in mind that everybody who was anybody, and especially anyone who had business interests, joined the Nazi Party, whether they agreed with it or not. It was seen as the appropriate and patriotic thing to do. Schindler most likely joined because of his business ventures, and because it allowed him to rub elbows with powerful men, rather than because he was committed to the ideals of the Party. Being a member of the Party was a way to show that you were on the "right" side, and truly loved Germany. It could mean the difference between getting a permit or a work contract and finding you were losing your business. Schindler was no fool, so he joined. There is also the fact that the best food and liquor was available to Party members, and he liked the good life, so that might have been another reason, in his mind, to join.
The great irony, of course, is that had he not been a faithful and loyal (at least on the outside) member of the party, it is quite possible that he would not have been able to do what he did. He used his connections in the Party to vouch for him once he started going about the business of saving people.
I guess it's a good thing that he was a member of the Nazi Party. It allowed him to save all those people.
2007-11-12 14:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so,either.
I met Christian Vaernet,the grandson of the nazi doctor,Carl Vaernet,who castrated male homosexuals at Buchenwald detention camp.
Tim
2007-11-12 14:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven`t watch the movie,but I think he didn`t.
2007-11-12 22:41:16 · answer #4 · answered by Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he was only a small business man
2007-11-12 17:36:01 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so.
2007-11-12 13:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by amy02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋