Driver's reservation (1938)

The term “ Führer's reservation” refers to two issues: firstly , a decree of June 18, 1938; on the other hand, in some military operations , Adolf Hitler reserved the right to keep certain units in reserve until he ordered them to intervene. B. at the Citadel company . This article deals with the enactment.

After the annexation of Austria in March 1938, numerous works of art from Jewish property were confiscated. On June 18, 1938, the head of the Reich Chancellery, Hans Heinrich Lammers , issued a decree The Fuehrer intends to make the decision on the use personally after confiscation of the confiscated property . With the decree of the (Austrian) Ministry for Internal and Cultural Affairs of August 25, 1939, this reservation was significantly expanded.

See also

• Leader's Decree
• Looted art
• Special order Linz

Footnotes

1. ^ Theodor Brückler (Ed.): Art theft, art recovery and restitution in Austria 1938 to today . Böhlau Vienna 1999, ISBN 978-3205989264 , p. 19 ( footnote 36 )