National Socialist Association of Legal Professionals

The National Socialist Association of Legal Professionals (German: Nationalsozialistischer Rechtswahrerbund, NSRB) was the professional organization of German legal professionals (lawyers, judges, public prosecutors, notaries and legal academics) in the Third Reich from 1936 to 1945.

National Socialist Association of Legal Professionals
Nationalsozialistischer Rechtswahrerbund
AbbreviationNSRB
FormationSeptember 1928 (1928-09)
FounderHans Frank
Dissolved10 October 1945 (1945-10-10)
TypeProfessional association
Legal statusDefunct, illegal
Location
Parent organization
Nazi Party
Formerly called
Association of National Socialist German Legal Professionals (1928–1936)

It was founded as the Association of National Socialist German Legal Professionals (German: Bund Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Juristen, or BNSDJ), in 1928 and adopted its later name in 1936.[1]

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  • Königseder, Angelika (2001). Recht und nationalsozialistische Herrschaft: Berliner Anwälte 1933–1945 [Law and National Socialist rule: Berlin Lawyers 1933–1945] (in German). Bonn. ISBN 3-8240-0528-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Sunnus, Michael (1990). Der NS-Rechtswahrerbund: (1928–1945); zur Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Juristenorganisation [The National Socialist Association of German Legal Professionals (1928–1945); the History of the National Socialist Lawyers' Organisation]. Rechtshistorische Reihe (in German). Vol. 78. Frankfurt am Main: Lang. ISBN 3-631-42734-4.