German Freedom Library
Library of documents compiled jointly by communist writers and journalists in exile, in order to publish a Brown Book about the Reichstag fire and Hitler’s terror. The project – also referred to as the ‘Library of the Burned Books’ – aimed to put together extensive and detailed documentation.
Gesetz zur Wiederherstellung des Berufsbeamtentums[Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service]
The purpose of the law from 7 April 1933 was to dismiss Jewish and politically unpopular civil servants from their posts or to make them retire against their will. The impact of the law went far beyond the civil service as it was applied to almost all professions.
Giacometti, Alberto
(1901-1966) ) was a Modernist Swiss sculptor, painter, and graphic artist.
Gide, André
1869 - 1952, French writer
Glaeser, Ernst
1902-1963, author of anti-war novel Jahrgang 1902 (“Born in 1902”), all his works were included in Liste 1 des schädlichen und unerwünschten Schrifttums (“1st list of harmful and undesirable writings”). Lived in exile in Czechoslovakia from 1933, in Switzerland from 1934, returned to Nazi Germany in April 1939, soldier and editor of a military newspaper.
Goebbels, Joseph
1897-1945, was Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda from 1933 to 1945 and head of Reich Chamber of Culture
Görgen, Hermann Mathias
1908-1994, part of the conservative Catholic resistance against the Nazi regime; exiled in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Brazil. Organised passports and travel to Brazil for 48 people including writer Ulrich Becher; remigrated to Germany in 1954, member of the FRG Bundestag from 1957.
Grey House
The Josefstadt prison is commonly known as the "Grey House" in Vienna. The term derives from the grey uniform of the prisoners at that time. During the Nazi period it was notorious for its executions of political prisoners.
Grohmann, Will
(1887-1968), German art historian and art critic, worked to promote a better understanding of modern art in his publications. He was friends with Otto Dix, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Oskar Schlemmer and others
Grote, Ludwig
The art historian Ludwig Grote (1893-1974) remained in contact with the Bauhaus artists from his time as the State Curator of Anhalt. The National Socialists labelled Grote a cultural Bolshevik after 1933 and forced him into retirement.
